I DID IT!!!

A big day happened for me!  A huge thing happened for me! I did it!  I truly did it!  Through all the tears, the weight gain, the three babies, the ups and downs of marriage!  On June 9th I walked across the stage to graduate with a university degree in teaching!  I am officially an elementary teacher!!!

I am so grateful for my parents who always come to celebrate the goods with me!  And I was grateful they watched my big girls as I snuck Annalina underneath my robe and walked the stage with her!  I am ever so grateful that I am truly blessed to have a husband who encouraged me and told me to keep going when I wanted to give up.  I am grateful for my big girls as they were patient with me as I dropped them off at day home and always hugged me and loved me even when I was apart from them. 

My cup truly flowed over as we looked back to see our families for me to see Jonathan holding a sign that he had made that said you did it mamy!  With pictures of our girls!  It is such a joy to have a family and not something I would change for the world.

On my last day of my teaching practicum Jonathan showed up at the school with a poster that said congratulations mommy!  With the girls and flowers.  The principal Ms. Patti told me that in all her years she had never seen a family come and support their student the way that I was.  Jonathan truly has a heart of gold and I am grateful that he encouraged me and helped me get through that last teaching practicum. 

We may still have the makeup fiasco stained into our carpet with the spray tanning but I will use it to remember all the sacrifices we made as a family to get through to get that university degree.