Well, this semester has finally come to an end. I won't be shy about how I feel about this... Thank God! I never anticipated it being this tough. I figured I'd be just fine, and of course - things never go as planned. This little girl is really testing her mommy and making this pregnancy the pits. Just about 30 weeks along now, and I thought things might be easing up, only to have a scare the other morning and end up on bed rest for the last 4 days of the semester - gimme a break! I know it's all worth it in the long run though.. I'll have an amazing little creature, a wonderful addition to our family - but, I think this is definitely the last one for us! :)
We did a lot this semester. I was always really nervous about lesson planning and was glad to be able to finally get my hands dirty and actually write some out. You hear so many horror stories about 30 page lesson plans - I was happy to see that it really isn't that bad at all, and gets easier each time.
I also really enjoyed the class chemistry. It was like coming home each week to see all of the familiar faces. Everyone was so comfortable with each other, it made the class such an easy place to come and learn. I will definitely miss this when I come back to school. I'll miss everyone that I became close with - they'll have moved on to further classes by the time I get back to MSMC. Hopefully, I'll be able to take a couple of summer classes.. we'll see how this baby is :)
Although I spent most of the semester beating myself up for my less than normal performance, I'm glad I stuck with it, and am extremely grateful for having such a supportive teacher. I can't believe that there are many college professors out there that care as much for their students as Dr. Smirnova.. it's refreshing and encouraging - and, most of all, reminds me of what kind of teacher I want to be.
