Welcome to My Home!

Things are starting to come together up here in Ogden! I moved on Friday with the help of five great friends, signed my first lease, started to unpack, went on a hike, and built my dresser (On my own, I might add! We'll ignore the fact that one of the drawers may be a little lopsided and I don't know why.).

I'm living with another girl, which is an answer to prayer. I didn't want to live on my own; I like people. I found out that she was looking for a roommate through word of mouth. Long story short, I was told by someone I  met twice to talk to someone on the phone who knows someone who knows my roommate.

Without further ado, let me give you the tour!

This is my room in the townhouse. As you walk into my room, you  would see that I have my bed on one side and a sitting area on the other. Sorry for the bright light from the window- with the time of day, I could not manage a better picture.

When you look to the left, you see my closets and my beautiful, exquisite, hand-built dresser! Alright, alright, it is from Walmart. But I still have pride in the fact that I put it together.

Although, I must admit that I could not have built the dresser without the encouragement from the instructions. They told me, "Don't worry. It isn't Rome. This can be built in a day." and "Pro Tip: Lift with your legs. And, you know, your arms." This is what I have to say to that: whoever wrote these instructions was probably extremely bored and not wanting the task of writing them. But I do like their humor (Yes, VandeKopple, I know I wrote "their" with a singular subject.).

Then when you turn around, you would see my desk, chair, and bookshelf. My walls are a little plain, but pictures and a cork board will go up on the wall soon.

I hope you enjoyed your virtual tour of my home. If you want the full deal, I guess you will just have to come visit me! Also, if you would like my new address and email (no longer using my calvin.edu one), then let me know via phone or facebook, and I will give them to you.

A Couple Prayer Requests:

1. I am extremely nervous for my first days of school. I'm trying to hide it from myself so that maybe I will believe that I am not scared. I was joking with a friend that we wished that another teacher could teach the first two weeks, then we would take over (aka: how student teaching starts). But it's scary. I know I am prepared, but I feel like I have a million things still to do. I just wish I had a check list of "Everything a first year teacher needs to think about before the first day of school." I don't have too much time now- first teacher meetings are tomorrow and school starts on the 19th.

2. Praise that my previous prayer requests were answered. I have a roommate and a place to live. I was beginning to think that I would be living in an apartment by myself, but then that crazy connection happened.

Next time on Infinite Possibilities: Tour of my classroom, and, yes, there is red carpet and no door!