Well, I think I can finally say that I'm making my 9 year old self proud.
As of June 30th, 2008, I will once again be able to take advantage of student rates and discounts without any residual feelings of guilt as I'll be officially on my way to earning a certification and masters degree in elementary education.
And being that this is a solemn occasion, I would like to take this opportunity to declare before God and the internet that I will never photograph any of my students placing phallic objects in their mouths for "career days".
I'm the one in the middle there with the purple skirt and fashionable suspenders. Also notable, I'm the only girl actually putting the tongue depressor in my mouth. Thanks Mrs. Fuller, I'll bet this picture made my parents proud.
Congratualations!! I am so happy for you!!
Way to go!
Posted by: Tipp | June 11, 2008 at 03:08 AM
Woohooo
Congratulations lady! I am so proud of you! :-)
Adorable picture by the way!
Posted by: Jass | June 11, 2008 at 03:17 AM
Awesome! How exciting for you. Congrats!
Posted by: Erin | June 11, 2008 at 03:22 AM
DUDE! I friggin' LOVE those suspenders.
Also? Congratulations!
Posted by: Deutlich | June 11, 2008 at 03:32 AM
Hey, you start really soon! Congratulations! How long is the program?
P.S. Bitchin' suspenders, there.
Posted by: Cat | June 11, 2008 at 05:19 AM
Congratulations! That sounds incredibly exciting.
Posted by: Dawn | June 11, 2008 at 06:42 AM
Congratulations! I'm so happy for you! And we'll also be in school at the same time! Yay for us!
Posted by: La | June 11, 2008 at 11:40 AM
Congratulations!! I'm so excited for you :) You'll make a great teacher and it'll give you something to do while your hubby is gone! Yay! This won't interfere with Disney, right?
Posted by: Caro | June 11, 2008 at 12:13 PM
Yay, congratulations!
Posted by: Jenn | June 11, 2008 at 02:37 PM
awwwww congratulations!! i love the picture, you look toooo cute! :)
Posted by: La Petite Belle | June 11, 2008 at 03:03 PM
Oh that is so wonderful! Congratulations :)
By the way...did you get snow yesterday?
Posted by: Miriam | June 11, 2008 at 03:30 PM
Congratulations!!!
Posted by: Supergirl | June 11, 2008 at 03:52 PM
Fabulous news!! Congratulations!
Posted by: Katie | June 11, 2008 at 04:59 PM
Hey so for Career Day you were all nurses? hehe
Posted by: Jass | June 11, 2008 at 08:47 PM
aw congrats! that is so exciting.
and that picture is hilarious. you guys all look so enthused :)
Posted by: katelin | June 11, 2008 at 08:57 PM
I like how all the boys are doctors and all the girls are nurses.
Posted by: TasterSpoon | June 11, 2008 at 09:20 PM
Oh, now...that's just wrong! Aside from the choking hazard, I mean what was that teacher thinking? HA!
Good luck with school! I'm sure you'll entertain us with many funny school blog posts now.
Posted by: Steph. | June 11, 2008 at 10:37 PM
Your eyes look so much the same!
Congratulations on the learning new stuff!
Posted by: sophie | June 11, 2008 at 10:37 PM
Good for you! That sounds great and like a lot of work but I'm sure you will enjoy it. And your future class will thank you for not making them do such things in class photos!
Posted by: girlinterrupted1218 | June 11, 2008 at 11:06 PM
First of all, Congratulations!!!
Second of all, those are some big tongue depressors!
Third of all, shame on them for making all the boys doctors and all the girls nurses.
Posted by: Girl, Dislocated | June 12, 2008 at 03:28 AM
I'm so excited for you! You are going to have a great time going back to school, and hopefully, you can look as cool as your 9-year-old self. You still have those suspenders, right? ;)
Posted by: e.p. | June 12, 2008 at 03:55 AM
Congrats. I'm jealous!
Also, I dig the bangs. I also had them in 1986.
Posted by: slynnro | June 12, 2008 at 05:12 AM
You're going for it--awesome! (And at some point in the Fall, hopefully I will be hanging with some 9-year-olds, yay.)
Posted by: Kate P | June 12, 2008 at 05:53 AM
P.S. Just saw your twitter about books--did you get them all, already? I never bought from the school bookstore--used half.com and my discount membership card at Barnes & Noble, for everything. Good luck!
Posted by: Kate P | June 12, 2008 at 05:55 AM
Why are all the boys the doctors?
:) I bet it won't be that way in YOUR class.
Congrats!
Posted by: Mandy | June 12, 2008 at 09:22 AM
that is awesome!
and good luck :)
Posted by: Michelle & the City | June 12, 2008 at 03:11 PM
Awesome! Congrats!
Why didn't my school do anything cool like yours?
Posted by: Operation Pink Herring | June 12, 2008 at 05:00 PM
I'm so happy for you! Why were you all dressed up like Drs and Nurses?
Posted by: Celia | June 13, 2008 at 12:37 AM
That's one of the best nerdy school pictures I've ever seen. Ha!
Posted by: Larissa | June 13, 2008 at 06:03 AM
Your 9 year old self is definitely proud. You'll have a stapler and everything! ;)
Posted by: simplypink | June 13, 2008 at 06:10 AM
That is hilarious! So wrong!
Now go work that student discount!
Posted by: Vaguely Urban | June 13, 2008 at 07:44 AM
Bwahahaha - that is the GREATEST picture ever.
Good luck and congrats! Teachers are saints, in my book. :)
Posted by: ashley | June 13, 2008 at 06:25 PM
Congrats on using the tongue depressor correctly, and congrats on going back to school!
Posted by: nancypearlwannabe | June 13, 2008 at 06:32 PM
Yay! Good for you!
Posted by: Fraulein N | June 13, 2008 at 10:34 PM
I'm going to keep reading down and hope to find out what you've decided to go back for :) Sorry I've been so lax with my reading lately -- I hope you're doing well. Love the picture!
Posted by: Becky | June 14, 2008 at 04:16 AM
That is SO cute! I'm so happy for you that you're going down this path. You'll be GREAT! I mentioned on my blog that I am thinking of doing the same thing after I retire. I'm going to do the online route. Maybe I can be your substitute teacher! :)
Posted by: RisibleGirl | June 19, 2008 at 01:34 AM
Congratulations!
Btw, studentuniverse.com has some really cheap flights!
Posted by: Meg | June 23, 2008 at 10:06 PM