A Night at the Prom

I'm way too tired so I won't write much. My mind is totally awake but my body is ready for rest. Tonight I went to Prom. I loved it. The place was very pretty and I got to hang out with Amy and Jess, two other young teachers. We had so much fun. I seriously knew half the kids there, if not more than half. I loved it. My kids were so beautiful!!! The girls were so pretty, little goddesses! The boys were so cute--such gentlemen! It was fun because we stood chaperoning and looking at all the dresses and the shoes and jewelry. We oohed and aaahed over the dresses. It was very fun. We just watches as they all paraded before us. I also liked it because I got to see my kids dressed up. Many of them were excited to see me and came and gave me hugs and talked for a while. Some of them either didn't recognize me or just didn't make eye contact. I was awkward too. I wanted to say hi but I didn't want to be annoying so I pretty much stayed where I was and if they saw me and smiled or if they came over, then I responded. A whole group of them finally spotted me when I came to the dance floor and half the dance floor were my students. When they saw me they all yelled my name and tried to get me to come dance with them but I wasn't so sure. I probably should have (and I wanted to) but with me being so young, and them so crammed together and possibly going to invade my space...I figured it would be more professional not to. I'm sortof regretting it though. I talked with a few of my kids about the election on Monday and about the debates. They introduced me to their girlfriends and I just had a good time. I'm going to go to bed now.

Reflection: I'm so glad that God has blessed me so much this year. It's been hard, but I love my students still (despite everything) and I think they've learned something. Most of all, I created a comfortable environment for my students, so that they are excited to see me outside of class. The Lord helped me bond with those kids and for that I am thankful. I can't see many bad things that can come out of that. I'm also praying tonight that those kids make good decisions. Or, if they make bad ones, I pray that the Lord would at least keep them and those around them safe.

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