A long time coming

Last weekend I graduated with a Bachelor's of Arts in Interdisciplinary Studies from the University of Texas at Arlington.  It is great to finally be done with school and it was such a long time coming.  I decided about 4 years ago to go back to school.  I had decided to go to cosmetology school and really enjoyed being a hairstylist, but I felt God calling me to do more with my life and to teach and make a difference in children's lives.  This is something I had over looked before, I think not wanting to go to school for 4 years.  So with the decision to continue school, I pretty much had to start again, considering I only had 12 college hours.  I finished up by core classess through my community college and then was accepted into the University of Texas at Arlington in 2009.  Karson and I were married that summer and then in the fall I began UTA through a distance program at the community college and worked as an Aide at Midway ISD and went to school at night.  It was quite a work load and a little stressful, considering we had just began our marriage, but we managed.  Then, this year I also worked full time as an Instructional Aide and got to do my student teaching though my job and go to school at night and finished up the spring classes on the weekends.  Thought this journey I have become a stronger person and I am so thankful for the support of my wonderful family and friends.  I am happy and proud to complete this chapter of my life and start a new one.  I am still looking for a teaching job, as you know it is kind of rough right now with all the budget cuts, but I am hopeful and trusting that God has a plan for me. 

Here are some pictures from Graduation

More pictures from my family party to come