Last Day of School...

for my soon to be English faculty peers. Twelve exhausted and excited high school teachers gathered at our department chair's house to celebrate the end of another long and challenging year - and to allow me to get to know each of them individually. Our ages range from early twenties to sixty-plus - some have been teaching only two years while others more than thirty - but all were eager to share their stories from this past year with humor and, for sure, a healthy dose of relief. What a blessing for me to have been afforded this opportunity to begin a new career surrounded by such a diverse and intense set of professionals - and though I fully appreciate that Summer's respite is necessary to recharge, I'm so ready for August!
Giving time its due, we ended the day fishin' -
- and he says looking skyward "Hmm, yep, that would be the bobber" as she smiles...