Thanksgiving in August

Having recently graduated from college, I got the privilege of spending my summer on a job hunt. Said hunt proved to be more difficult than I thought. After applying to a dozen districts in the Dallas area, I was asked by my friend what I would think about teaching in Guymon with her. After several days of deliberation, I decided to set up the interview. Prior to this interview, I had neither filled out an application nor given the school any references. I went in with my resume in hand, totally prepared for your typical job interview. I sat down with the assistant superintendent while he looked over my resume. He asked me a couple questions about it and told me about the job he was looking at for me. Then, he took me to the school to show me around. He gave me a fairly detailed tour of the school--office and workroom area, specials classrooms (like music and p.e.), the cafeteria, the library, and which classroom he thought would be mine. After this tour, we got back in his car and he drove me around town for about 20 or 30 minutes, showing me the sights of Guymon and telling me about the town. Upon returning to his office, he offered me the job. Still no application or references. I can honestly say this was the easiest interview I've ever had. And I took the job.

Which brings me to where I am now. Preparing to teach language arts and social studies to the 6th grade minds of Guymon. 6th graders and Guymon. Not really where I saw myself at this point, but I'm very thankful I found a job. And I can always reapply to the Dallas area in a year or two if I still want to. God knew what He was doing when He sent me to Guymon for that interview. And, in all honesty, I'm pretty excited about this job. I mean, I get to teach writing and social studies. My brain could go on overload, thinking about all of the fun activities and projects I can do with subjects like those.

I'm pretty happy with my life right now. I've got a job and a place to live. I've got a great roommate, and together we have two very spoiled puppies. I'm healthy. I've got a lot to be thankful for.