Wow! It's been a long time

So much has happened in the last 6 months, I really wish now that I had made more of an effort to write it down.

Jan 2012 -- I started my last semester at Texas A&M student teaching math in a fourth grade classroom in Madisonville, TX that was about an hour away.  Everyday, M-F for 12 weeks.  That was torturous, between the amount of time I spent on the driving and the insane road construction going on.

College Station to Madisonville

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Scooby Dooby Doo!

In case you were unaware, College Station is suddenly 'expanding' thanks to Johnny Football and the awesome first season in the SEC. 

Definitely a Heisman

And always a pimpin' bow-tie

Proposed Kyle Field upgrade

And then there is Texas A&M President Bowen Loftin who has done an amazing job to put Texas A&M in a great position among colleges, while growing not only the Texas A&M brand name but growing and renovating the campus.  

But most important thing in College Station 

as with most Texas cities, 

is that all the roads to the stadium 

can accommodate game day traffic.

So long Mustangs!

Apr 2012 -- Early in April I finished my student teaching.  It was bittersweet to be finished with my last semester at Texas A&M. On one hand I was surprised how hard is was to be leaving the kids that I had spent 12 weeks with everyday and on the other hand I was about to graduate.




May 2012 -- In case you haven't already heard, I ACTUALLY GRADUATED!!!

I am officially a college graduate with a Bachelor of Science in Interdisciplinary Studies with a concentration in 4-8 Math and Science.  I can't believe I did it.  Four years ago I had a hard time imagining this day.

Since then I have been going to interviews with different districts around here hoping to find a place to start my career.  It's been tough though.  A lot of districts would rather take a displaced experienced teacher over a recent graduate.

I have been talking to Navasota ISD about a Junior High Science position; at this point I am just waiting to hear about a contract.  In the meantime I keep applying for other near by positions.

Welcome

199% behind A and AnchorEquestrian

Welcome to "Tales From the Other End of the Horse."  I am starting this new blog because I realized that I had started "Anchored Down & Horsing Around" as a way to support my beautiful, talented wife and her ever growing business, Anchor Equestrian.  That blog was supposed to be about A and the horses, and I'd rather my wonderful wife not be scrutinized because of some of the things I say.  Not that I ever say anything wrong! Hopefully by doing this too, we can persuade A to start writing.


I figure this way when we do eventually get A to start writing their isn't any confusion as to who is writing, although I'm sure it wouldn't be to hard to tell the difference between the way her mind works, straight-lines/ cause & effect; versus mine, which is more like the toilet on the space station backfiring.


So here it is, "Tales From the Other End of the Horse."  It somehow seems appropriate in so many ways, that its sorta sad that it didn't occur to me before.  But be happy because now its here.


For those of you who don't know me, stick around.  I won't make any promises that you'll ever figure out what I am talking about but then again my family rarely does either.  I can tell you a couple of things that are concrete at the moment, unlike most of my thoughts.


I am 30 years old.  Still crazy to think.  I'm married to literally the greatest woman in the world, even though some days I forget that.  And I am a senior Education major at Texas A&M hoping to teach middle school when I grow up or after graduation, December 2012, which ever comes first.


The rest, well like I said, stick around.  Maybe I'll have a break through and actually complete a thought.