I wish my friends really knew how awesome they are.

I don't need anything else this year, thanks.

Yay, I got a phone call today telling me that all of my hard work has paid off! I spent the last 2 years planning, documenting, collecting evidence, and writing reflections on my own teaching skills, and I'm happy to report that the state of California has signed off on me as a full-fledged teacher!

Now I just need to head over to the BTSA (Beginning Teacher Support and Assessment) office, pick up my 2 big fat portfolios, and send in my paperwork to clear my credential. I was...

...this stupid t-shirt. Just kidding! (We did threaten to buy those for everyone else though! )

Instead, I got a sprained ankle and my husband got bronchitis!

I slipped down a step and while my right leg shot out from underneath me, the left one got caught below and I landed hard on my ankle. Hard. But you know how grownups are when they fall down (read: embarrassed) and the fact that I was with a whole group of people that I didn't really know, I quickly checked...

Virgin Atlantic has just reminded me that we are leaving in 6 days and 8 hours and some odd minutes, when I logged into their website. That was nice of them!

So as if I wasn't already panicky enough, now the clock is actually ticking.

If you read this and have been to London, drop me a comment and tell me about your most favorite thing to do there!

I'm so confused this week. How do I feel? Let's see.

School ends this week= happy
Road trip this weekend=happy
Gas prices= not happy
Road trip is for cousin's wedding=happy
Whole family staying at same hotel near beach in Santa Cruz=happy!
Missing other friends' super awesome Disney wedding= not happy
Missing out on visiting with people arriving for said Disney wedding=not happy
Vacation in England=happy
Worrying about money for said...