I miss you already

I took last week off. Needed the break from life here and we had Thanksgiving off, so it made sense.

It was perhaps the best decision I've made since graduation. I was able to escape enough that there were moments when I forgot I'm a teaching. Meaning that I wasn't worrying about lesson planning. Now was I thinking constantly about students and their problems. Instead I watched football games (yes, that was plural), lingered over lots of good meals, laughed with friends, and generally got to the point of remembering what it's like to be in an overall positive mood. It's already been a rough transition back. Taking all of those burdens back and trying to figure out how I'm going to balance life over the next three weeks or so.

Thank you to all the friends who made time in your schedules for me. Special thanks to those who let me sleep over. Both of you are amazing, I love your houses, and I am planning on coming back. And huge hugs to the friends who I didn't get to visit--especially those of you who are active in my support network right now. I really do miss you.

I'm getting tired and this post is getting cheesy. Time to stop. First, a reminder that there's a guest bedroom for friends who want to visit. *nods head, falls asleep*