Happiness and Cupcakes: The school year is coming to a close..

It's been about a month, and in that month, A LOT has gone on. My birthday, which I had planned on doing nothing for, was AWESOME! Mom, my sister, my niece, and I went to my friend's restaurant (a small pizza joint where they don't sing "Happy birthday"), and they sang happy birthday!! I also spent lots of time with my closest friends from my hometown on my birthday.

I quite my six-year-long job at Pottery Barn Kids, after being treated horribly for the last year. Managers just aren't what they used to be, at least not in this company. Therefore, I'm trying to find a decent-paying job for the summer! :/

Right now, I am in a long-term substituting position in my student teaching cooperating teacher's classroom (she is due to have a baby in about a week)! It's going well--the kids are very tough, and they are definitely a handful, but it is a great experience. I think after these past couple of weeks, I could work with ANY child :)

I have applied for a job for next year in this same school district (the principal told me about the posting, and he is going to offer a recommendation for me!

Last week, I was offered another job in Florida--this one would be 8th grade reading in the same county that I had a previous interview for. The interview for this was through Skype with the principal, who seemed like a very nice, professional, interested man, and hopefully I can make it down to visit in the next few weeks to help with my decision. My theory at this point is that if I don't get the job I applied for here, I'll head down and tell myself to stick it out down there for at least one year.

On another note, I've been looking for things to do for the students. Their last day is Thursday, and I want them to bring something home with them that they will treasure forever. I've found a few ideas on Pinterest, but because I've only been there for two weeks, it's tough to make a simple decision. Here are a few great end-of-the-year ideas, though!