endings and beginnings

Although the temperature continues to reach well over 100 degrees every day, my summer has come and gone. It was very short this year partly due to the fact that I taught summer school for a month. I, however, do feel rejuvenated and am ready to go back full tilt tomorrow. Having had a year like the last one was sort of freeing in a way. I kind of feel like whatever I face tomorrow, and in the weeks and months to follow, can't possibly be as bad as what I dealt with last year.

In addition to this, I have something new and wonderful to occupy my thoughts and "free" time this year! This Tuesday I'll be 32 weeks along and I cannot believe how fast it's gone. It has been wonderful being pregnant, I'm so lucky I didn't have any complications. We attended a childbirth crash course yesterday and toured the hospital. We learned a few new things and received a lot of good information. We have the nursery completed (mostly) and even have child care set up for when I return to work in December. Yet there is so much I feel we cannot plan for. But that's okay, we'll learn and we are so excited! So, here we go for another school year and so much more!