un poco tarde

ONE MORE MONTH.

i leave mexico on july 10th. what a weird, weird feeling.

something even weirder? i have been here for 11 months.

let me try to sum up the past 3 months with a few words and pictures.

march was spring breakin' 2011 time in cancun with my sister, jayme & hannah. it wasn't MY spring break but i liked

to think it was. i flew from puebla and met them in cancun for the

BEST TRIP OF ALL TIME.

we really had a blast. and honestly it was so refreshing to be with them and spend that time together. the only downfall? cancun is basically NOTHING like mexico. nothing. the things they really wanted to know and see they didn't get a chance to see BUT we did get to relax by the pool and beach and eat a lot of delicious food for 4 days.

this was our view at 6:00am the first morning.

yes, we woke up to see the sun rise and we were on the beach by 8:00am.

excited much?

the last 2 weeks in april was mexico's SEMANA SANTA. i wasn't expecting to go home, i was planning an extravagant viaje around Mexico and then as april hit i decided i NEEDED to go home and it juuuuust so happened that my lovely tax returns came at the perfect moment. i may or may not have spent them on a flight home but it was one of the best decisions i have made in a while. it was exactly what i needed at exactly the right time.

family & friends.

i went from montgomery to the beach to south carolina to birmingham to auburn and more. it was a busy trip home but one that i was so grateful for.

while i was home my dad and kay sold our house in prattville and i decided to move in with them when i come home. in maryville, TN. anyone live close? i will be looking for something to do. and a job. a job? ugh. job hunting.

so may meant coming back to mexico refreshed and ready to finish out the year.

may was QUITE the month in la escuela. we had two ceremonies to prepare for in the midst of finishing up units and still teaching in the classroom. my class had one ceremony for our civic ceremony which every grade is responsible for completing at some point during the year. for this ceremony, my class had to prepare a presentation of some sort for Mother's Day.

maybe this link will work?

my sweet coworker nicky video'd our presentation.

http://www.facebook.com/video/video.php?v=10150196329231837&comments&set=t.7017568&type=1

the other ceremony our class did was for Parent's Day and we had Hawaii.

here we are after the ceremony (missing a few kids)

i don't have any pictures during. BUT they were so cute. soooo cute.

and here we are. june.

so far in june, some of my boys won the soccer CHAMPIONSHIP! :) super proud moment. aaaand our goal of getting pictures with our favorite taco makers was a success.

we are planning a few more trips before our flights outta here. including veracruz, puerto vallarta and taxco. can't wait for the next month but at the same time i don't want it to end.

bittersweet.