The past several months have been soul-searching and momentous and life-changing and I’ve had to keep it all from you. Sorry. I won’t try to write a synopsis about it, because, well… do you really care? I will simply tell you about the results:

GRADUATE SCHOOL!!!!!!!

This fall, I will be entering the Master’s program in Early Childhood Education at Mills College. To save you from a Google Search, it’s here:

In Oakland, California!!!!!!!! And I couldn’t be happier. The program is absolutely amazing and I’m so eager to learn more about something I do every day. Is that dorky? Yes. Who cares? Not I. Teaching preschool is the single most challenging thing I have ever done, and for that, I love it. I get bored and frustrated if I’m not kept on my toes, and who better to keep me on my toes than a classroom of little ones. The children I have taught over the past three and a half years have been a tremendous inspiration – I’m so grateful to them and to the teachers who have guided me along the way.

It’s terrifying and thrilling and completely overwhelming to think of packing up our lives and moving across the country, but Alex and I are excited about the prospects of a new city and mild weather and a different pace of life.

To top it off, here’s what my academic life will look like:

Yeah, hi. Gorgeous California campus. Beautiful buildings. Children frolicking in sunny fields. Yup. I’ll take it.

This obviously means a lot of big changes (as the header would have you know), and I’ll be sure to document them appropriately. Don’t you worry. More soon.