Growing up

So I know I have mentioned this before, but really, where did my young adult life go?! I mean I am still considered a young adult, but I am almost 25 and I feel like 50 is right around the corner at the rate things have been going! So many big things and exciting things have been happening for both Matt and I...
First off, I got my DREAM JOB! I have been talking about this for almost 2 years, and after countless interviews and saying no to a couple of jobs, I got the one I have been praying for! When I went back to school to get my Montessori certificate I was hooked on the methods and philosophies that Montessori can bring to a classroom setting. My eyes were opened to so many cultures and ideas. I felt so inspired to be an amazing teacher because of this training. It has always been a dream of mine to be a teacher. I just want to teach and inspire and help and be a support for families...and I want to be good at it! I always envisioned myself in a district setting, but was also struggling with not being able to provide the Montessori materials and love and respect into the traditional classroom. I believe that there are a lot of good things that a traditional setting can do for a child, and a lot of good things a Montessori setting can do for a child. I have always wanted to look into the two districts that offer Montessori in their traditional setting. I talked to a few people that knew about it, and one of my teachers works in the Mesa Public School system as a Montessori K-1 teacher. I knew that this method has been tried and true, why not put it in a traditional setting?! So a few months ago I talked to my teacher and asked her who I can contact about applying for a Montessori position with the district. She gave me an email address and I went home that day and emailed the lady. I got a response the next day saying that I need to apply to the district and note that I am Montessori certified, but that she wanted my contact info as well in case they did have any openings. I printed out the Mesa application with every intention to fill it out and send it in. I let it sit and collect on our desk for the next few months....oops. About 2 weeks ago I got an email from the same lady saying they had a position open and that I needed to apply. I sent everything in the next day, had an interview and found out a week later I got the job! Teaching Montessori Kindergarten! Soooo excited. The best part??? I found out that I got the job on the same exact day (June 8th) that I found out I had cancer, just a year ago. So last year it was a day filled with devastation and this year a day filled with joy and anticipation for my true first year of teaching! God really does work in mysterious ways and he knows what he is doing. He had a plan for when I was going to get my classroom, and He showed me that by letting me know on that very day. So needless to say since that day my brain has been non-stop thinking of lessons, ideas, and how I want to set up my classroom. I got to go check it out and meet the ladies I will be working with and I could not feel more comfortable and excited for what is in store for me this Fall.
On top of everything I have just been blessed with, Matt has been doing amazing starting his career as well. He is an assistant editor on a nationally aired TV show, and he has a few other clients and things lined up locally that he has been working on. He is a true freelance editor, and he technically still has one semester left of school! So proud of my babe and I seriously can't wait for what the future holds for him and his editing career. He gets to travel to places for business and he works all of the time, but its so worth it! We are so happy to finally be in a place where we know we can be successful and prove ourselves, because we have worked so hard to get where we are!
As far as my health goes, so far so good! I am having a hard time with my endocrineologist right now and we are considering moving offices, but I will have to wait until all of the dust settles with this next test and make sure that everything in my body is stable before I can do that. It started in April when I went in for routine blood work and a renewal on my thyroid medication. We were told that soon this summer I would have to stop my thyroid medication and get my blood drawn, then go in for a scan based on that blood draw. I had a few questions because quite honestly I was confused as to why I had to stop my meds (they make me grouchy, low energy, tired, gain weight, no metabolism, muscle cramps, hormonal, etc, etc, etc.) I went through this when they first took my thyroid out. I didnt realize I would have to do it all over again. As I was asking questions about it he was trying to explain it to me, but he was getting frustrated...he then said to me "Didnt we just go over this a year ago?!" I was pissed because um hello a year ago I was just diagnosed with cancer and had no clue what was going on!!!!! Whatever I left there upset and still not really knowing what to do except stop my meds for ten days then go get blood work. Well my blood work came back but I never got a phone call.. I had to call them...TWICE. She said that my levels are "normal" and that John C. Lincoln would call me to set up a scan. Ok good news there. I got a call from John C. Lincoln, the scan was set up and that was that. Well the next day after that...John C. Lincoln called back saying my levels are too low to scan me that I need to be off my meds for 4 weeks not 2, and that I am getting radiation. WHAT THE HELL?!?! I was never told that! I was scared! Radiation meant more cancer right?!? Well after I started crying on the phone the very nice lady ( I worked with her last year and she doesnt have a thyroid either) told me that this dose of radiation is minuscule and its for diagnostic purposes not treatment. I dont have to be isolated blah blah. Well I said what about the 17 5 year olds I come in contact with everyday?? She said oh that probably is not good. Dont go to work for a week. A WEEK?! That is so hard to get covered! I was stressing. Needless to say Villa has been amazing with this whole process and was willing to give me the week off to be safe with the kiddos and stuff. I would not want to put them in a vulnerable position I want the kids to be safe. I worked it out with John C. Lincoln so that I can get my radiation on a Friday, go for the scan on Monday, and go back to work by Wednesday. That way I am only missing 3 days of work, but I am still away from the kids for a week. It all worked out in the end, but I am still pissed at the complete lack of communication that my endo had. He also ordered the scan wayyyyy too early and if there truly was cancer back in my system, they might have missed it. So not taking that chance! My scan will be Monday June 27th, so lets just pray everything is gone. I am positive that it is, and with that attitude it will be. Everything is turning around this year for us, and our lives are really just now beginning.
With all of that being said, its crazy to think that just a year ago today, we were having a barbecue with family for Father's Day and thinking and talking about my surgery that was just about to happen that week. We all decided then that everything was going to be ok. It was a tough road, but we made it. I could not do it without the support of my friends and family and my rock Matt. He is my other half and without him I may not have been able to push through all of this as easily as I have, I love you babe!