Warning: If you don't like kids or are sick of hearing about my internship, you should probably stop reading now.
I am blessed girl, there is no question about that. Back in January when I first started my internship I had no idea that I would love it so much, or become so attached to my kids. I feel that I truly got to learn from one of the best Pre-K teachers around. She taught me so much, while also letting me do all the things that I wanted to do during my time spent there. I would love to get to work with her again one day!
My kids are amazing. I knew that Friday would be a hard day, but I think I held up really well. I only cried TWICE!! One of my sweet boys brought me this wreath made out of crayons right after I had read this really sweet card from one of my parents and the tears just started flowing. That was the cutest gift I have ever received. I tried to clear up my tears real quickly. At breakfast it happened again. One of our parents ate breakfast with her daughter and she said to me, "She (her daughter) was not happy because I was leaving." I noticed that this little girl wasn't acting like herself that morning, and I wasn't sure what was wrong. Well I found out real quick that she was sad. Sad that I was leaving. So those are the two times that I got emotional, until I got in my car to leave of course. During group time my teacher asked each child, "What do you love about Miss Graham?" Some of the responses were because she's sweet, or because she is beautiful, she has pretty hair, she reads to us." I almost lost it then-but I held it together thankfully. Before lunch the children gave me some gifts and then we had a group hug. This was such a great moment for me. I LOVE THOSE KIDS! We decided that we were going to skip nap time this day to celebrate. Trust me, we hate nap time just as much as the kids do, so this was a treat for all of us. We went outside to the picnic tables and had cupcakes, and cheese puffs...what fun! As each child left I gave them a thing of bubbles, and hugged them so tight because I never wanted to let go. It was a hard day, but it was also a great day. One that I will never forget. I am going to go back and visit them for special events such as water day, and their graduation. Seriously, these children have changed my life, and I will always be grateful for that.
So now that I have finished my internship, I am OFFICIALLY done with college! Ahh...it feels so good. The job hunt is in full swing. Please join me in prayer that I will find a full time job for August. I will be doing the nanny thing for the summer.
-the newest app state alumni
