peace out, pinstripes.

i finished student teaching today. it's fair to say i never want to see pinstripe pants again. i am trading in the ol' pinstripes for different attire soon...more on that later. my departure was met with mixed reviews by both my students and me. i don't know how twelve weeks could wear me out so quickly, but there were moments of light, of lives and perspective changing that seemed to make the wearing out more of a quest than an irritant....more on that later.

one more hurdle to jump. i think it's going to be a fun one. in t minus one week there's this:



hopefully it doesn't end like this.