I PASSED!

Well, fellow readers...I have GREAT news!! You know that HUGE test I mentioned about a month back?? The one I was sure I wouldn't pass, seeing how it's a standardized test (of which I've NEVER been good at...)...yeah, well....I PASSED!!!!!!!!!! How did I manage to do this you may ask?? My only answer is by the grace of GOD! There's no way I could've passed without HIS help. I know a lot of people miss passing by about 3 or 4 points (which means ONE question...). But I managed to just BARELY pass...but PASS I did! No one cares what your score was; only that you passed...and I can definitely say that I passed that booger!!! It was by FAR the hardest test I've ever taken and I'm SO glad I don't have to take it again!!! YAY!

What a WONDERFUL Christmas it has already turned out to be!

Tomorrow I head to South Carolina to celebrate Mo's (my grandma) 86th birthday! She's the cutest little thing ever! I love her to pieces. Momma and I spent the day baking a Citrus zest bundt cake...and let me tell you, it's GOOD! Can't wait to try a piece!

Oh, and we had my Daddy's annual company Christmas party tonight. Which means I got to dress up, go to a FABULOUS restaurant in downtown Savannah, have endless wine, and be "giddy" with my Momma! And Selfish Santa was played. And I managed to JUST barely end up with another good gift this year! I got a flameless candle set on a wooden platform with pebbles that go around the 3 candles. And the best part? You can BLOW them on and off! Flameless candles that you can blow on and off!!! How FABULOUS! Needless to say, I think they shall make a wonderful addition to my little apartment! (I've already got one candle that sits in my living room that I got another year before...I'm rackin' up!)

Merry Christmas!

Saying Goodbye

Today was my last day of therapy with all of my speech babies at the school. I'm really going to miss them, but I didn't realize how much. I have a select few that were kind of my favorites, and I knew they were going to be the hardest ones to say goodbye to. As I was walking back one group to their class, one of the kids said to the other kids from the group (as they were walking ahead of us), "don't y'all wanna spend more time with her (as in, me)??" He just couldn't understand why they weren't walking with me since I was leaving them. It was so sweet. Then he asked me "will you come by tomorrow and give us hugs goodbye?" I couldn't help but tell him I would most definitely come by their class and give them all hugs.

What got me the most with my goodbyes today? Well, one of my sweetest girls was leaving after we did our fun Christmas activities. She had told me she would miss me, but sometimes you just wonder if it's just something kids say. Well, she started walking out of the door, and then proceeded to turn around and run over to my chair. I knew she was coming to hug me, so I was just expecting a regular hug. But no, she came and wrapped her sweet little arms around me and JUMPED into my lap while she gave me a really big, strong, long hug. She just kept her arms around me tight and hugged me. My eyes definitely watered. I felt loved and it touched my heart beyond belief. My supervisor said SHE was even tearing up watching her hug me! When I called my Mom later, tears were shed for real.

I sure am going to miss them...