I Feel Good (James Brown)

I went to GSW today for Alumni Day to visit my girls (and, incidentally, the faculty from this year). I was a little apprehensive about going. And hour in the car gives you a lot of time to think, and I wondered if I would have been better off staying at home and reading for class, even though that's all I've done lately.

But it was so right.

I saw two of my girls and they came running at me and gave me hugs. Then I stopped by the office and got my picture taken so I can be in the Summerbook. Then I chilled with the faculty for a bit. And then it happened. My girls came out of their meeting towards main campus. As soon as they caught sight of me, they let out a collective squeal and then *sprinted* across the quad to give me hugs. It was glorious! 8 of them, one right after the other! (They say you need 7 hugs a day to be healthy? This was the healthiest day of my life :)

It was really awesome to see my girls again. I had a great time. They had a great time with each other. And I couldn't help but wonder if I had a bit of a hand in bringing these girls together. After all, I did sit out on the hall and chat with them that first night ;)

In all seriousness, seeing them interact with each other and having the opportunity to interact with them again made me feel so confident about this coming year. So many teachers are like "I'm so young, what if they don't respect me?" I'm like "Bring it on y'all, I survived high school!" I love these kids. I love this age. And it's gratifying to see evidence of how well I interact with people this age. (Not that all my kids will be polite, intelligent GSW material.)

I was also excited to see my interaction with the TACs. They were all glad to see me back! I only spent 2 weeks with them, but I got all kinds of hugs from them too! A huge part of me wishes I was still there. But it's nice to spend some time away and really be missed, rather than come back and have people be like "what is she doing here again?" I even had a couple people promise that they would play water polo if I came back next week! How special is that?!

Anyway, I feel good. I just hope I can apply all this positive energy to make up for lost time and put a huge dent in my homework tonight :)