...finality

Here's an attempt to show in pictures what my life has looked like in the past month.  So many good memories have been made with my class especially... and I feel privileged to call these people friends.  

Everything we did seemed somewhat final though... last field trip. last social. last day of school. last school picnic. But it was so good!

I took the eighth graders out for ice cream.  This year at school I taught these kids math which was such an amazing experience.  They were so gracious and patient, and we had so much fun together! 

 

chocolate ice cream makes any day better :)

Our class went on a field trip... visited the Fort Necessity War Museum and explored the Laurel Caverns.  The caverns was everyone's favorite part... we went crawling through an unlit, unmarked section of the caverns with a tour guide and got to crawl through some tight spaces.  By the time we were out of there, almost everyone was exhausted, dirty, and wet... but it was worth it!

museum activities

picnic lunch

Our class had a hotdog roast at our house on Wednesday.  It didn't start raining until after we had all eaten... then we piled on the front porch.  We eventually succumbed to the temptation to get wet though, and decided to play peek around the corner.  Wet and muddy once more... but laughing anyway.

 

Then it was the last day of school... and the last time ever to drive to school with these two crazy people who are actually related to me.

 The Lapps supplied us with the traditional cappuccino bars... as delicious as ever! ...and we spent the last morning at school singing and sharing together.

 

Then it was that last bit of studying and the completion of the last high school final exam ever...

and on to more exciting chaos... like signing yearbooks.

 

Then there are things like the priceless exchange of an eraser between the orps. 

 ...and last-minute pictures for more crazy people.

epic photo-bomb. there are a total of six people in this picture. lol.

This series is absolutely incredible.  Check out all their expressions... didn't know some of those were possible. lol.  These guys are awesome.

These girls... wow.  They are amazing... so many good memories.  

They've blessed me so many times, and I am so glad they're my friends.

...and us.  Wowsers... it's over. 

So hard to believe I'm never going back to school with these amazing individuals.  I love you guys!!!

"...but this one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching forth unto those things which are before,I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus..."                                            --Philippians 3:13-14

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Never settle for less!