And the waiting is over...

As of a few weeks ago I officially have a job (with a signed contract). The last part is what was keeping me from posting any information before now, plus I was super busy with getting reading to attend my first conference for ALA.

First the new job--

I am going to be working for a school district that is extremely close to my home. My drive will be less than 20 minutes 1 way to school. That is so much better than my 45+ minutes of driving for my last job. This school was also the first to call me for an interview (and the only local school to call me). All of my other job interview calls came after they offered me the job and would have required me to move south of the metroplex. I am excited for the job which will keep me in an elementary library working with PK-3rd grade students. Sounds simple right, well that is until they tell me there are about 1,100 students on this one campus!!! Everyone I have told that part to has freaked out. If they are freaking out how do you think I feel? I am excited but still a little apprehensive as well but know that it won't always be that way at this school. They are building a new campus (opens either in 2013 or 2014) and will decrease the student body to about 700 which is still more than I have ever worked with but a little more manageable. Somehow I have a feeling that all of the students will be called "honey", "sweety", or "dear" for most of the year. But I know I will succeed in this job!!

As for ALA, I had a fabulous time but know that my mom and sister had way more fun getting to visit the sites than I did. The one thing I will say about the convention center is that whoever designed it was insane!!!! It was 1/2 mile from one end to the other. That doesn't sound bad until you realize that you are walking back and forth 3-4 times during each day. I will definitely say I got my walking in while I was there and have spent the last few days recuperating from all the "fun" I had while I was there. I had a lot of fun and will post more about authors and books that I got while there at a later time.