Why do I want to be a teacher?

When I was a little girl, I wanted to be a brain surgeon. Yeah, I know, dream big right?! Shortly after I was able to realize in depth just what a being a brain surgeon entails. That's when I decided that I would like to still be a doctor, but maybe not a brain surgeon. All throughout high school, I was still deciding on exactly what type of doctor I wanted to be. My senior year, believe it or not, made an impact on my decision. For 3 years of high school I was taking Early Childhood Education. Well my senior year, I was enrolled in peer counseling. This is where you get assigned a certain grade and teacher at the primary school, and you go over there for a full class period and act as the teachers aide. Well, I just so happened to be assigned Pre-K and Kindergarten ESE classes. Which let me tell you now, was an awesome experience. After working with these kids of most of my senior year, I decided it would be cool to be a Pediatrician. That way I can be around kids, but also fulfill my dream of being a doctor. I enrolled on the classes I needed, but had a hard time getting through some of the classes, so I changed my major to nursing. Yet again, I had a hard time getting thorough the classes. That's when I realized that maybe working in the medical field is not for me. That's when I decided to become a teacher. I would like to be a pre-k and/or kindergarten teacher. I also enjoyed my time as a peer counselor with the ESE kids because my uncle in mentally handicapped and I feel I could relate to the children. So here I am fulfilling my dream of being a teacher! I am very excited and can't wait to start teaching!

so maybe the first one should have been this... :)

Ok, so now that I think about it, my first post should have been a little about me. So Im a little backwards...oh well..

Anyways, My name is Jessica Lynn Atz, I was born in East Meadow, New York on June 24, 1988. My parents divorced when I was 1 1/2, which put me in the position to visit my dad every summer and every other christmas in NY. Which don't get me wrong that was fun. I have one sibling. We have different dads, but same moms..of course. I'm 20 years old, and I'll be the big 21 in june. I am engaged to the most wonderful man in the world. we have been together for 5 years. We met on the school bus on January 25th 2004. We got engaged on April 8, 2007 (easter) and there is no date set for the wedding yet. We want to get further along with our eduation before anything. But for the time being we are having the time of our lives. I am going to school to be a Elementary teacher, preferably pre-k and kindergarten. I have changed my major 3 times...first I wanted to be a pediatrician, because I love kids, then I decided to be a nurse, and finally figured out that it wasnt the job for me. So here I am. My fiance is going to school to be a Pharmacist. We have 1 chihuahua (mocha), 1 daschund (buster), 1 chilean rose haired tarantula(phoenix), and a fish(link). I work at Blockbuster as a Customer Service Rep. I think thats it for now. :)

5 year anniversary

On January 25th Me and My fiance will be celebrating our 5 year anniversary! I'm so excited!!. But Im not sure what we should do. Normally we just do dinner and a movie, which is great, but I would like to do something different this year, because I feel like this is kind of big!! If any one has any suggestions, please let me know!!