Meet the Teacher

Hi, I'm Erin. I just started blogging in December. I was so impressed with everything that I found on the blogs that I was following that I just had to try it myself.

I have been teaching for almost 8 years. I taught middle school social studies for the first 5, then was blessed with the transfer to first that I had been requesting for THREE YEARS! Don't get me wrong, middle schoolers are great.....I'm just MUCH better suited to the little kiddos!

This past summer I married my best friend. I really mean it. We actually were best friends for 5 years...then it just kinda clicked...ummm...Why aren't we dating? So, we decided to go out on a few dates and the rest is history.

My husband is also a teacher. He teaches high school U.S. history. We met at a staff meeting for the social studies department. NERD ALERT! Seriously though, I am so glad that he is a part of my life.

We also have an amazing dog, Truman. He is a retired racer (he retired quickly...something about running the wrong direction in a race). He is just about the laziest thing I have every met. He is also neurotic. His list of fears includes: fireworks, storms, wind, sleet, rain, the local football teams cannon, and CATS! Yes, I did dress him up like a turtle for Halloween. It made me laugh - A LOT!


Q: What would you be doing if you weren’t a teacher?
A: A librarian. This is my dream job. I really wanted to get my masters in library science, but in my state there just aren't jobs available for that anymore.

Q: What are your hobbies?
A: Reading, ballroom dancing, and blogstalking.

Q: When you were little, what did you want to be when you grew up?
A: I have wanted to be a teacher for as long as I can remember. Although, every two years when the Olympics would cycle through I just KNEW I would be a gold medalist in gymnastics or figure skating.

Q: What are your guilty pleasures?
A: DIET COKE, Teen Mom, Jersey Shore, and trashy romance novels!

Q: What is your biggest fear?!
A: WIND! When we get our next house, it WILL have a basement. I am terrified of wind! We see (and HEAR) way too much of it in the mid-west.

Q: When you’re on vacation, where do you like to go?
A: Anywhere warm. I love the beach, but I also like lakes too.

Q: What’s the best advice you’ve ever received?
A: Work smarter, not harder. I try to be really organized.

Q: What do you value most in others?
A: Honesty, and work-ethic.

Q: If you could choose one of your personality traits to pass down to your kids, what would it be?
A: My passion. When I want to do something, I work really hard at it until it is done. I never half-way do anything that I care about.

Q: If you could have lunch with anyone in the world….living or dead…who would it be?
A: My grandmother. She died when I was still in middle school. I would love to talk to her as an adult.

Now tell us one random thing about yourself:

I used to be a competitive ballroom dancer in college. I loved it and I worked really hard at it. At one point, my partner and I placed 6th in an international competition. It was totally awesome! It is also fun to see people we took lessons from at dance conventions on Dancing with the Stars. I swear, I turn into a giddy 12 year old and point at the screen. By now, my husband is just like, "I know, I know...you took lessons from them!"