Kelly's moving!

One of my dear friends is moving away and leaving us behind. I already knew she was leaving me at school, but it was going to be okay because she was still in town, just not next door to me sharing the same kiddos anymore. I was doing fine with that, at least until the last week of school and then it hit me. All of my friends in my hallway had left me. Kelly was and still is my mentor. We have taught together for the past 6 years except for that one year that for some unknown reason she left us all to go teach kindergarten down the hall. But that was okay. We let her come down our hallway and tell us how bad it was. Remember Kelly I was the only one who supported you when you moved. Remember everyone else wanted you to pay for leaving us so they refused to help you pack up and move classrooms. She came crawling back, beggin for mercy and retreated back to the safety of 4th grade the following year. Someone was watching out because how often does it work out that you move to one grade level only to have an opening the following in the grade level you left. Kelly has threatened many times to leave our school, but she apparently loved us too much because she stayed for so long. Then this year the unthinkable happened and she actually did it! She transferred and that was what put everything else into motion (at least I think so) Maybe the transfer was to ease the pain of her moving to a new city. Whatever the reason for any of it, I am sad to see her go. But she is getting her dream job, her husband is getting a good job, and her kids are excited and will have better opportunities for them there.

Kelly you will be missed, but still loved because:

• you are such an awesome teacher.
• you advocate for every one of your students
• you ROCK as a mentor (not just for me, but everyone you mentor officially and unofficially)
• you are extremely supportive and encouraging
• you have a great shoulder to cry on
• you can make me laugh at the hardest times
• you have a great smile, that always has to have lipstick on
• you and your husband sure can send some akward text messages back and forth :)
• there is no one else like you, so you will be impossible to replace, therefore you will remain in my heart, thoughts and prayers as you go on this next journey in your life

Best of luck Kelly. I love you. And thank God they make roads that travel both directions, otherwise, we'd all be screwed! I loved our girls night out last night. Wait until we have one in your new city....WOW!! See you on the 20th!