Seven Stories of My Life

• My Dreams: Teaching always- I have always wanted to teach since I was in 1st grade 
• Ending of my first love – I was with my college love and ex-fiancé for 9 yrs. He was the love of my life until we outgrew one another. 
• A New Love- I met my husband at the Ft. Lee bowling alley to say it was love, at first sight, would be a lie. 
• New Phase of our lives- My husband and I have started a new phase of our lives. Our daughter is moved out on her own and our son is away at college. Wow being an empty nester is hard.  
• What does the future hold- We always wonder what we will be when we grow up.. Well, I wonder what I will be and where will I live when I can finally retire. 
• The feeling of true friendship- Everyone wants to have that sense and feeling of belonging and being loved. Some of us more than others...  
• That drive to work every day- Many have long forgotten my assistant Ms. Rosario but I am reminded of her every day...  

 My Dreams: I'm doing it... 

I have wanted to be a teacher since the 1st grade at Harrison Avenue Elementary School in upstate New York. My teacher influenced my decision so early in life. I had the most gentle and warm teacher in the world, Mrs. Porter. I still remember her smile and sweet voice. I struggled with reading and she was so patient with me. I remember that she would stay after school or come to help me at my house. In class everyone wanted to sit with her at the round table, I used to love it when I got to sit next to her. Today, it makes me smile when my students get all excited about sitting next to me or holding my hand. I hope that I am making a difference in their lives as she did in mine.