April was a mixed month for me… it was super busy at times, but I also
had time to relax. There were a ton of doctor
appointments for Matthew and a couple for me this month. Matthew FINALLY got approval from L&I to
replace the socket on his prosthetic… he had it for about a month before he had
surgery that changed the size/form of his arm and made it unfunctional… so
after a year they were finally able to start working on it again.
Work was also extremely busy since Jay Inslee announced that all school
districts had to offer in-person education to students. At first, I was not going to return
in-person, since all my students were opting to stay online but after the
district offered an incentive for those going back in-person, I decided to
return to the building to teach online. 😊 So, now I work in a tiny office in the
building Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday and run my online program like I
did when I was at home. We also had to
switch the schedule to all in the morning… so that took so rearranging. On top of all the crazy changes, I had a ton
of evening meetings, weekend meetings, and now I have extra lesson planning to
do since my co-worker is teaching in-person every day and no longer leading the
online class once a week.
Thankfully, there was also time to relax.
Before all the craziness began, we had a week off for Spring Break. I did work a couple days to prepare but I took
most of the time off. Matthew and I went out to celebrate at Red Robin for my
birthday. It was the first time in a LONG
time since we had been to a restaurant… I think since the summer… so it was
nice to go on an actual date.
The following week, I took a couple of discretionary days off since our long-anticipated
marriage retreat had finally arrived. We
had planned to go last year but Covid-19 shut down everything and Cannon Beach
Conference Center had to close down. Unfortunately,
a few of the couples that were going to go with us had to back out, so Matthew
and I had to find replacements last minute… but God is good, and we were able
to fill all the spots and it was a blessing to all the couples that went.
We were able to take everyone out to dinner the first night at Camp 18. It was so fun getting the group together since Matthew and I were the only ones that knew everyone that came. It was definitely a mix-matched group, but we all got along so well. We made it back to the beach just in time to watch the end of the sunset… which of course is one of my favorite times…
On Friday, a group of us drove down to the Tillamook Factory. We toured the building and of course bought some
goodies. Unfortunately, they were not
giving out the free samples because of Covid-19 restrictions but it was still fun. Afterwards, we met back up in town for lunch
with a few couples.
Friday evening the conference officially started… it was so much
fun. Matthew and I made sure to spend
time visiting with each of the couples as well as time alone. The speakers were amazing like always and they
have so much material that you always learn something new… Matthew and I have a
lot of homework to go over for the next couple months. Of course, I was able to get a picture of all
the couples throughout the weekend. It
went by too quickly and before we knew it, we were heading back to reality… but
it was such a blessing and I hope we can do it again.
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