Good bye GW

I am still sitting in my classroom - but now it is empty, and most of the students are gone. I went to the graduation ceremony on sunday and wasn't as sad as I thought I would be. Graduations are the strangest thing in that everyone seems to put off saying good bye until the last minute (which is typically the graduation ceremony) and then there is no time to see everyone and actually say good bye. I remember feeling this way after my college graduation - everything seemed to just end, without any closure, hugs, tears and goodbyes. Tomorrow I turn in my keys, and walk away from GW. It has been one of the hardest years of my life, but also one of the most rewarding. Most of my students passed, with many going off to college, and many not knowing where they are going. I guess we all have times like that - I know I never would have believed 5 years ago, that I would be sitting in this chair right now in Denver, in this school. It is now time for me to return to my own kids, and bring them and my husband back to priority #1.