Happy Easter

Sundays are typically my day of rest... Thankfully after last week's conference, I had Friday off and so I was able to sleep in and rest. I was dragging major booty Wednesday and Thursday at school. Pretty sure I was sleeping with my eyes open at some points during the day.

State FFA Conference ended up being far better than I had hoped. My kids were phenomenal, my chaperone's rocked and I was able to see some of my favorite friends. Kids interviewed in a couple areas, won awards and were genuinely proud of eachother for their hardwork. I was a proud momma bear about 90% of the trip! Kids were well behaved and I have never received so many compliments on a group of kids. Pretty sure I scared them enough before the trip that they were petrified of making a mistake or being late (hahaha my plan worked!). 

I always consider State Conference, my vacation. It's one of the few times that I get to see my friends, kids have a great time, I'm relaxed and hardworking kids are rewarded. Now... Don't think I sleep a lot (that would be a real vacation). Most nights it was 12:30 or 1am before I crawled into bed and most mornings I was up by 5:30am. But for whatever reason, I can manage 5 hours of sleep and still be dressed nice with a smile ONLY at State Conference. 

Even though I consider it a vaykay, my favorite part is witnessing the growth of students. From our trip on Friday to Fresno, the trip home on Tuesday, the transformation of kids is unlike anything else. Kids find passion, partake in new experiences, meet new people, build big dreams and aspire to do more. This is the true beauty of FFA. 

Thousands of candles can be lighted from a single candle, and the life of the candle will not be shortened. Happiness never decreases by being shared.

Buddha