Welcome to Third Grade . . . I am so excited that you are in my class this year! We are going to have a great year.  I have so many wonderful things planned for us. Get ready!      I have been a third grade teacher for 16 years, and 13 of those years of those years I have been in third grade at Bradfield.  How lucky am I?  I am originally from Connecticut, but I moved to the Dallas area when I was in high school.  After high school, I went to SMU. GO MUSTANGS!!! I also earned my masters degree from SMU a few years ago.    I have 2 brothers.  One lives in Dallas and the other lives in Connecticut.  My mom lives in Cape Cod, a very fun place to visit, especially since I LOVE THE BEACH!  I also have a cat named Riley.  He is very sweet.  And, I just adopted Lola.  I love animals.    In my free time I enjoy reading and spending time outdoors. My favorite place to be is in my hammock with a great book.  I also love to run and just started teaching Pilates.