My name is Kristen Valenti. I am currently a 25 year old stay at home mother of two with one on the way. I love my job more then I could have ever imagined. I have an amazing little boy, Tyler Daniel, 2 1/2, and a beautiful little girl, Madisyn, 11 months. My husband and I were married in July of 2005 and will be celebrating our 5th year of marriage in the next couple months.  I am an Elementary Education major, and Im working to obtain my degree and work in a school near my home in the Avon, Plainfield area.
 I have always been very passionate about children. I've always known that my career would involve children but until the last two years it has been in a medical setting. I started college at Anderson University as a Pre-Med/Nursing major. After getting married, I moved to Indianapolis and  I started a job at a local daycare as a lead teacher for a 1-2 year old room. I worked part time as I was attending IUPUI and Ivy Tech (still focusing on nursing). The job was amazing. I loved watching the kids grow and learn but it still didnt hit me that maybe my choice of career wasnt on the right path. I eventually got a job at a local hopital that was going to  help me with nursing school costs. I loved the job very much but learned quickly that the hours were far too much for me with children. I worked a twelve hour night shift every other day but when I got home from work I did not get to sleep. I was home taking care of my son. Although I had family in the area they worked during the day and I did not want to put my son in daycare while I was sleeping. It wasnt too long before I realized that this job would be impossible for me until my kids where in school. So I began to rethink everything. I thought back to my daycare job and remember how much I got out of teaching and watching the kids grow and learn. In that moment I reapplied to IUPUI as an Elementary Education major.
I have used social networking sites like Facebook and Myspace, but this is my first offical blog. Setting it up was pretty easy but it took me a little time to figure it out. The only tips that I could give to others would be take the Blogger tour if you are new to blogging. Also maybe check out some other peoples blogs to get an idea of what is going on.