What's New With My Favorite English Girl

Ever since the new teachers arrived in August, I've tried my best to treat the English girl like she's no more important than the others.

But let's be real - her accent, plus all those cute words and phrases...
Not to mention the fact that Milly is a music lover and string player just like me. And since all this is topped off by her always-sunny personality, she and I clicked right from the start.

So wouldn't you know it, this week Milly had news I did not want to hear. She has decided to resign from her position at the bilingual school. This makes the second time one of my favorite foreign staff coworkers not only left the school but left before wrapping up a full year as a colleague and crony to me.

Saying goodbye to Milly won't be fun, but she has my support for the things she needs to go tend to elsewhere. And in keeping with the kind of person she's been all along, she is leaving with a bang:

She treated me to a beautiful evening the other night - dinner and quality time - and also decided she'd like to lighten her travel load by leaving one of her violins for me to have.

What a girl.