You know you have arrived when...

1. Your neice runs to you for a hug the minute she sees you.
2. Your nephew wants to hang out with you in the bicycle section, trying out each bike for just the right fit.
3. Your students give you cards, a photo collage, and such for a directorial debut...
4. Your cast and crew all stand and applaud you at a awards banquet, bringing you to tears....
5. A student who has been a "classroom management" issue finally "gets it" and says he has the paper you have requested from him 6 classes ago... YES!!!
6. Have students say they love you!

But the number one reason you know you have arrived?
There is a teacher, who is a mentor of mine, who has an awesome laugh that stands out in a crowd. The students call it the Mackle Cackle. Well one student informed me that I also have a laugh that stands out over a crowd...I never knew...and the students call it the "Higgle Giggle" or the "Higgy Gig"!!!!
I think this is MOST EXCELLENT!