Spring Break!

Its spring break! And it has been FOR-EV-ER since I have updated my blog, so I will update it now while I have the time :]] Alright, so much has happened since my last post, so just to warn ya there will be a lot of pictures and I will try not to ramble :]]

As most of you know I am in the Elementary Education Program at UVU, I am a second semester junior and am proud to announce that I have received an internship for the following school year! Thats right peeps next year I will be a full time 2nd grade teacher at Butterfield Elementary, I am so stoked. As an intern I will have my own classroom (with no supervising teacher) and will receive half salary. Pretty cool right? It was a nerve racking process, I had to turn in an application and interview with Jordan School District which was pretty intimidating. A huge shout out and thank you are in order to the lovely Carolyn Hirz, my cute Gare, and my family for being so supportive and helpful :]] After I got the call that I got the internship Gare took me to celebrate to my all time fav Olive Garden.

Celebrate!

In other big news Derek is home! He has been gone for like three months on vaca in Europe the little stinker. We were glad to have him home and to be able to spend time with him.

Silly Brothers

I am really into my cheetah nail stamps!

This game is taking over my life!

And i am highly disappointed in this seasons bachelor! Yuck

And now for some sad news, I crashed my cute car Bridgett :[[ I was confused getting off the freeway and didn't know where I was going and crashed into the cement barrier. I know, I know, I am an idiot :[[ good think I was the only one involved and for insurance. Bridgett is in the shop gettin fixed, I miss her dearly.

:[ She had to be towed.

Almost Done!

Hello! It has been a while since I have blogged. Thats because we have been super busy with school and work. However, we are both excited because we can see the light at the end of the tunnel, the semester is almost over! We both have turned in our major assignments and projects and just need to make it through finals week. Luckily I only have one "real" final, and Gare is feeling pretty confident about his.  I  am really enjoying the elementary education program at UVU. I finished up my "field experience" last month and had such a great experience. My cooperating teacher and my field partner were great to work with. I feel super lucky because when we got back to class I herd some horror stories about crazy cooperating teachers and terrible field partners. I got lucky, and the 5th grade class we got to teach was just chuck full of cute kiddos. After this experience I know that I am definitely on the right career path, I just love it :]] We were at the elementary school for a half day every day for the month of November. Our last day was right before the kids left for Thanksgiving break, so we had a feast/goodbye party for the student teachers. We ate "turkey stew", corn bread, apple juice, and dessert. The students got to choose three leaves from the table and write three things they were thankful for, it melted my heart that every student put "cool/awesome/nice/pretty student teachers" on one of their leaves :]]

The desks all set up for the feast.

I also have finished a book series; Midnighters, and I loved them! They were a quick easy read and the story was really original unlike anything I have ever read before. I had crazy dreams while reading these books, where I was one of the Midnighters! Haha that must mean they are good right? Anyway they are written by Scott Westerfeld who also wrote the Uglies series, which I also loved, so I would definitely recommend them :]]

Toy Story

I saw these lovely clouds on my way to work the other day and i just had to snap a picture because they reminded me of Toy Story! Check em' out. . .

 

 

Eh? It pretty much made my day :]] We sure do live in a beautiful place.

xoxo, Pres

Lately

So much has been going on lately, but I haven't had much time to blog about it. This new job is keeping me busy. This new job that I love by the way, I am learning so much and the people I work with are awesome.  I love the student I am working with, she always keeps things interesting for me :]] It really is such a rewarding job I can tell that I am a big help to her.  I love it!! I get off of work at 3, but that is when Garett has to be to work so there are some days where I don't even get to see him, because by the time he gets home I am asleep. But we get by, it makes the time we do have together that much more special.  We are both doing well in school, Gare actually graduates this April! I am so proud of him!

While we are on the school subject, I am taking a children's lit. class and I get to read all of these fun kids books, I love it! The latest reads have been. . .

I loved every single one! Mostly the last two! I was a bit worried about "The Watsons go to Birmingham" because it sounds and looks boring, but this book has taught me to not judge a book by its cover! I loved loved loved it! I recommend it to anyone. These books have taken me away from my most recent read "Uglies" I am about half way through and now that I am done with these ones I am excited to get back to reading it :]]

And lastly, wasn't this a great conference weekend?! The church is TRUE, and Thomas S. Monson is a prophet of God.

 xoxo, Pres