No wonder I am so tired...

So this last weekend I had Friday off so Thursday after school Kelcie Dickson and I headed up to Idaho.

It was kind of a CRAZY trip. We were both a little apprehensive to be back in Rexburg now that everyone else was back in school. I was super busy the whole weekend. I had been running around like a chicken with my head cut off. My dad came and woke me up early Friday morning because i needed to get my tires rotated and oil changed. Off we went to get my tires rotated. We werent there five minutes when the guy came out and said theres no point in rotating them because they are bald. You know what that means....new tires.....OUCH! thankfully my dad paid the $450 it cost to get them. Then they said that the recommend i get new front brakes as well. Another $130 plus tax... I havent done that part yet...but I need to do it soon. I got my oil changed as well....so pretty much I spent like $600 getting my car good to go. :(

After I got my car all fixed up I went to see all my Day care kids! It was SO fun to be back! there werent very many there...and my babies werent there... :( but one of my favorite little boys Elijah has changed SO much! He used to be this little CHUNK of a kid... kinda short stubby, round kid. He was ADORABLE! and we always joked that you lifted Elijah too much if your back was hurting. Now he has really grown! He has gotten tall and skinny! It was so cute when I saw him and got his attention he ran right up to me. I scooped him right up and he laid his head on my shoulder! I loved it so much! I have missed my little babies and toddlers!

After work, i went to Rexburg. It was way weird to be there but it was fun to hang out with Katelyn just like the good old days. We went to Jason Hewlett. He was really funny! I missed Rexburg in the past and the memories and the people...BUT i am VERY glad i am not there any more.

Saturday Kelcie and I got up around 9 and headed back to Utah. We drove straight past our houses and drove all the way to Provo. A friend of mine is in the marching band and invited me to come watch the game and see his half time show. So, we met Allison at her house and then walked to the football stadium. We went to a tail gate party with some of Kelcies family and then headed over to the game. Walking to the stadium we ran into a guy in our ward. He was joking with us saying that he hoped we didnt get seats on the east side of the stadium because we would be in the sun. Unfortunately we most definitely were on the East side of the stadium.... We were SWELTERING! it was SSSOOOO hot! and we were squinting the whole time. BUT it was SSSOOO fun! we got all into it and had a lot of fun! I would love to go again!

After the game we walked back to Allisons apt and the went to get something to eat. We didn't even leave Provo until almost 11. When we got home we threw our clothes in the washer (they were SUPER sweaty and nasty) took showers and went to bed.

It was a really fun weekend but I was SO busy its no wonder I am so tired lately! And the suckiest part is that i havent slept much even though i have been so tired. It was worth it though! I needed a fun weekend to forget i was a teacher and be young again!

Toto.....We're not in Kansas any more....

So being in Salt Lake has totally been amazing!!! I have LOVED being here. But something that I have been thinking about (especially after last night) is the fact that I am DEFINITELY not at BYU-I any more... But don't you worry! I see that mostly as a good thing!!!! :)

Example number one: Stake FHE last night turned into a sort of dance thing on the lawn. They played songs other than 70's classics and techno! They played songs you could actually dance to! Songs that are actually still played on the radio.

Example number two: The way some of the girls danced/were dressed was not exactly BYU-I standards. In a way that is good! You dont get scowled and shunned if you wear shorts to a church activity! which is amazing! But I don't think I need to go into how it could be bad.

Example number three: This one is kind of silly but OH SO true!!! and you may only agree if you have gone to BYU-I but after the stake FHE we went to get hot chocolate and the ratio was 3:7......as in 3 girls 7 boys!!!!! That would NEVER happen at BYU-I thats almost always flip flopped.

Example number four: 11:00 pm is a late night for me. In Rexburg if I made it to bed before midnight it was nothing short of a miracle!!! It's really nice only having one roommate because I CAN go to bed!!! I dont have 5 other people tromping around the apt while I'm trying to get stuff done or sleep.

Example number five: I AM YOUNG HERE!!!! HOORAY! in Rexburg I was like the old maid....22 and not married whats wrong with you??? Unfortunately I still get oh..are you 18? but then once they find out how old i am its like 22...oh thats pretty average...or even young.

I can think of an example six involving snow and ice....but i dont want to curse myself because it hasnt snowed yet.

Well there you have it! There are about a million ways i can tell i am not at BYU-Idaho any more!!! and most of them i am very grateful!!! Rexburg-- i love you, but I'm glad to be moving on to bigger and better things! As my wonderful roommate Katie put it "Rexburg is great if you are 18"

Early 90's flashback!

Last night, Boy II Men were in Salt Lake! Kelcie Dickson and I really wanted to go but found that it was sold out. We decided to take an adventure to the Utah State Fair any way! We took our time getting there and then wandered around for a while. We stood outside the auditorium to try and get a peak of them. If we stood on our tip toes we could see over the giant crowd of people. In all actuality we didnt have a TERRIBLE view but we had to stand on our tippy toes.

So there we are standing in this crowd of people listening and this random group of like 4-5 people came up to us and were like "HEY! do you want our tickets? We had people cancel on us!" We were so excited we practically ran into the auditorium. As we were squeezing past all the people around us we could hear jealous cries like "What? thats ridiculous! I would have paid you for them!" HAHA we got so incredibly lucky! We got there probably about half way through the concert. It was awesome! and lots of fun! I am trying to download videos and pictures that I took on my phone but we will see how it works...


When the concert was over we started walking around again. Then next thing we know we ran into a few people from our ward! We decided to stick with them. The five of us went on the ferris wheel and then walked around some more. Then we ran into MORE memebers of our ward. One of the girls had heard about deep fried oreos and was dying to try them. They all got an assortment of random deep fried things like peanut butter and jelly, oreos, and brownies. They werent bad, but definitely not worth the hype.

All in all my night was GREAT! Im so glad that Kelcie and I decided to go and get out of the house! Probably one of the funnest nights in Salt Lake so far!

Here is a link to the video I took. I put it on facebook.

Elementary Funnies!

So working at an elementary I get some pretty funny stories. Here are a few of my favorites so far.

- This little boy came up to me and said Miss H... You look nice, but your not! HAHAHA I laughed out loud in his face! It cracked me up.

- Today the kids were asking if I had any kids....then one little boy kept going....Do you have any kids? Why not? Do you need to get a boyfriend? Or you need to get married first? The other little boy (mentioned before) says WHOA WHOA WHOA!!! Don't ask so many questions! You are getting too personal!

-This little boy mentioned in both stories before is so funny!!! He always says the most random things that just crack me up.

- I LOVE LOVE LOVE when they call my Miss H. I dont really know why but I just love hearing it! That sounds really self centered... HAHA! One little boy in my reading group saw me in the hall and was so excited! He said HI MISS H!!! and then when i said Hi back he got all shy...haha

my kids are so cute! they make me so tired but im already so crazy about them.

Do you realize the impact you have?

Just as a warning, I may sound kind of angry....but thats because I am! Well maybe not angry....but frustrated. This is something that has been on my mind a lot lately. Do you realize the impact that you have on someone else? I mean if you think about it, really, I'm sure none of us TRULY realize the impact we have. We may not realize what smiling at someone else will do for them. It may not connect with us that when you held the door for someone else it totally made their day. That is connected to, but is not my point.

For Example, there is this adorable little boy in my class. He really has a hard time in school, its not something that comes easily to him. Not to mention the fact that he has a really hard home life. While he is in school you can tell he has a million other things racing through his head and can't focus. He often mentions how much he loves his dad and loves spending time with him. I came to find out recently that his dad is in prison. Then everything clicked for me. I can tell that this little boy is ACHING for his father. He wants nothing more than to come home and be able to be with his Dad. Not having that is really taking a toll on the rest of his life. I ask again, Do you really know the impact you have on someone?

It completely and utterly breaks my heart to see this little boy. Now, don't get me wrong. I dont mean to say that his father is a terrible person and doesn't care about his son. That is not my judgment to make. I just wonder if this boys father knows how important he is to him. Does he see that this little boy needs a father? I think a lot of us (especially me) take or took advantage of having both parents there all the time. I never had to feel the way this little boy feels. The mother/teacher/woman in me just wants to fix it for this little boy and make it all better. I know that his academics would improve so much if he had a good solid roll model that was THERE with him, pushing him towards the ultimate goal. I know for a fact that this little boy has people in his life pushing him and loving him and helping him, but I just see what an important roll parents play in their kids lives.Children are pretty much my life, if you can't tell. I have this unexplainable love for them. They make me happier than anything else in this world. It just kills me when I see they are having a hard time.

Random side note, it makes me think about my future children. It makes me realize (even more so) the importance of being involved in your kids life. It makes me realize how important it is for me to find someone that will be a good father to my children. Someone that they can rely on and someone that is a big part of their lives.

Secondly, it makes me appreciate my wonderful parents. They have supported and do support me in everything! It's a little different now that I am older, but knowing I have their support still gives me that much more confidence to achieve. Everyone needs that from one person or another!

Now to parents, YOUR CHILDREN NEED YOU! Coming from a teachers perspective, kids do 100 times better when they have home support! I really can't express the importance of parents in a child's life!!!

See Title of Blog...

So, I dont really have anything in particular that I want to blog about...but I was just noticing that I can seem to make a short post any more...So that is the main purpose of my post. I am going to make it short and sweet so that people don't have to take a nap to finish my posts.

One thing that has been on my mind lately is N'Sync! HAHA yes your read correctly!! Katie and I went to Orem to watch the BYU game at her cousins house and on the way home we were rocking out to N'sync. Ever since I have just loved listening to them again!!! I miss the good old days of boy bands.

Another thing.... I went to change my blog background... I hate that on cutest blog on the block only shows you a tiny picture of what the background is and you cant really read what it says. So you pick one that looks cute and when you apply it as your background it says something like ITS A BOY! or BEACH PARTY when its the middle of December. Has any one else experienced this? Maybe I am just not smart enough to work cutest blogs on the block...

Any way...this blog is short remember? I cant start rambling... Those are two things on my mind...can you tell how exciting my life is? :) Life is good!

Loving Salt Lake!

Well I have been student teaching for officially two weeks now! I can't believe how time has flown already!! I have begun to realize what a crazy job teaching is. It is SO much work!! A lot times I don't think people realize how much work it is! Including me!!

I started teaching math this last week. It has been SO hard for me! My students are extremely low. It was a ginormous struggle for me to get on their level. They really need SUPER simple and SUPER entertaining or they don't get it and don't pay attention. I spent the whole week trying to figure it out. My lesson on Friday was simply amazing! I really took it down in to pieces and did about half of what the book wanted me to do in one lesson and i made it interactive. My kids LOVED it! I had so many kids that were being apart of the discussion and interactions. It felt SO amazing to have done a lesson that they actually understood and could handle! I felt like a good teacher! I just hope my lessons keep going that well!

Other than that my student teaching has been a wonderful and amazing experience. I seriously LOVE Salt Lake so far. Its great! The boy selections is about 10 and a half million times better then that in Idaho.... Parts of me do miss Idaho...but I KNOW I'm supposed to be in Salt Lake! I was so ready to get out of Eastern Idaho and now that I have it has been AMAZING! Other than that I really dont have too much that is super exciting in my life. I have gone on a couple dates since I have been here. One was much better then the other! but yeah! Life is good!