Thursday, April 8, 2010
Lucky me
I don't have to post the story of telling the gender of my baby- my sister did a great job of doing it, so if you'd like to know and read about it, click here :)
Tuesday, April 6, 2010
Teaching
I've come to understand that of all the jobs in the world to pick, Teaching is just not one of those "9-to-5" jobs. I dream of going home at contract time, grocery shopping on "easy days" or during reasonable hours, hiking Zion after work, or just reading in the evening.
Most of the time however, I do not come home at contract time, in fact when I do eventually get home, I usually bring something with me from school to get done (however in the past three years, I have gotten MUCH better at leaving work at school). By the time I leave the school, I am so utterly spent, the idea of hiking almost gives me a heart-attack, reading usually puts me to sleep, and I can't think of being in a grocery store for fear that I'll snap!
While this may seem like a complaint, I really love my job. I can't imagine what it would be like to sit and read or go hike or even come home "on time." I especially can't imagine what it would be like to NOT work. I would be SO empty.
So on this day when contract time ended 50 minutes ago, I am still at work, blogging, so I don't have to work.... for a few minutes anyway. I think I'll go home and do laundry, then scrapbook for March and do another post. That'll be my fill for the week!
Most of the time however, I do not come home at contract time, in fact when I do eventually get home, I usually bring something with me from school to get done (however in the past three years, I have gotten MUCH better at leaving work at school). By the time I leave the school, I am so utterly spent, the idea of hiking almost gives me a heart-attack, reading usually puts me to sleep, and I can't think of being in a grocery store for fear that I'll snap!
While this may seem like a complaint, I really love my job. I can't imagine what it would be like to sit and read or go hike or even come home "on time." I especially can't imagine what it would be like to NOT work. I would be SO empty.
So on this day when contract time ended 50 minutes ago, I am still at work, blogging, so I don't have to work.... for a few minutes anyway. I think I'll go home and do laundry, then scrapbook for March and do another post. That'll be my fill for the week!
Wednesday, March 24, 2010
Its almost April :)
For those of you wondering about that last post, that was the way we announced to our families (and friends) that there will be a child joining Chad and me in September, provided everything goes "as planned." I put that in quotations, because we all know how plans go...
As for the month of March, Chad and I were able to take a road trip for Spring Break this year. We decided that we'd love to drive to LA and up the Pacific Coast Highway to San Francisco and camp along the way. We figured this would be the last time we'd want to do it without an RV for a while, so we packed up our tent and camping gear and set off. It was extraordinarily relaxing falling asleep and waking to the sound of the ocean each night and morning. We had a wonderful time together!
A few "highlights" of the trip were:
- Flying our kite on the beach!
- Having a picnic breakfast on the beach!
- Being the entertainment for the whole campsite when a raccoon decided to go grocery shopping in our ice chest (it stole the ENTIRE carton of 18 eggs- luckily it dropped them but did manage to steal one out of the carton and take off)
- Not knowing where we were going to stay each night. We would just find a beach, pay the fee and camp. It was great!
- Stopping every 5 minutes because each part of the coast was more beautiful than the next or there was something amazing to see (like a bunch of elephant seals sunning on the beach).
- Learning that the child inside me doesn't like curvy roads after eating (I know it was the kiddo because I don't get motion sickness- EVER).
- Spending so much time with my husband.
- Having Chad participate in some of the things my family did when I was young.
- Reading aloud to each other on the way home.
That kind of sums up my feelings about the trip- it was wonderful!
Our March will continue to be busy, we have been gone every weekend so far this month: two for spring break, one for a Wedding reception, and one more for a birthday party. Everyone will be sure to think we're inactive in our ward...
April brings us Easter in Hurricane again! Also, my cousin and a roommate will be coming to visit! Then we have the Annual Kite Festival! We are SO excited! Oh, and we'll probably find out what kind of bun we're cooking- blue or pink.
I have already made scrapbook pages for January and February which will give an idea of what life was like for those few months since I dropped off the planet. I'll make my March one and then post all three together and hopefully I'll find time to create one or two for the road trip with pictures... we'll see how much time I can set aside! And I'll post the newest picture of the bun- we got to see it again yesterday!
As for the month of March, Chad and I were able to take a road trip for Spring Break this year. We decided that we'd love to drive to LA and up the Pacific Coast Highway to San Francisco and camp along the way. We figured this would be the last time we'd want to do it without an RV for a while, so we packed up our tent and camping gear and set off. It was extraordinarily relaxing falling asleep and waking to the sound of the ocean each night and morning. We had a wonderful time together!
A few "highlights" of the trip were:
- Flying our kite on the beach!
- Having a picnic breakfast on the beach!
- Being the entertainment for the whole campsite when a raccoon decided to go grocery shopping in our ice chest (it stole the ENTIRE carton of 18 eggs- luckily it dropped them but did manage to steal one out of the carton and take off)
- Not knowing where we were going to stay each night. We would just find a beach, pay the fee and camp. It was great!
- Stopping every 5 minutes because each part of the coast was more beautiful than the next or there was something amazing to see (like a bunch of elephant seals sunning on the beach).
- Learning that the child inside me doesn't like curvy roads after eating (I know it was the kiddo because I don't get motion sickness- EVER).
- Spending so much time with my husband.
- Having Chad participate in some of the things my family did when I was young.
- Reading aloud to each other on the way home.
That kind of sums up my feelings about the trip- it was wonderful!
Our March will continue to be busy, we have been gone every weekend so far this month: two for spring break, one for a Wedding reception, and one more for a birthday party. Everyone will be sure to think we're inactive in our ward...
April brings us Easter in Hurricane again! Also, my cousin and a roommate will be coming to visit! Then we have the Annual Kite Festival! We are SO excited! Oh, and we'll probably find out what kind of bun we're cooking- blue or pink.
I have already made scrapbook pages for January and February which will give an idea of what life was like for those few months since I dropped off the planet. I'll make my March one and then post all three together and hopefully I'll find time to create one or two for the road trip with pictures... we'll see how much time I can set aside! And I'll post the newest picture of the bun- we got to see it again yesterday!
Thursday, February 25, 2010
Wednesday, December 16, 2009
"The Christmas Update"
I decided to do my update, which realy is a recap of 2009, in the form of a scrapbook- ah the blessings of having a sick day in the middle of the week! Life is great- read the last page of the update...
Tuesday, December 1, 2009
Yep, it's December.
First- a few random thoughts:
As Student Council Advisor (which I love doing, by the way, even though it can be stressful) I get to do a lot of new things- such as be in a parade, choreograph a dance to a random song for an assembly, host Middle School dances (yes, the awkwardness still exists and it kinda rubs off), go to State Football Playoffs for 3A High School, or be in charge of donut sales, oddly enough. I am picking up on many "hot" new things that "the kids these days" are "into." Ever since the Halloween dance, I have been OBSESSED with Lady Gaga's Paparazzi: watched the music videos (as distrubing as they are) numerous times and I HAVE to listen to it EVERY time I am in the car. It's ridiculous.
What is with the blog trend? Maybe it's just me, but does it seem like a few things are happening with blogs? I'm sensing that blogs are becoming 1) an online journal- like PERSONAL journal that EVERYONE can read. Like TMI journal. 2) the single person, turned married person, turned parent person updating ONLY to post pics of their ADORABLE little baby and to tell us that their toddler has now gone poo in the toilet three times!!!!!!!!! What happened to this person's identity? Is there no longer a need for us to know about you? Only your child(ren)? Let me say ahead of time- you may stone me if I do this (when I have children) 3) Seinfeild-esque commentary on the world (guilty as charged). This I personally have no issues with- obviously. 4) updates on everyone in their family, what vacations, events, etc which again, I have no issues with.
Now on to the MEATINESS:
I want to post about so many things, but I'm going to be writing the Christmas update in less than 3 weeks, so I'd rather be lazy and just not update at all. Here's a quick recap of the past months:
Sept: School MADNESS. This year caught me COMPLETELY off-guard and Chad and I felt very unprepared to teach when school started. Nevertheless, we persevered and are loving this school year. We took a quickie trip to the D-Land as a final hurrah since we decided not to renew our annual passports :(
Oct: Tuacahn finished mid-month and following suit from last year we took our annual Fall Break Trip. Since we had just hit up the D-Land, we decided on San Francisco. My grandmother has been in poor health since the end of August and we needed to pay her a visit. Luckily, both my sisters decided to come out as well, so we had a fun vacation with family and visiting my grandma. We also hosted a murder Mystery Dinner on the 30th with my sisters, their husbands, and a couple friends of ours. We had a blast! We went trick-or-treating in our neighborhood this year with the neice and nephews. Lots o fun!
Nov: Where did Nov. go? We took a quick trip to SLC at the beginning of the month, are still battling with students, I had the opportunity to go the Hurricane High School State Football playoffs- we lost with 2.9 sec. left- SO SAD, but was well worth it! Chad played set for the HHS musical and was unable to attend the game with me, but he had a great time. We decided last minute to spend Thanksgiving in SLC with my family. We had a FANTASTIC time and got TONS of great deals on Black Friday!
Dec: today was long, but we are looking forward to our two week break for Christmas (17 days and counting). We are also anticipating a funeral sometime soon, please keep my aunts and uncles and parents in your prayers. Keep looking for the update for the Christmas Card (pics included)- it will be titled: Annual Christmas Card update. Better get the Christmas Cards ordered, huh?
Oh, and for those wondering, the last one was a hoax, I am not pregnant, nor am I trying to be so. :)
As Student Council Advisor (which I love doing, by the way, even though it can be stressful) I get to do a lot of new things- such as be in a parade, choreograph a dance to a random song for an assembly, host Middle School dances (yes, the awkwardness still exists and it kinda rubs off), go to State Football Playoffs for 3A High School, or be in charge of donut sales, oddly enough. I am picking up on many "hot" new things that "the kids these days" are "into." Ever since the Halloween dance, I have been OBSESSED with Lady Gaga's Paparazzi: watched the music videos (as distrubing as they are) numerous times and I HAVE to listen to it EVERY time I am in the car. It's ridiculous.
What is with the blog trend? Maybe it's just me, but does it seem like a few things are happening with blogs? I'm sensing that blogs are becoming 1) an online journal- like PERSONAL journal that EVERYONE can read. Like TMI journal. 2) the single person, turned married person, turned parent person updating ONLY to post pics of their ADORABLE little baby and to tell us that their toddler has now gone poo in the toilet three times!!!!!!!!! What happened to this person's identity? Is there no longer a need for us to know about you? Only your child(ren)? Let me say ahead of time- you may stone me if I do this (when I have children) 3) Seinfeild-esque commentary on the world (guilty as charged). This I personally have no issues with- obviously. 4) updates on everyone in their family, what vacations, events, etc which again, I have no issues with.
Now on to the MEATINESS:
I want to post about so many things, but I'm going to be writing the Christmas update in less than 3 weeks, so I'd rather be lazy and just not update at all. Here's a quick recap of the past months:
Sept: School MADNESS. This year caught me COMPLETELY off-guard and Chad and I felt very unprepared to teach when school started. Nevertheless, we persevered and are loving this school year. We took a quickie trip to the D-Land as a final hurrah since we decided not to renew our annual passports :(
Oct: Tuacahn finished mid-month and following suit from last year we took our annual Fall Break Trip. Since we had just hit up the D-Land, we decided on San Francisco. My grandmother has been in poor health since the end of August and we needed to pay her a visit. Luckily, both my sisters decided to come out as well, so we had a fun vacation with family and visiting my grandma. We also hosted a murder Mystery Dinner on the 30th with my sisters, their husbands, and a couple friends of ours. We had a blast! We went trick-or-treating in our neighborhood this year with the neice and nephews. Lots o fun!
Nov: Where did Nov. go? We took a quick trip to SLC at the beginning of the month, are still battling with students, I had the opportunity to go the Hurricane High School State Football playoffs- we lost with 2.9 sec. left- SO SAD, but was well worth it! Chad played set for the HHS musical and was unable to attend the game with me, but he had a great time. We decided last minute to spend Thanksgiving in SLC with my family. We had a FANTASTIC time and got TONS of great deals on Black Friday!
Dec: today was long, but we are looking forward to our two week break for Christmas (17 days and counting). We are also anticipating a funeral sometime soon, please keep my aunts and uncles and parents in your prayers. Keep looking for the update for the Christmas Card (pics included)- it will be titled: Annual Christmas Card update. Better get the Christmas Cards ordered, huh?
Oh, and for those wondering, the last one was a hoax, I am not pregnant, nor am I trying to be so. :)
Sunday, October 25, 2009
A few things...
No, I haven't fallen completely off the planet, and no, this isn't an update post. However, there will be one soon, I just don't feel like doing one right now. This is a "A Few Things I Just Don't Get" blog, such as:
Adult female sleeopvers (out of towners are different- I'm talking in town friend sleepovers). Not that there's anything wrong with them, I know quite a few people who do this, but I just don't get it. Can anyone explain the draw to it? I personally like to sleep in a bed, in my own home (if I'm in town), with my husband. So maybe its me. The kicker though, is when people complain about it afterward, like "I couldn't sleep at all last night." or "I stayed up way too late and am SO exhausted today."
Facebook Posts. First and foremost: FACEBOOK IS RUINING SOCIETY. There, its out, although, this isn't the first time I've said it. What is with the posts that are like "I'm so [insert feeling here], but I'm not going to share anything about it." (I'm am guilty of doing this once- mostly because I chickened out because a family member asked about it and I didn't want to share.) or "I totally got married like 5 minutes ago." (So, go be (in the best sense of the word) with your new spouse- get off FB) or "I just want EVERYONE to know I'm pregnant." What happened to the old fashioned mass text, um, I mean mass email, um, what is it called...oh, phone call... that's what it is!
Those are the only two for now, but stay alert my friends, there will be something that comes up soon enough. Oh, and I just wanted everyone to know.... I'm pregnant.
Adult female sleeopvers (out of towners are different- I'm talking in town friend sleepovers). Not that there's anything wrong with them, I know quite a few people who do this, but I just don't get it. Can anyone explain the draw to it? I personally like to sleep in a bed, in my own home (if I'm in town), with my husband. So maybe its me. The kicker though, is when people complain about it afterward, like "I couldn't sleep at all last night." or "I stayed up way too late and am SO exhausted today."
Facebook Posts. First and foremost: FACEBOOK IS RUINING SOCIETY. There, its out, although, this isn't the first time I've said it. What is with the posts that are like "I'm so [insert feeling here], but I'm not going to share anything about it." (I'm am guilty of doing this once- mostly because I chickened out because a family member asked about it and I didn't want to share.) or "I totally got married like 5 minutes ago." (So, go be (in the best sense of the word) with your new spouse- get off FB) or "I just want EVERYONE to know I'm pregnant." What happened to the old fashioned mass text, um, I mean mass email, um, what is it called...oh, phone call... that's what it is!
Those are the only two for now, but stay alert my friends, there will be something that comes up soon enough. Oh, and I just wanted everyone to know.... I'm pregnant.
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