Successful Friday Night

Completely Lame but very successful Friday night.

• Twenty page paper finished for ridiculous class-check
  
• Online quiz submitted- check
• Tuition paid-check
• Report cards done-check
• Reading began for ridiculous class-check

Only 3 1/2 more days of work!!
Only 8 more days until I leave to cruise Mexico!
Let the countdown begin!!

It's my turn!

4 Things.... I have never done one of these before and I was tagged by a great friend (Thanks Kelsey!) so i'll give it a try

4 shows I watch: 1) The Bachelor/Bachelorette (Love Monday nights with Sharli and Christie!) 2) Grey's Anatomy

3) Modern Family

4) Extreme Home Makeover Home Edition

I really only faithfully watch the first 2...but I always enjoy when I rarely watch the other two.

4 things I'm passionate about: 1) Family

2) Teaching

3) Church

4) Gamma

4 phrases I say a lot:

1) Guess What??

2) It's going to be Epic!

3) That's fabulous!

4) nbd (Kylee thinks I say lots of weird things like this)

4 things I have learned from the past:

1) Find Joy in the journey and enjoy the moment

2) Smile, it makes everything more enjoyable!

3) Live life to the fullest

4) I want to be just like my mom!

4 things I did yesterday:

1) Slept in until 12:30 (After getting home from the Fun Bus adventure at 6:30 am)

2) Went to the What a Women Wants Show with my Mom, Andrea, and Holly. Bought the Lucha shoes, I've been wanting (Glad you talked about them Emily!)

3) Went to Nick's house to watch him open his mission call!! He's going to Pennsylvania in 5 weeks!!

4) Went to Training Table and played an epic game of BINGO with some friends!

4 places I would love to visit:

1) Africa

2) Peru

3) Anywhere in Europe

4) Australia

4 things I'm looking forward to:

1) Cruise in June with friends!

2) Finishing my first year of teaching

3) Getting my things all moved into my new house

4) Caitlin coming home in June!

4 things I love about spring:

1) Warmer days/ wearing sandals

2) Stays lighter later at night

3) Outside adventures

4) BEEs games

I Love my Job

I am so excited that I can now say I love my job!! I have tried so hard to love it since the first day, and now I can say it and really mean it. When people ask what I do and I tell them I teach first grade, the automatic reaction 99% of the time in a very excited voice, is , "Oh my Gosh! That is so fun!! Do you love it??" Before, I had to just put on a smile and lie or tell the truth that it isn't as great as it sounds. I think people think I truly just sit and play with darling 6 and 7 year olds all day long!

I don't just play all day, but this is what makes it all worth it:

• When they finally get that I truly care and they learn to trust me! When a student who really can't trust anyone in his own life, finally knows he can trust me.


• When a student that use to run out of the class regularly, yelling that he hated me, now runs to me at the beginning of the day to hold my hand as we walk into school. Chatting the ENTIRE time!


• When a student that could only count to 12 at the beginning, can now count to 100 by ones, fives, and tens.


• When a student that could only write about 3 different words in September. Is now writing notes to anyone and everyone with multiple sentences!


• When a student that wasn't confident enough to read, now reads every sign proudly when she goes to Disneyland.


• When a mom tells you her daughter said, " I'd rather have Ms. Wright as a mom because she doesn't yell as much, she just does quiet coyote. " :)


• When they quietly whisper their secrets to you, that they can't tell anyone else.


• The sweet hugs that they so quickly give when I start to get frustrated.


• When they tell me I look beautiful EVERY day.


• Their funny stories and cute jokes.


• When they sing "Tik Tok" all together at the top of their lungs.

This list could go on and on and on. I LOVE it! The last 7 months I have learned TONS! I can now look back and laugh about all of the tantrums, the fighting, the desk and chair throwing, the hiding in garbage cans, etc, etc. I wouldn't appreciate it so much, if I hadn't gone through all of the hard times at the beginning!

I learn so much from them every day. I am constantly reminded to be as little children. I hope that one day I can be as patient with other people, as quick to forgive, as quick to notice the little things in life, and be as caring as these darling 6 and 7 year olds.

I have the best job ever and now when people say, "Oh do you love it??" I can say....

"YES!"

My Lucky night!

Saturday night.

9:30 pm.

Sitting in my basement with Kylee and Jenna.

Not sure what to do with ourselves.

Me, "Let's go ride the fun bus."

Kylee, "Ok! Let's go to Wendover!"

9:35 pm on our way to Wendover.

Wandered around the adventurous town of Wendover.

Ran to our car as we were chased by men, while taking our picture in front of the cowboy.

Put my first dollar in a penny machine.

Won 30 dollars!!

Yes, that was a free trip to Wendover.

Took pictures in the hotel hallway.

Laughed all night at the look the man gave us while taking pictures.

Watched many really top notch people gamble their lives away.

What an epic Saturday night.

Waka Waka (This Time for Africa) (The Official 2010 FIFA ...

New Love....

Zumba!!!

I know I'm a little behind the times. People have been raving about it forever, but I'm finally joinging the Zumba bandwagon. I went to my first class at 24 Hour this week, and fell completely in love! Anyone who know me knows that I LOVE Shakira! What workout could be better than dancing to Shakira songs multiple times?! I would be willing to say that nothing could be a more enjoyable workout!! I was hooked as soon as we started dancing to this song, LOVE IT!

Superbowl

Go Packers!

Idaho or Bust

Well the Tville girls ventured to Byu-Idaho a few weekends ago. Sharli, Kylee and I went to visit some friends that go to school there and also to see one of their cousin's. It was a great roadtrip adventure! We were there less than 24 hours, but we surely saw alot of dear Rexburg!
The drive of course included way too much junk food and writing random notes to new friends in the cars next to us! Can't forget the guy in the hat that we creeped out or the truck full of guys that was REALLY interested in getting any phone number they could.

Welcome to the Local Days Inn!!

Just taking pictures at a random building after we rode the elevator to nowhere!

Taco Bus!! Best idea EVER! Just like a taco stand, but in a bus!

Of course our car got booted! We didn't park by this sign of course, because we looked for a no parking sign. We couldn't find one so we thought we were safe. Obviously we were not! Gotta love school campuses and their need to ticket EVERY car that is not parked in the correct spot, the second they pull in the parking lot!

Right before we left Sharli and I finally found the apartments we stayed in for EFY! We had looked All over for them, and they were RIGHT by where our freinds live.

At the snow fest! We showed up at this snow fest we found out about from a calendar of events in the phone book. It was really just a fest for locals and their children. Everyone seemed to know each other, we were for sure the outsiders. But we had a blast tromping through the snow, riding in a horse cart ( I can't think of the real name), sipping hot cocoa, etc, etc.

Falls of the weekend! Don't you worry, Sharli fell too. but of course I didn't have my camera out to document it. Kylee became pro on this little indo board before we left!

Thanks Sharli and Kylee it was a great weekend!! Thanks Shawn and Bryce for letting us see your Idaho World!