Lately

I haven't posted anything for a while because it seems all we've been up to has been school and homework! But things are finally starting to settle down (for me anyway) and I'm pretty excited about it :) I finished out student teaching about a week ago, I finished my senior project today, and I don't have any other finals. I'm done! What a relief and sense of accomplishment. Can't wait until April 30th when I get to walk and make it official! I'll have my BA degree in Deaf Studies/ASL Education.

My last day student teaching! Here are a few of my awesome students.

Matt will be busy with finals next week, but he'll be graduating UVU on the 30th as well, but with his AAS degree in Digital Media and his AS degree in Mathematics. Then it's off to BYU to finish up his electrical engineering degree! whew! It will be a lot of work, but I'm excited for him. He's such a smarty pants and works so hard- he'll do great!

I'm on the job search for ASL teaching positions and it's slim pickins, but hopefully something will come along. It's also time to figure out what to do with summer! Haven't thought much about it until just now. Guess I'll be looking for some kind of work and definitely doing a lot of playing! This warm weather is making me so happy!!! (Well besides the snow this morning. Jeez!) Matt and I are working on our fun summer itinerary, and it's gonna be good. There will be much more interesting things to blog about!

Matt and I enjoying the beautiful warm weather after a visit to the Salt Lake Temple

Hope you all have a wonderful week! I'm already looking forward to posting all about graduation!

So Close!

Student Teaching this semester has been super crazy and busy, but I've learned a lot. The teacher I have been working with is fabulous, and the students have been good (for the most part ;) ) Today, I had my 7th evaluation- which means I only have one more left! YAY! It's tomorrow and I'll be very happy to be done with them all. Being evaluated is not my favorite.

My last day teaching is April 13th! So close- and it feels soooo good. April 30th (GRADUATION) is going to be the best day ever. Got a lot to do before then, but at least it's a light at the end of the tunnel :) I'm trying to think of something awesome to go do after graduation to celebrate. Any fun ideas?

Happy Valentines Day

I am the luckiest girl in the world, because I'm married to this amazing guy.

Matt- Thanks for your love, support, encouragement, hard work, patience, sense of humor, your amazing example, for being my best friend, and for all the other wonderful things you are. I couldn't have picked anyone better for me than you. I can't believe I have it so good!

Love you!!

Happy Valentines Day, everyone :)

My favorite

The Road Not Taken, by Robert Frost, has been my favorite poem ever since I had to memorize it in 5th grade. I love that when I second guess myself or really just want to take the easy way out of something, this poem comes to my mind and reminds me that all of the big decisions I'm making and all of the hard things I'm doing now will help me grow into the best person I can be.

Two roads diverged in a yellow wood,
And sorry I could not travel both
And be one traveler, long I stood
And looked down one as far as I could
To where it bent in the undergrowth;
Then took the other, as just as fair,
And having perhaps the better claim,
Because it was grassy and wanted wear;
Though as for that the passing there
Had worn them really about the same,
And both that morning equally lay
In leaves no step had trodden black.
Oh, I kept the first for another day!
Yet knowing how way leads on to way,
I doubted if I should ever come back.
I shall be telling this with a sigh
Somewhere ages and ages hence:
Two roads diverged in a wood, and I—
I took the one less traveled by,
And that has made all the difference.

~Robert Frost

why, thank you :)

I came home to a pleasant surprise last night! My cute husband got me flowers with a sweet little note congratulating me on my Student-Teaching so far. Thanks for being so thoughtful, honey!
And thanks for picking up all the slack this crazy semester.

I love you.

And I love flowers :)

One Step at a Time

You know the song "One Step at a Time" by Jordin Sparks? Well I've had that song in my head all day long. I think it's my subconscious trying to tell me to take a deep breath, stop acting like a chicken running around with my head cut off, and just focus on one thing at a time. I have been a little stressed lately (to say the least) and I need to be better at remembering that I can't get to the top of Mount Everest in one giant step. It's the little steps that will get me there eventually. Hopefully my "take a chill pill" attitude will last further than when I wake up tomorrow morning, haha. So here's to taking it step by step!

Wow, I'm really gonna be in the mood for an escalator after this one.... :)

Free Simple Grace Download

Just a heads up about Positive Music and Download's free song of the week! You can download Simple Grace's song "Trust in Him" here :)

Enjoy!


I need to catch up on some blogging, so more to come later!