One more thing to look forward to!

I know I know! Lots of posts tonight! (Hey, it's my free night...this is what I do!!) :)

Anyway, I'm SO excited for this Tuesday!

Marley and Me is on DVD!

I LOVED this movie! Ryan and I first saw it in Ohio with his Aunt. I had heard the book was good so I was expecting it to be good, but I didn't know I'd LOVE it so much! :) I've wanted to see it again ever since Christmastime but haven't because of time and a baby and I'm cheap! So I cannot wait!

I don't know why exactly I loved it...maybe I just could connect with it a lot. I thought it was a realistic appearance of what life can really be like sometimes. It didn't glorify hardships or make something like love look like a fantasy. It showed that life is fun sometimes and having a family is fun, but sometimes it is hard too and it'll all work out. I think I also LOVED it because I am a definite "dog person". Not necessarily a BIG dog like Marley, but I'm a dog person for sure! :)

So...anyway...if anyone needs something to look forward to this week...go try it! :) I loved it and can't wait!! :)

Here Comes Kindergarten!

I spent half of today in Kindergarten just observing and getting my "feet wet" in their classroom before I have to start teaching some small lessons on Tuesday! (I know...it's quick...but I'm only there for a month so...what do you do?!)

Anyway, with just a half day I already feel more .... "at home". What I mean is that I think younger kids are my niche. Well...I liked the KIDS in 2nd grade...but I don't know if I'm the best at teaching them. I think I'm more comfortable and would prefer to be more animated which I can do with younger kids! So...I'm excited!

I think I also may connect with this teacher better BECAUSE it is Kindergarten. Don't get me wrong, I loved my 2nd grade head teacher! She had so many good ideas and was so organized and the kids were SO well behaved...but she did mention to me that she would like to teach 4th, 5th or 6th grade more than 2nd probably. And I just think that's CRAZY!! I think 2nd is as old as I would go! :) And that's okay! We need teachers for every grade! So...if I didn't connect as well with her, that's okay. (At first I was freaking out about it a little bit...but now I'm good with it!) And I'm looking forward and excited for Kindergarten. I think we'll understand eachother better because of our early childhood backgrounds and the love we have for it! We'll see though. It'll be interesting!

Only one month of school left! Yipee!

A House of Sickies!!

So, this week started out rough as you saw on Monday and I think I just knew that the rest was going to be the same. I could just feel it!

Turns out I ended up being up all night coughing and congested on Monday night and was too sick and exhausted to go teach on Tuesday.

Then Wednesday I knew I had my final 2nd grade teacher evaluation and my University Supervisor was coming in to do HER final observation in 2nd grade so I found some energy, took Sudafed and went to school. Well...my teacher finished her observations but my supervisor didn't show up (which is weird for her!) I talked to her after school and she just got her days mixed up and thought we had said Thursday, not Wednesday. Anyway, I was a little annoyed just because I didn't feel good all day. That night was similar to Monday and Kamryn had a tough night (who, I will add, has had a "cold" for the last month or so....the doctor says nothing else is wrong with her -- no ear infection, nothing in her lungs, just a stuffy nose and a cough. I keep hoping it is going away because in the day time she is great! Nothing! Then at night she struggles... sigh...)

Anyway, Thursday, after a horrible night again, I called in sick one more time and told my supervisor not to come that day. I woke up without a voice I was so congested and dry! It was good to rest and live on OJ and Guava juice (Ryan felt bad and spoiled me a little!) :) because this morning I felt a little better. But after going to school for half a day, I decided to come home and rest again. No energy and I'm sure I'm not doing any favors coughing around all the kids and teachers at the school!

So...this weekend we are going to be trying to just take it easy and get rid of these dumb germs causing havoc in our home! Hopefully Ryan doesn't get it. (i'm thinking he's going to be fine since he hasn't gotten ANY of the symptoms yet!) :)

BUT ... I want to say also, thank you thank you thank you to those of you that have been lifesavers for our family this week.
Our babysitters (friends, sisters and moms) and my VT's who made dinner for us a couple times this week! It wasn't absolutely necessary but it was a wonderful luxury this week! We really really appreciate it AND both meals were absolutely fantastic! Really! So thank you to all who have helped us in our time of need this semester and especially this week! We love you!

It's Only Monday

So, it's only Monday evening and I already wish it was the end of the week! I don't know why exactly... my body just feels like it's already ready for another weekend!
Today wasn't a bad day at school...in fact it went really well. But just tiring.

And then I got home and Ryan had run into a few annoyances during his day as well...and...well we just need a break!

Thank goodness Spring Break is coming for me in less than 3 weeks now and Ryan will be done with school (YAY!!!!!) and we get to go to DISNEYLAND!!! Yipee! I love love love love Disneyland...and even if it will be crowded, it will be sunny and warm and away from school! Wahoo!

19 Days and Counting!!
(That doesn't sound so far away! Yay!)

FEAST OR FAMINE!

Last week I blogged and meant "Feast or Famine blogger" not "Fast or famine"! My dad was checking my blog TONIGHT and pointed it out! I didn't even notice!! Such a blonde moment!

(But I wonder how many of YOU were also "blonde"! ha!) jk

Kamryn the Inchworm!

Just thought I'd share our most exciting event right now!

We're going to have a little crawler soon!

How many days do you think we have left before we are chasing her everywhere and stopping her from getting into EVERYTHING?!?!

New Hair!

For the longest time I have been wanting to change my hair! I just got to "that point" where you are just sick of everything with your hair!! ya know?! So, last Saturday I finally did this!!


Old Me:











New Me:
















I went to Capellis (a hair school in Pleasant Grove) to get it done. I was a little wary at first, but I decided it would be okay to spend less than $20 on it! And I LOVE it!! This is kinda a yucky picture (however) because it is right after it got done, which means that it isn't clean! (For those of you who have never gotten a perm, you aren't supposed to wash it for 48 hours after you get it done! It didn't sound too bad to me at first because I only wash my hair every other day anyway, but a perm STINKS!!! It gave me a headache multiple times in those 2 days.) Anyway, now it looks lots better...I'll have to post another picture soon! (I don't have one right now...) :(

I love having a perm for many reasons. One is I LOVE curly hair! always have! But ultimately I love it because it is EASY!!! I can shower and scrunch and GO every morning!! It's so so quick and easy!! And right now with student teaching, I treasure every extra minute I have!! :)