Quotes to Remember

"One idea lights a thousand candles"

-Ralph Waldo Emerson

"Fairy tales do not tell children that dragons exist, children already know dragons exist.  Fairy tales tell children that dragons can be killed." 

-G. K. Chesterton

2nd Anniversary Adventures

SOOOO! I have yet again fallen behind. Go figure. Justin and I had our two year anniversary last Monday (August 15th). We went golfing and ate at Cafe Rio. YUMMY! It was my first time golfing and it was a blast!!!! I can't wait to go again! We got massages from my sister a couple days later and then Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday we took off for a fun road trip as our summer vacation getaway. It was so much fun! We started off in Vegas and stayed the night at Mandalay Bay. We ate at the Treasure Island buffet and went swimming. Then we headed to Hoover Dam and the Grand Canyon. Oh my B-E-A-UTIFUL!!!!!! I was in awe when I looked at the Grand Canyon. I have never seen someting so massive that when you look at it, it almost looks fake due to it's vastness. We stayed in Flagstaff that evening then headed out for the Four Corners monument. That was fun too. Standing in four different places in two different time zone all at the same time. Wow! haha! We then headed up through Colorado and into Moab, Utah. We stayed there for the evening and then hiked in Arches National Park before heading home. It was a wonderful adventure!

We started school the day after we got home. We are bogged down this semester to say the least. We're both still working full time and going to school full time. We leave about 7:30 in the morning and get home around 8:30 or 9:00 almost every night. Then it's homework until we can't take it anymore (Justin usually lasts until about midnight). Dinner usually gets thrown in there somewhere. I'm taking some different classes. I have two psych classes, two ESL classes, and my fiction writing class. Justin is taking Physics and drafting courses.

Sad to say that soccer is out of the question this semester :( I'm very upset by it. However, it's not all entirely due to school, Clearfield decided to not have an outdoor league this season and are re-doing the fields. I'm bummed, but I guess if they had to cancel any season, this would be a great semester to not have to worry about saying no to soccer! I do miss working out though. I haven't even been running! I just need to get motivated. It's hard though when I'm so tired and exhausted when I get home and it's too dark/scary in my neighborhood in the mornings anymore...oh well. Maybe one day!

That's about the gist of our lives at the present moment. Until next time--Ciao!

Summer Camping

Well! Despite being stuck in school all summer, Justin and I have managed to go camping a couple weekends so far. We went up to Red Spur the first time with his family. We stayed a couple nights then headed back home for the Layton 5K fun run. Up there we saw a badger. First time I've ever seen one in the wild! It was kinda scary. Justin also killed a rock chuck with his brand new BB gun...but then his gun broke and now we have to send it back. haha. It was good times up there in Red Spur. Last weekend we went up to Plymouth with my family and stayed one night. We got hit by two freak funnel clouds! It was awesome...well, it would have been if we weren't stuck in the pounding hail trying to hold the awnings on our trailers down to keep them from breaking off. It was CRAZY! We were completely soaked and had been pelted enough times that there were welts. We managed to salvage the awnings and get inside before too much damage occurred. It was the first "tornado" I've ever been in. Hopefully the last.

We're still in school right now. UGH! So sick of it!!! haha. Too bad we don't get much of a break before fall semester starts up. We ARE going to try to take a road trip for a few days the weekend before it starts though. Fingers crossed that we can make it!

Soccer is still in session...at least our Friday night league. This Friday is our last game though. Hopefully it won't be nearly as hot as it has been. They have been SCORCHING hot games considering we're used to playing in the snow and whatnot.

Anyway, that's the update up to this point. Until next time--Ciao!!

Slightly behind

Hello again! I'm such a slacker! I have been too busy with the fast-pace of summer semester to get on here much. I do need to update a little bit about my ESL class. I became friends with those elementary teachers. They were always...well...pretty crazy! Kept class interesting to say the least. It's over now. Two A's! Wahoo! I start my next block on Monday. New class, new teacher, but it's still ESL. Hopefully it won't be too terribly bad. I need something simple. I'm pretty burned out.

Justin and I are still on our two soccer teams. So between school, soccer, and church we're NEVER home. haha! We won our game last night. It was a hard fought win. Pretty satisfying! It was certainly hot though. We're so used to playing in either snow or rain that when it was actually sunny we all about died! I'm glad that spring...or I guess...summer, has decided to show up (for a minute anyway).

I have been informed that I need to post pictures on here...I will certainly look into figuring out how do that! I'm really not very teh savvy and it may take a little while to do so. Be patient with me.

Until next time--Ciao!

Clear Divisions

Wow! That is really all I can say about how clearly defined the line is between elementary education and secondary education. Last night I had my ESL class and I sat down at a table with a couple of girls that seemed nice. One asked me my name and started carrying on a conversation...that is until she found out that I'm going into secondary ed and not elementary ed. She said, "so you don't know anyone in this class then, do you?" When I said no she ended the conversation and made it a point to not look at or associate with me the rest of the class. The other girls at the table did the same. When we were broken into groups of three, I didn't even hesitate to leave that table. The line was clear and I was not accepted. Simply because I am not going into elementary ed. Wow! We're all going to be teachers for heaven's sake...does it REALLY matter what grade? I had no idea the line was so defined until that conversation. I have now been informed. It's a shame they're making it that way. I thought they were nice. Oh well! Their loss :)

Other than that, school is evil. I don't mind going in the summer I don't think, but I really don't like these education courses so far. That worries me a little bit. I will say that last night's class was MUCH better than Tuesday nights...at least material wise. My teacher brought in the psychology application to education and that made me feel a little more at home. haha! I miss my psych and English classes. I wish I could have been able to get into a job with those without having to take education courses, but alas, there aren't many opportunities to become employed with those majors :)

It's Mother's Day weekend. Justin and I are going to MAKE something for our moms this year...YIKES! We're not exactly the creative types. We'll see how it turns out. I have two baby showers to go to as well and then a dinner Saturday night. I was going to have a race too, but the date was changed, so that opened my morning up a little more...well, except I filled it with going to my sister-in-law's soccer games! haha! Never a dull moment in this little gal's life!

Until next time--Ciao!

Almost made it!

Well, I have officially been accepted into the Education Program at Weber State University. I still ahve to get my background check and my finger prints taken, but I can't really do that until right before I start student teaching. The disappointing part of being accepted is I didn't even get a letter in the mail. I took my grades in from last semester last night before class and the girl went and made a copy of the acceptance letter...I didn't even get a REAL printed letterhead letter! Oh well, I guess. I made it in. Now I just gotta get back into the spirit of being in school. The farther I get into my education classes, the less I like them. haha. Go figure. I may be getting my masters sooner than I had expected! (just don't tell Justin...haha!)

Outdoor soccer starts tonight! Whoot whoot! I'm so excited/nervous. I'm going to be so messed up from indoor...some rules are just too different! But it will be fun. AND it's ACTUALLY a nice day for once!

Oh, we got the kitchen cleaned up a few days after the leak occurred. The problem seemed to be a simple fix, but the disaster left behind, not so much. Our floor is STILL like an ice rink, despite all the mopping we have done.

Justin and I have been trying to figure out some fun Mother's Day gifts...since that's on Sunday! It totally snuck up on us this year! If anyone has any ideas, let me know!

Until next time--Ciao!

The Case of the Broken Disposal

Hello, again! What an adventurous few days it has been!!! Last night our garbage disposal decided it wanted to clog up. Great fun...especially since our dishwasher was going too. Word to the wise--DON'T RUN YOUR DISHWASHER WHEN YOUR SINK/DISPOSAL IS CLOGGED, ONLY BAD NEWS WILL FOLLOW. Ou kitchen is flooded and every single towel in the house is being used to mop it up at the present moment. haha! Well, half of the towels are in the dryer trying to relieve some of the excess moisture they have acrued. This event is only getting worse too. We used a whole bottle of drain-o on the disposal (in two shifts, once in the early evening and once before we hit the sack) only to lose the $4.00 it cost to buy the stuff in the first place. It did nothing to help alleviate any of the present water stress. We woke up this morning to find the towels completely saturated. We changed them out like a bandage on a wound and left for work. Now the waiting begins...will our house be under water by the time we get home tonight? Will our carpet need to be replaced? Will our sink ever recover from this horrible tragedy? Only time can tell...

On a brighter note...I GOT ALL A'S!!!! Whoot whoot! I got three A's and one A-, so not a 4.0 entirely, but all A's nevertheless! It raised my GPA which is FANTASTIC because I'd really like to graduate with high honors. School starts again on Monday. Probably a good thing though since I allow myself to pack my nights and weekends WAY too full when I'm not in school. haha! Last night I had a book club meeting with a few friends from my Papa Murphy's working days. It was fun. We had dessert at Chili's. The book we read for it was A Barrel of Laughs, A Vale of Tears. If you look at my Favorite Reads on here you'll see that I found it humorous and a fun, light-hearted read. The book for next time is I Am Number Four. I'm excited about it. I will be downloading it tonight to the Kindle :)

I will keep you posted on the disposal fiasco!
Until next time--Ciao!