New Job and a Reason to Celebrate

I've been weighing a big decision as of late... here's the scoop! I've been interviewing up in Alpine School District for teaching jobs. Since we moved farther north the 30 minute commute to school each morning and afternoon is long and getting expensive with gas prices lately. This has been a long and drawn out process the past 3 months. I was supposed to have a decision made by April 15th but without making this a long and boring story. Let's just say, I am horrible at making decisions and Alpine district was being very difficult. But in the end on Thursday, I decided to accept the new job in Alpine District. YEA!!! I'll be working at an elementary school about 4 miles from my house in American Fork. I'll be doing pull out resource, so it will be a little different than what I'm doing now, but a lot less work, prep time and stress. They won't give me all of my years of teaching and I've come to accept this is just apart of being in the education field. Stephen however has a much different opinion about this. He tells me that when he becomes president of the United States he will put teachers salaries at the top of his agenda!:) One down side is I have to pack up my classroom...again. The 4th time in 5 years. I'm also very sad to leave so many good friends teachers, students and parents. I have really loved working in Springville. Another down side is I'm leaving behind 119 sick days...that I've earned the past 5 years. Well, make that 118 days. After all that stress in making a decision, I decided to call in sick and take Friday off. So my mom came down and we spent the day together. We went to a good friend Sasha's graduation at BYU then went to lunch with my sister Allison. Later that evening Stephen and I went up to Salt Lake to see Ryan and Karen's new little baby girl Laurie! She's so adorable. But most of all I just had a relaxing day! It was great!

Where is Spring?

This coming week we're heading into May, but still Spring seems like it will never come! Just last Thursday we had more snowy weather! Is it still March? I want it to warm up...and stay warm! Despite the colder weather, Stephen, I and our friend Jarom went hiking up Rock Canyon on Saturday. I was so excited to finally spend some time in the outdoors, even though I had to wear my jacket most of the time. There was no green grass or leaves on any of the trees and we even ran into some mountain snow. It felt so good to be up in the mountains. I wish I had pictures to share, but my camera is currently in another location. :) We had some beautiful views though! We passed a lot of rock climbers and even went exploring in some small caves. I love the Utah mountains! Especially because you can hop into your car and be there in about 10 minutes! We've now decided this is a good Saturday tradition. Anyone up for going next week?

Being Tagged

Well Amy, I did not forget about you... It's just taken me a while to respond to this.
What were you doing 10 years ago? I was a senior at dear old Davis High and recovering from knee surgery about this time of year
5 things on my to-do list today
1. go to the gym
2. get oil changed in car
3. clean bathrooms
4. go to the bank
5. do ESL homework -yuk!
5 snacks I enjoy
1. chips and homemade salsa
2. homemade fruit smoothies
3. chocolate milk
4. Reese peanut butter cup ice cream :)
5. veggies and spinach dip
3 bad habits
1. I fall asleep anytime I sit down to watch movie or t.v. no mater the time of day or where I'm sitting. (huh Kasey-even a hard kitchen chair can put me to sleep)
2. Stephen says I worry way too much about the little things.
3. I love to clean... it's kind of sad. Watch out if I'm in a cleaning mode
If I won a million dollars, I would...
First I would, pay off student loans, car etc. I would donate some to a good cause (cancer research or something) After that I would be a loving wife and buy Stephen an airplane so we could travel and see the world!
5 places I have lived
1. Pleasant Grove, UT
2. Orem, UT
3. Provo, UT
4. Logan, UT
5. Fruit Heights, UT
5 jobs that I have had
1. Special Ed teacher @ Brookside Elementary
2. Private reading & math tutor
3. EFY Coordinator, Building Counselor & Counselor
4. Part-time K-1 teacher @ Cache Valley Learning Center
5. Deseret Book
5 things you don't know about me
1. I'm an organization freak! One time when Stephen was out of town, I organized his clothes in the closet and drawers. He just laughs at me!
2. I make lists for everything! I even write things on my list that I've already done just so I can cross them off. I makes me feel sooo good.
3. As of late, Stephen and I have become addicted to The Office. The first time I saw it I thought it was really stupid. I have now repented of that fact.
4. The only bone I've broken was my collar bone when I was 9 years old.
5. If I could live in my pajamas all day long, I would!

Free Car Wash?

We had a busy Saturday this weekend, but managed to find time to laugh. I had gotten a free car wash from work a few weeks ago, but with all the crazy weather we hadn't used it. Our car was looking pretty sad and dirty. So we decided to use the 'deluxe car wash' because we were heading down to Springville for a wedding. After a long day we head into the automatic car wash. The water starts to spray, which shortly after we realized that the seal around the windows on Stephen's car was not quite what it used to be. We quickly scrounged to find some rags and napkins. As we were laughing and talking we noticed that the car wash had stopped. Since we couldn't see out our car because of the soap...we figured that this 'deluxe' wash was just giving it time to soak. While trying not to get dripped on by the soap, we're wondering why it was soaking for so long. We concluded that it was a top of the line 'deluxe' car wash. We'd never seen one that stopped and let it soak. After a while, when the soap had finally cleared the winshield, we saw that the bars had stopped right in front of us and all the lights had turned off. We realized something was not right, however we didn't dare get out for we're afraid the water would start up again. So continuing to let it 'soak' we had to back out of the car wash and go around the block to find another car wash where we could at least spray the soap off. Stephen was a little annoyed, but I couldn't stop laughing. What an ending to a crazy day!