Me Lately!!!

It has been quiet a while since I posted anything about my life a couple years to be exact. Well I am going to try and start this again.

Today I have been home from my miss 14 months which seems so crazy it quickly becoming that I don't know any of the missionaries serving anymore. When I began my experience in Australia I thought it was never going end and now that it has been over for son long I wish it never had to end. It is definitely still the land so far away that own's my heart.

Since being home I have be accepted into the elementary education program here at Utah State and I love it. I was able to be in a classroom from September 9-October 9 and I loved every minute of it. I got asked a couple times if I was married and then the preceded to ask me why not. I made a little girl cry because I took the toy away from her that she wasn't supposed to have. I began to think of all those little kids in my class as my own and it was a sad day when I had to leave. I am just ready to get in that classroom and be with those kids all day.

I have had two jobs since being home and they were at the same time. I started at Maverik in Hyde Park about a year ago. That has been interesting and I have meet a lot of people that I love there. During the summer I also had another job. I was a custodian and cleaned the dorms at Utah State. Having two jobs was so exhausting but I loved have a lot to do.

Then on June 23 I was at my custodian job and I was on a small latter and it folded up while I was on it. When that happened I landed on my left ankle and then fell to my back. I let out a loud scream and

the girl that I was working with came to me quickly. I tried to walk it off but it just hurt so bad that they sent me home. My supervisor asked if I wanted to go to work med but I thought I would be fine. That was not the case by about 4pm that day I was in extreme and I didn't know who get a hold of to say that I wanted to go to the doctor. I ended up going in the next morning and they found out that I had fractured my distal fibula and they put me in a walking boot for 5 weeks. That was the hardest five weeks of my life. I hated sitting on the couch and having others wait on me. I spent a lot of time at home during that time and my mom took good care of me. I hated to go anywhere during that time but it was also refreshing to just get out of the house. Sometimes my ankle still hurts but not enough to stop me just enough to remind me to take it easy.

Here are some pictures of me and friends lately....

Emily, Ashley and I were able to attend the women's session of general conference!!!

My roommate Bev got married on September 13 in the Brigham city temple 

A few of us got to meet Big Blue

My ward did paint twister for FHE one night as you can see I was still injured during this time but I participated as much as I could.

My trainer (first companion) got married last December!!

Why I want to become a teacher!!!

Growing up I always wanted to be a teacher! I think it came from growing up as an only child. I was always fascinated with children so I think that it what started me on wanting to be a teacher. Then one day one of my college professors said "people want to be teachers for two reasons either you had a hard time in school and you don't want any child to go through that or you had an amazing teacher and you want to be just like them." It was in that moment that I realized a deeper meaning in why I wanted to become a teacher. I struggled all the way through school so I knew that was why I wanted to be a teacher.

My dream is to be a third grade teacher. I feel like they are the perfect age. Students at that age still love school and they understand the rules enough to follow them without being constantly reminded. I want to have a classroom where all of my students love to come to school and they all feel comfortable enough to express themselves and let me know when they need more help.

Educational Blogs
Here are a couple of blogs that have helped me and inspired me to become a better teacher:

http://mscassidysclass.edublogs.org- I love how this teacher set it put she puts up what the students have done and then she even has individual learning profiles for each student. I like this idea because it allows for the parents to see what their children are learning and doing at school.

http://theinnovativeeducator.blogspot.com- This teacher wanted to make sure that her students had a better time learning then she did so this website talks about all of the fun things that teachers can do to make learning more exciting.

http://theorganizedclassroomblog.com- This blog is all about classroom management and organization which I will be really critical in my first year of teaching.

My Grandpa

A lot has happened in the two years since I have blogged and I have so much to say but right now one person is on my mind and that is my Grandpa.

When I left for my mission I wasn't sure I would get to see my Grandpa alive again. In my second interview with my mission president I had the overwhelming feeling that my grandpa was going to die while I was out. From then on I prepared myself for the day when I would hear that he passed. Then about a year after that when I had about four months left I had started to think that my grandpa was going to be there when I got home.Then one Monday my mission president called and asked us what we were doing and asked us to be home in about 15 minutes. My companion and I rode our bikes as fast as we could home. We hurried and cleaned a little bit and we were both wondering why he was coming to visit us.When President and Sister Lindsay showed up we were still both a little nervous. They came in we sat down and that is when I was told that my grandpa had passed away. I burst into tears, we talked about my grandpa, and then we had a prayer. The rest of the day was kind of a blur but I survived. It was a rough few months after that but I made it through and learned so much about myself. During that time I forgot myself and went to work, I worked harder during that time than I had up to that point in my mission. I am grateful for my companion who made me laugh during my time of sadness. It is also hard to believe that was about a year ago. I sure do miss my grandpa but I know he is in a better place.