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.

Top 11 of 2011

Here is my list of things that have happened to me and people that have made my life great this past year......
1. My Patriachal blessing- on Febuary 8 I finally got it!!!! I was really struggling not know what was going to happen, if I was going to finish school or what to do with the rest of my life. I after I got my Patriachal blessing all my worries seemed to disappear because it was then that I knew what I was do was right.
2. Mission call- On August 3 I got my mission call!!! I was so excited that if finally came after wanting it for about 8 months. When I was working on my papers and people would ask me where I wanted to go I would say Australia. Looking back I never thought it would actually happen but I am so glad I got to go where I want to go and where the lord needed me.
3. Temple- On September 7 I went to the temple for the first time!! It was an experience that I didn't think I was old enough for. Now that I have been to the temple more it means a lot more than it used to and I love walking out feeling really calm.
4. Next is the people that have made a difference in my life this year......
Tyler- I met him in math class the very first day and we were instant friends. He made a boring math class bearable. If he wasn't wondering if the couple of us were dating or married he was asking me if I wanted some, or gum, or anyother candy that he had.
Laura- I met her at ysa she just moved her from Iowa (I think). One activity we started talking and were basically instant friends. It was great to have her at the activities because I always knew I would have a friend when I went to the activities.
Marti- She is the ysa relief socitey president. She is always very welcoming and I have loved getting to know her.
Mackensie-She was my roommate this year when I lived in Glenwood. She was the one who would come with me really anywhere I wanted.
Paige-She was my roomie too. Paige was the best example to me on how to study. Often times she would lock herself in her room and study for hours.
Amy- She was like the mother of our roommates (she would hate when I would say this). She was always the one who could tell when were having a bad and would try to make it better.
Brittnay-She only lived with us for fall semseter but I sure loved having her there. I would often get woken up by her singing some werid song at like 7:30am. She also lived on cereal and I had a ton of it so when she was gone I actually had to eat my cereal.
Larissa- I shared a room with her and it was great. She never slept talked or kept me up at night but she was always there when I needed her.
Ashley- Well she is my best friend and has helped me through so much.
Mindy- She was a great relief society president and I would be in trouble if I didn't include her
5. Journal- this year my journal has become one of the things I cherish the most. Sometimes I just like to tell my stories and not have anyone there giving me their opinion and for that my journal is great.
6. Ice cream- I loved ice cream before this year but I found the best flavor ever. It was Red Velvet cake ice cream. I discovered this ice cream at Wal-Mart one day and now I am addicted.
7.My blog- it was created this year in January. I was really good at blogging when I was in Logan but now that I am living at home I just don't think about it as much.
8. Best friends wedding- My friend Kaila got married in march in the Odgen Temple. I was so glad that was able to be apart of her day.
9.Twizlberry-This the best frozen yogurt place in logan. They have punch cards and on Tuesday it was double punch day so that was the day that my roommates and I always had to go.
10.Unplugged week- I stayed off Facebook for one whole week this year and it was a hard week it also did me a lot of good. It created more time for my friends and homework which was muchly needed.
11.Pants- I have ripped 4 pairs of pants this year that is a grand total for me. I think I have maybe ripped 2 pairs in my whole life. The lateset pair I ripped was yesterday and I was hopeing those pants would last so I could take them with me on my mission but I guess they had other plans.
Well 2011 was a great year and I am sure next year will be great because I will be in Australia. Well I hope you all have had a great year!!!!!! Have fun!!!

Unlucky days....

It seems to me that ever since I got my mission call I have had some bad luck especially with my car. Well you see it all started a couple weeks after I got my call. I was on my way to a concert with my sister when my car died in bounitful. So we got a tow truck to get me to a Wal-Mart parking lot where my sisters mechanic picked it up to hopefully fix it. The mechanic had it finished the next day, he had replaced the fuel filter and had driven it around and it ran great. So I was off and I missed the entrance to the free-way so I decided drive through odgen and at 23rd street my car started slowing down but I wasn't pushing the break. Luckily I was able to turn left and coast it into the very first open spot. When I stopped my car I just started to cry and then I called my mom, and then a tow truck. While I was waiting for the tow truck I called everyone I knew in odgen and no one answered. But about an hour and a half later the tow truck came to my resuce but before we left odgen the tow truck broke down. I just began to think I am never going to make it home. Finally about 30minutes later the tow truck finally started and I was finally on my way home. By the time I got home I thought my car is a goner but it was just the fuel pump and it took my mechanic 4 days to get it fixed. Lets just say all of that took a big chuck of my mission money. As time past I became more confident in my car, well that was till last week. I was on my way to brigham and I had stopped at Dairy Queen and my car started smoking. I thought my it was going blow up. I cried a little and then called my uncle and he came to resuce and my cousin drove my car back to my house where it smoked some more. Then next day I took it to my mechanic who said it was my radator. So there went some more of my mission money.

Just when you are thinking oh my what else could happen well more has. I got out my christmas tree yesterday and a couple hours later I went to turn the lights on in the bathroom and they came on but quickly shut off. I thought oh great both of the lights went out at the same time but I soon realized that not just the lights went out but I could no longer hear the tv. So I went to the breaker box and found the one that had been tripped and I flipped the breaker back to on and nothing happened. So I tried it a couple times and nothing so today is the second we only have power in half of our house. It is supposed to be fixed tomorrow. I really hope it does because I hate not having a tv and I have realized that it is more of a comfort because I hate being alone and hearing weird sounds outside.

The little brother I always wish I had.....

About a week ago one of the best people I know was in a tragic car accident that took his life. His name was Logan and I went to his house everyday for about 7 years. Growing up he was kind of like the little brother I never had. I was at work when the accident happened and I remember hearing the ambulence and then I saw the fire truck and thought oh no something terrible has happened. After that I had forgotten about the fire truck and ambulence till my mom called me at 10:45 and told me that Logan had died I just started crying. My mom got home from work about 10 minutes later and we went right up to his house. It was so hard to be in his house I hugged all his family and just sat in chair till my mom had said "I think we should go," twice. That night I had a hard time even wanting to go to sleep but I finally did and I dreamt about Logan most of the night. I don't have a lot of memories of Logan because I was so young that last time I really hung out with him. But the strongest memory I have is the day I graduated from high school he asked me if i had a cell phone and what the number was. I thought it was a little werid but I gave it to him and he just texted me for a while, all he wanted was to know how was doing. That made my day even better, it let me know that he still still cared even though we didn't talk very much. Today was his funeral and just before was his viewing and as I was looking at him it still didn't seem real. I know he is a better place and I will see him again soon. I am just going to miss seeing him around town.This is the only picture I have of Logan and I it is really old because I was like 9 and he was 7.....

This are Logan's lovely brothers and sisters, they are also like my second family and I love them so much....
I have been looking at a lot of pictures of him lately and I have realized that he loved to make this face. I am really going to miss seeing this face.

I am going...........

On a mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day saints to the Australia Perth Mission. Well it all started about a year ago when the thought of you should go on a mission popped into my head, and with all my heart I tried to ignore that feeling. Then I met a pretty nice guy that helped me forget this prompting that I was having. Then after about 3 months me and that guy ended. I knew it was for the best then but it still hurt. Then about a month and a half after that ended I got to the point that I felt like I was over it but I still wasn't happy. So I went and had interview with my bishop because I figured it was time to get my patriarchal blessing . Then a couple of weeks later it was time to get my blessing and after much prayer and fasting, I was ready. A couple of my friends had told me to go to my blessing with questions I had prayed about and asked should I go on a mission, was the very first question that I had. Let me tell you I got a pretty clear answer and from then on I knew I was destined to go on a mission. And as soon as I accepted the fact that I was going a mission, my whole attitude changed and I was the happiest I have been in a while.