Happy Birthday Skyler!

So, today my little brother turned 20. It is so insane to me. I know we are not very far apart in age, but 20 sounds so much older than 19. I was joking around with my parents today about how both of their children are in their 20's. Crazy!

Me and Sky-guy on Halloween many years ago.

Getting ready for my wedding.

Have we changed much???

Another Victim...

So... tonight we got home from dinner and I noticed that there was a small black thing on the floor. When I picked it up I realized that it was a piece of my cell phone charger. Maddie had gotten a hold of it and chewed the piece that you plug into your cell phone off. The scary part is that she chewed it off while it was plugged in!!! She could have been electrocuted!


Her and Motley have also managed to chew up part of our carpet. I am still trying to think of a creative way of fixing that before we move out! I will post those pictures later...

Prado View Elementary

I got my placement! I found out yesterday that I will be doing my student teaching at Prado View Elementary school in Corona. I am super excited! I haven't found out yet what grade I will be teaching, but I talked to my supervisor and she told me that she will be contacting me soon to set up a meeting where she will give me details about who my master teacher is and what grade I will be teaching.

Here is a picture of the school...

Google Tag!

I got this from Danika's blog and it looked fun. You are suppose to answer the questions by googling the words you pick! Here goes nothing...

Favorite animal: All dogs

Favorite holiday: Christmas

Where I live: Southern Cali

Favorite food: Does this count? If not, it should...

College major: Teacher...or Child and Adolescent Studies

Favorite place: ...I LOVE HOME...I guess I am a bit of a homebody.

Old Pet: ...her name was Gadget if you couldn't guess.

Bad habit: ...I drink a LOT of soda...

Age at next birthday: ...haha

Favorite place to visit: ...not the temple, but the city (Logan)...haha

Middle name: ...this is not Mary Kate, it's Ashley.

Happy MLK DAY!

...Happy Martin Luther King Day...and for those of you like me...HAPPY DAY OFF!

It's late, and I'm nervous...

...so it's late. I am sitting here trying to write a 20 page term paper. I just started about 2 hours ago and it is due Friday. If you know me you would be proud. Usually I wait until the night before to start.

I can't stop thinking about Tuesday (my first day of the credential program). I am so excited, but super nervous too. I have heard that people are getting called and being told where they will be placed for the semester.

I wish I would find out where I am going to be doing my student teaching so that I can concentrate on writing my paper.

...so, yeah. Kind of a random post. :)

...it's been awhile

... So, I haven't been great at keeping up my blogging. I have been busy getting ready for the credential program, and finishing my intersession course. So here is what has been going on...

First.

Mady got spayed on Thursday. I felt really bad for her because it is a pretty invasive procedure. They say that being spayed is much worse than being neutered. I must admit though, it was pretty hilarious seeing her all drugged up. She looked so funny because she was floppy and her tongue kept sticking out.

Second.

I found out that I made the Deans List at school. I was so excited when I found out. I never really knew the requirements, but when I was studying on Thursday a friends saw my grades on the screen (because our school homepages shows your grades when you pull it up) and told me she thought that my grades looked good and that I "probably made the Deans List." Sure enough, we calculated my grade and I DID! So apparently, according to her, I will get a certificate and a chord to wear at graduation. (She said she knew because she got the same award last semester) COOL! ...I made sure to confirm it... She was right!

Third. (and my personal highlight)

For those of you who don't know, David started a new job in October. Right before then, he started studying for an Actuarial test that consisted of an EXTREMELY hard curriculum. It took him three months of intense studying that took up a lot of his nights, and consisted of reading two mathematical textbooks (yuck!). He took the test in the beginning of November and had to wait until Friday to find out... HE PASSED!!!! I am so proud of him. He really worked hard, and he really was worried because he said it was a tough test.

Fourth. (and last)

David and I have been working diligently to find a new place to live. We finally made a break through. We are most likely moving to Irvine, California. It is about 45 minutes from where we live now. David is SUPER excited, especially because we will only be about 10-15 min away from the beach. It's a very nice city (probably nicer than where we are now) and we get to pay less...so that's a plus.

Here are some pictures of the city. We learned this weekend that it is a master planned city. It is BEAUTIFUL! David was even commenting of how beautiful the sidewalks were (haha)!

Happy New Year!!!

...and so we all embark on a new year.

It seems like 2007 has gone by so fast. David and I spent our New Years Eve with a few friends and family. It was low key (as we like it) although we did battle it out playing Guitar Hero (we have become addicted).

Our New Years Day was much like our Eve. We slept in, and then went to my parents house for waffles and omelets. After that we took the puppies (along with my parents and their dog) to the park and played with them while we learned to fly my dads $100 kite.

Unfortunately, after a few games of Guitar Hero (AGAIN) we decided it was time to go home and prepare for reality to begin again. We have been spoiled with so much vacation that we don't want to have to go back to school/work.

Hope you all had a safe and wonderful New Year's and hopefully 2008 will be good to all of us!