I ♥ Glee

OK so... Yes it has been over for weeks now.. But i am just getting around to say I love Glee!! It is like peace in a television show! If my life could be a musical i would totally rock life! I love to sing and dance and relate music to everything, and this show totally makes me sing! Not to mention that i think the season finale was AMAZING because it really brought everything around that totally should have happened. Because quite frankly I LOVE Finn, But Rachel is WAY better for him then Quinn, I hope he totally gets together with Rach next season!! And i am glad Will finally left his lying wife!! LAME! Anyway, i just had to share that it totally brings me happiness and without fail makes me sing every episode!! So, it is official, I ♥ GLEE!!!

Happy Birthday!!

My Nephews both had a birthday this month. Xander is now ONE!! Yahoo and Gunnar is now THREE!!! I can't believe it!! They are both super cute and fun. I love having them so close so i get to see them all the time!!! I can't how old they are gettting!!

Happy Birthday Boys!!

Xander


Gunnar

Flash back of 2009 in photos!

I had such an awesome year!! It is fun to go back and see some of the pictures and remember the great things that have happened this year!! I hope everyone can appreciate life and everything that comes at us, whether we like it or not!!! Happy holidays!! love ya!

My Life according to facebook!!!

Check out MY life according to facebook!! I sure did write some silly stuff as my statuses this year!!! Don't you worry, all quotes are brought to you by..... ME!!! Ha enjoy the look at my life, at least according to facebook!! Pretty accurate account of my random thoughts!!!

Defying Gravity!

OK so for real.... Does anybody else listen to the songs from Wicked and just bust out in song?!? I was watching an old episode of Glee tonight, and it was the one where they sing defying gravity, and i totally was singing my guts out (i think I totally should have gotten the solo part!!!!) Then of course i had to put in my soundtrack and continue to belt out my own version of the entire play!! I do that in the car all the time too... SO YES i am probably one of those people you make fun of that is totally rocking out to themselves singing in the car!

SOOOOOOO anyway i dedicate this song to my new journey in life (Please imagine me singing it to you in my pjs with my hair up and I am a REALLY good singer it's like your totally there!!)

GLINDA
(spoken) Elphaba - why couldn't you have stayed calm for
once, instead of flying off the handle!
(sung) I hope you're happy!
I hope you're happy now
I hope you're happy how you
Hurt your cause forever
I hope you think you're clever!

ELPHABA
I hope you're happy
I hope you're happy, too
I hope you're proud how you
Would grovel in submission
To feed your own ambition

BOTH
So though I can't imagine how
I hope you're happy right now

GLINDA
(spoken) Elphie, listen to me. Just say you're sorry:
(sung) You can still be with the Wizard
What you've worked and waited for
You can have all you ever wanted:

ELPHABA
(spoken) I know:
(sung) But I don't want it -
No - I can't want it
Anymore:

Something has changed within me
Something is not the same
I'm through with playing by the rules
Of someone else's game
Too late for second-guessing
Too late to go back to sleep
It's time to trust my instincts
Close my eyes: and leap!

It's time to try
Defying gravity
I think I'll try
Defying gravity
And you can't pull me down!

GLINDA
Can't I make you understand?
You're having delusions of grandeur:

ELPHABA
I'm through accepting limits
'Cuz someone says they're so
Some things I cannot change
But till I try, I'll never know!
Too long I've been afraid of
Losing love I guess I've lost
Well, if that's love
It comes at much too high a cost!
I'd sooner buy
Defying gravity
Kiss me goodbye
I'm defying gravity
And you can't pull me down:
(spoken) Glinda - come with me. Think of what we could
do: together.

(sung) Unlimited
Together we're unlimited
Together we'll be the greatest team
There's ever been
Glinda -
Dreams, the way we planned 'em

GLINDA
If we work in tandem:

BOTH
There's no fight we cannot win
Just you and I
Defying gravity
With you and I
Defying gravity

ELPHABA
They'll never bring us down!
(spoken) Well? Are you coming?

GLINDA
I hope you're happy
Now that you're choosing this

ELPHABA
(spoken) You too
(sung) I hope it brings you bliss

BOTH
I really hope you get it
And you don't live to regret it
I hope you're happy in the end
I hope you're happy, my friend:

ELPHABA
So if you care to find me
Look to the western sky!
As someone told me lately:
"Ev'ryone deserves the chance to fly!"
And if I'm flying solo
At least I'm flying free
To those who'd ground me
Take a message back from me
Tell them how I am
Defying gravity
I'm flying high
Defying gravity
And soon I'll match them in renown
And nobody in all of Oz
No Wizard that there is or was
Is ever gonna bring me down!

Holy CoW

Can you believe Christmas is 2 weeks away?? Even more so i can't believe how nothing ever goes as planned.... SO many ups and downs going on right now, its insane. Does anyone else find that holidays are just NOT as exciting as they used to be when you were a kid??? As a grownup they just aren't as fun. Unless you have kids or a family of your own, WHICH I DON'T.... so i get left HOPING it will be exciting and fun, yet always somehow being disappointed when its never as great as i "remember" it.....

October recap

OK so because i am such a slacker i am going to do a quick recap of October.... Mikel and i went to Vegas with my entire family to go to the BYU football game at UNLV. It was such a blast!!! Then also that month Brittany and i took the kids to Gardener Village to see the witches there. We also went to their ward Halloween party, and a couple trunk or treat events. As well as donated food and supported Mikel and his haunted house NIGHTMARE on 84th street. Their Haunted house raised over 1100 Lbs of food for he UTAH food bank!!!!!!! It was amazing. They also donated over 70 blankets to the homeless shelter. We also carved some amazing pumpkins this month (Britt, Ryan, Me and the kids) And I had a Halloween party at school just before i went off track... Which sadly ends here soon.... SO that was a brief super duper quick wrap up of October, look at the pics for more info =) OH and the flowers in the pics are from Mikel, it has been 6 months since our first date, and he is just cute like that and brought me flowers!

New Chapstick which is AMAZING

Hey! SO I have this friend named Whitney, she makes chapstick and it is to DIE for! Those of you that know me, already know i LOVE LOVE LOVE chapstick, so i have used practically every kind out there!!BUT THIS ONE SERIOUSLY ROCKS. It keeps my lips smooth and soft all day, it doesn't leave them dry and worse then they were before, it actually helps them feel amazing!! AND IT SMELLS GREAT!! i LOVE IT! I just ordered 4 more flavors because i love it so much. I ordered peppermint ice cream, pina colada, pineapple mango, and cinnamon roll. I can't wait to get them on Saturday! She ships so fast you don't even have to wait very long! ONLY A COUPLE OF DAYS TO PURE HEAVEN.

AND NO, she didn't ask me to advertise or sell for her, she doesn't even know i am doing this, this is just me sharing with the people i love a really great product, i really think you should try some it's fantastic!!! check it out go to http://www.etsy.com/shop/littleoldtree or just click "check it out" it is my link i made for you, either way ENJOY!!!

I love my job!

OK well i figured i should probably post a POSITIVE HAPPY post about my job, because all of this ranting and raving and venting about my job, probably has people thinking "Gosh she hates her job!" Which is SO not true. In reality i LOVE my job! Yes, it is demanding, overwhelming and extremely hard work... BUT i love it! there is nothing better than watching kids learn and grow and knowing that you helped them understand something new!! I love watching the light click in their head and helping them feel accomplished and good about themselves. My heart breaks when theirs breaks, i worry when they worry, I hurt when they hurt, I seriously LOVE my kids, and i get attached to them each time i get a new set of kids, and i cry each time i have to send another group on to the next grade.. It is my highlight when one of my old students stops by to say HI or to catch me up on middle school. It is so fun to see them grow and change! It is so weird to think my first group of kids is in 9th grade... THEY WILL BE IN HIGH SCHOOL NEXT YEAR!!! I love when they tell me i was their favorite teacher!! I really love my job. (I miss them when they move on)

But for real...What other job do you automatically get the holidays off? And other breaks throughout the year... YES they come at quite the price, and people often say how lucky we are, but believe me we work through our breaks, we work after school there is ALWAYS some project i am working on!! BUT OH how i love the breaks! it is the only time i get to catch up with reality and get ready to do it all again~!

I just want everyone to know that i couldn't love anyone more than my kids, I wouldn't do what i do if i didn't care about them, and care about my job! I even like talking to the sweepers that clean my room! I work with the best people ever!!! I wouldn't be who i am today if i wasn't a teacher, and for that i am grateful!!

Parent Teacher Conferences.

Ok So Have you ever stopped to think about what a teacher goes through when Parent Teacher Conferences comes around? Well for me, it is such a nervous time of year I get so anxious.. YES it usually goes well, and there are no problems, occasionally an upset parent, or a major concern. But for the most part, just a couple of REALLY long nights.

But still, as it approaches, i am getting nervous and anxious. I have spent long hours this last week, getting the report cards done, setting up my room to seek parental approval. Cleaning everything so it doesn't look like a hurricane just came through, anxiously waiting for the parents to sign up for a time so i can start arranging my materials according to schedule. Getting more anxious each day.

It's weird because when the time comes, they come in and magically i know what to say, I can usually respond well and have the answers to their questions... But up until that first parent walks through the door its a constant panic attack....

Cant wait for this week's fun! Hope it all goes well!!!

Haunted Village!

OK so last night me Mikel, Kristen and Eric went to the Haunted Village. Which is the haunted house up at "This is the Place Monument... Any of you that have ever been ANYWHERE with me, let alone somewhere scary know that i am very very jumpy. Heck i scream when my landlord opens the door in the garage when i am in there. I am very very jumpy. SO you can assume how it works when scary creepy guys pop out and scare me... I ran through the thing screaming.... I think i almost peed my pants atleast three times! It was a weird set up for a haunted house. It is both inside and outside, you walk a lot in between the different buildings. But it was way fun! I think the funny thing is, i am not afraid of the people dressed up all dead-like. Its just the intial jumping out that scares the shiz out of me. And then ok ok it is pretty creepy when they follow you... They just get too close for comfort.

I love it. It's one of my very favorite things to do. I just hate that it is getting so freaking expensive to go! That's why i am excited to go to Mikel's haunted house, "Terror on 84th". Him and his friends have built a haunted house throughout his yard. They put it on the last week of October, BEST part is, it's free! You just bring a can of food, and they donate it all to the food bank! What an awesome thing to do!?? It's pretty dang awesome too, you should check it out!

Anyway I love HALLOWEEN!!! yahoo! But sad and lucky? i am off track for Halloween! yahoo one more week of school! One more BUSY week of parent teacher conferences, but still 5 more days of school and then i get a break!!!

Everyone say YAHOO for Year Round School!!

BUSY BUSY BUSY

Ok so 3rd grade has kept me so busy i haven't even had time to blog about it!!!

And now tonight i spent the few minutes i did have to blog about it, changing my blog and now my time is up!!! Again!

So i will have to update you quickly and give more details later. We went to VEGAS as a Fam to go to the BYU game. It was way fun! Other than that i have been totally swamped with school. Luckily i go off track in two weeks! But before then i have Parent Teacher Conferences! So needless to say i have tons to do! But i will update soon!!!

Life is good.

NOW.... and THEN......

SO i have some of the BEST friends anyone could ever ask for. I was going through some of my old pictures, and laughing at how long we have all been friends. I have know all of you SINCE MIDDLE SCHOOL!! Even some since ELEMENTARY SCHOOL! So i started putting together just a few of the pictures of our group together over the last decade....(or longer) Oh how i love you guys you always make me smile!!!! Here's to you guys!!! I seriously could not be where i am today without these girls. I have leaned on every one of their shoulders at least once and turned to them for support and strength. And they have ALWAYS been there for me when I needed them! I have learned Millions upon millions of lessons from each of them and i am so thankful to have everyone of you in my life! I hope you enjoy the memories as much as i did!! I can't wait to see what happens with us over the next decade! Love you!
P.S. If you have any other note worthy pics to add to this blog, let me know!!!!

CATCH UP THURSDAY!!!

Well it says something about life when you run out of time to blog!! HAHA What is this world coming to!!! Just kidding. It has been a busy first 3 weeks of third grade though! I am lucky to leave work by 5:30 *(When i should be leaving at 4) and on top of that my crazy intense Master's class!! Seriously who wants to write a 35 page paper for me!?!? Anyone? ANYONE? But I have resorted to posting yet again a slide show of pictures, so at least those who have fast enough internet can catch up on what i have been up to! There are pictures of Thanksgiving point, and swimming, the zoo... and who knows what else =) I have some funny school pictures too, but i wont post them here obviously! BUT Can you believe all of the babies at the zoo!? Britt got a family pass to the zoo and i paid to join them on it, so we have been there a few times this summer! I can't believe all the cute babies! I personally am ecstatic about the tiger babies!!! I love tigers! Ade is excited about the elephant baby! We went to vote on her name, and one of the options is AISHA, which is much like ALISHA, and Ade knows how to spell my name, so she proceeded to say, "LOOK!! they want to name the baby elephant ALISHA! lets vote for that one!" I had to explain they were NOT naming the elephant after me... flattering as it would be. YIKES!

I can't believe how times flies! Today was my niece Ade's FIRST DAY OF KINDERGARTEN!!! Can you believe it! Those of you who know me know i love her like crazy so it was a big day for me too!! She loved it and apparently did great! And no tears from her or her parents.... GOSH i guess that leaves me to cry!!! She is all grown up and going to school!!! I love it! SO i am adding a pic of her just before leaving for school! She is so cute! (** I stole the pic from Britt)

Also this last week Daija was in town and the girls and I got together for dinner! This was the first time we have ever brought the guys. It was a blast! Full of catching up, funny moments, like the bench breaking! And yard games, it was a pretty intense gave of boys against girls Bocce! I love those girls it was SO fun to get together again! Some of them i have known sense ELEMENTARY school!!! Yikes! We are getting old!!

Little League WORLD SERIES!!!!!!!!!

OK so the 13 year old Little League WORLD SERIES for Babe Ruth Baseball is in Murray Utah this week! And today was the opening ceremonies and the first 4 games of the tournament! They had the most amazing fireworks ever! And of course my daddy is one of the 6 umpires for the tournament, which is why i got to go to these cool things today! I love watching him do something he loves and is excited about and is good at! If you want to know more about the games and the park and stuff you should go to this website. http://www.baberuthleague.org/world-series/locations/13YOWSLocation.html I am like a Babe Ruth Spokesperson now!!! ha. Not really! i just had a lot of fun at the park today!

Day 1 of THIRD grade!!!!

So today was my first day of THIRD grade! I was so nervous. I have been stressing about it for weeks now! I was making myself sick worrying about everything, i just wanted it all to be great! I was also worried that they would be so little!! BUT it went well! I loved my kids. It was so different! I only have 21 kids, thats so crazy compared to 31, 6th graders!!! They were a lot of fun. Very chatty! But really cute. One girl even saved a carrot at lunch for Bella. (our class bunny) It was very very different, and a new experience but i really liked it! And most of all i am so relived that it went well and i dont have to stress as much anymore!

I was so happy with how the day went, after school i went out and bought myself new shoes!! haha i know i know silly, but i was really happy today! I hope it stays great and i hope that 3rd grade is a great experience!!!!

Happier post! Full of fun!!

This week was the Salt Lake County Fair. I got to go twice. The first time was with my sister and her kids and Mikel and Kristen and her kids. We just walked around, and went to the petting zoo and the kids rode a pony. It was awesome!

The second time was with Kristen and Eric and Mikel and Kristen's daughter. We went to the demolition derby. It was so much fun! And we got out picture holding a Walaroo! How cute!

There are also some other pictures of the mountains. We were eating around the fire and a deer was right across the creek! It was beautiful! I love love love being outdoors especially in the mountains!!

I am so grateful to have fun things like this to do to help me relax and not worry so much! It also helps to be surrounded by such amazing people that i love!!!

Why is life so crazy?!

Ok so First of all, WARNING this is going to be a major vent session, since i think it is safe to say, Not too many people are reading this anyway, and i am not sure who to talk to... SO i get to write about it instead.

Ever feel like the whole world is right in front of you and all you want is the choice you left behind?

I swear you finally get life figured out even a little bit and POOF it all rains again. I felt like i was really getting back on my game. Happy, for the most part. Content with life, accomplishing goals. And all of a sudden the entire world is glistening in the path ahead and then suddenly somewhere deep inside you stop to think... "Wait a second I want to be back where i was a few months ago."

I miss My relationship with Spencer. That is no lie. And it is no surprise to those of you that know me. He was in fact a huge part of my life. It has been hard to get past the life i had with him. I finally got to the point where I could break away from him, and move on. It was not easy, by any means, but i knew i had to do it. Then i was ok. I knew i was moving to the right path. And making goals again in life. And then of course, Now i am getting hit yet again with pain. Just when you think you have made it through the darkness and mess of a relationship gone wrong, it hits you again! You start to miss them, and wonder what you could have done differently to make it all work. It is a back and forth up and down emotional roller coaster!!

Not to mention i am kinda freaked out about starting a new grade this year. It is like being a first year teacher all over again! I have had to recreate the way i teach! It has been very stressful and overwhelming! And i am 2 weeks away from starting school and already working my butt off everyday to get ready! And stressing the first day of school! I have been so nervous and stressed it has literally made me sick! So apart from having a constant headache, and wanting to throw up =) Life is good.

3 Cheers for being 25, not married, no children, and doubting your Career path!

More Bella

I have never had a Bunny... She has been quite the handful! But I love her guts!!! Even when she pees on my favortie blanket! Or on the Table just after i clean her cage!!!And even when she wakes me up banging her food dish around carrying it from one side of the cage to the other!!!! Still love her!

 

 

 

 

Suzanne's Wedding, New Bunny, Rodeo and Summer of fun!!!

Ok so i am lame! I haven't updated in forever. So the first thing i want to report is Tonight I went to Suzanne's Wedding. She looked SO amazing. I am so happy for her and James. It was a beautiful outdoor reception with people i love!!!!

Second thing I want to report is I got a new bunny!! Her name is Bella. And she is going to be my new class pet. I am switching to third grade this year, and have never had a pet. I was reading a book awhile ago called "32 third graders and one class bunny." It was then that i decided i should get a bunny! Lucky for me Kristen's rabbits had bunnies and she offered to give me one!!! I am already attached to her, and it has been a lot of fun!!

Last but not least, Heather and Isaac invited us to go to the Rodeo this week. It was so much fun! Mikel talked me into getting a cowboy hat! Yikes! I have never owned a cowboy hat in my life. We both bought one, so we could really be in the spirit. It was fun. Heather and Isaac borrowed our hats so they could be "Real Cowboys too!" I am glad we got to go with them!!


So Far this summer has been fun! I have finished two of my Master's classes, which means only 3 more to go until i am totally finished with my Master's in Education!!! I am so excited. Other than that i have just been having fun, working hard and getting ready for school to start! Lucky for me i am D track which means they all go back to school on Monday!!! And i get the first 3 weeks off!!!! THANK GOODNESS for more time off!!!! I love sunshine and sleep!!

Temple Open House

Yesterday I had the opportunity to go with my family to the temple open house. It was SO beautiful! I loved watching the faces of my niece and nephew as we walked through the Temple. It was so fun. We had a BBQ before, and then all went over there together. It was a great experience. I live right by the temple, so i have had many opportunities to drive past it, but i never really appreciated it's beauty until now.

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Ade's Birthday!!!!

My neice Ade is having a birthday!!! She is now going to be 5 years old and i can't beleive it!!! She will be going to Kindergarten this year!! She has grown up so fast. I love this little girl like she were my own! We went to Chuck E Cheese for her party today and it was a blast. Although she was so afraid of Chuch E..... Gunnar wanted to chase him down to keep saying hi to him, but it took a lot to get a picture with him. They had tons of fun. It is like Vegas for kids. I loved it! Then we went and ate ice cream and cupcakes and plated with her new stuff, princess yatzee, princess hop scotch, a microphone that mikel gave her that sings high school musical songs... We had a lot of fun i am glad i got to go!

These pics are both of my last day of school, and the bday party.

Last day of 6th grade.

Well, Thursday was my last day of 6th grade... Now i will have to change the title of my blog!!! yikes! Anyway, here are a few pictures of the day, if you click on the picasa icon at the bottom you can see a lot more!

 

 

 

 

In desperate need of Relief......

Ok somebody help. I have like 20 mosquito bites and i am going to die from the itching. It wakes me up at night!!! It is driving me crazy. I found this page that said 40 things to do to relieve the itch, but i ended up smelling all minty fresh cuz someone said to put toothpaste on my bites (which helped for a second i think? Maybe?).... Then i tried banana peels? YUCK but still no relief... Anyone else have any great ideas? I am pretty much willing to try anything at this point!

Catch up Saturday

OK SO this is Catch up Saturday where i am going to catch you up on lots that has happened that i forgot to post that i wanted to still mention, and then I will also post about tonight, and by the time i am done it will probably be catch up SUNDAY because it is after midnight. ANYWAY

1st catch up: Some of my girls from last year came to visit me at school. I was excited when Shea, Britt, and Polly came and their friend Kellie. And they came on a fun day it was the day we had just gotten our "Sugar Babies" So the girls helped me host our "baby shower" It was a lot of fun. I will include those pictures so you can see them! I loved having them come back to visit me, especially since i have switched schools, so i am not even still at the same school i was at when i taught them! They came the extra mile to visit and i think its great! Mali went to my old school too and she came to see me. I had her 2 years ago, but i also have her cousin in my class this year too, it's a small world. it's nice to feel loved though!

2nd catch up: Mikel and I went up to Kristen's cabin ("The Sleepy S")to go four wheeling again it was so cute Mike was driving around Kaylee and Gage around the yard because they couldn't wait until we got up to the mountain trail to ride. Then Kaylee was walking the dogs and was being so cute and bossy with them.

3rd Catch up, After that really hard rain storm my apartment flooded, i live in the basement, so it can be expected. And luckily it was the unfinished portion that got hit with the most water, so nothing was damaged!!

4th catch up was tonights fun. Mikel and i went to Taylorsville days with my dad and britt and ry and the kids. It was a lot of fun we got to see fireworks and the kids played on some toys and they had a petting zoo. It was really cool. I love this time of the year!!! There was a beautiful sunset, i wish it could have worked better in the picture. It was a great day of fun, great weather and family. I am glad we went. I also went to lunch with Jessica today, it was fabulous, but i didn't take pictures of that.

SO.... Anyway enjoy the slide show of random photos that go with all of the catch ups!!!

Confessions of a Shopaholic....

OK so i am behind the times..... I just watched "Confessions of a Shopaholic" I didn't get a chance to see it in the theaters, and it came out today, so i went to the redbox and decided to take a night and stay home alone put on my pajamas and watch a movie!

I have to admit, i liked the book better. I think the movie was good, but once you have read the book there is much more story that they tried to cram into a short movie. Which i am sure is like all movies. But I also watched while i was quite the space case, so maybe i will have to try again another day just to be sure!

I do have to admit though, wouldn't it be nice to have a "Magic Card" and just be able to shop and buy whatever ya wanted? When i was younger, I never really liked shopping, i mean sure it was fun to get something new, but i didn't really like to go to the Mall or whatever. Even in high school. But as i have gotten older i have to confess, i am more of a shopper. Maybe it is having my own money to buy things, or something i am not sure. But i even think i shop for therapy or something cuz it's relaxing. When i am stressed or mad or sad, sometimes buying something makes me feel bad... How sad is that?> and i just told you all my secret!!! haha Oh well. At least i haven't had to join shopaholics anonymous yet!!! =) So if you find bags stashed in my closet.. you will then know that it is time to get me help!!!

Some other things to look forward too, Harry potter, Big brother, Fireworks on the 4th of July! New moon, and a new school year!!

Disney's Christmas Carol Train Tour

Ok, so like i said my dad wanted to go see the Disney Christmas Carol Train tour when it was in Ogden on Tuesday. So it was him, Mikel and the kids and Me. We waited in line to go through the train, and then watched the 3d presentation. It was pretty awesome. In the train they had a face morphing part where you could take your picture and it would make you a character of the movie. So i thought i would post the funny pictures of me gunnar and my dad and mikel. It is silly. But fun!