Last day on campus!

Although these last few days have been survival mode  well last few weeks-I desperately wanted to take a moment and record some feeling from today.   Today was our last student teaching seminar. As I drove back up to campus a flood of emotions ran through my mind as I thought back to my first day back on campus in 2008. I was so scared and out of my comfort zone. I couldn't remember where any building was and everything had changed and had to been done online. I was overwhelmed, scared, and very unsure. I was sure I was going to get attacked!!!  Although I had worked in my home with photography and with people I felt like I had not studied...really studied to retain information in a long time. I studied like crazy to try to regain old study habits. It was weird it was like a part of my brain had gone to sleep. I vividly remember calling my Dad that first day of school and telling him how much work this was going to be and what a sacrifice for my family this was and how scared I was. He said to come visit him that weekend and my mom would help me with my homework!!! Ha and she did!  Last semester was by far the hardest of all taking all those practicums and losing him at the same time. I miss him this week. And although I know he's with me I wish he was physically. He pushed me so much to go back to school and knew it was something I wanted to do.  I look back at all the blessing I received during all of this time and how the Lord placed people in my life just at the right time from old friends to new college friends and certain teachers. My supervisor while I was student teaching was such a gift and helped me so much.  I couldn't have made it through any of this without them or without HIM.
So today after the crazy amount of emotions a few of my little college peeps came over to decorate our caps. It was so nice to take an hour and celebrate teaching!!!! YEAH!!!

Happy days

Lots of updates again. I can't keep up with it!

Andrew broke his arm during a wrestling match! Ouch-there seems to be a little problem we find out Fri. if he needs surgery-hopefully not. Looks like wrestling is over for him. He is so loyal though supporting the team at every single match!

Blake blessed the sacrament for the first time today. He was ordained a priest last Sunday. It was a precious moment for me!

I graduate in 6 days! YEP 6 days. Never actually thought this day would ever come!

I got a job! I survived interviews. I thought I would have a nervous breakdown...literally. I will be teaching 2nd grade!  The current teacher is moving to get married. It just happened to be in the school I was student teaching in so I feel ever so blessed! I am busy getting ready and finishing up my last week of student teaching. It feels so weird to me that all of this fell into place while we are pursuing adoption but all I can say is I have prayed and prayed and somehow it must go together or it's the right thing to do. So with that said, I look forward to the new door that is opening in front of me and the sweet little 2nd graders!

Our homestudy has been written but  we are having trouble getting back information from Idaho when we lived there YEARS ago.  We were not registered with the state because we were college students but somehow something still has to come back and prove that we didn't commit crime there. That is holding us up a little but hopefully by the end of the week. If all goes as planned it should be ready by Friday/Saturday or next week!

I got a new calling at church so that means I got released from my stake calling. Before I served in stake primary I served in ward  primary for years so to now be put in YW seems really different. I will be praying a lot for inspiration.   I am happy to be with Leah Beth and excited to be with the girls and have some really neat people serving with me.

Having an extra driver in the house has really taken a load off of me and I guess the Lord doesn't believe in any down time except tomorrow he has given us a SNOW day!  YIPEE....my first time ever that we all get off the same time-no classes tomorrow, no photo appointments just me and them sleeping late and hanging out!!!!!