Miss Smith

I have had a few job interviews and gotten turned down each time. Each time the principal would tell me that I was a great interview and one of the finalists but there were just soo many people applying for teaching positions. It was down to a week and a half before school started. I knew I wasn't getting a job this year. I had talked about the driving schedule for my nanny kids and had planned on staying with them through the year. I was sad but ok with it. Well on Wednesday August 10th I got a call from Davis school district asking if I had gotten a job yet. I said no. She told me that the district might be getting some last minute emergency funding and they were having an abnormal interview at the district office where I would be interviewing with at panel of principals. I told her I would be there early Friday morning. I told my friends that I would have to be late to Bear Lake and was sad because I was missing some of my vacation and didn't even know if it would be worth it. I went to the interview and it was very nerve wracking. There were 7 or 8 principals if I remember correctly and the guy that was running the interview. In a way it was less pressure than one on one because the principals are all friends and they talked and laughed amongst each other. The principals just took turns and each one asked me a question and they just went around the table. They told me that they would know if the funding went through on Tuesday evening and then the principals would start making calls. I didn't really know what to expect and went straight to Bear Lake and tried not to stress about it. That was basically impossible. On Monday morning I got a phone call from the principal of Sand Springs elementary asking if I could come and meet with her to get to know her better. She gave me a tour of the school and told me that if the money came through then she would offer me a job. I was freaking out! I went boating and prayed that the money came through. Tuesday was one of the longest days ever. I nannied and then went home and sat in the front room with my home phone and cell phone on my lap. The meeting was supposed to get over at 6. Hollie was with her mom, who is a principal, and called at like 6:10 telling me that the district got the money. At about 6:15 my phone rang and it was my principal telling me that it was a go and that I needed to be to faculty meeting the next morning at 9:00 am. I was the new 2nd grade teacher at Sand Springs Elementary. I started bawling and called my nanny family first to give them a 14 hour notice. I felt horrible that it was this late of notice for them but there was nothing I could do. Then I called both grandmas and text friends and put it one facebook. Ha. That made it official. I sat there for about 30 minutes and then my mom and I went shopping! It was 7:oo on Tuesday night and school started the next Monday and I had a whole entire classroom to furnish and lessons to prepare. We had to get going! We went wardrobe shopping first and to Zurcher's to pick a theme for my room. Priorities! Wednesday morning I went to my faculty meeting, it got over at 12 and I went and saw my completely empty classroom, then I went and picked up my mom who took the rest of the week off to help me, and we went shopping again. We were both feeling very overwhelmed. My mom called Letia and Ann for emergency help. Good thing we have connections with women who know their way around an elementary! Letia, Ann, Kallee, Whitney, Abbey, and Jordan came at the drop of a hat and helped get my room done. I literally could not have done it without them. They worked so hard. They spent hours in my room on Wednesday and Thursday. Alyssa, Holly, my sisters, my dad, and Jeff also came and helped me a ton as well. My coworkers were amazed at how many people came to help me. They were all jealous! :) I had a couple of breakdowns but did pretty well for the most part. It was probably the longest 5 days of my life. I spent $1,200 very quickly and worked really hard but we did it. I was (kinda) ready for school to start on Monday morning. The district hired 35 teachers with that last minute funding they received. Not the most ideal way to start out the year and I hope that I never have to have that last minute stress again but I am so thankful that I got a job!

Part of my crew. I was too stressed to think about taking many pictures.

These are just some of pictures of my classroom. I chose to go with a Hollywood/stars theme. It turned out really cute and my kids like it.


Annie made this really adorable cake for me the night before school started. I'm sure that I teared up. I loved it.

I am so happy to have a class that I love at an amazing school that is pretty close to my house. It is literally my dream job. I have always wanted to teach 2nd grade. I love my kids so much! They are adorable and funny and I have awesome parents in my class. My kids say the funnies things sometimes. I get asked at least weekly why I am 25 and not married. Ha. They keep me humble. This job is seriously a dream come true and such a blessing. Definitely worth the stress and wait. I am so grateful that to everyone that helped me with everything that week, especially my parents, and especially my mom. There is absolutely no way that I could ever have done it without her. I hope that I can stay a Sand Springs Stallion forever!

Bear Lake

At the end of August I went with Hollie's family to a cabin in Bear Lake. I loved it! I couldn't leave when the rest of them left because I had a job interview early Friday morning. My dad offered to drive me all the way up there so that I didn't have to drive alone. :) It was really sweet of him.

Here are my dad and I sitting at the gas station in Bear Lake waiting for my friends to come pick me up. This picture was the last of about 10 tries to get him to look at the camera.

When I got to the cabin I was given my perfect adorable cup that Hollie and her sisters had made for everyone to use during the weekend. I couldn't have been more thrilled.


I love shakes!

We love Le Beaus. The raspberry shakes are divine! We went there a few times during the weekend.


I always love bon fires. This one was one of the best. We played iPod idol, I had an adorable baby to hold the entire time, and a 5 year old that loved me and wanted to sit right next to me. Also, we didn't wear makeup or get ready at all the entire time. I LOVED it.


These two pictures summed up our weekend. We played in the sun all day, came home and ate dinner, then retired to our bedroom that was basically an ice cube and we had to wear sweatshirts and cuddle in bed while we all read. It was absolute perfection. I love vacations where all I have to do is play in the sun and read. That is my kind of life! I love Bear Lake and decided that someday when I am rich I will have a cabin there. I hope that I get invited next year! Thanks Marshall's for letting me come!

Favorite Holiday... I think

I LOVE the 4th of July. I am pretty sure that it is my favorite holiday ever. I love fireworks, I love concerts, I love being outside, and I love doing fun things with my family! All of those things equal the 4th of July. I have also loved that the 4th has been on or near the weekend the past couple of years so that there are extra days to celebrate.

Here are us girls on the way to Provo for the Stadium of Fire! Lynsie decided to ditch us and go to Vegas.

We stopped for lunch at my favorite restaurant ever basically. Smash Burger. Way better than In-n-Out. It is delicious. I wish that I could eat there everyday.

On the way to Provo we had to stop at Cabelas. I wasn't too happy about it. I even tried to get into all of the things that it has to offer and I was still bored within about 2 minutes. I hate that place. Here are Morgan and my dad at the shooting gallery. Pretty cute.

We are finally to the concert! Yay! I don't think that it is a secret that I LOVE concerts. I spend way too much money on them but I seriously can't help it. Brad Paisley puts on a very fun concert. He definitely didn't disappoint. I loved it!

I always feel so patriotic during the Stadium of Fire. I can't help but tear up every time that the flag is flown in and the jets fly over! It really is magical. Also before the Stadium of Fire starts they say a prayer. It is at BYU after all. I know that not everyone there is LDS but everyone is respectful during the prayer and it is very magical to watch however many thousand people take their hats off, bow their heads, and be silent during the prayer. I know I'm a dork.

David Archuleta was the opening performance. He really is so adorable and entertaining. It was so cute too because he performed at the Stadium of Fire when he was little and so they started out showing the recording of him as a little boy and morphed it into him singing in real life. I loved it!

My boyfriend Jimmer gave us a little hello message because he couldn't be there. I loved that so so much.




Here we all are enjoying the concert! We love the USA!

I basically loved this performance so much because I LOVE country music! I loved this song and how he paid tribute to the country singers. So cute. I am pretty sure that I was crying.

Mmmmm! I love this man so much. I get lost in his big brown eyes every time that I watch him sing. His songs are adorable. His voice is beautiful. He is perfect. I think that he may be the best performer that I have seen at Stadium of Fire.

People that can't take pictures piss me off. I guess that I should be grateful to strangers that take pictures for me but I just wish that they would center them. It's really annoying.

So one of the reasons that this was the best Stadium of Fire to date is because of the AWESOME dance party that was outside of the stadium after the fireworks were over. We met up with our friends that were also there and basically rocked the dance floor. We were all sweaty and disgusting but had a blast!

Tyler was the designated purse holder during the dance. It was pretty great so that we didn't have to worry about them.

Morgan and I in the truck waiting in traffic. Stadium of Fire is over but we are still in our after concert high. I love this picture FYI.

Here we are at the West Point fireworks. I am so sad that the 4th of July is over. I love it so much! I had a GREAT weekend. I loved every second of it. We went to the RAC during the day on the 4th again this year. Basically all of the pictures were disgusting so I opted not to post any. I am also sad that the 4th is over because the summer flies by after the holiday. I don't want it to end.

I Bleed Blue!

My family has been BYU fans for as long as I can remember. My uncle Todd has had season tickets for I think he said 27 or 28 years so everyone else just kind of followed suit. We have all been able to go to some games over the years. I haven't really known how I felt about it. Games are pretty boring but I haven't been for a long time. Well Todd called and said that he had 3 extra tickets and I happened to have the night off so after debating about it for a while, Lyns, Alyssa, and I decided to take the tickets. I was the only one that had to debate about going or not. Lynsie and Alyssa were in from the first second.

Lyns and I sitting in the bleachers. The seats are awesome. They are underneath this sign thing so that they are protected when it rains or snows and it keeps the sun off of them too. The only problem is that they are on the very top row. I am a little out of shape and that trek up those stairs is pretty much horrible. When I carried Kate up I was literally seeing stars by the time I got up there. Sad I know. And one thing that Lyss and I couldn't figure out though was the cheer that they do when they yell: "First Down!" or something like that. We always kept doing it at the wrong time. I didn't ever get it.

This adorable little girl Kate is the funniest little girl ever. She was getting restless so I took her down with us to get a snowie and to take a break from the bleachers. I had bought a water and she had just gotten done taking a huge drink from the water bottle like she was dying of thirst and then all the sudden just closed her eyes. We looked at each other and were all, "did she seriously just fall asleep?" And she wasn't smiling or anything. It was hilarious. She did it for at least a full minute. We finally got the camera out and then she started smiling slyly and opened her eyes. The little stink. It was adorable. Then she knew that we thought it was funny and kept doing it.

The girls in our cool BYU attire. Notice how cute Kate looks. She had on a cute little jean skirt and blue ribbons in her pigtails. So sweet.

The cousins! We are a BYU family! But Colton is definitely the biggest Cougar fan of us all!

The Cougars themselves at halftime. Rise and shout!

Best BYU cousins ever!

I took this picture of Colton and Lynsie. Colty is so lucky because he has the best seats ever! Right above the field. I could actually pay attention to the game when I was down there with him.

After the game we went to the Olive Garden. So good and so fun!

I just had to post this picture of Kate after the game was over. It makes me laugh so hard. This is how I kind of felt too. And she is super adorable still even with her hair pulled out and a messy face! The game was super fun but a little long. I was happy that Kate was there to keep me entertained. I am so glad that we were able to go! And I am happy to say that even though the game was a little long I am definitely a BYU fan! I bleed blue! It was so fun and thanks so much for the tickets Mary and Todd! We'll take extra tickets off your hands anytime!

I'm a Gleek!

It's true! I love it so so much! I have been looking forward to this since the finale of last season! It seriously makes me so happy! I'm lame I know but that's ok.

Doesn't this picture make you want to watch it? It makes me want to watch it.

We had another season premiere party. We are cool. We know. Nothing can top our party last year since Artie showed up but this year was still pretty great.

Of course Morgie and I had to wear our Glee shirts to school that day. So many people were jealous.

I changed into my matching Glee shirt for the party though. I had to match everyone! And of course Mylie and Shadie had to get into the action!

Here we are eating our dessert... Pazookies! Mmm! Thanks Mom!

Hollie made these adorable cupcakes! I loved them so so much and loved that she printed off all of their pictures! Definitely completed the party!

We are Gleeks!

Abby isn't a Glee fan. I feel bad for her. I really do.

Justin and I. He is one of Tyler's friends and he loves Glee. That makes me love him!

I am so glad that my friends and family are Gleeks. It is so fun to always watch it! I am so happy it is back on.