And so it is...

Things have been crazy around here! Lots of new experiences!

Today is my second to last day working for my gramps. It's kinda a bittersweet moment. I am happy to be starting my "Career", but I'm sad to be leaving the place I have been for about 7 years...No more jeans and tee-shirts everyday, free lunch, free car washes, TV, air conditioning, and unlimited Internet. All good things must come to an end..i guess. :-/

I am way stoked about starting student teaching! 3rd grade is going to be so fun! I went to my school, met my master teacher, and got keys to the teachers lounge and classroom -I feel so official! :) I absolutely love my teacher. Its going to be a great 8 weeks.

I officially start on Wednesday (teachers meetings all day) and the kids come on Thursday! I have been brushing up on my cursive handwriting and realized why I never write in cursive... I don't write any of the letters correctly and I have issues with some uppercase letters- its hard!!! Poor kids. haha
Last week Megan and Courtney moved in next door! It is going to be great having them so close and just a walk away!! I also have been helping Chelsey set up her 5th grade room. Her room is adorable! She has some great ideas! I cannot wait to set up my own classroom! All in good time, first I need to get through student teaching!

I think that sums up my life thus far!
I'm headed to San Clemente for the holiday weekend!

xxoo

Tag!

I found this on my cousin & his wifes blog & thought it was kinda fun, so here we go!

3 Joys:

1. My wonderful family

2. God & his Faithfulness

3. Friends <3

3 Fears:

1. Dissapointing people

2. Not living my life to its full capacity

3. Not being accepted

3 Goals:

1. To get through student teaching

2. Lose weight

3. live life to the fullest

3 Current Obsessions:

1. Big Brother

2. Crystal Light Cherry Pomagrante Flavor

3. www.freerice.com

3 Facts about myself:

1. I secretly want to be a country singer (Okay, maybe its not a secret)

2. I update my ipod atleast 3x a week

3. I'm a jeans and tee-shirt kind of girl

Now tag: Anyone who sees this that has not done it before!

Do it!!

Summer is almost gone :(

Hello hello everyone!

I have not updated in while- nothing new is really going on!


We have had tons of mini vacays this summer and we have two more left (Big bear & San Clemente) until I start teaching! This month we went to the Redwood's for the weekend with my family! Ive been going there since I was little so I really enjoyed going back. There is somethign about being surrounded by these huge redwood trees and you feel so small. Its cool.



I'm going shopping tonight for "teacher clothes" whatever that looks like. I'm going to be very bummed not wearing jeans and a romberg mill tee-shirt everyday!



I bought tickets with some friends to the Sara Bareilles concert in October, which I am so excited about! She is AmAzInG!

Anyway, Jenna told me about this website... www.freerice.com
You kinda play a game and word you guess right, they donate 20 grains of rice to children in poverty! cool huh?

Well thats all for now, folks! Two more weeks of freedom!!!

Jury duty...

STINKS! :(

I thought I was home free when I did not have to go for 3 days..but low and behold..I get called in :(

I hope they dont' call me. ive never been before nor do I have any desire to go (along with the rest of the world i'm sure).

urgh this is lame!!!!!!!!!

wish me luck, i guess.

Summer Purchase!!!

Well, we did it! We got a new car...well not new new, but new to us!!

We have been looking at Jeeps for a while now, and when we found this one,

we could totally see ourselves driving it away!

"What are you going to do with your Saturn?" one may ask. I have had many good times and memories in that saturn..but it had to go! I stuck an add on Craigslist and one on the Biola Classifieds yesterday...I got about 8 hits, and we acutally sold it last night! woo hoo! I never though selling a car would be this easy! Now its off our hands and we can enjoy our Jeep!

Sooo here is our 2007 Jeep Commander Sport!!

Next Semester...

I hope everyone's summer has been fab so far..I know mine has! I have not updated in a while, but I have lots of fun pictures to post!!

We are leaving for June lake tomorrow! I'm excited, I haven't been fishing in a while and i'm glad to be getting away!

The reason for this post is to just check in and to tell y'all that I got my student teaching placements!!!!!

For my first placement. (Drum roll please), I will be at Price Elementary school in Downey working with the 3rd grade!!

My second placement is in a 5th grade class in Downey, but I'm not sure of the school!

I am super excited (not about having 5th grade..but i'll deal), and that I'm placed in Downey!

Enjoy the 4th of July Weekend! :)

Summer & One Year Anni!!!

Happy Summer!!!!

My summer has already started off with a bang! I planned a family bowling night (brian, leandra, & the boys couldn't make it), but it was so fun!!! Here are some pics:

Grandma got a strike ^^ :)

Joel & I celebrated our one year wedding anniversary in Coronado Island, San Diego. This year went by SOO fast!!!!! Coronado is such a cute little town and we enjoyed our time there!! We stayed at the Glorietta Bay Inn, which looked over the Glorietta bay! We were directly across from the famous Hotel De Coronado. That place was huge! On friday night we headed to Barona to try our luck, unfortunately it was not our night- but we still had fun! Saturday we went to breakfast at this cute little dinner, then laid out by the pool & went paddle boating around the bay! We were sad to come home, but had a fabulous time! Here are some pics!
Where we stayed

Hotel Del CoronadoView from our Room

By the beach!
Roses that Joel had delivered to work! :)

All and all, it has been a great month so far! Next weekend we are going to Havasu...so expect more pictures soon!!!