Check that off my list...

yes.... I Survived!

The parent-teacher conferences went well... no tears and no yelling. Its nice to have it over and done with. Man, it takes a long time to get through the whole class when you have 30 kiddos!

No we are off tomorrow afternoon to a cabin in the mountains with my mom's family. I am so excited to O.D. on tryptophen from all the turkey I am going to eat. I have decided TURKEY is my favorite!

I am going to try really hard to not do TOO much school work over the break and also get some good READING in.

HAPPY THANKSGIVING!

ahh!

Wish me Luck!

Tomorrow I have my first Parent Teacher Conference...

I am crossing my fingers that no yelling or tears are involved!

The "zoo"

Ok after some requests here are some pictures of my classroom.

I personally feel it is a bit hard to fully portray in the pictures. Also, I was a bit reluctant to share them because the school is SUPER old (older than me) and it is still a work in progress... but to appease the masses who have sent requests... here you go.

I am busy... but not THAT busy...

yes, I will always find time for a chance for FREE fashion!

This site is giving away free handbags every hour! I am totally on it!

But besides that:

1. Chris celebrated his 26th birthday
2. I celebrated my 23rd birthday
   
3. Chris's poor White Sox's are out of the series
4. We finally have a DVR! (hooray, no more commercials during Prison Break, Pushing Daisies, The Hills and ANTM)
5. BYU hasn't given us a heart brake yet
6. Chris has a temp job working on the grounds at the Seattle temple (I proud to say that my hubby has a part in making "heaven on earth")
7. I have found one of the joys of teaching is FREE books from scholastic book orders
8. I finally finished Breaking Dawn (ok)
9. we got our WA drivers license (FINALLY Chris has a different picture then the one from his one from age 16 with his "I am so cool" attitude")
10. We are called to teach the CTR 8's in Primary
11. I am getting more into the routine of teaching and still enjoy going into work each day (DIANA, I will post pictures soon!)
12. My poor brother is waiting on baited breath to see what is future at WaMu is
13. I got my first Ticket and car accident with in 2 DAYS of each other! (lets just say that was a rough week)
14. I have discovered the joys of BOOK ON TAPE for making my commute more enjoyable.
15. FALL IS HERE!
    

Graduation Pictures.

Here are some pictures from graduation, sorry it took so long to get them posted.

Thanks again for all the family who came and showed us their support.

Graduation/Update

Ok so BOTH Chris and I graduated this weekend!

It was such a bittersweet feeling. BYU has been so good to us but at the same time we are ready for the next step in our life. We had a wonderful time with both my family and Chris' family. We are so grateful for all who came to celebrate with us and those who have given us SO much support along the way.

I don't have any pictures yet because my parents took all the pictures, so as soon as they send them to me I will post them.

...So many of you might be thinking "so what is Chris and Amanda's next step in life?" Well let me tell you.

Back in about February Chris realized that his path to being a podiatrist wasn't for him. It no longer seemed like the right fit for him, or really for our family. All I know is that I am SOOO thankful that he figured it out before we moved far, far away and spend tons of money! So poor Chris was back to square one. He didn't have a clue what he wanted to be when he grew up! One thing he knew is that he wanted to get more education. Finally after much thought, he study and consideration Chris realized that an MPA (Master of Public Administration) would be a GREAT fit for him. Now you may be asking the same question that I had when he made this decision..."what can you do with a MPA?". Well it really gears you to either work in a city management/ government position or work for such things as non-profit organizations. Chris' ultimate goal would be to work in a management position at a non-profit.

So Chris applied to:
Seattle University
Cal Poly-Pomona
Cal Poly- San Luis Obispo
Cal State- Long Beach
Cal State- Fullerton

As for me I am just looking for teaching jobs in all of these areas and am currently working on getting certified to teach in both CA and WA. I might have to substitute for a year to get my foot in the door, but you gotta do what you gotta do.

We hope that we will find out by the end of May which direction we are headed. Then both our dear parents have offered to let us shack up with them through the summer til we can get our feet on the ground. This is such an exciting (but stressful) time of life!

WISH US LUCK!!!!