Quote of the Day

As some of you might know, I have been teaching at  Bonneville Elementary for the past month as part of my practicum experience for BYU. I don't go to my classes for the entire month of March and I teach in a 3rd/4th split class.  It's been a blast, but a lot of hard work. My mentor teacher is AMAZING and is such good example to me, which has helped me become more confident in my own teaching. Everyday I smile at what the kids say or do and I love it! On Fridays we have game day during literacy time and I was playing Apples to Apples with some of the students. One girl was commenting on the number of boys verses girls playing.

Girl: "There are 4 girls and 5 boys playing."
Boy: "No. Miss Fuller is a WOMAN!"

I about died, it was so cute! Plus, I have officially been called a woman. I feel honored that I have finally reached that stage in my life as judged by a 4th grader. :) I'm sure there will be other great quirky moments like this to come in my teaching career.

Bonneville Elementary

Also, I signed up for my interview for the internship. Cross your fingers that I make a wonderful first impression and get the job! April 2nd is the big day.

Glee

This past weekend Dad and Sterling came in town for a mini vacation! We were fortunate enough to go skiing with them at Snowbird and stay at a condo up there for a night that looked like a bomb shelter. It was the nicest bomb shelter I've ever been in. But Rachael and I swear that the whole hotel was shaking! At random times we felt like it was rocking, which is a little nerve racking when you're settled on the edge of a cliff. Despite the earthquake phobia we had a great time skiing (and Scott snowboarding) for a day.  The morning was pretty icy in some parts, but after lunch a little snow storm came and we were able to have some fresh powder!! It was heavenly. It obviously got a little cold and I need to invent windshield wipers for goggles. That would have come in handy while we were skiing in the storm.  I also heard my first REAL thunder in Utah for a long time. So cool! Being from the midwest, I'm very used to huge thunderstorms which rock and shake the house and I've missed it a bit the past four years that I've lived in Utah. AND it was my first time hearing thunder during a snow storm. Pretty cool at 11,000 feet and on a ski lift. I only was a little concerned for my safety.  Another added bonus of the mini weekend trip was the authentic taco shop we went to at the opening of the canyon. It was called Lonestar Taqueria. I highly recommend it.  It's even better than Cafe Rio and that's saying something! A good trip or a good party always has good food, in my opinion.  We ended the weekend with a big family dinner at Grandma and Grandpa's house in Heber. I will never forget Grandpa singing happy birthday to himself at the dinner table as everyone else got their cake and ice cream.  Apparently he didn't want everyone to forget it was his birthday. Hands down the best weekend this month! 

Brave Me

On one of our recent date nights we decided to roam center street in downtown provo. It was so nice to be outside in the semi-warmness and stroll down the street all sophisticated like. There are so many fun little shops along center street, a few of which we have explored. The highlight would have to be the little pet store with a million different types of fish in the back.  The only problem is that it smells like well, nasty animals to put it plainly.  I, personally, can't stand it too long. Scott, on the other hand, could spend hours examining the fish collection.  On this particular night I was feeling pretty brave and we decided to go to Indian Palace, which obviously serves Indian food-a new thing for me. As far as restaurant authenticity goes, this one nails the Indian culture as far as I can tell.  From the man in the turbine to the fancy looking bowls that our food came, I was very impressed.  So basically what Indian food is, according to me, is nasty looking colored mush with random chunks of meat (if you're lucky) that is served over rice or eaten with fancy bread dipped in it. It honestly looks disgusting, but it was DELICIOUS! I guess the Jennings will be happy to hear that I like Indian food. I won't be banished. phew! ;)  All in all it was a great night and I'm very glad that Scott convinced me to try Indian food. He was right again.

Oh, and I didn't mention that the people watching was one of the bests yet! There were two couples sitting close to us, both on first dates. It was highly entertaining and one of the couples should get married tomorrow they were so perfect for each other, according to our judgements at least.

Bridal Shower

Last weekend Rachael and Grandma hosted a bridal shower for me and a few of my friends. They did such a great job making delicious food, decorating, and planning the whole party.  We all kinds of food from carmel apples, raspberry punch, cupcakes, little ham sandwiches, chocolate covered strawberries, cookies, asparagus bites, and other great assortments thanks to Pinterest.  Grandma is now an active member. :) We had a fun time talking, enjoying the beautiful Heber sneery, opening presents, and other bridal shower activities.  I'm grateful for the family and friends that love me so much.  I am so blessed in my life to have such amazing people as examples of the true joy of life. I got some really cute presents, especially to decorate our new apartment in a month! Thanks to everyone that came and braved the canyon and lack of directions to come to Grandma's house. 

Shout out to AnnaLeah Larson for the amazing pictures!

Snow

To catch up on my blogging, a couple weeks ago Chelsey, Taylor, Scott, and I went up to Heber for a fun getaway and double date.  We started off the day with a little hike up the mountains.  It was beautiful with the bright blue sky and fresh snow everywhere.  The snowmobilers kept whizzing past us, which was demotivating but at least we burned more calories right? Grandma's house is definitely an oasis for us college kids so the rest of the afternoon we spent relaxing and enjoying the perks of the house. Needless to say, there were a lot of gummy worms eaten.  Chelsey and Taylor also helped us address and stuff envelopes for our wedding invitations. They were a lifesaver and we ended up getting most of them done that day.  The highlight of the date was most definitely tubing at Soldier Hollow. Grandma found coupons for us to go for an hour for about half the price which was amazing! I think that whenever a coupon is involved, it automatically makes the experience ten times better. We had a blast tubing and glad we got to take the opportunity despite the lack of snow this winter. To end the night, we had delicious Papa Murphy's pizza.  I'd say it was the best 12 hour date I'd ever been on.  Thanks Taylor and Chelsey for going on adventures with us!

Date Night

Last Friday, Scott and I went on a date to play pool! There's a place in Provo called Ozz thats a pool hall (?). Anyways, its a cool ghetto place with a dozen pool tables and ping pong tables. It was fun to watch the Jazz game, listen to music, and play pool. It brought back childhood memories for both of us because we both learned as kids. My grandparents had a table that I learned on and Scott had one growing up. I have to say that Scott did not brutally beat me and that I put up a good fight. I even won two or three times! The people watching was, of course, the best and highly entertaining. I was reminded of the fact that short people should date short people. It makes the world happier.

Wacky Wednesday

Today when I walked outside to go to class it was lightly snowing. My favorite kind of snow!! But then all of a sudden, WHAM! A snowflake hit me square in the eyeball! Yes, the gooey part. You would think my nice eyelashes would have protected me, but no they failed. I was probably too wide eyed admiring the snow to see the precarious snowflake headed strait for my cornea.

Then, I got a lovely phone call at 1:01PM from my trainer telling me that I was randomly picked to get drug tested at 5:00PM. Unfortunately, I have work from 4-7 so there was no way that was going to work unless someone could cover my shift. No one volunteered after an hour of feverish texting and calling. Lucky for me, the compliance office was smart and figured out that I'm a senior and done swimming so I got a call telling me I wouldn't have to be drug tested! YAY! I have successfully gone through a collegiate career without having to pee in front of anyone. A dream come true! Needless to say, it's been a very "Wacky Wednesday."

For other great Wacky Wednesday stories, read this cute book!