Countdown

The countdown is on! 

Only 3 more days until I don't have to worry about feeling like Calvin anymore. It has occurred in sudden burts of unenjoyment during finals. 

Only 4 more days until I get to see one of my favorite places. Only arial view, unfortunately. 

Only 6 more days until I get to marry my best friend for time and all eternity in the St. Louis LDS temple!

Only 8 more days until Waikiki Beach is a feast for my eyes. My Hawaii dream is coming true!

April Happenings

There has been a lot going on the last few weeks and my blogging has been slacking. Some of the exciting news includes...drumroll please...


1. I GOT THE INTERNSHIP!!!!! I'm officially a 3rd grade teacher at Bonneville Elementary School. I'm super excited and although it is only a year gig (hopefully longer) I can't wait to jump right in. But ask me in a few months and I might be over my head. Apparently I aced the interview process thanks to Dave and Scott  practicing with me. That night we celebrated with flowers and frozen yogurt. :)
2. Today is the last day of classes! I have one more class and one more assignment to do and then finals. Whooo. Basically I'm taking one day at a time. Survival Mode.
3. I get MARRIED next Saturday!!! I can't believe that time has gone by so fast. 6 months ago I said yes and finally the day is almost here! I've been floating on a love cloud for so long and finally the reality is setting in and its happening! Although this is the biggest decision of my life, I know with certainty that I am marrying the man of my dreams and my best friend.
4. Springtime has arrived and the flowers are blooming and the sandals are getting the dust brushed off of them. Except for the random snowfalls. Utah gets confused sometimes.
5. Easter was wonderful and I got to spend a lot of time with my new family. Scott and I loved playing the Easter Bunny.
6. I'm almost done packing, which has been a HUGE feat. I don't even know how I acquire so much stuff.
7. Scott and I get to be that weird couple that lays in the grass between classes together., basking in the sun.
8. We went to the Living Aquarium in Salt Lake and it was SUPER AWESOME! We were by far the oldest people there without kids and we spent at least 5 minutes at each exhibit, every fish tank. My favorite were the otters and penguins. Scott's favorite was probably the fish in general. There will be a future home aquarium soon.
9. We also went to the Science Museum in Salt Lake and had fun playing around with things there. Dry ice is still entertaining at 21.
10. We're going to HAWAII on our honeymoon!!!! Specifically Waikiki in Oahu. Ever since my entire family went without me for spring break last year I've been dying to go. Now I get to go with my best friend!
11. My practicum experience ended and I had to say goodbye to my 3rd and 4th graders. :(

It's been a great couple weeks!

Easter Sunday

Yup. I'm marrying that boy.

The weather is very confused right now.

No better place to study.

Crazy Kids!

Sting Ray at the Aquarium.  (Scott's new favorite place)

This was terrifying.

DRY ICE!!!!

I'm getting my brain sucked out. No big deal.

The Strategies of a College Student

When you don't have a lot of money and you need things, it calls for creative measures. Today was one of those days. I was on a hunt for moving boxes. Yesterday there was a post of craig's list that said there were free boxes at a house. I went there and low and behold, all that was left was one dingy box that wouldn't hold much of anything.  So...I went to RC Wiley (a furniture store. I didn't know what it was til I came to Utah) and asked them for boxes.  Unfortunately, they only had refrigerator sized boxes and I am not moving a refrigerator so that was a no go. However, I did find out from a nice guy that Big 5 (a sporting good store...also a new discovery in Utah) often has boxes that they throw away or give away. So the hunt pursued today after being at Bonneville for the majority of the morning. Ashley, my wonderful friend and partner in action came along as we discovered the dumpster that in deed did have a large assortment of boxes. The only way to get them out was...to dumpster dive. Yep. In my cute teacher outfit and everything, white shoes, skirt, yep. Luckily there weren't people around to flash as I scaled the side of the dumpster. It was quite the sight as Ashley and I transferred box after box into my tiny car. Now the boxes are safe in my basement all ready for me to fill them to essential junk. Less then 3 weeks until the big day! 

I'm sure my mother is proud of my thriftiness! 

Weddingness

So I apologize for the large amount of wedding topics that are being discussed lately. They are just too fun! My wonderful mother is hard at work and has made lots of preparations for our big day. The latest accomplishment of hers was the candy table we're going to have at our St. Louis reception. If Scott and I aren't enough incentive to go, now you know there will be candy there. I'm so excited for it and I plan on sampling them all despite the amount of people wanting to talk to me. I have Sterling to sneak me some. tehe.

Here's a preview of the amazing candy bar!

We also got a preview of our bridals and groomals that we took last Saturday via Flicker and courtesy of Erica Morgan. To see click here.

My Flowers

As my upcoming wedding is approaching, I have been informed by my wonderful parents that my flowers have bloomed! Around the temple in St. Louis there are tulips in full bloom just waiting for me to take my picture with them. Don't worry little flowers, I'm just as anxious as you are. 

Poppies and Tulips at the St. Louis LDS temple (courtesy of dad)

Take 3

My family bridal shower was on Saturday at Grandma's house and it was wonderful! We had all the aunts, grandmas, cousins, sisters and mother-in-law all there! It was nice to talk and enjoy a delicious meal prepared by the one and only Dixie Fuller. We had some fun games that involved a lot of wedding lingo and scenarios. My favorite conversation was when everyone chatted about their first impressions of Scott.  In case you didn't know, I'm marrying an AMAZING man who is so good to me and makes my puzzle complete. We also had our brials and groomals taken on Saturday after the shower.  The weather was perfect, the man was perfect, the bridesmaids were perfect, and the photographer was perfect. I am so blessed to have had such wonderful people in my life.

You can't be a Jennings without a rice cooker!

Yes that is a St. Louis Cardinals toaster that toasts the logo on your piece of toast.

One of our fun games!

Here's a fun list that we used at a previous bridal shower that I thought I'd share. I answered the questions and Scott answered them as well. It was pretty fun. Here are Scott's answers.


When was the 1st time you met Karalee? Describe what happened.
The first time I met Karalee was at the birthday party for a mutual friend being
hosted at her house. After her and her friends had me and my friends put lipstick
on and kiss a picture of they birthday boy (ya a little weird) we went into the
kitchen where Karalee had us do this thing where you fling whipped cream in the
air and catch it in your mouth.

When did you decide you wanted to ask Karalee out? Why?
Well I’d been hanging out with her and her friends more and more frequently
and one day I was at a motorcycle shop with some friends and we were talking
girls and I brought her up. After some chatting I decided to ask her out,
eventually.

What did you do on your first date? Did it go as planned?
We went to an indoor rock climbing gym. That part went as planned, but when
we went to go get cupcakes afterwards the place was closed. Neither of us felt
like going home yet so we went out in the freezing cold and just watched the
stars.

What is your favorite date/activity that you’ve done together?
She’ll never guess this but probably the time when we went on this crazy hike
to this hidden crag to go climbing. She wasn’t too happy about it but I loved it.
Either that or the time she told me she loved me. (that was on another climbing
hike).

When did you realize you wanted to marry Karalee? When did she realize?
One night after hanging out I came back to my apartment and plopped down on
the couch and my roommate says, “you love her don’t you?” I denied it of course
but it got me thinking.

What is a pet peeve of Karalee? What is one of your pet peeves?
Karalee really dislikes it when people leave stuff out, especially dishes. One of
my pet peeves having people bug me into doing something

What is Karalee’s shoe size?
Umm 8 or 9 I think.

If Karalee was sad, how would you cheer her up?
Bring flowers and snuggle up to her and not let her go.

What is Karalee’s favorite food? Least favorite? Your favorite? Least favorite?
Karalee’s favorite food is ice cream – I’m pretty sure she made it a new food
group. Least favorite, stuff with olives. My favorite, probably corndogs. Least
favorite pickles, sorry Gina, even yours.

What is Karalee’s favorite book or movie? Yours?
Any John Grisham book and favorite move “How to Loose a Guy in Ten Days.”
For me my favorite book is probably Born to Run and movie V for Vindetta
(edited don’t worry).

How many children does Karalee want? How many do you want?
4. 2-4

What make-up products does Karalee use?
Maybelline

Who is more on time…you or Karalee?
Me of course.

What do you like to do with an empty Saturday afternoon? What would Karalee
do?
Go mountain biking or something else crazy fun outside. Karalee would prob take
a nap.

What is Karalee’s favorite holiday? Yours?
Both Christmas.

When did you first notice Karalee?
My second or third Sunday in her ward.

What do you love most about Karalee? What does she love about you the most?
I really love how much she really cares about other people. She the true
definition of an extravert, thinking of others.
My good looks of course, just kidding. I think she likes my generally positive
attitude.

What’s your favorite BYU sport?
Basketball

What would be your dream vacation?
A backpacking/mountain biking adventure to some obscure place in Asia to go
rock climbing.

Favorite scripture?
1 ne 3:7.

What is your favorite color? Karalee’s?
Blue. purple

What is your favorite candy? Karalee’s?
Karalee will say hot tomales but it is really Toberlerone with toffee. Karalee likes Sprees

Bridals Sneak Peak!

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.