Happy Saturday everyone! Woke up at 8:30, had some delicious Special K cereal, went to the bank, got some monies, chatted with mom, went to Lynette's, got our hairs cut all beautifully, and then went and fixed a treadmill. Yes, I even helped contribute. I guess my time at ICON did some good and I did learn something! Then we headed over to mi casa and got some fake glasses and chatted with pops! My dad is an awesome individual and I commend him for what he did to my older sister Meagan last night! Mwahaha! He is a genius and I'm glad he knows how to text! And fake glasses? Why did I get fake glasses? Well one of our little boys at day care just got glasses...he's the only one with glasses so he was having a hard time the other day. So I remembered I had my glasses so I told him I'd wear some too! So now I'll look like a smart preschool teacher! ;) Kohn said he thought I looked good when I wore them so maybe I'll wear them more than just at work! Haha! Anyways...so now I've just been doing homework, chugging along, and Kohn is reffing some basketball games! Homework done, and Kohn is on his last game! Preschool lessons are planned for this week....except a few touch ups I can do later...it's time to relax this Saturday night. Or at least do something fun together! We had all these great plans for yesterday but by the time we got back from work we were just pooped, so that's why it turned into a lazy friday! So we'll see if Kohn's not too pooped after 4 hours of reffing! We were going to go to the temple tonight...but of course we're the only ones in the world that don't know it is shut down for maintenance. Oh well, it opens Monday! So now here's what I'm thankful for...
#21-I am thankful that we have a temple so near by! We go for runs past it most Saturdays...when weather permits! But that just shows how close it is! I am so glad it is there for us! If one day I decide I need some good temple time I can just go. Some people don't have it that easy! They have to plan to drive hours to get to one! We have a goal to go to the temple twice a month! So it may not happen January because of maintenance but it's a goal we'll continually work to! Twice a month for now, maybe more later on...when life isn't so crazy!
Saturday, January 21, 2012
Friday, January 20, 2012
Lazy Friday's!!!
It's the weekend!!! Woooooooo! :) But does this mean "break"? No. We'll be up early in the morning to head to the land of Weston to get our hairs done and to do some banking business. Then Kohn gets to ref some games while I do some last minute homework. At some point I need to do Epic training and I want to go do a session at the temple! PLUS, I need to go over preschool plans and make sure everything is set and ready to go, cause Monday is my first preschool lesson! Next week is nutrition and manners! I think I've got some pretty good things planned, so I'm pretty excited! Last night we crawled into bed at 10:30, you know what time I finally fell asleep? 1. Yeah. Kohn was out like a light. I was tossing and turning and he would wake up, I'd say "I can't sleep" he'd say he was sorry then be back to snoozing. So at 11:30 I got out of bed and went and did the dishes...haha go me. Then I laid in bed for another hour and thought of some pretty great things for preschool! I've got some pretty fun Valentine's Day crafts planned! :) And even one for St. Patrick's Day! I better be able to sleep tonight! Oh...and to add to the list of things to do on our not much of a break weekend...primary lesson #4! Except for it's our #1! Yeah...I don't know if I ever mentioned it, but we are primary teachers! We got set apart last week and we're ready to go now! We have the 6&7 year olds! Goodness, I'm just preparing children for lots of things. Kindergarten and baptism. Oy. These poor kids ;) Anyway...I'll get to my thankfulness now...
#20...our free couch. Yes, we got a free couch before we got married, which really isn't too bad of a couch. We just got a couch cover to cover the lovely pattern. But it's a bed/couch...ya know, whatever that is called. And I'm thankful for the beauty. Because...we didn't have to pay a penny, every young couple needs some "lovely" furniture, and it is there for us to enjoy a lazy Friday night in. Yes, we went and chowed down at Pizza Pie Cafe...because let's face it, I was craving some cookie dough pizza...kid's make me want chocolate haha. So yeah, we went there, then we rented some movies and came home and filled our whole living room with our couch. Yes, we pulled the "hide-a-bed" out and enjoyed a fantastic movie! Seriously, a goooooood movie. Abduction. With Taylor Lautner. But that's not why it was good! Because it's not like I could see his face anyway with the strip of fuzz that goes across the center of our TV screen...but nonetheless, I loved the movie! I could watch it again and again and again! It is one I recommend, although it does drop the "f" bomb once.
I think we're going to pop in Cowboys vs. Aliens now! Here's to a lazy Friday night before a busy Saturday!
#20...our free couch. Yes, we got a free couch before we got married, which really isn't too bad of a couch. We just got a couch cover to cover the lovely pattern. But it's a bed/couch...ya know, whatever that is called. And I'm thankful for the beauty. Because...we didn't have to pay a penny, every young couple needs some "lovely" furniture, and it is there for us to enjoy a lazy Friday night in. Yes, we went and chowed down at Pizza Pie Cafe...because let's face it, I was craving some cookie dough pizza...kid's make me want chocolate haha. So yeah, we went there, then we rented some movies and came home and filled our whole living room with our couch. Yes, we pulled the "hide-a-bed" out and enjoyed a fantastic movie! Seriously, a goooooood movie. Abduction. With Taylor Lautner. But that's not why it was good! Because it's not like I could see his face anyway with the strip of fuzz that goes across the center of our TV screen...but nonetheless, I loved the movie! I could watch it again and again and again! It is one I recommend, although it does drop the "f" bomb once.
I think we're going to pop in Cowboys vs. Aliens now! Here's to a lazy Friday night before a busy Saturday!
Thursday, January 19, 2012
And This Is How The Story Goes...
Wa-hoooooooo!!!! :) Blessings, blessings, blessings! Everywhere! It's crazy to think that about 2 weeks ago we were freaking out about monies a little bit, and now we are sitting as comfortably as we can at this point in our lives! I can see how everything clear back in October plays into the right things happening!
#19, I am thankful that things happen the way the Lord wants them to. And even more thankful that I can see it all playing out...
I got a full time job at ICON in October, of course I picked ICON because of Kohn (let's be honest), it was miserable. Miserable enough that I searched alllllll over for something new. I got on the utah.gov sight or whatever and looked for job openings! I came across a day care position. I e-mailed my resume and got to be interviewed! I didn't hear back from her the day she said she would make her decision by, so I called her. She liked that and had me come in for a follow-up and wanted to see how I interacted with the kids. At that follow-up interview she offered me the job. It was part-time and not as much pay as I got with my ICON job, but Kohn didn't want me to be miserable so we figured things would work out. So I took the job. I worked full-time the month of December, up until the 16th, because then we went to Kentucky, and then it was Christmas break. In January I was supposed to start my part-time. The first week back I ended up working full-time, the next week I was full-time again because the head teacher was sick, and then this week, I've worked fulled time 2 days, plus tomorrow. Next week I should be set to be part time the whole week, and then the next week I'm full-time the whole week, and then after that....the rest of always (well for as long as I work there). Why? Because I am taking the full time head teacher position! Of course it is sad to see the head teacher leave, but it really is a blessing for Kohn and I! I'll be bringing in double what I would have brought in part-time! I get paid holidays, so the whole week of our spring break, I get paid for not working! And I get the personal days and all those perks! And I'm going in the direction I want to with my "career" per se! It's going to still help me get my CDA and to have this experience will look good on resumes when we move away for Kohn to go to graduate school!
I won't lie, I am a bit nervous about juggling it all. But I can make it happen. There will be working 8-5, sometimes 5:30/6ish, 12 online credits, preschool lesson plans, Epic training etc etc! And my Kohn and family! Life will be soooo busy until I graduate in April! But I can make it happen. It'll be nice because finals week is the week of spring break, so that will be good for my stress levels! Ah, I'm just sort of overwhelmed right now but I am SO excited!
Anyway, I can see the outline of it all working out, and I seriously love it! I am nervous for the transition but I know it'll be good! Yipee!!!
Oh I'm so ready for the weekend! One more day! :)
#19, I am thankful that things happen the way the Lord wants them to. And even more thankful that I can see it all playing out...
I got a full time job at ICON in October, of course I picked ICON because of Kohn (let's be honest), it was miserable. Miserable enough that I searched alllllll over for something new. I got on the utah.gov sight or whatever and looked for job openings! I came across a day care position. I e-mailed my resume and got to be interviewed! I didn't hear back from her the day she said she would make her decision by, so I called her. She liked that and had me come in for a follow-up and wanted to see how I interacted with the kids. At that follow-up interview she offered me the job. It was part-time and not as much pay as I got with my ICON job, but Kohn didn't want me to be miserable so we figured things would work out. So I took the job. I worked full-time the month of December, up until the 16th, because then we went to Kentucky, and then it was Christmas break. In January I was supposed to start my part-time. The first week back I ended up working full-time, the next week I was full-time again because the head teacher was sick, and then this week, I've worked fulled time 2 days, plus tomorrow. Next week I should be set to be part time the whole week, and then the next week I'm full-time the whole week, and then after that....the rest of always (well for as long as I work there). Why? Because I am taking the full time head teacher position! Of course it is sad to see the head teacher leave, but it really is a blessing for Kohn and I! I'll be bringing in double what I would have brought in part-time! I get paid holidays, so the whole week of our spring break, I get paid for not working! And I get the personal days and all those perks! And I'm going in the direction I want to with my "career" per se! It's going to still help me get my CDA and to have this experience will look good on resumes when we move away for Kohn to go to graduate school!
I won't lie, I am a bit nervous about juggling it all. But I can make it happen. There will be working 8-5, sometimes 5:30/6ish, 12 online credits, preschool lesson plans, Epic training etc etc! And my Kohn and family! Life will be soooo busy until I graduate in April! But I can make it happen. It'll be nice because finals week is the week of spring break, so that will be good for my stress levels! Ah, I'm just sort of overwhelmed right now but I am SO excited!
Anyway, I can see the outline of it all working out, and I seriously love it! I am nervous for the transition but I know it'll be good! Yipee!!!
Oh I'm so ready for the weekend! One more day! :)
Wednesday, January 18, 2012
Missing Kohn!
Alright, I'm going to cut straight to the point. #18...I am thankful I didn't know Kohn before his mission! Because saying "Peace out" for two whole years would have been NO BUENO! He is away for the night for work and I HATE it. And it's ONE night. Oh I'm such a girl! But I miss my husband soooo soooo bad!!! But he'll be back tomorrow, which is only a half hour away...so I'll get over it...I just got to talk to him on the phone though, and that was super great! Oh I miss him lots!
Anyways...I'm just rambling about how much I miss him...so I'll stop. I'll spare you all. And attempt to go to sleep now. G'night all!
Anyways...I'm just rambling about how much I miss him...so I'll stop. I'll spare you all. And attempt to go to sleep now. G'night all!
Tuesday, January 17, 2012
...I Believe...
"Oh I could throw a snowball 29 miles, that's a normal size snowball. If I were to throw a tiny snowball I could throw it like 60 miles!!!!!!!" Yes, those were the words of one of the kindergartners! I love what faith he has in himself. What would it be like to have that faith again? I remember when I was his age and thought I could do ANYTHING. Oh the good old days.
#17...I am thankful for confidence, for childlike faith, and the ability to believe in ourselves. I struggle with it most days, but it is such a refreshing feeling when I actually feel like I can do something that I really want to accomplish. It has been good for me to be working at the day care, to hear the little kids talk about all that they think they can do, it makes me evaluate things and think about what I can do. And it really makes me think, and oddly enough it makes me believe in myself. When kids say they can fly and what not we just smile and nod, knowing they won't fly....but the way they believe it makes me want to believe in myself for something amazing too. I don't know...I feel like I'm not making sense. But I know what I'm trying to say! :)
There could possibly be some changes coming my way Friday that will be a bit of a strain on me...so I've got to have that confidence in myself. I guess I just need a little more time spent with the kids...to help me believe!
#17...I am thankful for confidence, for childlike faith, and the ability to believe in ourselves. I struggle with it most days, but it is such a refreshing feeling when I actually feel like I can do something that I really want to accomplish. It has been good for me to be working at the day care, to hear the little kids talk about all that they think they can do, it makes me evaluate things and think about what I can do. And it really makes me think, and oddly enough it makes me believe in myself. When kids say they can fly and what not we just smile and nod, knowing they won't fly....but the way they believe it makes me want to believe in myself for something amazing too. I don't know...I feel like I'm not making sense. But I know what I'm trying to say! :)
There could possibly be some changes coming my way Friday that will be a bit of a strain on me...so I've got to have that confidence in myself. I guess I just need a little more time spent with the kids...to help me believe!
Monday, January 16, 2012
Twinkle, Twinkle, Twinkle, Twinkle....Littittittle Starrrrr!
I heard lots of different versions of "Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star" today. Cute little Allie and I sang it over and over and over again today at day care! We even sang it during nap time until she fell asleep. It was so sweet! And it made me think...I am so thankful for the stars.
#16. Stars. Not everyone gets to enjoy the stars every night like we do where we live. I wonder if people who grow up in New York and stay there even realize what stars look like? I love that on a summer's night I can lay out on the grass and just stare at the stars. I love that I can be driving home any given night and watch the stars. I just love the stars! And I love the North Star. I think we all can figure out why...what a wonderful symbol it is! Stars are beautiful!
I also love to draw stars...maybe I'll do a preschool week on stars...hmmm...my wheels are turning!
Everybody have a great Monday night with your families! I know I will grocery shopping with my husband! :)
#16. Stars. Not everyone gets to enjoy the stars every night like we do where we live. I wonder if people who grow up in New York and stay there even realize what stars look like? I love that on a summer's night I can lay out on the grass and just stare at the stars. I love that I can be driving home any given night and watch the stars. I just love the stars! And I love the North Star. I think we all can figure out why...what a wonderful symbol it is! Stars are beautiful!
I also love to draw stars...maybe I'll do a preschool week on stars...hmmm...my wheels are turning!
Everybody have a great Monday night with your families! I know I will grocery shopping with my husband! :)
Sunday, January 15, 2012
Bubbles, screws, and tacs.
I'm a tired little girl...sorry about the slackage. But I only missed one day. So here it goes...
Yesterday, the 14th, I decided to be thankful for bubble baths! Oh how I love a good ol bubble bath! With hot water! And LOTS of bubbles! It's so relaxing! And I could honestly just fall asleep in a bubble bath. That's how I'll go...when I'm an old lady I'll take a bubble bath and fall asleep and that'll be the end of it...okay. Enough of that. Sorry. Haha. After a long hard week the bubble bath was a good way to finish it off. Especially since I took Christmas down ALL BY MYSELF. Kohn was reffing games so I decided to take it down and surprise him. Because it isn't the middle of January or anything...we just didn't want the Christmas spirit to die. But oh my goodness...taking down a Christmas tree is not exactly the easiest thing I've done. Okay, so the taking part down was fine, but trying to fit it all into that teeny tiny box, yeah right! It was intense to say the least. So bubbles soothed my aching body...
Today, the 15th. I am thankful for the love and kindness of others. In any aspect. Examples: We haven't really been going to our ward a lot lately...for like a little over a month, because we're always going to church somewhere else. But we had to get sustained and set apart today for our new calling so we were there. Anyway, there was a very nice couple that came and introduced themselves. And it was refreshing, because honestly I wasn't sure how welcomed I had felt. But they were just great. Also, my parentals let us take some home made chicken noodle soup home so we can have dinner tomorrow...since we failed to go to the grocery store yesterday! And we stopped by Greg and Lu's (aunt and uncle) tonight to get some screws and tac's. Well they gave us the tac's and instead of just giving us the screws they helped us put our frame together, which is what the screws were for! It took a little time out of their Sunday evening but they were so willing to do it, and it just took a lot off of our shoulders! These are just a couple examples, but of course there are always tons more, each and every day! I love nice people. I am going to try my betterest to be a "nice people". Good goal? I think so.
Well I'm headed to bed....oh but good news! We got our wedding pictures from Melanie at Fairytale Fotos today so I'll be posting soon! :) Yay!
Yesterday, the 14th, I decided to be thankful for bubble baths! Oh how I love a good ol bubble bath! With hot water! And LOTS of bubbles! It's so relaxing! And I could honestly just fall asleep in a bubble bath. That's how I'll go...when I'm an old lady I'll take a bubble bath and fall asleep and that'll be the end of it...okay. Enough of that. Sorry. Haha. After a long hard week the bubble bath was a good way to finish it off. Especially since I took Christmas down ALL BY MYSELF. Kohn was reffing games so I decided to take it down and surprise him. Because it isn't the middle of January or anything...we just didn't want the Christmas spirit to die. But oh my goodness...taking down a Christmas tree is not exactly the easiest thing I've done. Okay, so the taking part down was fine, but trying to fit it all into that teeny tiny box, yeah right! It was intense to say the least. So bubbles soothed my aching body...
Today, the 15th. I am thankful for the love and kindness of others. In any aspect. Examples: We haven't really been going to our ward a lot lately...for like a little over a month, because we're always going to church somewhere else. But we had to get sustained and set apart today for our new calling so we were there. Anyway, there was a very nice couple that came and introduced themselves. And it was refreshing, because honestly I wasn't sure how welcomed I had felt. But they were just great. Also, my parentals let us take some home made chicken noodle soup home so we can have dinner tomorrow...since we failed to go to the grocery store yesterday! And we stopped by Greg and Lu's (aunt and uncle) tonight to get some screws and tac's. Well they gave us the tac's and instead of just giving us the screws they helped us put our frame together, which is what the screws were for! It took a little time out of their Sunday evening but they were so willing to do it, and it just took a lot off of our shoulders! These are just a couple examples, but of course there are always tons more, each and every day! I love nice people. I am going to try my betterest to be a "nice people". Good goal? I think so.
Well I'm headed to bed....oh but good news! We got our wedding pictures from Melanie at Fairytale Fotos today so I'll be posting soon! :) Yay!
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