Thriller!

On Wednesday last week, I went with Myrna, Kamie and her mom, Jenny and her mom, aunt, and sister, and Kari to see Thriller at Kingsbury Hall! I always go every year with my dad for my birthday, and he and I went the week before, so I got to see it twice! It was amazing both times! One of my friends from high school dances for Odyssey and was in the performance and I was so happy I got to talk to her after the show on Wednesday! This is definitely one of my favorite birthday and Halloween traditions!

Melissa and I after the performance


Myrna, Kamie, Karen and I after the show (Jenny and her fam left before we could get a picture with everyone!)


My birthday was on Thursday and it was a pretty normal day at school, but after school Matt took me to dinner (at Olive Garden of course) and then we went out to my mom's house for cheesecake and family time! It was such a fun birthday!

This is what Matt got me for my birthday! These pictures are the samples from the store, so they aren't the same as mine (since I painted mine a little bit different) and I haven't finished my Christmas letters yet!

Deer Hunting

Last weekend I skipped out on all my other family members and went with Matt and the Fischers to Strawberry for some deer hunting. The boys actually did go hunting (once) and Matt took me up the mountain on the 4-wheeler and showed me how he hunts (it wasn't Edward but... haha just kidding)! Again, no one shot anything, but we had a fun time sitting around the fire, watching football while sitting around the fire, playing games, and relaxing! Tim and Kamie let us stay in their new trailer, and it was so fun! Thanks you guys! Lance and Kendra came up with Diet and Myrna and it was so great! While October is a lonely month for the women, I can see why the boys like it so much!

Matt and I in our sweet orange outfits


It was cold! I wore Matt's coveralls one night to stay warm!


Matt's mustache... I do NOT approve, however, I seem to have no choice!

It Shall Come To Pass...

Thankfully, this week was the END of some things we were ready to finish! Now I know we usually celebrate the beginning of things, and are sad when they end, but this was different. Matt has had the flu for a week, and is still recovering, but was finally able to go back to work! That is the first thing we are grateful to have done (not to mention our gratitude that I did not get the flu even though we still slept in our bed together). Secondly, my first grade experience is over! The kids all gave me hugs yesterday and it was sweet, but inside I was thinking "YES!!!" I couldn't have asked for a better learning experience, and my cooperating teacher ended up giving me good grades, so I will be able to get a job after all. My supervisor is the best! I love her. Definitely got the best deal when we got put together!

Now even though I still haven't gotten my name changed on really anything, and our apartment is always messy, and there is always about ten million things to do, I am definitely one of the happiest people you are going to meet! (It helps having the happiest husband, his good vibes rub off)

Conference Weekend

This weekend has been such a blur! What ever happened to life slowing down on the weekends so you can actually enjoy it? Well, Matt left me for "the hunt" on Friday and I went off to babysit the twins while their daddy ran the St. George marathon. I attempted to watch conference, but the twins weren't having any of that, so we gave up and ran errands on Saturday and went out to visit my mom on Sunday. It was so different to have just the twins, rather than all five kids, and I must say it was pretty nice. After bedtime every night, I settled in for a couple hours of Thank-You-note-writing. Thankfully, I finished those this weekend (except for a few, I ran out of cards- I bought 100 cards.... So many great people)! Matt helped with about four of them last week and that was it for his help. That is one thing I am very grateful to be finished with.



One other thing I am grateful to be nearly finished with is my student teaching block in second grade! Now, it has been a very good learning experience for me, although I am BURNED OUT and come home stressed out just about every single day. Poor Matt has dealt with my mood swings for too long! SEVEN MORE DAYS OF SECOND GRADE!!!!! Then I get a few days off (well to work on my portfolio) and then I start fifth grade on October 19. I cannot wait!!!!