TEACHER POST

I've started off the school year and FINALLY have my own classroom! More to come. But for now? Here's this Ice Bucket Challenge thing. Have you heard of it?;) Read more about my challenge here.

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So, I thought I would post...

G and I are living in Farmington, with TWO incredible jobs AND interviews pending for Medical School. I can't believe how fast life can change. I can't believe that I have yet to learn that things ALWAYS work out the way they are supposed to. After celebrating our 1-year-anniversary, I really believe that the first year is the hardest. I guess I'll find out... At the end of the day, being married to G is the safest, best decision I make every day.

We have this adorable little apartment with vaulted ceilings complete with a train not 100 yards from our building. 

I have lost any interest in blogging...except on my classroom blog.

I've been spending countless hours trying to get my classroom ready. I can't believe I FINALLY get to be a teacher! I've been dreaming of this day since I was in kindergarten. From trying to finagle a tiny budget, applying for grants, and slaving away over just the right amount of "cuteness" and "cool," my room is ready. My cute 6th graders and I will be blogging on our own blog, so this one is pretty neglected. Whatever. 

This weekend the hubs and I are going on a little getaway before the school year begins. It feels so good NOT to be students students (for the time being...cross your fingers that Greg DOES become a Med student). A regular routine, complete with extra time together and sleeping in, cannot be put into words. It's wonderful. We both love our jobs and I am LOVING marriage. I really am the luckiest. 

Summer, we're going to take advantage of you these next several days...watch out. 

THE GRADUATES

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Guys, we did it. 

The last four years have been filled with firsts, lasts, heartbreak, lost friendships, change, new friendship, confusion, prayer, disappointment, surprising successes, late-night cramming, mistakes, regrets, new chapters, self-discovery, debt, tears, an ENGAGEMENT AND MARRIAGE!!! triumph, ice, laughter, and learning. Now, just like that, it's over.  

 Just before we walked on the morning of graduation, the always-adorable and ever-talented brittany came to snap some photos for us:)

 I'm so proud of this curly-haired, smarty-pants. He is DONE with his undergraduate degrees. 

I still can't get him to express his excitement (I keep prompting him to shout, "Woo! We're done!" but he won't).

Most of all-- I'm grateful for this handsome guy who is still by my side. 

I can't believe how far we've come, yet it's only the beginning. 

I'm getting all teary as I type this because we are leaving Logan in only a matter of weeks. We signed an apartment lease and I start my new job at the end of summer. Greg is applying to Medical School and job searching. We are leaving Logan. I'm so proud to be an Aggie and I will never forget or take for granted the opportunities that came to be while I lived here in Logantown. We'll bring our kiddos back for Aggie Ice Cream and hound them with memories from our years as students. Ugh! Sentiment. Part of me wishes I hated Logan so that leaving would be easier. 

I remember unpacking in my freshman dorm room thinking that I was so ready for what lie ahead. I remember thinking I had it all together and I knew who I was going to become. It's unfathomable how much I've changed. I cannot put into words how grateful I am for my Father's plan. It was those times when I relied on my own understanding that I was the most lost and confused. When I finally relied on the Lord, when I stopped trying to call all the shots, it was then that I felt the most peace. 

It is now that I feel peace.