Last Day at Orem Elementary

Today was my last day as a teacher at Orem elementary. It was a very sad and hard day to say goodbye to all my wonderful students past and present. I loved every moment here at Orem and can't say enough in words how grateful I am for all the great co-workes that became friends and great memories I have of this place. 

Ugly Sweaters

Megan and I went to an ugly Christmas sweater party. It was fun to visit with friends but I sure do miss Hauns

Miss to Mrs.

Today my Maid of Honor Megan and my Wedding Planner Danielle threw me a bridal shower! I received tons of great gifts some sexier then others.

Moving to Tennessee

  

After 8 hours of packing and 3 hours of loading the Uhaul, WE DID IT! We're all packed and ready to ship Hauns off to Tennessee ,until we meet again on January 12, 2016 just before we get married.

Vernal Trip

This weekend we had the chance to visit Hauns' mission President and Sister Nelson in Vernal. We had a lovely time attending the temple and taking a drive out in the country. It was a great weekend to meet two very important people who have shaped Hauns' testimony. 

Downtown Payson

Hauns and I went to Payson to tour the cute town where we will get married. We found a nice  family restaurant and had some raspberry chicken.

Red Ribbon week SURPRISE!

Today was the last day for Drug Free week, so I came to school with crazy hair to participate with the school activities they were having. I sent Hauns a photo of me saying "drugs are crazy" in the morning. After bringing my kids in after lunch I was called to the office to meet with my principal. So I left my kids working in their journals and kept the classroom door open. My principal was telling me about my upcoming evaluation which was unusual. I then headed back to class to find that my door was closed. I began to get nervous not knowing what the kids would be doing in there when I returned. ( crazy hair, birthday and soda was part of the day) I opened the door to find my class standing at the front holding a piece of paper. They then hurried and lifted the paper. I couldn't read it because I was confused on why they were there. I then noticed my friend Jenna Henderson in the corner looking at me with her phone. Then Hauns came around the corner of the classroom slowly and then fell to his knee and proposed! So I said YES!!  

Lunch with the Twins

Today I got my little brothers together and bought them lunch. Hayden was surprised and said "are you sure" to me purchasing his lunch. I said " of course that's what big sisters do". I can't believe these young men are all grown up and taller than me!! 

Saturday Session

Six o clock session on this beautiful Saturday with this Stud!

SLCC ALUMNI #14

Morgan Sorenson, Me, Jessica Wilkinson, and Megan Metcalf

Tonight I had my SLCC alumni game with official referees and uniforms! We won the second game, but lost the match sadly in four. I had a huge fan group starting with my students, grandparents, parents and Hauns this year!

Emily, Bella, Me and Amanda

Malachi

Tonight we had dinner with the Bonner family and I had the privilege of Malachi (age 4) counting my teeth. " 1,2,3,4,5,6,7" "You have seven teeth"! 

Birthday Man

Today this wonderful man turned 27 years old and I am so lucky to have him in my life! He is a very hard worker and dedicated man.  He is a great basketball player, funny,  a wonderful dancer, and amazing rapper! 

 Happy Birthday Hauns!

Roland's Birthday

My younger brother Roland turned 26 years old today! I love this brother so much and am so happy that he is becoming a dad this December!

Tennis Date

Parker, Natalie, Me and Hauns


Tonight I had the chance to play tennis for the second time in my life and I struggled. I had a hard time figuring out how to use the racket and having patience. It  was good night though as we competed against Parker and Natalie (Hauns' cousin).

Hermana Reyes

I found out this week that my cute Chilean companion Hermana Camilla Reyes moved to Provo so her husband can attend the MBA program at BYU. So I set up a dinner date with this cute girl as soon as I could. We met at her house and ate delicious completos and spoke in Spanish the entire time! It was so neat to sit and have a conversation so deep in Spanish and understand every word, after being home from the mission for 2 1/2 years now. I am so excited to have this girl here in my life to continue this friendship and to practice my Spanish. Hermana Reyes is also pregnant so it will be a blast to watch her become a mother! I am so thankful for this girl and can't wait for our next adventure together!

Himalayas

I opened up the door tonight to this handsome guy smiling.

Hauns:  " I have good news and bad" " The bad news is I broke the lid of your rice cooker,

 the good news is I brought rice from the Himalayas"!

Third year teaching!

I can't believe my third year of teaching is here!! I moved downstairs to a new classroom so that means a new theme!! I am so excited to be teaching third grade again and to be  here at Orem Elementary! This school is the BEST!!

H-DATE

House party in SLC = H-Date! We had mocktails, appetizer, lemon cake and danced. We then went outside to play croquet and then watched a movie on the roof! It was a spectacular night !

Brereton Eagle Scouts

Landon,Hannah, Jesse, Josh, Hauns, Kim and Jeff

Tonight I had the privilege of watching Landon (the youngest boy of the Brereton family) receive his Eagle Scout. It was a beautiful ceremony as I watched each sibling stand and share thoughts about Landon and how proud they are of him for receiving his eagle. It was a great night to watch a family this close stand and celebrate this achievement of the youngest sibling. It was a fabulous event to be apart of as all five Brereton men stood and saluted the flag as an Eagle Scout.

Graceland

So we made it to Graceland in time to see the planes, however not enough time to tour his house. So we visited the gift shop and a small timeline building about Elvis Presley. It was a lot of fun to be there during Elvis Presley week. We saw tons of fans and look a likes of The King walking around and performing.