The New Year

Life has been BUSY lately. In the last month I have had kidney stones, graduated college, moved to a new town home, got a new puppy, went home for the holidays, and accepted a job as a 1st grade teacher in St. George. The last few weeks have been full of preparing for my new classroom. There is so much that goes into getting your room ready, especially with only a few weeks to do it. I wouldn't be ready for this new adventure if it weren't for all the help from my family, especially my mom. I am so excited to finally have my own class and to put into practice what I have been working towards for so long. 

Jeter

His little feet 

Taking a nap

So sweet

2.1 lbs. of pure love

His new favorite spot to sit is on the blankets under the coffee table. 

Our new baby boy!!!

Jeter Bluemel :)

On December 12th, Jade finally talked me into getting a puppy. We have wanted one for so long but the place we are currently living in won't let you have dogs so therefore not only does getting a new puppy come along with waking up in the middle of the night, getting up early in the morning and trying to potty train but also includes moving! Jade has assured me he will take care of most of the moving while I am at school this week. I am sure that it is going to be a crazy week but we are so excited to have him as a part of our little family. 

Update

So things have been a little crazy lately. While trying to finish up the last two weeks of my student teaching I woke up one morning and took an unexpected trip to the emergency room, only to find out that I had not one, but 3 kidney stones on my right side. I spent the week of Thanksgiving lying around on pain meds hoping for the darn things to pass but in the end I am scheduled for surgery this coming Tuesday to have them removed. Instead of going home for Thanksgiving my parents ended up making the trip down here to spend our first Thanksgiving in St. George. I am happy they were able to come and I really enjoyed them taking care of me for those few days. On another note our beloved hamster Kendrick died on Thanksgiving :( We miss him very much and swear that we can still hear him in the laundry room sometimes. I am currently feeling a little better and will finish my last few days of student teaching before Christmas break. I have had a wonderful time with my 2nd grade class and I am going to miss them so much. I look forward to hopefully finding some sort of teaching position for the remainder of the year. Hope all is going well with everyone and I look forward to seeing you all over Christmas! 

HaPpY HaLlOwEeN!

Here is our pumpkin and Jade with some cat ears on (hah!). Jade did most of the carving, but I helped cut out the last few pieces.

ARRRRR!!!

VeGaS!

Last weekend Jade and I went to our first show in Las Vegas. Criss Angel Believe! It was so AMAZING! We have been watching his show MindFreak on A&E for the last few years and we finally spent the money to go see his show. I am so glad that we went, it was the coolest thing I have ever seen in my life! I love Criss Angel! :)

Here are some of the Cirque De Soleil characters that were part of the show. They did some really awesome dances! 

After the show we spent the rest of the weekend with my sister in-law Ashlee, her husband Elliott, and their two boys Gavin and Grady. Gavin and Jade are so cute together. They both love each other so much :) We always love staying with Ashlee and her family, they are the best! 

My Etsy

So I have been quite busy the last month with school starting and my new found hobby. While I was home in Wyoming I finally learned how to sew from my Mom. I learned how to make these adorable purses and started my own Etsy site. Below is a picture of all the bags I have made so far, but I would love for you to check out my site and you can see them better from there. It is http://www.modernessence.etsy.com