Turkey and Temple Building.... FHE

For FHE we had some great activities.  One time we built temples out of sugar cubes and marshmellows.  Stacie and I replicated the SLC temple.  Its pretty awesome!

 The beginnings of our creation!

 FHE Mom and Dad ie Tielle and Kevin (Kevin is from Bejing and was just Baptized on Dec. 11th!)

Still working on the Temple!

Finally Finished

The real one is much more majestic.

Another FHE, before Thanksgiving, we created rice crispy turkeys! It was so cool.  We used coco crispies for brown, regular for tan, and fruty pebbles for the colors.

Its not an easy thing to make turkeys but we all have smiles!

My little turkey. Only enough to feed one with leftovers, maybe two people.

Some liked it.... Some enjoyed it.... Some didn't think they were so great.  Alas, they were all just great!

Blizzard or Not.

So just before Thanksgiving break there was to be the "Storm of the Century" on its way.  That for that reason, I convinced Stacie to wait to head up to Farmington because it was suppose to hit hard up there soon.  So I worked around the apartment, getting messages about BYU closing down early and to drive safely, and then went to work at 3.  As I walked in, I was told to stay in jeans and finish putting away the stock then go home.  We, the MTC bookstore was closing as a result of a blizzard.  Stacie and I planned to hunker down and just wait it out. I stopped at the store to get a movie.  Smith's was CRAZY. It was two days prior to Thanksgiving and people were worried about being stuck in their home without anything because of a blizzard.
I went home from work early and then we walked to Brick Oven.  Funny thing is we walked just in case the blizzard hit while we were there.  We then moved our beds into the living room. Here is a before the blizzard picture.

Nervously eating our oreos before it hits.

 Ready for anything! We have our movie and popcorn and candle in case the lights went out.

 Here is the small amount of snow we received.  We didn't have anything near a blizzard.

We decided to have facials because you've got to look good when the big storm is over.

Needless to say, there wasn't a blizzard, but the drive home was pretty snowy once we got past the point of the mountain.  The Sunday after Thanksgiving was really really snowy but Dora took care of us and go us there and back.  Thanksgiving was great! Jill snapped a few pictures so I don't have any to show. 

Having a Ball!

Our ward had a ball.  It was called "A December to Remember."  The dress was formal, so all the girls got all dolled up and the guys were in suits and tuxes.  It was so much fun! We ate some really good food, catered by somewhere and just enjoyed the live jazz band that was playing.

 Here is Tielle and I waiting for our food.  Two guys in our ward served us.  We felt so special and loved it was truly the gentlemanly thing to do.

 Here is all of us.  We are stunning!

Just one more:)

It sure was a lot of fun.  Once the tables were cleaned up we sand and danced a bit. 

A Hectic November

November consisted of 5 days a week going to Riverton, to practice teaching and being around 1st graders.  I definitely realized that I love teaching and it is something I want to do. I loved that experience and I can't wait to teach in New Zealand. I now have about 29 days until I head out of the US and into a strange country to experience life as a New Zealander.  We'll see how those days go but I'm sure they will be filled with adventure fun and work.  I can't wait to experience it, since I have been waiting quite a while to go. Anyway, Finals are fast approaching and I'm frantically thinking, what things have I learned in this semester.  I have applied lots into the classroom and how do I express that.  We'll see!

Rosamond Elementary

I have now had 4 days of experience in the school.  It has been exhausting but so great! Friday consisted of Halloween and more Halloween.  It was way fun to be in the school for this holiday. All the students dressed up and we paraded around the school through the classrooms and through the gym FULL of parents.  Weaving in and out of lunch tables having other adults stare and video tape you is a bit of a self conscious feelings.We also had a class party.  I dressed up as Jessie from Toy Story. All the kids knew exactly who I was. It was so much fun!  It is really hard to plan lessons etc... but I love being in the classroom! I know that I'm in the right place for my major.

October flew right by!

I don't even know where October went! I feel like it was just yesterday that it was the 1st and now it is the 31st.  I can't even believe it.  This month has brought many things.  

October brought..... Stacie's fall ball games!

Nuskin had another convention this year and got STYX to give a concert.  Jill is so awesome that she got me and my roommates enough tickets to all take dates! It was really not our style of concert but it was fun to say we went.  I took Joseph and had an absolute blast!

Here we all are.  Stacie is with a friend (Joey) and he got two other guys to come and be Gracie and Tielle's dates.

Here I am excited to go into the concert.

 Here is Joseph and I waiting to go into the concert.  We saw my parents there and talked to them.  It was fun to see and talk to them.  They LOVED the concert, which was so funny to us cause we thought they would have left on the first song.

For FHE one night we built sugar cube temples. Here is Stacie's and my version of the Salt Lake Temple.

Another night we carved Pumpkins! Here is our way cute pumpkin!

Needless to say... The fingers are being held on with toothpicks.

Another thing that happened was Joseph took me on a date to the LDS Motion Pictures studio for a private tour given by him.  It is where he works and he has keys to almost all the rooms and buildings and privileged  to be able to do this.  We saw so many cool things! We walked through all the stages, saw the wood and metal shop, the outdoor villages of Kirtland and probably early Nauvoo.  I felt so special.  We even went up into the rafters of one of the stages and saw the huge ventilation fan. 

Some things that have happened have been wonderful, some have been great, some not so good, and some miserable.  I have had some great experiences and some character building opportunities.  October has treated me well!

Falling into Fall

Fall is here and school has begun to pick up.  I am busy this semester  but I feel that during the summer, I had a lot more to do in a lot less time.  I'm sure assignments and tests will begin to fly in but at the moment, I am liking this semester.  I have done many fun things so far as well as met many fun people.  I love the girls that I have become good friends with in my cohort (I have all my classes with the same people) and I am enjoying learning.  I love my new ward.  It is a good balance of different types of people, as well as different ages.  I like my apartment.  I am now living with 3 other girls instead of 5.  That makes all the difference in some ways.  I really enjoying having Stacie as my roommate.  She is so kind and loving. The best roommate! This week has brought many different things.  I love fall weather and I love the changing of the leaves.  Hopefully I will continue to love all the things that comes my way!