Life has been great! I finished up another semester of school for my Master's, which makes 4 out of 6 done!! Yahoo! I just started up my 5th semester and am beginning to see the light at the end of the tunnel for school. This semester will be a little bit more involved, I believe, than the last one, especially since during the spring break in March I am taking the Comprehensive Exams, but I figure if I have made it this far, I can make it all the way now! Home base, here I come!
As far as work goes, I am continuing to enjoy my students! They really are the cutest kids on the planet and I am so grateful to be able to teach them! I am currently enjoying a nice off track time of which I have about 2 more weeks left of. Last week, which was my first week off, was not so fun, as I started out by taking the Praxis Teaching Reading test to get my reading endorsement. I am feeling pretty good about it, but you never know! I get my results in a few more weeks.
Then, I had a little "surgery" work done in my mouth. YUCK! I had to get a gum graft from the roof of my mouth to three of my upper right teeth because my gums were receding on them. I wasn't put out for this procedure, but was numbed quite a bit so as to not feel anything. And I didn't. At least not during. But after, as I was waiting for my Loritab prescription to be filled and the first pill to kick in...oh boy...it hurt pretty bad. Then I was okay. Until I took my 3rd dose of Loritab. And let's just say I was not feeling too good in my tummy! Long story short, I took no more Loritab after that and I have been fine ever since! I don't think I would have survived without my Mom and my awesome nurse roommates though! I just can't wait to get the lovely stitches out of my mouth that are a little annoying...to say the least! :) Too bad I have to do it all again on the left side of my mouth.
Despite all that, I did manage to have a little fun. This last Saturday was my wonderful Mom's birthday, so I (along with my sister-in-law, Kim) got to help her celebrate by going to her Stake's women's conference, of which the pianist, Paul Cardall came and spoke/played for us. He was very inspiring. If you haven't heard of him, you should look him up. I didn't know much about him until now, but he has some awesome work. Then we went shopping at the cutest quilt store around, Material Girls, to help Kim pick out some fabric to make Lexie and Kenzie quilts. After that Scott brought the kids and we went out to dinner as a family. Since it's Brayden's birthday on the 25th of January, we celebrated for him as well. I love my family!
However, I am leaving the fam behind because it is CRUISE time again! Yes, next week I am headed off to Ensenada, Mexico and Catalina Island with my besties Sally, Candyce, and Andrea! We leave on Monday and will be back on Friday. So excited to get away from the cold, dreary Utah weather! I can't wait to try out my new LUGGAGE too! Santa was really good to me this past Christmas! He must have known that I love to travel! :) Next up...Europe in July??? It is looking pretty good.
Oh, and when I get back, I may have to do Jury Duty...AGAIN!!! This is the 3rd time in 4 years that I have gotten a notice for this...GRR! Granted, I only actually went in once, but seriously??? Do they want to get a sub for me and write my lesson plans on short notice??? I know I should be "grateful" for the opportunity, and maybe under other circumstances I would be, but good grief, give someone else the opportunity, would ya!!?? Has anyone else had this happen to them so many times?? Sorry for the venting.
