The Journey to a Teaching Career

Today I am one step closer to getting placed in my student teaching portion of my schooling. Yesterday I had an interview with the area coordinator (Sally Green) to discuss my placement and preferences. It went really well. I even told her that I might want to teach in a Catholic School someday so she is going to work on placing me in a student teaching postition at a Catholic school for one of my student teaching semesters. I am really excited and cannot wait to see where I get placed. She told me at the meeting that I would need to turn in a resume to her to better my chances at getting placed out of state. So I turned it in today and now just have to wait. She told me that I should know by spring break where I am placed so that I can meet with my teacher and introduce myself and get aquainted. I am so very excited and cannot wait to hear more on this issue. Oh, today I also had my fingerprints taken. This is also one of the steps to becoming a student teacher. I think it went well, and I think they turned out. This was good news because my sister was the hardest persons fingerprints to get last year! I was nervous, but they said mine looked good, so we will see!

My Birthday!

Yesterday was my twentyfirst birthday, and it was amazing! It all started at midnight. I went out to the bars with my boyfriends brother and his roommates. Jon is not 21 yet, so he was the DD. What a great boyfriend! After having way too much fun at the bar, Jon picked me up and took me home. I couldn't get the toothpaste on my toothbrush, due to lack of hand eye coordination! Haha. But I did manage to brush my teeth. Jon said that I just hit the toothbrush on my teeth, but I remember actually brushing them. :) Then I talked to Jon and kept talking, and talking, and talking. He kept telling me to stop and to go to sleep, but I would not. Once my head hit my pillow in a comfy place... I was out! Sunday morning came and I woke up at 11:00, made myself some bacon and Jon made me toast, it was delicious! After breakfast I got ready for my party at Applebees. That was a lot of fun. I got to meet Dan FINALLY! And I got to talk with three very cool girls from my classes. Jon and my brother were there too. 4 people had problems with rides and work, so were unable to make it :(. The rest of the day I just relaxed. It was very nice, and a perfect Birthday! Jon got me Brad Paisley concert tickets, his cd, Dierks Bently cd (he opens for Brad), and dinner at Olive Garden!!!! I cannot wait! OH, and he got my the prettiest boquet of flowers! Now next weekend I get to go home and celebrate my birthday all over again! Living away from home is awesome haha. Well, that was the story of my 21st birthday. Hope you enjoyed!

Thinking

So today I have done A LOT of thinking. I have had all day to do pretty much nothing, so I have thought a lot. I thought about all of the homework that I should be doing, the places I need to go, and the people I need to see. Today my mom texted me to tell me to be safe tonight if I go out at midnight for my 21 run. I am going out, but hopefully not having more than 4 drinks. That is my plan at least, I will let you know how that goes.

I was at Jon's brothers house today and Andy (Jon's Brother) invited me to go out with him and his friends tonight when I turn 21. I am going out with them and hope to be back home in bed by 2! I am not a night person! I know it will be fun, but I wish Jon could go with me. Oh well, it will be fun! Haha.

Today I also thought about my good ol friend Teresa Ide. She is studying at Sea this semester! How cool! She has always been an extremely adventurous person, and that is what we all love about her. I have been reading her blog and am in awe. She has an amazing writing style and experiences so many cool things. I hope she is safe at sea and comes home in one piece!

I have also thought about my Theatre class today. We have to Honor someone next friday. I have to honor Jon... this is proving to be quite challenging. I dont want to just pour my heart out to him in front of a whole class so I am struggling with what I should do. It will come to me eventually. If anyone has an idea, please let me know!

Dentist

So on Monday I went to the Dentist. I was very nervous because I had not been to the dentist for three years! Yikes, I know. Well, I went and the dental hygenist kept saying all of these numbers to the other lady who was recording them onto a chart and I had NO idea of they were bad or good. So I started freaking out more. Well, she decided to explain to me what she was doing and it turns out that 1-3 are good and 4 is getting a little bad. I had all 2's!!! I was very pleased. Then the Dentist came in. He was very nice and very talkative. If you do not have a dentist you should go to Bearable Dentistry! Anyway, NO CAVITIES!

New Semester Jitters

So far this semester seems like it will be pretty easy, but for some reason I already feel behind. I think it is because the only classes I have had so far are Art, Dance, and Theatre. I have not been to a class yet that gives me a syllabus with daily assignments. It feels really weird and it is kind of freaking me out. I also have an online class that I have not started doing yet. Well, I did the first assignment of introducing myself, but I have been putting off the rest of the module. I should probably get going so I do not get behind. Today I feel very out of my element and behind and it is giving me butterflies. I know that sounds stupid, but yes 20 year olds still get the first day jitters! Today is my first Childrens Lit class and I am a little jittery about it. I think maybe I am just worked up because I have SO much going on in the next few weeks. Oh well, let's push through and move on! COME ON SUMMER!

One Week Down

Last week was my first week of my last semester before student teaching! I am really excited to get these classes out of the way so I can start teaching. I think I will like my classes. So far I think I will really like my Theatre Methods class and my Art Methods class. I am a little unsure of Dance. The teacher is a little out there but I think it will be a good experience. I still have yet to go to 2 of my classes due to the shortened week. I will let you all know about my other two classes once I go to them!

The Next Few Weeks

So today was my first day of my last semester down at the University of Idaho. I am so excited to get school over with, but at the same time I am going to be sad when it comes time to say goodbye to all of my friends here. I cannot dwell on the sad though I have to move forward and make good memories while I can. Speaking of which... I turn 21 in just 11 days! I cannot wait to finally be 21 and be able to have a drink at dinner out with my girls! Sorry Jon, you have to wait until August. I am kind of in a rut though. I am unsure if I want to spend my 21st with my family and celebrate with lifetime friends from back home, or if I want to go out to dinner and just grab a bite to eat and get a drink with the friends I have down here in Moscow. I am thinking I will end up going home if the weather is good and then I can do dinner with the Moscow crowd when I get back. I know my family will want to see me and spend this long awaited birthday with me but I just dont know if I want to drive all the way home. We will see.

Kids Say the Darndest Things

HAHA! Ok, so Dante is my ten year old brother who says absolutely the most hilarious things! Tonight we went out to dinner as a family before us Idaho college students have to return to the Scow and on the ride home Dante wanted to try to "beat" the other car home. As we turned off of the highway onto our back country roads Dante warned Tommy (the driver) "watch out for the left lane pass!" HA, oh man... he said it in a totally serious tone. Then as we approached the driveway Dante thought up an elaborate plan to "block" the other car. Our driveway is 1/2 mile long and only wide enough for one car. So Dante told Tommy to drive all the way up to the part of the driveway that we can see the garage and hit the button and stop to block the other car. Then once our garage door was fully opened we could race into our spot, get out of the car and beat them into the house. Well, Tommy being the smart alec brother that he is stopped on the driveway and waited for Mom's car to catch up just to taunt Dante. We still ended up winning but it was definitely cute watching how nervous Dante got. The picture below is a past picture of Dante on a day we "smoked" the other car. He was ecstatic!

And here he is again another car ride home... he seems to always be in the "winning" car.

Update

Ok, so I have kind of neglected blogger for a while now, but I have a good reason! I have been up on a mountain skiing since last Tuesday and it has been amazing! I promise to upload some pictures and give you all an update!!! Travel safely as we all wrap up break!

The Next Step in My Life

I always say I love having a huge family, and I always say I love my life. That is true, I do love my family and my life, but I am still unsatisfied. I have a sister that just drives me nuts. I love her to death, am her best friend and worst enemy. We have fought since the day we met and loved each other since that same day. I just dont know why we always fight and are in each others business. For me I think it is that I want to protect her from making stupid choices, but I guess I have to let go and just let her do stupid things so she will learn from her own mistakes right? I just cant bring myself to do that, but I know I need to. It is so hard to just watch someone you love ruin their life. She has made some incredibly stupid decisions in the last two weeks and I just dont know what to do. It is so hard to just sit back and watch everything happen. I cannot wait until I am 30! We will both be happily married, hopefully, and have kids of our own. I hope that when that day comes we both go back to just being happy for one another and not always trying to fix the other persons life. I cant wait for the next step in my life because I know it is going to be so amazing. I will have a real job that I know and love. I will be married to an amazing boy. And hopefully my siblings will be matured. My life will be great just like it is now but I hope it is just a little less immature. I am so sick of piddley little arguments and concerns my sister has. I am so sick of people thinking I am still the same person I was when I was 12. I just want to be respected as an adult and I feel like in my family that will not happen until I get married, move out, and have a child. I just cant wait to be FREE! It will be so nice but I also dont want to just skip this part of my life. I need to enjoy it for all that it is and more. I just dont know how right now.