I'm a Teacher!

The last 2 months have been a crazy blur!  Jevan and I moved back to Rexburg, and although it's not our favorite place to live, it does have some perks.  Those perks include:  $5 pizza at Little Caesar's (it was $5.99 in Cedar City), a large concentration of young married couples all in the same situation as us, (we love our ward and have already made some new friends and reunited with some old ones), CHEAP tuition for Jev and short semesters for a faster finish, (he should be done here in July or next December at the latest), Cable T.V. with NFL Network (they lied to use about having ESPN which made Jevan mad), and most importantly I have my teaching job! 

I have mixed feelings about teaching right now.  In all honesty, it's a love and...dislike relationship.  I know it's only been a little over a month, and it will get better, but I don't know if it's worth it to me to teach forever.  I love the kids and I love teaching more than other jobs I've had, but it's a lot of work, and it's constant work.  I never feel like I get a break from it, because there is always something more I can be doing.  I also feel like I could make around the same amount of money doing a different job for a lot less effort, so maybe I'm just lazy.  BUT, enough of the negative thoughts, it's really a great profession!  I couldn't ask for a better school to work at.  My Principal is amazing!  Probably the best principal I've ever met.  So nice and fun!  I also love all my faculty.  There really is little to no drama between anyone, and my teaching team is amazing.  I love working with the two awesome ladies on my team!  They seriously keep my sane.  They also keep me on track and always make sure I have everything I need to be a successful teacher.

Here are a few pictures of things that we've been doing!

We had our 2 year wedding anniversary in August.

We also got some new family pictures with Jevan's family.

All the boys.

All the girls!

Jevan's whole family.

The awesome BYU vs. Texas football game.  Pouring rain, delayed 2 hours because of  of lightening, but an awesome win!  Go Cougars!!!

 

My classroom on the first day of school.  It looks different now, but here is a brief glance of it.

Our new living room.  We bought that couch at Big Lots for pretty cheap and we'll sell it when we move.  It's nice to not have a couch covered with a blanket.  I made those curtains before our move, and I LOVE them!!!

Our entryway.  I made that "A" by the door too.  It's for Anderson, not Amy. ;)  All I really did was paint it, but I'm still proud.

Our kitchen!  I also made those "Family" blocks on top of our counters.  Well, Lisa made the blocks, I just put the paper and modgepodge on.  I've been feeling crafty and actually taking action on it!

Jevan's mom gave us these old barstools that actually used to be Jevan's grandparents.  They are so comfy, but pretty beat up.  I forgot to take a picture before I sanded them, but here is a before picture of our barstools.  Hailey helped me sand them and told me what to do to make them look good.

Here is the finished product!  Black may be boring, but it's classic. I love having the metal ring silver instead of a worn out gold.  Too bad they got a little scratched on our move.  :(  I guess they'll need another paint job!