Cinnamon Bear?

looks like jared and i are going to have a BABY! i am 11 weeks along and due december 26! when we showed my parents the ultrasound picture, we told them we thought it looked like a gummy bear, and they all said it's bigger than a gummy bear now, its the size of a cinnamon bear! for journaling purposes here is our story so far:

on friday may 21, in my 5th grade class we got to watch the "maturation" video. i started to think, hmmm... its been a couple months since i last had my 'gift'. This happend last year too, but it was just stress and i figured it was the samething this time around, but i couldnt get it out of the back of my head all weekend, so sunday i took a test and sure enough, it popped up pregnant! i couldnt believe it. i had no signs of pregnancy besides the obvious one, and i thought i had to be sick cause i only hear horror stories of how sick girls were, and how they couldnt eat anything because it sounded too gross to them, and i was (and still am) the complete opposite! i scheduled an appointment for an ultrasound and sure enough there was this little peanut inside! and they told me i was already 9 weeks along! i am so glad i have not been sick. and i can still eat what i want.

at our next appointment we get to hear the heart beat which i am very excited for but is it normal to be worried there wont be a heart beat anymore? or am i just being overly paranoid?

anyways, we are very excited, a little nervous, and have absolutely no idea what to expect! but we are hoping it comes before christmas so we can enjoy the best christmas gift ever!

we're moving!

... but dont worry, we'll be back. our time is rexburg isnt up quite yet! this last week i got my student teaching placement and i got lucky enough to be sent to blackfoot, idaho which is about an hour south of rexburg. since jared will still be going to school here in rexburg in the fall, we are going to move to idaho falls so then we will both have a half hour commute everyday. they put me in a 4th grade classroom and i am excited but extremely nervous to start.

school is going pretty good for both of us. i have really enjoyed the 5th grade classroom i go to, but i come home exhausted everyday. i really do have a great class and they keep me entertained all day. jared stays busy with school, homework, and work. with his new work schedule, i find myself home alone a lot, and it gets kinda lonely and boring. but im grateful for the job he has, and what little income it brings in.

i am actually excited to move, so we can get out of our tiny apartment. oh and i will NOT miss our very LOUD neighbors who live above us. can we buy a house yet?

5th Grade

tuesday we started yet ANOTHER semester of school. it's gonna be a tough semester for both of us. I have 18 credits and jared has 17! I am taking my senior practicum this semester and I got put in a 5th grade classroom and just finished my first day today, and i LOVED it. i definitely want to teach older kids for sure. it's kind of a crazy time to be in the schools since it's the end of the school year and they just have a bunch of fun activities coming up. i have to teach 10 lessons in the next 4 weeks then school is out. so im a little stressed. also my cooperating teacher told me i can teach whatever i want, cause they are done learning new concepts, which is nice, but i cant think of anything to teach....

jared got a new work schedule to fit with his classes and he works nights, and i hate being home by myself, but at least i can get some homework done.....(ya right) i had to quit my job at the elementary school, and it was the first time i was ever sad to leave a job.

tomorrow morning i take the PRAXIS test, which is the test teachers have to take to become certified to teach. i am actually not nervous for it, but im not looking forward to taking it because really lets be honest, who likes taking tests?

wedding weekend

my little sister got married on friday, april 9, in the bountiful utah temple... i took my last finals on thursday morning and we were going to head down to utah when i got off work at 5. i was packing before i left for work and got my temple recommend out and saw it was EXPIRED.... AHHHHH! it was 1:45, and i had to go to work at 2:00 and we were leaving at 5, i FREAKED out. i had a few different numbers for the bishop and after finally getting a hold of him he told me he could meet with me at 7 that night. he gave me the number for a member of the stake presidency, i called him and he said he could meet with me at 7:30 at his house in sugar city, the opposite direction we were heading in, but i said OK lets do it! im so glad i got a hold of them and they were so kind enough to meet with me! we didnt get down to utah till late, but im glad i noticed my expired recommend before we got down there!

the wedding was beautiful and carissa was beaming from ear to ear all day. they got married in the morning so taking pictures afterwards it was a little chilly, but it warmed up in the afternoon. they had a VERY yummy luncheon at this nice place and then had a reception that night. it turned out great and lots of people came. now the happy couple is soaking up the rays in cancun and jared and i are back in cold rexburg :( it was so fun to see my family and hang out all weekend with them though. I didnt take too many pictures but here are a few.this is at the luncheon its kind of dark but this was the only picture i got of jared and me that day
they were so happy to be married finally!she looked so pretty
jared and i had fun playing with this bundle of joy all week-end. my aunt and uncle adpoted him in july and he has gotten so big. jared says he wants our baby to come out at this age :)

jared and i also celebrated our 2 year anniversary on sunday the 11th! cant believe its been 2 years! the best 2 years of my life :) love you jared!

it was a fun weekend. on our way back to rexburg we stopped in pocatello to see our good friends trae and candice and robby and zenna. it was fun to catch up for a little bit. now we have a week before school starts AGAIN... and i am dreading it. i hope it goes by fast! hard to believe its my LAST semester... my LAST one... thank GOODNESS!