2 Words. Long week.
For this post I was feeling a little writer's block so I took my own advice! In yearbook I tell the students to get another angle when their pictures are boring, and in Health class I did a lesson on personal identity and how the various roles that you have in life contribute to who you are. So, I took on a different angle; all the hats I wear or all the roles I have. That will make the writing less boring. I do enjoy writing, but sometimes this gets monotonous.
(This dude is hilarious on Parks & Rec. So although I'm not a man, I chose this picture because I've watched a couple episodes of that show recently.)
The Worrier
Our disposal was broken, and after Dallin's car situation I was worried about money. When I saw this when I got home I immediately started worrying about how much it was going to cost. According to Dallin, "He said it was completely broken and it would cost about 400 dollars to fix. Then he called his boss just to make sure and his boss suggested something else. After that he was able to fix it, and he said since he didn't do much he didn't feel right about charging us." So we went from it being 400 to nothing all because this technician was such a nice guy.
The Driver
Dallin didn't have a car for the last 2 weeks, so I became a professional chauffeur. It really wasn't that much of an inconvenience though. I think we got lucky because some days he could go to work with Brian and other days he could drop me off or my mom could take me to work. But when I had to sit outside and wait for him to get a haircut it made me realize how different guys lives are from girls. (Okay I'm not dumb, I know they're different. I guess I just mean the amount of time spent doing things.) Girls can go years without getting their hair cut! I would think it would be so annoying to have to go every 2 weeks like that! And also, having to shave your face so often! Girls have to shave their legs, but not as often, and sometimes you can hide it. Anyway, I'm just saying I'm glad I don't have to do that lol.
Video Game Audience Member
Dallin got an Xbox at work. So I watched him try out this shooting game thing. I didn't think it was nearly as entertaining as he did, but he also didn't play long because he lost pretty bad lol
Furniture Refurbisher
I never thought I'd say it but, THE TABLE IS FINALLY DONE!!! I don't consider myself good at it yet, but I think that the mistakes just stick out to me more because I know where they are. If anyone else were to look at it....well I don't know. You can see for yourself below. This was my grandma's table and chairs that I wanted to update somehow, so I wanted it to match my cabinets.
Throughout the process I lost my love of DIY and vowed to never do something like this again.
You can see our cute little bonsai tree here too!
Step-Sister/Friend, Video Editor, Cleaning Personnel
Last weekend Dallin was gone for the annual Clearlink trip to Vegas. While he was gone I cleaned, watched TV, did my nails, read Harry Potter, hung out with Jake & Josie, and had lunch with Topher. I forgot to get a picture so here's a pic of us from like 6 years ago haha
It was so good to see him- he's such a down-to-earth guy, so he's so easy to talk and relate to.
I also worked on the table to finish it, and edited film of me teaching. For professional development we've been using a program called Edivate where you get ideas from videos, and then you try them and video yourself. It makes it easier so that other teachers don't have to make time to come to your class to watch you, they can just watch your video. The video was so long that I had to condense it down using imovie.
Wife of a Sales Manager
Dallin said Vegas was fun! The pic in the lower right corner is Rob dancing on the sidewalk to a street performing band. He said it was so funny to watch rob dance like crazy- he's a typical Utah husband and father, but apparently loves to dance! They got a free gambling allowance and Dallin spent his betting on the Utah/USC game and lost it all of course. They got the best food, and they watched the game in a suite thing. They also had a cabana out by the pool on Saturday. He said it was really nice. I definitely missed him, but that's part of having a spouse in sales I think. They need their incentives to work toward because it's such a demanding, stressful job. I'm proud of him and how far he's come in the company.
I'm proud of how committed Dallin is to his work. He is such a hard worker and sees the value in arriving early and staying late. So one night last week I brought in dinner and we ate with Kevin in his office. (It was clearly a home-cooked meal that I slaved over.) Kevin's dreads are pretty legit now!
Junior High Cross Country Coach
The last xc meet is over. Sad/happy. We had 3 qualify for state, 2 girls and 1 boy. Since it's the best of the best from the whole state, it's a big deal and there are at least 100 runners in boys and girls. I was so proud of how they did. Our boy got like 15th I think, and our girls placed 7th and 30th. They did so well! They gave medals to the top 10, so one girl got a medal. It was so cold out that day, and look how ominous the clouds looked! This was after the race when they were tabulating the results.
The course brought me back because it was the exact same course we ran for regionals back in the day. This was me when I did cross country in 2006! haha
Junior High Teacher
A student gave me this note lol how sweet.
Another student brought me cookies randomly. See? I'm telling you, pre-teens have their struggles, but there's definitely perks with working with them too!
This was the lesson I've learned about offering my own belongings at school. At the beginning we had 3 full containers full of markers, crayons, and colored pencils, and now we're down to one. I didn't think it would happen, but ppl steal stuff. lol needless to say I'm less generous now with my stuff.
Some of the students made this for my door!
Sister-in-law & Friend
We had a girls night and went to the movies! Me, Sophie, Shanna, and Michelle. It was the first time shanna and Sophie had met but they got along great. We saw the Intern, and it was okay. Not the best movie I've ever seen and not the worst. I used my gift card and refill mug and it ended up only costing me 4 bucks for a movie, popcorn, and a drink! Steal of a deal. It was really good to see them and hang out. They're funny too. I'm so glad I remembered to take a picture this time!
Spirited Red Ribbon Week Supporter!
This last week was Red Ribbon Week and so the school had a different thing to wear for each day. Mustache monday (those things are annoying to have on your face all day), Tie Tuesday, Wear Red Thursday, and Hat Friday. On wednesday the Utah Grizzlies came and had the students try out hockey and did an assembly with their mascot. They gave us all free tickets too!
Darth Vader Lover
haha Dallin wore his costume to work on Friday and brought back "vadering."
The kids of employees could come in and trick or treat in the office. This is him with Rob's son.
School Dance Chaperone
It was soooooo funny and cute to see the social interactions of the students. I was so proud of the boys who got over their fears and asked girls to dance. It was a lot more successful than my middle school dances used to be- they had fancy lights, candy, costume contest, photo booth, games. They got to request songs and they stayed dancing pretty much the whole time! I was a circus ring master person. (I reused my opening number costume from Miss Utah lol) Don't worry the kids are playing in this picture, not killing each other.
Dog Mom
On Halloween day, we went to breakfast, took the kids to our field, and laid there for a long time because it was such beautiful weather. The kids loved it.
This is the kids on Halloween night all dressed up as Yoda and Princess Leah. :)
Speaking of that, I don't remember if I put up the pictures of the cute clothes Jake and Jo got from their grandparents in Virginia! Dallin's dad Dave was so thoughtful that when he came to visit, he brought clothes for all the grandchildren, including Jakey and Josie! haha they both look adorable. And Jake loves his socks because they give him traction on the wood when he tries to run lol Thank you!
Candy Distributor
I thought there would be more kids coming to the door on Halloween, but we really only got like 6. So we have a lot of left over candy! We thought it was weird that only 1 of them even said "Trick or Treat." They all just held out their bags and stood there. They should've said thank you too. There's our next generation for ya! lol
Party Animal
After we handed out candy we went to a Halloween Party. They had a costume contest, nachos, wings, and other apps, and good music. We danced and had a good time with Racheal & Randy. We had to wear different costumes because we thought they didn't allow masks or hats, but they apparently did anyway lol. There were some really cool costumes there! One guy was on stilts dressed up as the dude from Halloween town movie. (The character's name is "Jack" I think?)
Costume Collector
So this was our "official" family costume for this year. (Even though I ended up wearing 3 costumes total this Halloween weekend! lol ) We are now racking up quite the selection of costumes. I'm thinking if we can keep this up then we can rotate and not have to buy costumes every year. (Oh jeez I'm starting to sound like my mother.) Had I known what would've ended up happening this year I would've just worn this costume everywhere instead of 3!
Dishwasher
Our dishwasher has decided to break. So we spent a few hours washing dishes that the dishwasher wouldn't wash and the others filling up the sink. Now we've just decided to get over it and just hand wash everything because it's just a waste of time to put it through the washer if it's not going to work. Plus we don't really want to buy a new one right now. So that sucks. I can already tell this is going to get old real quick.
Life Coach/Teacher/Counselor
The school's had some issues recently with self-harm. The suicide rate in teens is also alarming. So I did a lesson on suicide prevention. I put this song on in the background and had the students go around the room reading quotes and looking at pictures and statistics, and then put their post-it note on the one that meant the most to them. I called it a classroom museum. It was good because it got them thinking introspectively, which doesn't happen often with 13 year olds. I'm glad I was able to get through to them because this subject is so, so important. No one (especially these students I care about so much) should ever feel like ending their life is even an option. There's always hope. I think it's great that Rascal Flatts made this song to help decrease the stigma and increase the awareness.
TV Watcher
I'm not proud of it but I'm watching this show called Jane the Virgin. (I'm not proud of it because it's basically a Mexican Soap Opera.) But it's kindof interesting because it's about a girl who gets accidentally inseminated, there's murder, intrigue, romance, and she's a teacher! haha
Family Visitor/Birthday Celebrator
We went to my mom's because she always does a birthday dinner, and Dallin missed his. So he got to choose what we ate and what we did. We had steak, potatoes, and candied carrots with angel food cake and strawberries for dessert. Then we played "Name 5" (the girls lost unfortunately) and it was really fun!
Nail Technician
Of course when we took family pics my nails weren't done yet :(
Interior Decorator
Today I took down the Halloween stuff and put up the Thanksgiving stuff! I don't know why but I really enjoy doing that. There's something very fulfilling about it, and once you have them, it doesn't cost you a thing!
Family Picture Poser
I always liked looking at my friends houses growing up who took a family picture every year. It was cool to see the kids growing up and the parents and styles changing and whatnot. (Amy Dymock's basement is full of the 27 pictures they have!) Anyway, we have our engagements from last year.. So I wanted to keep it going. My mom was really nice to do it for us so we didn't have to pay, and Dallin's phone takes good enough pictures. I think I'm going to enjoy looking back on each year and having a picture with everyone in it.
We wanted to remember the big parts of the year, and since we bought our first home we took a picture with the key.
Insured Driver
That one's a stretch, I know. But we got Dallin's car back finally so now he can drive places and all is well. It turned out wonderfully because the insurance covered everything! We didn't have to pay a dime! USAA is great.
And of course.... blogger
I take pictures of stuff that doesn't matter out of habit. And when I forget to take pictures because I'm having too much fun, I'm annoyed about it later. lol
This is to document that day-light savings occurred on Halloween night!
Cookie Connoisseur
I fully agree with this quote.
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