I have not been terribly great at blogging as of late. Therefore I will give you a smattering (teehee...smattering) of the past month.
March ended as March always does. You know, it ends. I was very anxious for March to come and go. Probably because it was the only month of school with zero breaks! I figured it would be the longest month of the year for me. Turns out it flew right on by. Can't even remember it really.....hmm
I really enjoyed General Conference this April! That's not to say I don't usually enjoy it - I always enjoy it - it always feels like walking outside on the first nice day of spring compared to the stale winter air of your apartment. Just wakes me up and makes my heart smile. This church is the greatest, am I right? My favorite talk was either Sister Beck or Elder Holland. Both so bold but also kind. I would describe details of the talks, but truth be told.... I don't remember. I just remember I really liked 'em. Commentary will come as soon as I get my Ensign.
Following conference weekend, I took off for Spring Break!! Woot! A friend from my ward, Kelsey, and I made the 9-10 hour trip to Phoenix. Another friend of mine, Melissa, moved there for an internship and to escape this weeiiird Utah weather, we sacrificed the gas to go visit her. It was a blast! The drive, although very deserted, was beautiful! Tons of Southern Utah red rock and fields of Saguaro Cacti to keep our eyes entertained. We passed by Lake Powell and stopped at Rainbow Bridge for a moment. Just glorious. God must love us.
Once we arrived, we had a fun time laying out by the pool, going on hikes, shopping, eating out and just being in the nice weather. It was a much needed break and much needed friend time.
Now it's back to the grind of teaching. I'm pretty dang busy as I prepare now for testing and the scheduling that this entails. I have about two more weeks of solid instruction before I get to turn my students over to my aids and test the brains out of my poor little children. It's weird for me because I have to take them a grade level at a time and I have 'em all. K-12. That's a lot. I feel like I will be abandoning my kids, because I will be. Thank goodness for Para-educators! (Classroom Aides, that is) It's been a crazy, hard year (and it's not over yet) but I have a trip to Scotland to look forward to and hopefully more adventures to come!
