I got tagged, so here it goes:
Two names I go by:
1. Lisa
2. The Skipper (long story)
Two things I'm wearing right now:
1. Black dress pants
2. Red fuzzy sweater
Two of My favorite things to do:
1. Watch the news while I work out
2. Read
Two things I want very badly at the moment:
1. For Tyler to not be sick anymore!
2. Someone else to do my homework for me
Two favorite pets I have had/have:
1. Oscar, my mom's dog. What a psycho!
2. Roxy, the blus persian I had a grad school.
Two things I did last night:
1. Went to Symphony
2. Made dinner for my poor, sick husband.
Two things I ate today:
1. Homemade bread
2. Cinnamon Life
Two people I last talked to:
1. Tyler
2. Broulim's checker
Two longest car rides:
1. Road trip with Matt and Julie Bertasso to visit grad schools. We drove from Rexburg to Cincinnati to Boston to New York. It was a lot of fun.
2. Driving to Cincinnati for grad school. Three days in the car by myself to go to a place where I didn't know anyone. Not a lot of fun.
Two favorite holidays:
1. Christmas
2. Halloween
Two favorite beverages:
1. Lemon Dasani
2. Apple Cider
I Tag: Mom, David (yeah, right!), Abby, and Julie, (Emily, I see you have already been tagged by Criscell).
Thursday, January 31, 2008
Sunday, January 27, 2008
You're How Old?!?!
I love teaching at BYU-Idaho. There are so many benefits to having that job. The students are great, the faculty are great, we get to have prayers in class, they have a great fitness center, the list goes on and on! Being a young teacher, however, has given me some interesting and sometimes frustrating experiences.
The hardest part of my age was definitely the first semester. The younger students were all great, but there were still quite a few students who were there when I was an undergraduate student at BYU-Idaho. I think it was hard for them to see me in an authority-type position. It was especially hard for a few students who were in the Music History class I taught, students who were my age or older (unfortunately, some of them are still there). After that first semester, though, I think the students all got used to me.
Outside of the classroom, however, I still get the effects of my age all over campus. Last semester I went up to the Testing Center to collect some tests that had closed. The lady who usually works there knows me, but that day there was someone else there. When I asked for the tests, she looked at me very suspiciously. She started to hand me the tests, then stopped and asked to see my Faculty ID card. Of course I didn't have it with me, because I've never needed it there before, so I had to walk clear back to my office to get it! When I handed it to her, she apologized for making me go get it and said, "You just don't look old enough to be teaching college!" Apparently college teachers have to all be nearing retirement age.
I also get this all the time at the media center when I get DVD's for classes. They tell me "You need a teacher's permission to check these out." Sheesh. I was at the locker room getting gym clothes when I saw a girl working there studying for a music class. I asked her who her teacher was, she told me, and I said, "I teach that class, too. It's so much fun." The shocked look on her face was not hidden very well. Tyler and I also go to BYU-Idaho formal dances, and we usually blend in pretty well until one of my students sees us and makes a comment at how weird it is to see their teacher there.
I'm used to it now, so it's mostly just amusing. Hopefully in ten years I'm still being mistaken for a student!!
The hardest part of my age was definitely the first semester. The younger students were all great, but there were still quite a few students who were there when I was an undergraduate student at BYU-Idaho. I think it was hard for them to see me in an authority-type position. It was especially hard for a few students who were in the Music History class I taught, students who were my age or older (unfortunately, some of them are still there). After that first semester, though, I think the students all got used to me.
Outside of the classroom, however, I still get the effects of my age all over campus. Last semester I went up to the Testing Center to collect some tests that had closed. The lady who usually works there knows me, but that day there was someone else there. When I asked for the tests, she looked at me very suspiciously. She started to hand me the tests, then stopped and asked to see my Faculty ID card. Of course I didn't have it with me, because I've never needed it there before, so I had to walk clear back to my office to get it! When I handed it to her, she apologized for making me go get it and said, "You just don't look old enough to be teaching college!" Apparently college teachers have to all be nearing retirement age.
I also get this all the time at the media center when I get DVD's for classes. They tell me "You need a teacher's permission to check these out." Sheesh. I was at the locker room getting gym clothes when I saw a girl working there studying for a music class. I asked her who her teacher was, she told me, and I said, "I teach that class, too. It's so much fun." The shocked look on her face was not hidden very well. Tyler and I also go to BYU-Idaho formal dances, and we usually blend in pretty well until one of my students sees us and makes a comment at how weird it is to see their teacher there.
I'm used to it now, so it's mostly just amusing. Hopefully in ten years I'm still being mistaken for a student!!
Thursday, January 24, 2008
Good Motivation??
Tyler and I love to go out to eat as part of our weekly date night. Our favorite places are Johnny Carino's in Idaho Falls and Original Thai in Rexburg. We are addicted! At "Johnny's" we dig in to the all-you-can-eat salad and bread, and we split an entree. We get to eat plenty, and we usually only spend about $15 for the meal, including tip. At the Thai place we are definitely converts to curry. Yellow Curry and Peanut Curry are our favorites.
Unfortunately, we can't eat out at places like that without starting to negative results in the mirror. In order to counter-act that, we came up with a system. We both also love going to the gym, but sometimes we let our busy lives get in the way and we let a little too much time pass without working out.
Our system is as follows. Every time we go to the gym, we get a point. We each have to earn at least four points in order to "earn" a night at the restaurant. It is a great way to keep us motivated, because if one of us doesn't earn enough points, they will have made it so the other person can't go to the gym either. We started it a few weeks ago and so far we've been doing great. Every time one of us goes to the gym we send the other person a text message that says something like, "3 points for me!".
I don't know if it is good to reward exercising with food, but it works for me!
Unfortunately, we can't eat out at places like that without starting to negative results in the mirror. In order to counter-act that, we came up with a system. We both also love going to the gym, but sometimes we let our busy lives get in the way and we let a little too much time pass without working out.
Our system is as follows. Every time we go to the gym, we get a point. We each have to earn at least four points in order to "earn" a night at the restaurant. It is a great way to keep us motivated, because if one of us doesn't earn enough points, they will have made it so the other person can't go to the gym either. We started it a few weeks ago and so far we've been doing great. Every time one of us goes to the gym we send the other person a text message that says something like, "3 points for me!".
I don't know if it is good to reward exercising with food, but it works for me!
Sunday, January 20, 2008
Why They're So Great
Okay, so this one might be a little cheesy, but I don't care. I was thinking this weekend about how great my family is. We have the best time when we get together, and I love them to death. So here's a little bit about each one of them:
Tyler- My amazing husband. What a guy! He works so hard at his job, and even helps out around the house when he gets home. He keeps our driveway and sidewalk clear (no small feat this winter in Rexburg! He's actually out shoveling this very minute), he helps with dinner, and many other things. He is fun to be around, and makes me feel beautiful even when I'm not. He has his own quirky sense of humor, and I feel like I can really be myself around him. I have grown to love him more and more every day, and am so excited to share my life with him!
Mama- My mom is an incredible woman, and I love the friendship I share with her. Ever since I can remember, she has treated me as an equal, and I look to her for advice all the time. She has been so patient with me over the years as I called her every day (often multiple times a day!) from grad school, and I always bug her when she's at work. She has a great friendship with all of her children, and I know the college students she works with see her as another mother. She was able to visit one of her dear friends this weekend, and it sounds like she had a great time. I'm glad I get to work one building away from her!
Daddy- Rarely does a day go by when my dad doesn't call me just to see how things are going. He works so hard every day to take care of his family (sometimes a little too hard!) He always tells me how proud he is of me and the rest of the kids, and he has high expectations for us. We can also thank him for that competitive Mitchell gene!
David- David and I have been best buds our whole lives. Although we occasionally get on each other's nerves, we love hanging out together. I would always get jealous when he was dating someone, because I wanted him to be hanging out with me! I have David to thank for getting me into music, the viola, biking, triathlons, and a bunch of other things. He is also a great dad to his little boy!
Emily- David was pretty lucky to catch this girl. Emily has been such a great addition to our family. It's too bad she lives so far away. Hopefully once David finishes school they will find their way back. Emily does such a great job raising Nathan, and is incredibly patient with some of David's lesser qualities. Emily has also been assimilated into the Mitchell family, and joins right in when we all get together and laugh our heads off.
Nathan- I don't have my own kids yet, so I can truthfully say that Nathan is the cutest kid ever. He has such a funny and unique personality (thanks to David's genes, I'm sure), and he can keep us all entertained for hours. Those few times I was able to babysit were so much fun. He's going to grow up to be one amazing kid!
Joni- Nobody works harder in school than this girl. Somehow she manages to hang out with her friends going to Applebees, rodeos, caves, etc., she stays up until three in the morning doing homework or goofing off on the computer, gets up at four or five for her nursing clinicals, and still pulls straight As! She has a way of telling stories that gets everyone laughing, and she always manages to steal the spotlight. What a girl!
Abby- Abby is so fun to bug. I love texting her or calling her and being extra annoying just for the fun of it. She is so nice to let me do that. Abby is very creative, in many ways. She took a great picture of her violin and some music and let me hang it in my studio. Abby's my buddy that I like to hang out with to watch movies, get some ice cream, or just watch weird stuff on Youtube.
Andy- Wow. There is definitely no one like Andy. He has the funniest, quirkiest sense of humor. Standing well over 6 feet, with a pretty quiet personality, he has earned several nicknames. My favorite one was from Joni: Lurch. He is also a very sweet kid, and lets his sisters pick on him and tease him even though he could pummel us all.
Tyler- My amazing husband. What a guy! He works so hard at his job, and even helps out around the house when he gets home. He keeps our driveway and sidewalk clear (no small feat this winter in Rexburg! He's actually out shoveling this very minute), he helps with dinner, and many other things. He is fun to be around, and makes me feel beautiful even when I'm not. He has his own quirky sense of humor, and I feel like I can really be myself around him. I have grown to love him more and more every day, and am so excited to share my life with him!
Mama- My mom is an incredible woman, and I love the friendship I share with her. Ever since I can remember, she has treated me as an equal, and I look to her for advice all the time. She has been so patient with me over the years as I called her every day (often multiple times a day!) from grad school, and I always bug her when she's at work. She has a great friendship with all of her children, and I know the college students she works with see her as another mother. She was able to visit one of her dear friends this weekend, and it sounds like she had a great time. I'm glad I get to work one building away from her!
Daddy- Rarely does a day go by when my dad doesn't call me just to see how things are going. He works so hard every day to take care of his family (sometimes a little too hard!) He always tells me how proud he is of me and the rest of the kids, and he has high expectations for us. We can also thank him for that competitive Mitchell gene!
David- David and I have been best buds our whole lives. Although we occasionally get on each other's nerves, we love hanging out together. I would always get jealous when he was dating someone, because I wanted him to be hanging out with me! I have David to thank for getting me into music, the viola, biking, triathlons, and a bunch of other things. He is also a great dad to his little boy!
Emily- David was pretty lucky to catch this girl. Emily has been such a great addition to our family. It's too bad she lives so far away. Hopefully once David finishes school they will find their way back. Emily does such a great job raising Nathan, and is incredibly patient with some of David's lesser qualities. Emily has also been assimilated into the Mitchell family, and joins right in when we all get together and laugh our heads off.
Nathan- I don't have my own kids yet, so I can truthfully say that Nathan is the cutest kid ever. He has such a funny and unique personality (thanks to David's genes, I'm sure), and he can keep us all entertained for hours. Those few times I was able to babysit were so much fun. He's going to grow up to be one amazing kid!
Joni- Nobody works harder in school than this girl. Somehow she manages to hang out with her friends going to Applebees, rodeos, caves, etc., she stays up until three in the morning doing homework or goofing off on the computer, gets up at four or five for her nursing clinicals, and still pulls straight As! She has a way of telling stories that gets everyone laughing, and she always manages to steal the spotlight. What a girl!
Abby- Abby is so fun to bug. I love texting her or calling her and being extra annoying just for the fun of it. She is so nice to let me do that. Abby is very creative, in many ways. She took a great picture of her violin and some music and let me hang it in my studio. Abby's my buddy that I like to hang out with to watch movies, get some ice cream, or just watch weird stuff on Youtube.
Andy- Wow. There is definitely no one like Andy. He has the funniest, quirkiest sense of humor. Standing well over 6 feet, with a pretty quiet personality, he has earned several nicknames. My favorite one was from Joni: Lurch. He is also a very sweet kid, and lets his sisters pick on him and tease him even though he could pummel us all.
Sunday, January 13, 2008
The Black Sheep
David said something in his most recent post that got me thinking. He was talking about training for the triathlons this summer, and implied that he could pretty much beat me no matter what. The reason that kind of annoyed me is because it's true! Last year he hardly ran at all to train, and I don't think he went swimming once. I, on the other hand, training almost every day all summer long, but he still beat me in every section of the race.
My whole family is very athletic. David has played soccer his whole life, and is now an avid biker. Andy is pretty much amazing at every sport he plays, even if he doesn't like it. His current passion is golf. My sisters are both great at volleyball. Joni played varsity basketball and volleyball since her freshman year of high school!
Then there's me. I was in dance when I was little, but I quite when I was still in elementary school. I did gymnastics in junior high and loved it, but I was never that great at it. I played soccer in high school, but I basically just filled up space. I am pretty unathletic. One time when we were at a Geology department party for my mom's work, all of the kids were playing sand volleyball. It was a pretty easygoing game, and even the elementary school kids were playing. I guess I was the embarrassment of our team, because one little girl told me, "You have to at least try!" Needless to say I left the team.
The only thing I feel somewhat successful at is running. I couldn't even run a mile in high school, but now I usually run 4-6 miles at a time. I can run far, but I'm not fast at all. David, on the other hand, can go more than a year without running, and beat me in a 3 mile race. How depressing.
I usually don't mind too much. I still love running, and there are other things I am good at. I am great at games like Scrabble or Trivial Pursuit, and I am completely undefeated at MadGab, but that just means that no one wants to play that game with me because they'll get annoyed.
They would rather just make fun of me while I embarrass myself playing Lightning or PingPong. How nice.
(By the way, Tyler wants me to say that he doesn't think I'm not athletic. What a nice husband!)
My whole family is very athletic. David has played soccer his whole life, and is now an avid biker. Andy is pretty much amazing at every sport he plays, even if he doesn't like it. His current passion is golf. My sisters are both great at volleyball. Joni played varsity basketball and volleyball since her freshman year of high school!
Then there's me. I was in dance when I was little, but I quite when I was still in elementary school. I did gymnastics in junior high and loved it, but I was never that great at it. I played soccer in high school, but I basically just filled up space. I am pretty unathletic. One time when we were at a Geology department party for my mom's work, all of the kids were playing sand volleyball. It was a pretty easygoing game, and even the elementary school kids were playing. I guess I was the embarrassment of our team, because one little girl told me, "You have to at least try!" Needless to say I left the team.
The only thing I feel somewhat successful at is running. I couldn't even run a mile in high school, but now I usually run 4-6 miles at a time. I can run far, but I'm not fast at all. David, on the other hand, can go more than a year without running, and beat me in a 3 mile race. How depressing.
I usually don't mind too much. I still love running, and there are other things I am good at. I am great at games like Scrabble or Trivial Pursuit, and I am completely undefeated at MadGab, but that just means that no one wants to play that game with me because they'll get annoyed.
They would rather just make fun of me while I embarrass myself playing Lightning or PingPong. How nice.
(By the way, Tyler wants me to say that he doesn't think I'm not athletic. What a nice husband!)
Friday, January 11, 2008
2007 Recap
Since I just started this blog, I'll list some of the memorable moments from 2007.
January: I did a 360 degree turn at the top of a mountain pass in Wyoming in the dark. I was on my way to visit Tyler, and the roads were just a little too slick. Very exciting/terrifying. (Sorry Mom, I don't think you knew about that one!)
February: Tyler and I got engaged! It was so cute. He proposed during one of his Dad's concerts. He sang to me while making me play the spoons (I don't know how to play the spoons!). Both of our families were there, and it was a great night.
March: We went to Utah to pick out my ring. While we were down there, we went to the Utah Symphony to see Hilary Hahn play the Sibelius Violin Concerto. It was fantastic!
April: Tyler travels to Branson, Missouri to work for a few months. We spent a lot of very late nights on the phone. It was not fun.
May: More of Tyler in Branson, although he did get to come back for a weekend.
June: The wedding! Tyler came back from Branson on the 13th. I went through the temple on the 14th, and we were married on the 15th. It was so wonderful. We were married in the Idaho Falls Temple. All of our families were there, and a few friends including our good friends Matt and Julie Bertasso and Stacy Smyth. Thank you so much for coming! It was a hot, sunny day, perfect weather, and we couldn't have asked for more. On our drive back from our honeymoon Tyler was offered a job as the audio engineer for the BYU-Idaho Music Department. Good timing! That was when we decided that I would not go back to Cincinnati for my Doctorate (a very difficult decision, but definitely the right one!).
July: A month full of house hunting. I also had the opportunity to perform several time with the Grand Teton Music Festival. It was great. It was fun to spend a few days in Jackson playing great music with great musicians. I also played in many weddings over there, often in cow pastures or ranches so the backdrop would be the Grand Tetons!
August: We bought a house! We absolutely love it. We are in a great neighborhood, we love our ward, and we are about a mile away from work. I also competed in my first triathlon. My brother, David, was my inspiration. It was so hard, but so much fun.
September-December: Back to school. I love teaching at BYU-Idaho! We are so fortunate. I also kept busy with my Doctoral classes at ISU, playing in the faculty string quartet, and the Idaho Falls Symphony.
December: Christmas! The break was so nice to have. I also had an embarrassing moment. I passed out in the post office! I learned my lesson about not eating after a long workout. Besides a little bump on my head and some humiliation, no harm done.
I hope 2007 was great for everyone else!
January: I did a 360 degree turn at the top of a mountain pass in Wyoming in the dark. I was on my way to visit Tyler, and the roads were just a little too slick. Very exciting/terrifying. (Sorry Mom, I don't think you knew about that one!)
February: Tyler and I got engaged! It was so cute. He proposed during one of his Dad's concerts. He sang to me while making me play the spoons (I don't know how to play the spoons!). Both of our families were there, and it was a great night.
March: We went to Utah to pick out my ring. While we were down there, we went to the Utah Symphony to see Hilary Hahn play the Sibelius Violin Concerto. It was fantastic!
April: Tyler travels to Branson, Missouri to work for a few months. We spent a lot of very late nights on the phone. It was not fun.
May: More of Tyler in Branson, although he did get to come back for a weekend.
June: The wedding! Tyler came back from Branson on the 13th. I went through the temple on the 14th, and we were married on the 15th. It was so wonderful. We were married in the Idaho Falls Temple. All of our families were there, and a few friends including our good friends Matt and Julie Bertasso and Stacy Smyth. Thank you so much for coming! It was a hot, sunny day, perfect weather, and we couldn't have asked for more. On our drive back from our honeymoon Tyler was offered a job as the audio engineer for the BYU-Idaho Music Department. Good timing! That was when we decided that I would not go back to Cincinnati for my Doctorate (a very difficult decision, but definitely the right one!).
July: A month full of house hunting. I also had the opportunity to perform several time with the Grand Teton Music Festival. It was great. It was fun to spend a few days in Jackson playing great music with great musicians. I also played in many weddings over there, often in cow pastures or ranches so the backdrop would be the Grand Tetons!
August: We bought a house! We absolutely love it. We are in a great neighborhood, we love our ward, and we are about a mile away from work. I also competed in my first triathlon. My brother, David, was my inspiration. It was so hard, but so much fun.
September-December: Back to school. I love teaching at BYU-Idaho! We are so fortunate. I also kept busy with my Doctoral classes at ISU, playing in the faculty string quartet, and the Idaho Falls Symphony.
December: Christmas! The break was so nice to have. I also had an embarrassing moment. I passed out in the post office! I learned my lesson about not eating after a long workout. Besides a little bump on my head and some humiliation, no harm done.
I hope 2007 was great for everyone else!
Wednesday, January 9, 2008
My Kids
Hurray for snow! The roads were too snowy to go to rehearsal tonight, so I get the night off. Since winter semester started today, now would be a good time to talk about my kids.
No, I don't have any little munchkins running around my house yet, but I do have several kids that I like to think of as mine. I teach music at BYU-Idaho to several "lecture" classes. It is always so fun to get to know the students throughout the semester and form friendships with them. The first day of school, like today, is always somewhat humorous. I am my usual over-excited self as I'm introducing the class and talking about music. The students, however, don't know my personality yet, and they all stare at me the whole time. I can never figure out if they do this because they are completely bored, scared for the class, or they think I am insane. After the first week or two, however, we have an understanding of each other. The students relax, and class is usually a lot of fun.
I love my lecture classes, but the students that I really form a bond with are my private students. We spend time every week in a one-on-one setting trying to tackle difficult passages, overcome bad habits, and memorize tricky pieces. Lessons are not always about music, however. One more than one occasion they have turned into a kind of therapy session, and the students have really opened up to me. I remember doing this when I was a student also, so I guess it comes with the territory. Because of this, I tend to think of them as "mine." Just like parents, I rejoice when good things happen to them, I feel pain when they are having trouble, and sometimes I would like to wring their necks!
I also have another group of kids. My private studio has a group of students ranging in age from six to eighteen years old. It is so interesting teaching this wide of an age group. My six-year-old makes me want to laugh and scream at the same time, my eighteen-year-old always has a funny story for me, and my fourteen-year-old doesn't really say anything. They are all so great. Last month we had our first studio recital, and it went great. Since most of the students are not very advanced, it didn't last very long, but all of the families loved it. I'll leave you with a few pictures from the recital and one of my amazing studio. I love my studio! We have converted the entire bottom floor of our house into the "studio suite." It has it's own entrance so the kids don't have to walk through my house, and we installed a sidewalk leading up to it. There is a sitting room for the parents or other students to wait, with a candy dish and some furniture. There is also a bathroom down there for them to use. Then, of course, we have the actual studio. We still have a little decorating to do, but we're making good progress. It is so nice to have a place like that to teach in!
No, I don't have any little munchkins running around my house yet, but I do have several kids that I like to think of as mine. I teach music at BYU-Idaho to several "lecture" classes. It is always so fun to get to know the students throughout the semester and form friendships with them. The first day of school, like today, is always somewhat humorous. I am my usual over-excited self as I'm introducing the class and talking about music. The students, however, don't know my personality yet, and they all stare at me the whole time. I can never figure out if they do this because they are completely bored, scared for the class, or they think I am insane. After the first week or two, however, we have an understanding of each other. The students relax, and class is usually a lot of fun.
I love my lecture classes, but the students that I really form a bond with are my private students. We spend time every week in a one-on-one setting trying to tackle difficult passages, overcome bad habits, and memorize tricky pieces. Lessons are not always about music, however. One more than one occasion they have turned into a kind of therapy session, and the students have really opened up to me. I remember doing this when I was a student also, so I guess it comes with the territory. Because of this, I tend to think of them as "mine." Just like parents, I rejoice when good things happen to them, I feel pain when they are having trouble, and sometimes I would like to wring their necks!
I also have another group of kids. My private studio has a group of students ranging in age from six to eighteen years old. It is so interesting teaching this wide of an age group. My six-year-old makes me want to laugh and scream at the same time, my eighteen-year-old always has a funny story for me, and my fourteen-year-old doesn't really say anything. They are all so great. Last month we had our first studio recital, and it went great. Since most of the students are not very advanced, it didn't last very long, but all of the families loved it. I'll leave you with a few pictures from the recital and one of my amazing studio. I love my studio! We have converted the entire bottom floor of our house into the "studio suite." It has it's own entrance so the kids don't have to walk through my house, and we installed a sidewalk leading up to it. There is a sitting room for the parents or other students to wait, with a candy dish and some furniture. There is also a bathroom down there for them to use. Then, of course, we have the actual studio. We still have a little decorating to do, but we're making good progress. It is so nice to have a place like that to teach in!
Sunday, January 6, 2008
Getting Started
Most of my friends who do this have little kids to post/brag about, but for now it's just me and Tyler! Here a few of our wedding pictures and some from Christmas.
Christmas was absolutely wonderful. We stayed here in Rexburg since we spent Thanksgiving with Tyler's family in Lander. It was so nice to stay here and enjoy our first Christmas in our first house! It was also nice to not have to worry about teaching or taking any classes. It was very relaxing, and we finally got some pictures up on our wall! We went to the movies with my family on Christmas Eve (we really enjoyed National Treasure II), and since we had a huge snowstorm that day Tyler spent all of Christmas Eve night shoveling our driveway (We have the cleanest driveway in town thanks to my super-shoveler!). Tyler and I had our own Christmas here at the house, then spent the rest of the day with my family enjoying fun and food.
Tyler's family came up for New Year's Eve, and we went through the Rexburg Temple open house that day. We are so blessed to have a temple one mile from our house! We borrowed my brothers Wii for the night, and we all had a blast boxing and racing each other. It was hilarious.
School starts up again this week, and although we loved the break, we are ready to get back to work. Happy New Year!!
Christmas was absolutely wonderful. We stayed here in Rexburg since we spent Thanksgiving with Tyler's family in Lander. It was so nice to stay here and enjoy our first Christmas in our first house! It was also nice to not have to worry about teaching or taking any classes. It was very relaxing, and we finally got some pictures up on our wall! We went to the movies with my family on Christmas Eve (we really enjoyed National Treasure II), and since we had a huge snowstorm that day Tyler spent all of Christmas Eve night shoveling our driveway (We have the cleanest driveway in town thanks to my super-shoveler!). Tyler and I had our own Christmas here at the house, then spent the rest of the day with my family enjoying fun and food.
Tyler's family came up for New Year's Eve, and we went through the Rexburg Temple open house that day. We are so blessed to have a temple one mile from our house! We borrowed my brothers Wii for the night, and we all had a blast boxing and racing each other. It was hilarious.
School starts up again this week, and although we loved the break, we are ready to get back to work. Happy New Year!!
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