Mackay Rodeo!

It has been a while since I have been to the Mackay Rodeo! I love a good rodeo! I could only go up for Saturday so I invited Ryan, Kyla, and Alex (although he just rode with us Kenna invited him)! We made it in just enough time for the Parade!

The crew waiting for Parade to start!

After an awesome parade (you really haven't seen one till you see a small town Parade) we went back to the Cabin to eat an light lunch! We took the little kids the rock island! There  we found out that Ryan was a world class rock skipper! Kyla wasn't bad either! I maxed out at 4 and I was super excited!  

Excited to for the Rodeo to start! This was Ryan's first rodeo he wasn't sure about it! I had a blast though! 

The Judge! Best job ever! 

The Bare Back Rider! 

Team Roping! I was super stoked because these two were my students! Jake Partner and Colter Lake! 

Saddle Broncs 

The Awesomeness Second Mom a girl could ask for! So greatfull for her!

Every time I go to Mackay I feel like I need to jump in the river for Kyle! It is freezing! I am start screaming before  I got into the water! I now that the water is super cold! I mean really really cold! Freezing! But I did it for Kyle!

So did Kyla

And Kenna!

Father's Day

I have the coolest Father in the whole word! He is an amazing man that has taught me a ton of things! He is the most humble person that I know! He has a strong testimony of the gospel and is the hardest worker that I know!

I think that he is the most amazing person that I know! 

I made him this card for him for Fathers Day!

http://www.jibjab.com/view/SYGKeNh9s08fa89W1eDo

Then he danced for us! 

Clean Room! What???

I have never been one of those people who have had a clean room! I have way to many clothes and sometimes during the school year my life is super hectic! 

I found this picture from a long time ago but this generally what my bed looks like! Yes I can still sleep on it every like this!

But to follow my number one goal for the summer I cleaned my room and have kept it clean for a whole week! I also took 3 bags of clothes to DI! (Ok really Kenna took the bags to DI) 

What Defines You?

I feel like I have been going through a mid life crisis at the age of 27! If you would have asked me a  month ago what defines me I would have said many things such a,s my testimony, family, friends, and my job!  The importance of the last one has really struck me. I have worked four years as a history teacher at Highland High School! When people ask me what I do I say that I teach! I tell them that I love it and wouldn't do anything else! Because when you have a job that you are good at and love why would you do anything else?  .... Well that is where my story begins!
 When I was hired at Highland the principal/other teachers said that I was hired to take the place of the librarian that was soon to be retiring! I laughed because I was a history teacher and it seemed like the librarian would never retire! Then we got a new principle so I totally thought I was of the hook! Then at the beginning of the year I found out that she was retiring and I thought oh gravy what am I going to do! So through out the year I would randomly think should I try and be the librarian at Highland... hmmm I didn't know! I had a every rough 2nd tri! I was teaching 4 different classes 2 that I had never taught before and 2 that I had taught for the first time the tri before! If you would have asked me in March if I wanted the library job I would have said Heck Yes! But this last tri was a lot of fun I loved my students! They were crazy but I loved them!  My babies started to graduate! Students that I had started teaching with! They crazy student that chased me around the classroom as a freshman trying to give me a hug (Don't worry I gained more control over the classroom after that) is now going to basic training this month!  I was so proud of them and what they might become. Around the beginning of May the district cut the positions of all of the librarians! I was ever so grateful I didn't have to make the decision. The about two weeks before the end of school year the board reinstated them!  Blast crisis was to adverted! So I went in a told my principal that I was interested in applying for the job! What was the harm in applying! Well.... On Friday before memorial day the principal and vice-principal pulled me into their office and offered me the job! What!!!! I was suppose to interview with a bunch of old ladies and they were going to clearly see that I was not a good choice for the job! Are you serious? Have you heard how loud I am?  But there was no convincing them other wise! They said that there was no one better for the job! No one who bring the change that needed to be there better then me!  I started to get a lot of anxiety! Ahhhh! I told them I needed the weekend to talk it over with ... well just myself cause no one could make the decision but me! (yes that is a quote I didn't want to let my principal know that I couldn't make decisions without talking it over with my parents like I was a child!)  Now I was full of fear all weekend! Why because I knew that I was probably going to except the job! I am not sure why but I was going to take it!  After multiple pros and cons list- taking with friends- praying- and a blessing I decide I was going to take the job! I felt good but I was also scared!! I am not good at doing new things! Every things was fine until I cleaned out my classroom! I cried and cried! I made Ryan come and help me take down the decorations and then my Dad come take stuff out for me!  I was so sad! I started to get anxiety about my new job! Why would you switch from something that you love to something you can be successful at but might not work! I have finally have control of what I feel! I know that this is a new challenge but this is my year of challenges ! I am going to look at this position as a chance to make a difference! It will be difference from what I was doing as a teacher but I can still impact students lives! I can still get them to do things that will make them better people! I am excited for the opportunity! I am going to grow! I am become a better person! I am very grateful for the chance!

I am really going to miss this room! 

But this classroom does not define me! It is a part of me and my past but there is so much more to me then the walls of a classroom! I will still be able to teach! I will just be borrowing people's classrooms!