~CrAzY~

I know, I know I have been slacking! But boy lately I have been going 1,000,000 mph I feel like! I started the education program August 25th and ever since then I have not stopped to even breath I feel like! It has been keeping me so busy, but I must say I truly love it! I think this picture to the left describes exactly how I have been feeling lately: So many books, so much homework, so many presentations! I can't believe how crazy busy I have been! There have been a couple times when I think to myself, "HONESTLY Crissa!?! What did you get yourself into?!" I have been tempted to quit, not really, but it sounded good haha! I just have to keep my head up high and just remember that it will all be worth it in the end when I am finally a teacher with my own classroom. I think the toughest thing is not knowing how to organize everything. I am taking SEVEN CLASSES which I am not use to at all! So I feel like I always need to be looking at my planner, syllabuses, and the day of the week to make sure I am not forgetting anything. I always have to get inspiration from my family! I know they have so much faith in me, and they are constantly reminding me that I can do anything that I set my mind to! I love my family tons, and I thank them for always being there for me! I really do love the program, and I cannot wait to see what the next two years has in store for me!

I will try to be better at updating and adding more pictures! :)

School teacher?!

As I am sure you all know I am going to be entering the Elementary Education Program @ Utah Valley University this Wednesday, and I absolutely cannot wait! Often I get people that say

• "You honestly are going to be a school teacher?"
• "Why would you want to do that to yourself?"
• "You know teachers do not make that much money!?"
• "You are going to be in school the rest of your life, why would you want to do that?!"

I figured I would post a blog entry about why I want to become a teacher. Honestly, why wouldn't I want to become a teacher. So here you go for everyone that thinks I am crazy haha ;)! Sometimes I think I am to... but then I really think about why I want to become one, and I remember how great of an experience it really is going to be!

Ever since I was a little girl I have grown up acting like a teacher. My parents bought my little chalk boards/white boards, I had books gallore, pens, pencils, etc. I would always have my little brothers, cousins, friends, and whoever else I could get my hands on come be my students. I would read to them, "pretend" teach them, write up fake tests for them, and so on so forth. When people would ask me what I want to become when I get older I would always state "a teacher" of course.. Little did I know that I would actual be sitting here in the future, five days away from starting the rest of my life! I know that teachers do not make that much money, but everyone has to remember teachers are really only

• working 9 months out of the year, minus the days they have to go in the summer for workshops or to work on their classrooms.
• I will always have the same schedule as my children.
• Will always be in a heated/air conditioned building.
• Full benefits.
• Full retirement.
• Nights/weekends/holidays OFF
• Most importantly I will be helping children EVERY single day that class is in session.

I look back on my elementary years where I had some good teachers, not so good teachers, and then my GREAT teachers. The two teachers that stand out to me the most are my third and fifth grade teachers. They were awesome and I felt that I learned soo much! I want to be that kind of teacher! I want students to come into my classroom love every second of everyday (which is impossible, but hey I can dream), and then when that bell rings to go home I want them to WANT to come back the next day! I had so many teachers throughout my education thus far that have inspired me, and everyday I strive and will try my hardest to be that for my future students.

My math 2010 teacher once stated, "You guys will be the building blocks to children's futures." -- I agree 100% with this statement. I believe that as a teacher I have the power to make or break someone, and I will do anything in my power to teach, inspire, love, care, etc for my future students. I cannot wait until the day that I get to have my own classroom! I hope that my students will be able to tell that I LOVE my job, and I am not there just because I did not know what else to choose for my major. I believe that if students really tell that I WANT/LOVE to be there to teach them, that it will make them WANT/LOVE to learn that much more! I have done so many observation hours and prep for the education program, and I know each time I prepare that this is what I am suppose to be doing!

Now, YOU tell me: Why SHOULDN'T I become a teacher!?

I know that teaching, like any other job, will have its ups and downs.. but you always prepare for all the "ups" you can right?! Teaching, inspiring, making children feel good about themselves EVERYDAY..now that is MY KIND OF JOB! :)

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO MY MAIN MAN!

I have to post a birthday shout-out to my main man-- Kellon, my nephew! I love him soooo much, and he turned three today! Happy birthday buddy! I love you!

It was so funny, because we celebrated Kellon's birthday last week at Yuba. Well today I called Kellon this morning to wish him happy birthday, and he didn't believe it was his birthday "AGAIN"!

Phone call--

Me: Happy birthday bud! I love you!

Kellon: No its not my birfday Sissa (crissa). My birfday is all dawn! (gone) LUHH YOU!

He was getting so upset because he knew we celebrated it last week, so he was confused on how it could be his birthday two weeks in a row! He is soo funny.. (: I love that little boy more than life itself! I cannot believe he is three. It seems like yesterday we were in the delivery room waiting for him to born! I honestly do not know what I would do without him. Thanks Chase and Alice for bringing such a beautiful boy into this world. Love you all!

For his birthday I got him a little golf set. He loves to dolf (golf)... He always is asking his daddy to "doe dolfing".... And he always says "i need my dolf tees".. He is such a great little golfer already and even knows everything about it (almost!)

Love you little buddy! Here are some pictures (up above and below) of me and Kellon over the past couple of years.. We are best friends.. He'll even tell ya (:

i LIKE it.. i LOVE it.. i WANT some more of HIM! (:

July 30th-- Dustin, Sam, Amanda, and I went to TIM McGRAW! Dustin and I drove up together to Highland to meet Sam and Amanda at their house. We left Sam and Amanda's at about 5:00 to head up to the Usana Ampitheatre. I was SOOO excited to see Love & Theft, Lady Antebellum, and of course TIMMY! (: I told Dustin like 1.3 million times before we got up there how HOT Tim was, and I think any lady would agree with me haha. Dustin said that all I kept doing the whole concert was salivating over Tim (that's not true.. I was only salivating like 98% of the time..he likes to exaggerate)! We got to Usana around 6:45 grabbed a couple drinks, (of course Amanda and I bought us some Tim shirts) , and then we went and found our seats. We had really awesome seats I thought! Even though some people in front of us would not sit down.. Still.. it was such an awesome concert. Ladies were throwing their bras to Tim.. It was kind of weird lol. But Tim was so sweet and grabbed two little girls on stage and danced with them! It was soo awesome.. I was wishing I was one of those girls pretty bad haha! After the concert was over it took us like 2 HOURS to get home. Parking at the Usana is ridiculous, but still it was fun. We seen some crazy things waiting in that parking lot to get out! Like some random girl just throwing her phone in the gravel, don't worry it broke into like 5 pieces.. Yep. Pretty sure that didn't make it work haha! but anyways Thanks Dustin, Amanda and Sam for an awesome time!

Tim singing his heart out (:

Bum (: haha

Need I say more ;)









Our EXCITED faces! (:


Mine and Amanda's Tim Shirts (:

Dustin and I before the concert!

BACKSTREET'S BACK... ALRIGHT! (:

Yesterday was my FIRST day of Summer OFFICIALLY! I finished my math class finally. Yes, no more UVU math! I cannot believe that I am officially done with all my Pre-Reqs and now I am going to start actually working towards my career in the Fall! Ps.. for all of you that care haha I got a B+ in my math class! I was super STOKED!.. Anyways....... My Summer could not have started off better. Dustin and I got to go to the BACKSTREET BOYS Concert & Can I just say it was probably thee best concert I have ever been to! I could not believe how Amazing they are at entertaining!!! I absolutely loved it & not to mention they sang all of their old songs from when I was like 12, so I knew basically all the songs.. You bet your boots I sang right along with them! I remember being so young and listening to them. My friends and I would always make up dances to their songs. Nick and Brian are my favorite BSB boys by far.. But Howie is right behind them. For being around 35 the boys are hot as ever.. and yes they can still BUST A MOVE haha! I LOVED THE CONCERT! I think that Dustin probably thought I was crazy because I was loving every minute of it.. I know that I had Perma-Grin! Thanks Dustin for a great time! (:

This is me wearing my BSB Tour '10 Shirt! :) I am cheesin'.. I was excited.. and I am not afraid to admit it!!!

I took SO many pictures.. Here are a few. The other ones are just of the boys singing.. I will post a few more of them! But here is just a little taste of the HEAVEN! (: