2nd Grade

What is the significance of that post title, you ask? Well, that is the grade that I will be teaching this upcoming fall!!!!!! The best part is that I will be teaching in good old Weber County! Yes, that’s right...we are moving back to our old stomping grounds and we are SO excited to do so. Gage is a 3rd year law student at Gonzaga, so he is not QUITE finished, but since he has gone to school straight through the summers, he is able to complete his final credits for graduation through an externship in Ogden, UT. It’s actually a little spooky how perfectly things have worked out. I was broken-hearted when we first moved to Spokane and I learned of the teaching situation here...it was nearly impossible for me to get a job because of many factors and I ended up working (at a WONDERFUL company) in a job outside of the education field. So in order to get me started on the career I LOVE as soon as possible, we devised this plan during Gage’s first year of school, not really thinking it would all work out. Well, little by little things have fallen into place and we couldn’t be more thankful, grateful, happy, etc. It will be extremely hard to leave Spokane, but we are definitely excited about this next phase of our life together.

Here I am - so incredibly nervous - on the day of my interview.

My parents came to Spokane this past week and we had a great time. Here are some pics of our day in Coeur d’Alene. It was a beautiful day and the weather was PERFECT by the water. My parents really love Spokane and they are going to miss coming up here to visit. We always have a good time together and it’s crazy that this past weekend was probably their last visit.



Other than moving plans, a job interview, successfully completing a second year of law school, a visit from my parents, and hanging out with friends, we are in the midst of training for a half marathon! We are about half-way there as far as distance goes - we just completed a 6.5 mile run last Saturday. Only 6.5 more to go!! Yikes!! :) Plus, the marathon is in Park City and since there is a MAJOR change in elevation from Spokane to Park City, we’ll have to train extra hard so our lungs don’t give out! We'll see if we can hang in!!

And finally, I decided to get with the program and join the Facebook revolution, so I apologize, but I may become an even BIGGER blogging slacker than I already am...I'm still figuring it out, but it seems a lot easier to keep up on Facebook than the blog....so we'll see! We hope all is well with everyone who’s reading and we hope you are enjoying the summer! We'll be seeing some of you very soon! Wahoo!