Memorial Weekend

On the Saturday of Memorial Day weekend Brian and I drove up to Logan to meet my parents, Kirstie, and my grandma. We went to visit the graves of my great grandparents, grandparents, etc. This entailed going to 4 different cemeteries, all in the Logan area. We then had lunch and made our way up to Idaho. We had a nice weekend there, playing games, having a BBQ,a jelly bean taste test and spending time with my family. We also went to the Field of Heroes, where they had placed one cross for every soldier killed in Afghanistan or Iraq. It was unbelievable to see how many there were. It was a good Memorial Day activity, to remind us of why we celebrate it in the first place. While there, Brian was able to use his new camera to take some great pictures. Brian left on Monday because he had class on Tuesday. I stayed until Thursday. On Thursday, my mom, Kirstie, and I headed down for Provo. We had a girls' day out,going shopping and out to lunch. It was nice to spend some time with them, even if most of it was spent driving.

Leaving Logan

Field of Heroes. This is just a small piece of the field.

My brother's cute puppy.

Last day of school

Well, since the last post, I have finished school. The last day was on Friday the 28th. As is tradition, that day was spent mostly at the dance festival. This is where each grade level has made up and learned a dance that they perform for the school and parents on the last day. Our 2nd graders did a great job, even though someone unplugged the sound system halfway through their performance and they had to start over. After the dance we went back to class so I could hand out their class assignments for next year before their parents took them home. This scene was a lot different from last year. Last year they got their assignments and mostly just left without saying good-bye, those lovely 5th graders. This year, all of my students wanted a picture with me and then they each gave me a hug goodbye. I even had one girl, who frequently gives me problems, give me a big hug and was in tears because she didn't want to leave. It was surprising to me because I felt like most of the time she didn't like me very much. Overall I'd say this year was a lot better than last, as you can tell just from the differences in the last day. I really grew to love my students this year and am sad to see them go.

Brian's Birthday etc.

This last weekend was Brian's birthday. We had long planned on celebrating it by camping in Moab, Utah. Unfortunately, as the weekend drew closer the weather got colder. The forecast for the weekend was chance of rain and a high of about 50. We decided we aren't boy scouts so we didn't need to freeze. We decided to postpone our camp out to later this summer when the weather is nicer.

Instead of camping, we went to the Hogle Zoo in SLC. It gave Brian a chance to use his birthday present, a digital SLR camera. Brian got some good pictures of the animals, as you can see. It ended up being a nice day for the zoo. It's an okay zoo, but not as cool as I remember it being when I was a kid. And it was not nearly as cool as the Indianapolis zoo, which in my opinion is an amazing zoo. All in all I think Brian had a pretty good birthday, even if our original plan fell through.

This last week Brian started his Spring semester of school. Unfortunately it is full of Chemistry and Physics, but I know he'll do great. I have 4 weeks of teaching left until summer! We are both hoping that May goes by quickly.