I've Finished!

Last Friday was my last day of student teaching. It was bitter-sweet. I am excited because it means I can now graduate, and I am that much closer to having our son, but I am also sad because I will miss the students and my mentor, Mrs. Bodily. Here I am with my mentor:

She was amazing and I learned so much from her. Teaching is a hard job!
Here are some pics of my 7th grade students:



This student reminded me of Taylor. I had to get a picture of him working!

Here are some 8th grade classes:


Of course a student had to fall off his desk on my last day...

Perhaps one of the best things was a 7th grader who wrote on the board "By Mrs. Ray." I guess we still need to work on spelling...

We had cake, donuts, and my students were so sweet and put money together to give me some baby outfits. Other kids also brought their own gifts from home. They can't wait for me to bring the baby to school and show them. Lastly, here are some pics of the last project I did with the 8th graders. They created a postcard that represented a utopia they made up. I was so proud of them!

Edit to the Previous Post

Tim brought to my attention something else that is weird about me and it bothers him.
7. I have to go to the bathroom before we leave anywhere. I am pretty sure that this habit started when I lived in London because of the lack of public restrooms in London. While walking around you never knew where the next bathroom would be. Most restaurants didn't have one, and sometimes you had to pay to use the bathroom in the tube stations. Hence, I created the habit to go to the bathroom before we left anywhere and it continues to this day. Tim thinks it is all in my mind.

Tag! I'm it!

I've been tagged by my friend Kara, so I'm supposed to write 6 weird/interesting facts about me. You be the judge of how interesting these actually are...

1. For years now, every time I watch "A Baby Story" on TLC I cry at the delivery part. So touching.

2. I feel a lot of emotion in my forearms. When I am really getting bothered by something or when I feel anxious for something, my forearms tense up.

3. At any given moment I am prepared to eat a pink frosted, sprinkled donut.

4. I didn't know "the David" statue referred to the David and Goliath story in the bible until I saw it for the first time in Italy.

5. I hate the snow. I've been in Utah winters for almost 5 years now and I still can't appreciate "how beautiful" it is. I usually gain depression pounds during the winters here and use the rest of the year to lose it.

6. I check the weather report every day. I used to have a crush on the channel 12 weatherman in AZ when I was younger.

I tag Jenny H., Jenni K., Christi, Cara, Ani, and Melissa.

Love.

I get to see my niece soon! I am so excited! I stole this pic from their blog. Kate is getting so big and cuter all the time. Tim and I look forward to our weekly iChats with Chris, Jenny, and Kate.

Bubby's 20!

My sister, Alli, turned 20 on Saturday and we were lucky enough to have so much help that we were all moved in and unpacked within 3 days...leaving time to celebrate with Alli!


Curtis and his gf Emily were in town as well. It was so fun to have family here!



Bubby had close to 20 friends at dinner. She likes to celebrate big! And the lucky waitress was my sis-in-law's best friend, Courtney.
Alli is one of the most giving girls you'll find. I cant believe she is 20! sniff, sniff.

Goodbye Arlington

Well, starting Wednesday night, Tim and I are going to be moving our things to about 10 minutes away. We are making a major upgrade!! Haha, at least it feels like it to us. We were offered a great deal and quickly made the decision to move, sold our contract here within a couple of days, upset our Landlord but worked it out, and now we are on to a new neighborhood. Since I will soon be a stay at home mom (crazy) we figured a nicer place would be better.

Deciding on where to live for the first time as a couple was, um, let's say a learning experience for Tim and I. After working for awhile to get the very ethnic Asian smell out of our apartment, we settled in. Here are a couple of my fondest memories from Arlington:

1. Going to turn on the air conditioning, only to find there was none. Who knew people rented places without air conditioning?
2. Waking up one of the first nights to the color of red flashing lights coming through the mini-blinds. I decided to look...it was the cops.
3. Using a washing machine top as my bathroom counter.

4. Having to hook up our dishwasher to the sink when we wanted to use it. (It's portable, better than none!)
5. Running to close the windows when the gas station across the street would get refilled. Those fumes were strong!
6. Tim and I sleeping out in the front room for a week because it was so hot before we broke down and bought a/c window units.

We have enjoyed our time here, it was a great deal, and Tim loves a great deal! Some of my friends from AZ have experienced our place, and I'm glad it will be in their memories too. We are excited to move!

Hazardous Church

Today was our last day in our ward because we are moving!! (blog details later) It was the primary program. You would guess that the Primary program would be the most exciting part about this Sunday. Instead, the excitement began when we settled into our tiny metal chairs for primary. After a few opening songs, a member from the Stake Presidency came in and told us that the church had a gas leak so we had to leave immediately because the gas could make people sick or catch on fire. Everyone rushed downstairs and out the door. Parents came and grabbed their children. So much for goodbyes. We will miss our primary kids!