Graduation, Trips, and MORE...

Wow! I really need to update this thing! So, I'm finished with my student teaching! My first block of student teaching was in a 1st grade classroom and my second block was in a music classroom for K-6 music classes. I loved EVERY MINUTE of it!! Then April came and I had NO finals! YAY! My parents came down from WA and my Grandparents came up from St. George to see me walk across the stage in a blue cap and gown and pink tassel dangling off of my cap.
It took me five years to get my Bachelor of Music with a dual certification. I can now teach an elementary school classroom or an elementary music classroom!
Ben has been very supportive through it all. We still have another 2 years until Ben gets to wear the awesome cap and gown...so another while in Provo!

Graduation was awesome! Commencement was in the Marriot Center. President Uchtdorf received an honorary degree and addressed us! Elder Nelson also spoke. Both gave very uplifting and inspiring speeches. This is why I LOVE BYU!! I got to learn at the feet of the Prophets and Apostles of the Lord all the time! For convocation for the school of music, we were priviledged to learn from Elder Oaks! I was sitting directly behind him on stage (with one person in between). I could have leaned over and touched him if I wanted! It was a very cool experience.
So, After graduation, and even before, I was feeling somewhat "lost" as to what to do with my life. The only logical thing to do was to apply for teaching jobs and teach! But I didn't really know whether I wanted to jump right into teaching...I wanted to explore my options. Well, after exploring, an opportunity basically just fell into my lap...so I am going to....TEACH! I got offered a job at Amelia Earhart Elementary School in Provo as the music specialist! I had an interview with 4 principals at once and less than two hours later, I had a job offer. One interview= job! Hooray! So I start sometime in August. Until then, I'm just relaxing and taking it easy this summer!

After graduation Ben and I drove up to WA to visit our families and help them out with some house work. It was nice to see so much family within 2 weeks! Ben and I celebrated our 1year anniversary in the car on May 3rd driving back to UT from WA. But we were able to make a visit to "our" spot back home on the waterfront!We are gearing up for our trip to the Carribean in about 2 weeks! AHH! We are so excited! The day we get back is the first day of InterMuse...a summer workshop program I am attending to get more music teaching credits/certification. It lasts two weeks and is intensive 8am to 6pm classes everyday! I will be SO EXHAUSTED after the trip and this conference...but then I can just CHILLAX the rest of the summer until I start working!

All in all...Ben and I are LOVIN' life and soaking it all up!