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Its Been Official for Awhile but I Guess I Forgot to Tell the World

I'M MOVING BACK TO VIRGINIA!!!!!!!

Let me say it one more time (to get the full effect imagine me singing it in a high soprano Opera voice) I'M GOING HOME!!! HOME TO VIRGINIA!!! BACK TO THE BEAUTIFUL EAST COAST!!!

It has been official for awhile but I never said anything on my blog simply because my life moves at the speed of light. There are only 6 1/2 days left of school and 23 days til I pack up all my stuff and head east over the mountains.

This is a very bittersweet time for me. I am so excited to have new adventures back east but its a lot harder than I ever thought it would be to say goodbye to the life I know here in Utah. I have spent 6 years creating a life out west. I love the people I work with. They have become some of my very best friends. I love the students I have been privileged to teach! I have even grown to love looking out my window and seeing the mountains! They are majestic and beautiful!

I will NOT, however, miss the 8 month long winter (12 months divided by 4 seasons equals 3 MONTHS EACH..get with the program Utah!) lack of humidity, crazy drivers, big hair, dryness, and crazy Ute fans.

Anyway I am currently planning on driving back east but can't decide which route to take. I want to stop along the way and explore this amazing country of ours but not spend too much time. Any suggestions on things to stop and see along the way? Or on which route to take? 40? 70? or 80?

Happy B-day Mama!!

I have an hour and a half left to tell my Mama how much I love and appreciate her since every other amazingly, brillant idea I had to prove I am the coveted "center stone" have failed. These ideas included having Michael Buble sing to her personally, writing Happy Birthday in the sky, having my class sing in perfect harmony to her, and buying her a ticket to Hawaii. Well Michael's agent never returned my phone call, you can't use smoke to write letters when it's raining outside, my class sings off key just like their teacher, and I'm poor. So Mama publically displaying how awesome you are on the World Wide Web will have to do (well that and the phone call we shared earlier today.)

MAMA you are awesome! You are so awesome in fact that just saying Happy Birthday in English won't do. So.....

Veels geluk met jou verjaarsdag! Urime ditelindjen!
Gueter geburtsdaa! Melkam lidet! Eid milaad saeed! Taredartzet shnorhavor! or Tsenund shnorhavor! Eida D'moladukh Hawee Brikha! Ois guade winsch i dia zum Gbuadsdog! Suma Urupnaya Cchuru Uromankja! Ad gununuz mubarek! Basque Zorionak! Ungil el cherellem! Shuvo Jonmodin! Maogmang Pagkamundag! Hapi betde! or Yumi selebretem de blong bon blong yu! Deiz-ha-bloaz laouen deoc'h! Chestit Rojden Den! Som owie nek mein aryouk yrinyu! Per molts anys! or Bon aniversari! or Moltes Felicitats! Biba Kumplianos! Sun Yat Fai Lok! San Ni Kuai Lo! Sang Ngit Fai Lok! qu ni sheng er kuai le! San ruit kua lok! Se Jit khuai lak! NA ZHSHS! Sretan Rodendan! Vsechno nejlepsi k Tvym narozeninam!! Tillykke med fodselsdagen! Hartelijk gefeliciteerd! or Van harte gefeliciteerd met je verjaardag! Happy Birthday! Felichan Naskightagon! Palju onne sunnipaevaks! Zorionak zure urtebetetze egunean! Tillukku vid fodingardegnum! Tavalodet Mobarak! Hyvaa syntymapaivaa! Bonne Fete! Joyeux Anniversaire! Lokkiche jierdei! L‡ breithe mhaith agat! Co` latha breith sona dhuibh! Ledicia no teu cumpreanos! Gilotcav dabadebis dges! Allis Guedi zu dim Fescht! Ois Guade zu Deim Geburdstog! Allet Jute ooch zum Jeburtstach! or Ick wuensch da allet Jute zum Jeburtstach! Alles Gute zum Geburtstag! Eytyxismena Genethlia! or Chronia Pola! Inuuinni pilluarit! Fielsteerd mit joen verjoardag! Janma Divas Mubarak! Saal Mubarak! Vy-Apave Nde Arambotyre! Hau`oli la hanau! Yom Huledet Same'ach! Masadya gid nga adlaw sa imo pagkatawo! Janam Din ki badhai! or Janam Din ki shubkamnaayein! Boldog szuletesnapot! or Isten eltessen! Til hamingju med afmaelisdaginn! Selamat Ulang Tahun! La-breithe mhaith agat! or Co` latha breith sona dhut! Or Breithla Shona Dhuit! Buon Compleanno! Bun Cumpleani! At faz tent avguri ad bon cumplean! Otanjou-bi Omedetou Gozaimasu! Slamet Ulang Taunmoe! Bouon Anniversaithe! Huttida Habba Subashayagalu! Mayap a Kebaitan Voharvod Mubarak Chuy! Tughan kuninmen! Quchjaj qoSlIj! Saeng il chuk ha ham ni da! Rojbun a te piroz be! Tulgan kunum menen! Fortuna dies natalis! Daudz laimes dzimsanas diena! Sveikinu su gimtadieniu! or Geriausi linkejimaigimtadienio progal Nkwagaliza amazalibwa go amalungi! Vill Gleck fir daei Geburtsdaag! Sreken roden den! Pirannal Aasamsakal! or Janmadinasamsakal! Selamat Hari Jadi! Nifrahlek ghal gheluq sninek! Kia huritau ki a koe! Wadhdiwasachya Shubhechha! mo swet u en bonlaniverser! Leleng ambai pa mbeng ku taipet i! Torson odriin mend hurgee! bil hoozho bi'dizhchi-neeji' 'aneilkaah! Ick gratuleer di scheun! Janma dhin ko Subha kamana! Gratulerer med dagen! Janmadina Abhinandan! Masha Pabien I hopi aña mas! Padayish rawaz day unbaraksha! Tavalodet Mobarak! Maligayang kaarawan sa iyo! Wszystkiego najlepszego zokazji urodzin! wszystkiego najlepszego z okazji urodzin Parabens pelo seu aniversario! or Parabenspara voce! or Parabens e muitas felicidades! Feliz Aniversario! or Parabens! Janam din diyan wadhayian! Janam ghaanth ri badhai, khoob jeeyo! La Multi Ani! Feneligiz Cunumplegeanagonos! Pazdravliayu s dniom razhdjenia! Lihkos Riegadanbeaivvis! Manuia lou aso fanau! Ravihi janmadinam aacharati! Achent'annos! Achent'annos! Vill Glück zum Geburri! Srecan Rodjendan! Vsetko najlepsie k narodeninam! Vse najboljse za rojstni dan! Masego motsatsing la psalo! Feliz Cumplea–os! Suba Upan dinayak vewa! Wilujeng Tepang Taun! Mi fresteri ju! Heri ya Siku kuu! pŒ fšdelsedagen Maligayang Bati Sa Iyong Kaarawan! San leaz quiet lo! Piranda naal vaazhthukkal! Janmadina subha kankshalu! Puttina Roju Shubakanksalu! Suk San Wan Keut! Droonkher Tashi Delek! Putudina dina saukhya! Dogum gunun kutlu olsun! Mnohiya lita! or Z dnem narodjennia! Janam Din Saalgirah Mubarak! Chuc Mung Sinh Nhat! Malipayong adlaw nga natawhan! Penblwydd Hapus i Chi! Imini emandi kuwe! A Freilekhn Gebortstog! Eku Ojobi! Ilanga elimndandi kuwe!


Mama I love you! I miss you! I can't wait to see you! I can't wait to celebrate your 29th birthday with you in person! MUAH!!!

Rhode Island Fun

This past weekend I had the pleasure of flying to see CC in Rhode Island. It was super short but super fun! We played with his Huskie, Jak, walked on the beach, saw Iron Man 2, enjoyed a classic New England rainstorm, and won a bunch of awesome prizes from Dave and Busters that Jak destroyed in record time. It was a perfect weekend minus getting stuck on the runway waiting to head back to Utah for 2 1/2 hours...yeah lets not go there, its still a sore subject!!

Wordless Wednesday...

Everything is More Fun With a Mask On!

HEAR YE! HEAR YE! You are cordially invited to a Masquerade Ball..

DATE: FOREVER AGO during the dead of winter.



LOCATION: Our scary basement that is not so scary since we had to clean it out for this party.



WHO: Only the coolest people in P-Town, Utah.



ATTIRE: Mask Required! We made our own and were quite impressed with the creativity of our friends!



REASON: Because we were suppose to do it around Halloween to celebrate my b-day but it got delayed...that and winter sucks so we wanted to make it fun!

No Rules Pine Wood Derby

One of the most memorable FHEs by far! It was every cub scout's dream come true...a no-rules, anything-goes Pine Wood Derby! Each group was given 2 cars to decorate. I admit my group slacked a little. When the event and lack of rules were first announced the boys sat up a little taller while their eyes became glazed over. You could tell they were in a whole other world of possibilities. This sparkle soon died out as the realization that many of them did not have time to create a true masterpiece sank in. No worries though the girls took over and basically created a painted block of lead car (the Incredibles car). We did not win...no! no! we did not even come close to winning... but we had ALOT of fun! I think the pictures speak for themselves..enjoy!







The winner was the red car that looked like a magnet! The lady bug car killed the competition until the semifinals when our lead car killed it as it flipped off the track. Ahh such sweet memories!