Why I love My Job...

Sometime last week, I had an IEP meeting for a student at work. The outcome of the meeting was that this particular student was going to be placed in my Study Skills class. While this was the best option for this particular student, and the meeting looked very hopeful, I was very nervous. I felt inadequate and overwhelmed. I was absolutely terrified that I wouldn't be able to make a difference in this students' life, or (even worse!) that this student would have a negative experience in my class and make choices endangering self or others.

This student has now been in my class about a week, and this morning I received an email that among other things said, "[This Student] loves his new study skills class and is proud of what he's accomplished in there already."

It was an AWESOME email to get... and just enough to keep me going make me hopeful that everything is going to be alright after all!

Football Game!

BYU WON HOMECOMING

YAY! go cougars!


The game was absolutely FREEZING, but we had a good time and BYU is still undefeated!

Homecoming!

Dustan asked me to go to Homecoming with him this year! It was SO much fun! He picked me up for dinner (which he MADE and it was CANDLELIT! What a stud.) and then we headed up to Heber for the dance. The dance was on a TRAIN! (Yay, first real train ride!!!)

Here's us waiting to board the train:

Here I am, getting on a train for the first time!


Dustan and Me

(and the REAL LIVE CONDUCTOR)

At the end of the night... I look a little sleepy, but Dustan looks good :)

Conference Weekend!!!

Last weekend, I got to go to Salt Lake City for General Conference. I went with Dustan and I got to meet a lot of his friends, some people from his mission, and some of his family. We had SO much fun! Friday night we went to his mission reunion and bowling. I met Krista and she's a DOLL. Saturday and Sunday we got to go to Conference and actually got into a session on Sunday morning! The rest of the time, we watched it in the Tabernacle. Overall, it was an AMAZING weekend!