I’ve been thinking a lot about this subject recently; in fact, I had a minor panic attack the other night (not literally, but yeah) because I couldn’t seem to stop thinking about money. Even though the fact that I actually got a teaching job has brought on an enormous amount of relief, it did, however, make things …
My First Teaching Job!!!
Well, it’s happened–even though the teaching job market looked incredibly bleak and I had almost given up hope, I did end up interviewing with three different schools and actually got job offers from all three. So the past few days have been filled with pros and cons lists and a lot of soul-searching, but I …
Weekend With Chelsee
Since Matt and I live in a small-ish valley about an hour and a half away from family and where we both grew up, we often aren’t graced with much company. However, occasionally some of our friends from Bountiful (or elsewhere) will take mercy on us in our lonely and forgotten married state and come …
Here’s What’s Cooking…Strawberry Popovers
If you are on the lookout for the perfect treat that combines the summery flavor of strawberries with the luxurious taste of cream, then look no further, friends—you have just found your new favorite recipe. Matt and I first made these popovers last summer when all the strawberries started to come on sale, and these popovers will …
Book #9: The Tiger’s Wife
Title: The Tiger’s Wife Author: Tea Obreht # of Pages: 338 Genre: Magical Realism/Realistic Fiction As you may already know, I have great aspirations to someday write a novel. That “someday” has yet to be translated into actual, daily writing, which is why I have made little progress in my goal. Tea Obreht, on the …
Tuesday Tell-All
*We got some more marathon pictures back from our parents, and I am totally not even kidding when I say that I’m going through this phase where I really am having a hard time believing that that was really me in all those photos. My favorite part about most of them is that I look …
To My Mother
Dear Mom, How could I ever express in words the gratitude that I owe you, the very person who brought me into existence here on this earth? And how could I ever express my thankfulness that not only did you give me life, but that you gave me the very best life I could have ever …
Solo Date
Sometimes when Matt is in an Angry Birds kind of mood and I’m in a let’s-go-outside kind of mood, I’ll take a little drive to get myself out of the house. More often than not, that drive takes me to the grocery store. This time, it (also) took me to a hidden little park that …