Some Changes

Several changes the past 2 weeks!

1- I changed jobs. I had been working as the Specials teacher at a Montessori School, but that just wasn't right for me. I am now working 1/2 time (awesome!!) as an ELL teacher with the district. I travel around to different schools and work with the awesome ELL students. I absolutely LOVE my new job.

2- I changed my hair. Last weekend I decided to cut my hair. I thought I'd maybe cut off 5 inches or so, but when I got there and they measured it, I ended up cutting off 9 inches. I donated those 9 inches, then got a sweet new haircut. I LOVE my shorter hair. It is faster to dry, and not quite so crazy in the crazy winds we have here.

before

after

3- My bump is gone!! A few months ago, I developed a funny cyst on my right wrist. (I have since learned that it was a Ganglion cyst) It wasn't going away, so I finally went in to a Dr. to have it removed. They stuck a big needle in me and drained the cyst, then shot in some steroids to finish up the job. I am happy to report that after the needles, and a night all wrapped up, my wrist is back to normal! Here's a picture of my cool cyst.

I'm excited to have new adventures to blog about soon!

Wyoming Happenings

We really have done a lot of neat things since we moved to Laramie... I forget to take the camera to most of our adventures... but here are some pictures I do have!

Steve is So excited to be the school psychologist at Linford!

I like trains... so it's fun to walk over the bridge and watch all the trains pass underneath.

Alumni House cowboy statue.

Even cooler statue of Chief Washakie.

These cute little bunnies are ALL over town! This picture was taken in our front yard. Most days this Fall, I would walk outside to see 2 or 3 bunnies scampering away. And we find their footprints all over in the snow in the mornings. I quite like them.

Laramie is a small town, but I enjoy wandering through the alleys downtown... It makes me almost feel like I'm in a real city! :)

You can see this random Lincoln Head from I-80, and we wondered what it was all about when we passed it on our road trip 2 years ago. It's actually located in a beautiful area just outside of town, and we've gone up there a few times now.

I found my name!!

We are now part of the Denver Temple district. It is a gorgeous temple. We've only been in to do work twice, but I hope once the weather gets a little better we'll be able to get down there more often! One thing I've noticed about Laramie- it always snows on Saturdays!!

We went on a tour to the old prison this summer. It is apparently the only prison to have ever housed Butch Cassidy. It was pretty awesome.

And of course we're still running! Unfortunately, I couldn't run this particular race due to health issues, but we ran another 5K in January. (no pictures...sorry!)

We've been enjoying our time in Laramie and exploring the sights and such. Hopefully I'll get better at remembering my camera so I can put a few more cool pictures on here!

Juniper Buddies!!

I lived in Juniper Hall during my first year and a half at SUU. I absolutely loved it. The friends I made there are some of the greatest people I know! During Christmas break, we got to see everyone and catch up with people a bit! I love these guys and I had SO much fun hanging out with them. Yay Juniper buddies!!

Chocolates Pictures

So, I promised pictures of my chocolate-ing experience! Steve and I had an awesome time getting all the centers ready, then spent several hours dipping them in the freezing cold. It was awesome. Here are just a few of the many pictures from that weekend.

Steve mixing the fondant for the cherry cordials.

The beginning of the dipping process.

We dipped late into the evening.

Yummy chocolates!!!!

Our house was quite chilly by the time we were done. But the chocolates were SO good!!

A few days later we made Christmas cookies. It's very obvious who decorated which cookies... I stick to simple frosting and sprinkles. Steve shows off his mad artistic skills. :)