Boise life has begun

School has officially started and we are both feeling the changes. Since the last post we have vacationed to Martha's Vineyard with the generous Smith family, moved into my brother's home (sadly not our own quite yet), Challis has started at BSU, and I've survived my first full week with 40 kindergarteners. To say the least it has been busy.

Our trip to "The Vineyard" was filled with trips to the beach, boat and yacht rides, eating at fancy fancy restaurants (some equipped with CIA scoping things out for President Obama's soon-to-be vacation), wearing all white to be allowed at the club's tennis court, and chasing two children around. After having five days filled to the limit and spending each night in bed's positioned like the ones in "I Love Lucy" we were ready for a break back home.

Some of our favorite things to do since we moved to Boise are:

• Saturday morning farmer's markets (they are huge here and have the best treats)
• Floating down the Boise river
• The cheap theater- it really is cheap here
• Bike riding- well I ride a bike and Challis rides a longboard holding on to the bike
• Spending time with Burt and his cute girls!
• All the shopping and eating choices
• Exporing a new city together
• Setting up my new classroom (this probably wasn't one of Challis' favorite things but he was a big help)

Well that about does it for now. Challis spends large amount of time studying and I am just trying to keep my head above water with school. I have a great and cute group of kindergarteners that I'm already attached to. I'm excited for the time when I feel more comfortable and don't have to spend 10 hour days there, but until then I'm excited for the adventure. Hope all is well with everyone else!

p.s. I attempted to upload photos but failed miserably. Brit or Lacy should probably fill me in on the wonders of blog uploading that are lost on me.

We're back!!!

So this blog has been severly neglected...largly due to the fact that it was Challis' baby and he quickly lost interest once it was warm enough to spend all his waking hours outdoors. I like to blog-stock but am not much of a blogger but I feel guilty knowing there is a blog out there with my name attached and no writing on it. Sad.

So here's an update (assuming anyone even looks at this anymore...which is unlikely)
We have been living the high life in Malad this summer inhabitating my parents basement. It's been a great way to save money and recoop from school but we are waaaaay ready to be back on our own again in our own space. We are really excited to be moving to Boise next week and to be in a new place together. We are hoping to buy a house and should know if we get the one that we have fallen in love with by this week. (fingers crossed)

I'm getting really excited/terrified to begin teaching kindergarten this fall. I had the worst nightmare the other night. It was the first day of school and for some reason I didn't realize the children would be coming. I hadn't set anything up or prepared any materials. The children were all really young and a lot of them were crying and rolling on the floor. I didn't know what to do and was running around frantically trying to get all the kindergarteners to all sit on the rug at the same time. Needless to say I woke up very stressed. Challis has promised that it won't be that bad and there is no way I would forget the first day of school and he will help me set up. I think once I'm closer to my classroom I will be more relaxed.

Challis has been worked crazy long days lately, which is great money wise but not so great in the seeing each other realm. I'm sooo greatful to have such a hardworking husband who is willing to get up at 4:30 am and get home at 8:00 pm and still come home smiling. Going back to school will probably be more of a break for him.

Well that's about it in just a few paragraphs. We have lots of plans for Boise and a few more still left this summer. I hope to update this a little more consistantly (at least more than my journal....don't laugh Lacy) and I will add pictures once I locate my camera cord. Until next time....

First timer here!!

This blog was made to souly satify my need to do something productive. I technically don't know if this is productive, but it will give me a something to do besides youtube, and because i dred the whole facebook thing i thought this would be a happy medium. Plus it will give my wife something to talk about with her friends.