My Call

Today in my NAU inbox I had a letter that started off"Your Spring 2009 Student teaching placement has been finalized." I've been waiting for this for a long time, much like a missionary waits for their call.

My Placement is...

GILBERT JUNIOR HIGH!!!

WITH: STEVE HAUPTLI

SUBJECT: MATH!!!!

I cannot wait to get started. I got an email with this information and more will come in the mail over the next few weeks. Hooray! The wait and anticipation is over!

The Great (or evil) Pumpkin

So Josh and I carved our first pumpkin together. It was exciting! Josh did do most of it because he's the "expert pumpkin carver". I doubt it. I could never understand how something so cute and innocent could become so evil. Look at the pictures and you'll see what I am talking about. 1. The cute pumpkin that I bought. It's perfect... for now.

2. The Transformation Begins!

3. The makeover continues.

4. This isn't good, guts are everywhere!
(Maybe this is pumpkin carving gone wrong.)

FLAMING BUNNIES (OR EVIL FLAMING PUMPKIN)!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Waiting....

So I found out some more information about my student teaching placement. I take that back. I found out information but not where I am going to be. Someone in my class said that it could be until the end of November until we get out placement, it all depends on how fast the principal of the school gets back to NAU about having us there. Yes, it stinks.
In the meantime Josh and I are preparing to move. Where? We haven't decided. Yeah, we have two months left on our lease. We are currently looking at houses but we probably won't be able to afford anything until after student teaching. Both of us have found a couple of houses that we liked but I'm scared to get into something that we cannot afford. Since we will only have one income for about 9 months out of the year we will be really poor. I just hope that we will find somewhere to live soon!

I'M ENGAGED!!!

You would think that since I am already married, I wouldn't have a post with this title. However, I do. Most of you know that Josh never really proposed to me before we got married. We didn't have money for a ring so we just decided to without the formal engagement. Now, after nine months of being married I'm finally engaged. It happened yesterday. Josh had the whole day off while I had to return to work (after a week break). When I cam home there were flower pedals leading to the bedroom. Many candles were also lit. When I walked into the room, Josh went down on one knee and said "will you remain married to me". Yeah, I'm corny and although I already knew it was coming, I still wanted to cry. I couldn't say no for a couple of reasons. 1) The ring was expensive and 2) we are already married. At least he knew that he couldn't be rejected. Anyway, here are some pictures because I know that some of you are really wanting to see the amazing ring *cough* Karen *cough*.

This is my ring. Sorry, the picture is sideways, I haven't flipped it yet. There will be a better one coming up.


Me, with my awesome new ring. I lost my old one a few days ago so this one came just in time.

Here is a better picture of the ring. I found it online at the store website. The only difference between mine and this one is the center diamond. It is a princess cut, not round. It is also placed differently on the ring, it looks like a diamond, not a sqaure. I will admit that my ring was a lot more expensive and larger than I would have imagined. Josh has me convinced that i deserve this ring because I had to wait for it.

Card Frenzy

Just so you know, I am still patiently waiting for my student teaching placement. I thought that I would have it by now... apparently not. No one has received theirs. Anyway, last Saturday I went to a surprise baby shower for someone who was in my cohort. I, of course, had to put a homemade cards with her present. That was the wrong decision (not really). Everyone freaked out over my card. It was just three pieces of paper with a cute giraffe stamp. While everyone was ogling over my card, I mentioned that my sister and I wanted to make cards and sell them. One classmate said she wanted Christmas cards. So...

Wendi and I decided to make up a few prototypes. I brought them to class and she bought 40! Becca bought 10 and another one of my classmates (Bev, who wasn't at the shower) wanted other types of cards. So, she is looking at a variety pack. All that happened Tuesday. Now, Bev's daughter wants to see birth announcements! Wendi and I are both excited because we can do something awesome and make money for it. If you have any requests, please feel free to ask. I can send some pictures of prototypes or let you see them in person!
To the right is a baby shower announcement. It could also be used for a birth announcement. We used this for Karen's baby shower and it was a huge hit!