Summer's End

Well, it's that time of year again, the start of another school year and the end of another summer. This one has definitely been a fun one, especially since my cousin Sarah was down here for most of it. She left yesterday to go back to school in Utah and I miss her already. :( She's the best. But, I had a great time visiting with friends who had come into town, going to theme parks (Disneyland, Knott's Berry Farm), the Del Mar Fair, a trip to Utah, seeing the Broadway Musical Wicked for the first time (awesome, by the way), and a trip to Las Vegas to visit with great friends and my favorite author: Terry Goodkind. Couldn't have asked for a better summer.

On a slightly more depressing note, it looks like I'll probably be substitute teaching again this year because, after applying to many positions, in many states, I didn't even get an interview for a teaching position this year. *sigh* I blame it mostly on the fact that my credential from Arizona took so long to get to me and I'm still in the process of having that credential transferred to California. So....it looks like another year of small paychecks. Oh well. I figure I'll spend my time getting as many certifications and supplements to my credential as I possibly can so I will be totally hireable next year.

Anyway, I hope everyone enjoyed their summer and are ready for this coming fall! Oh, and I'll try to post on this thing more often, if I can, with much more interesting stuff. :)

P.S. I absolutely love Fall: Football season, great weather, and most of all - holidays!

Finally finished!

Okay, so I never use this thing but I figured I'd update the very few of you who might actually read it. I'm finally done with my Master's degree in Education and teaching credential! It is so nice to be done and finally get to have my own classroom. Now, of course, the big question is where I'll end up working. I've been looking in Texas, Arizona, Nevada, Utah, Oregon, Washington, and of course, California (although California isn't hiring as much as these other states). Any suggestions on where you think I should go? I'll be applying for teaching postions over the next few weeks and hopefully be flying out for interviews this summer. Here's hoping I end up somewhere I'll be happy! :)

Student Teaching....Finally!

I know, I know, I never post on this thing but I figured I'd better start again at least for a little while. :) Well, I'm finally starting my student teaching this semester at......Woodland Park Middle School! Yep, it's the same place I taught at last year but this time I'm actually finishing my Masters program and credential by teaching subjects I actually know/like!

I'll be teaching 2 periods of Language Arts, 2 periods of Ancient World History, 1 period of World History, and 1 period of U.S. History. For the very few teachers I know out there who might be reading this, yes, I will have a lot of prep work cut out for me but I'm just too excited to be moving forward with my career to care all that much! :)

Anyway, hope everyone is doing well and enjoyed their holidays. Now onward and upward!

FAMILY REUNION

So this last weekend was pretty hectic. We went to Utah for a 4th of July family reunion and my cousin Tara's wedding. Needless to say, we were running all over the place! I just thought I'd share some pictures of the weekend's happenings for the very few of you who might care. :) The first few are us hiking the Y mountain in Provo. (That was quite the experience! Ugh!) The others are some of the family reunion pictures we took. These are just snapshots since we actually had a professional photographer there who probably took much better ones. Anyway, enjoy!

Hiking the Y. I always seem to be out of shape when we do this activity.....

View from the top!

My brothers are dorks. What else can I say?

The whole Miles crew! (My mom's side of the family)

The Miles family. (The ones who got it all started!) My mom's the oldest on the far right.

TAGGED AGAIN....

Okay, so I've been tagged again, this time by Tiffany Andrews. So...here you go!

Attached or single? Single
Best friend? Hmmmmm....Good question. I'd probably have to say right now...Kristen Packard
Cake or pie? Pie
Day of choice? Friday. You have the whole weekend to look forward to!
Favorite color? Green
Gummy bears or worms? Um, both! (Have you seen me lately?) :)
Hometown? San Marcos, California
Ideal vacation? Touring Europe and visiting all the historical places/sites that I teach my students about!
January or July? July because it's summer time and I don't have to work! :)
Marriage date? Still waiting on that one.....
Number of siblings? 6
Oranges or apples? Apples
Phobias? Probably heights and certain spiders.
Quote? "Service is like wetting yourself. Everyone can see what you've done but only you can feel the warmth."
Reasons to smile? My family, my health, my friends, and the gospel!
Season of choice? Fall
Tag three people: Nikki Schroeder, David Bunjes, Ashley Veater
Unknown fact about me: I have a huge crush on Michelle Pfeiffer! :p
Vegetable? Broccoli
Worst habit? Forgetting people's names! You can't do that when you're a teacher!
X-ray or ultrasounds? Um...X-ray I guess....
Your favorite food? Mexican food
Zodiac sign? Pisces

MORE CRUISE PICTURES.....

Cuz you just didn't get enough the first post, admit it! :)

More Moore's (and Vandevegtes) on the beach.

You can't go to Mexico without a trip to Senor Frogs!

Outside of Senor Frogs.

This was outside a club that ran up along a really pretty beach in Zihuatanejo/Ixtapa. Notice what you have to walk under to get inside. Too funny!

Pictures by one of the pools on the ship.

The finest dining ever! This is on one of the formal nights. I think our dinners together were some of my favorite times on the ship.

The best servers ever! These two were hilarious and a lot of fun.

A formal night photo.

Riley, our room service guy! He was from Jamaica and was extremely funny! These guys really take care of you.

CRUISE PICTURES....

Okay, so I've actually gotten some requests for pictures of the cruise my family and I went on in March so, here they are! I'm not the most photogenic person in the world but my siblings sure are. :) We had the greatest time! Now let's see if this works..... Here's the family on the first day. The ship hasn't left the harbor yet so we were just wandering around and eating. (Notice Tanner already has a bowl of ice cream)

The family saying "Bye" to sunny San Diego.

My little brother Kyle and I. Can't you just tell how much I love the sun? This is in Acapulco I believe.

My little brothers Tanner and Hunter going out on Sea-doos in Acapulco. They were a blast!

My siblings and our two neighbor girls (Their family went with us) posing again in Acapulco. Beautiful place!

The bannana boat! I can never go on those because I always think of Jaws the Revenge. :)