bucket list

lets see how well I know my wife (XX) means we both have done it, (X) means she has, (X) means I have.

(XX) Gone on a blind date
(X) Skipped school
(X) Watched someone die
(XX) Been to Canada
(XX) Been to Mexico
(XX) Been to Florida Keys
(X) Been to Hawaii
(XX) Been on a plane
(XX) Been lost
(XX) Gone to Washington, DC
(XX) Swam in the ocean
(XX) Cried yourself to sleep
(X) Played cops and robbers
(XX) Recently colored with crayons
() Sang Karaoke
(XX) Paid for a meal with coins only
( ) Been to the top of the St. Louis Arch
(XX) Done something you told yourself you wouldn't
(XX) Made prank phone calls
() Been down Bourbon Street in New Orleans
(X) Laughed until some kind of beverage came out of your nose & elsewhere
(XX) Caught a snowflake on your tongue
(XX) Danced in the rain
(XX) Written a letter to Santa Claus
() Been kissed under the mistletoe
(X) Watched the sunrise with someone
(XX) Blown bubbles
(XX) Gone ice-skating
(XX) Gone to the movies
( ) Been deep sea fishing
( ) Driven across the United States alone
( ) Been in a hot air balloon
( ) Been sky diving
(X)Gone snow mobiling
( ) Lived in more than one country
(X) Laid outside at night and admired the stars while listening to the crickets
(XX) Seen a falling star and made a wish
(X) Enjoyed the beauty of Ole Faithful Geyser
( X) Seen the Statue of Liberty
( ) Gone to the top of Seattle Space Needle
(X) Been on a cruise
(XX) Traveled by train
() Traveled by motorcycle
(XX) Been horse back riding
()Ridden on a San Francisco Trolley
(XX) Been to Disneyland or Disney World
(XX) Truly believe in the power of prayer
() Been to the top of an active volcano and seen hot lava
() Been in a rain forest
(XX) Seen whales in the ocean
(X) Been to Niagara Falls
() Ridden on an elephant
(X) Swam with dolphins
() Climbed the backside of Timpanogas
still have a lot to do in my life.

a nice day to be out side

this was a a fun afternoon with my family sitting outside and enjoying the wonderful weather and the compay of my wife.

UGGGGGGGG.......SCHOOL/WORK

Where do we begin with our days, if it is not school, it is work or we are asleep. Christina is up before the sun and and leaves for the day and then it is my turn with getting up for school and having class all morning long. Math and then a 3 hour break to English, and on Mondays and Wednesdays I have some Gospel studies as well. The semester can't go by quick enough, but that is what we say about all our semesters right? Well after school it is on to work and being there for 8 hours makes the day seem really long with only being able to talk to my wife via cell phone it makes the day really long. I get home about 11:30 pm and finally get to see my wife for the first time since 6:45 am when she left for school.
Christina is teaching at Mirada Elementary, by the way this is where Christina went to school when she was in elementary school. She has been teaching more and more each week. After Spring Break, she will be teaching full time with little to no help of her mentor teacher. She loves working with her mentor teacher and loves some of her class. After a full day of being in the classroom, on Tuesday and Thursday nights she then goes on to teach piano lessons. On Wednesdays she has a class at ASU that she has to take. When she is all done she goes over to her parents house for a little bit and then goes home and tries to be in bed by 9:30pm. By the time I get home to see my beautiful wife she has been a sleep for about 2 hours and is long gone. So we only get Saturdays, Sundays and Mondays to spend any time with each other so our time with each other is limited and hard to come by.
With May coming that will bring new life in to our marriage. In May we will have been married for 2 years and Christina is graduating from ASU with her Teaching degree. That is the good news but the bad news is teaching jobs are getting hard and hard to come by. The summer will be hard for her in finding a job. Most schools are trying to keep the teachers they have and not looking to add anymore (bad news for Christina).

I am just glad that we have the weekends to be with each other.

Adventures in the Snow

Here are some pics of our Snow Day just past Pine and Strawberry Arizona. There were a lot of people there but we all had fun until the boys got cold and wanted to go home. The best part of the day was when Christina and I went down the hill and about half way I fell off and she started going faster and almost to the end she would go into a spin it looked fun. My dad got a picture of it.



Grandpa pulling the boys.




me looking good as always





Christina trying to freeze her hand off.

Christmas

Charlie and I had a wonderful Christmas. We spent most of it with Charlie's family but we were able to see my family for a couple of hours! The biggest part of Christmas was that I got a piano! Charlie's dad helped us buy it. I love to play it, it looks and sounds beautiful!

Our Christmas break had been very busy but relaxing we have been able to spend most of it with our families. I start student teaching tomorrow in a fifth grade classroom. I am both really excited and scared at the same time! Charlie goes back to school on the 2oth.

We have misplaced our camera, so we can't put any pictures on, but as soon as we find it we will put our pictures on!

Arizona/school

This has been a great week. Last night Christina and I went out with a couple from our ward to the Temple Lights, and then back to thier house to play some games and sit and talk. I forgot the camera so there are no pics of the night oh well. The weather has been so nice these past couple of days. It has been overcast and rainy all day today. Christmas is right around the corner and we are excited to spend it with our familys for the day. Luckily I got the day off from work to be with my wonderful wife. SCHOOL IS ALMOST DONE for me but Christina is all done and has a couple of things left to do for her internship and then it is on to student teaching.

Charlies Christmas wish list

everyone asks me what i want for Christmas so here are some things that i want. hope this helps with what to gt me. other things not pictured are: someone to go to school for me, a child, the day off for Christmas, movies, games.