Following

So today in Relief Society someone made a comment about how to be a follower of Christ and the type of devotion we should put into that effort. She compared the type of follower she wants to be to the type of follower she and pretty much the rest of the world (we all know we're guilty) are on blogs, facebook, myspace, and twitter. She commented on how amazing it is that we'll spend an hour "following" what our best friend from 3rd grade is eating for lunch, but how little time we spend during an average day "following" Christ by learning of his teachings and being his disciples. Funny I how I just remembered this comment after blogging and trying to connectmy blog to facebook. Think about what we could all do if we put the same amount of time in on facebook as we do reading the scriptures. Just the thought of it is pretty empowering. Thanks, Arly-Lian, for your insight!

Update

It seems like no one has updated their blog lately :( I know I'm also guilty. So here a few exciting updates of the things in no particular order!

1. Hot chicken nuggets that just came out of the oven (Sorry, I'm really hungry)
2. On schedule to have my thesis turned in to my reader the week of July 13th (I cannot wait for it to be done)
3. Going to the Great Wolf Lodge this weekend in Washington for the 4th (A whole weekend with waterslides, Matt, and the cutest kids ever!)
4. Samantha and Taron getting married (and it looks like I am going to be able to make it after worrying that I wouldn't be able to make arrangements with work!!!!)
5. Someone is taking care of my lawn in Alturas while I'm not there (you really know you've hit adulthood when you worry that your lawn is going to die when you're not there to take care of it)
6. Teaching 5th grade in 8 WEEKS!!! (I know I've been nervous about it, but I am really SO EXCITED!!!)
7. After two days at the pool I got a little bit of a suntan and did not get burned. This is progress for me!
8. My house in Alturas is completely furnished and just waiting for me to move in.

That's it for now my devoted readers ;) Plenty more updates to come in this still exciting summer left ahead!

My Classroom!

This past weekend I got to peek inside my classroom. Remember these images and enjoy watching it transform over the summer. I can't wait!!!!

Credential Ceremony

What a great Memorial Day weekend! Here are few pics from my credential ceremony. Below are pics from the rest of the weekend, which included a trip to the city and my master's graduation! Thank you to everyone who made it so memorable for me. It feels wonderful to have made it this far.

The City

With everyone here we headed to San Francisco on Monday. We cruised Pier 39 and escaped from The Rock.

Master's Graduation

So my friends and I were thinking the other day if you get called "Dr." when you get your Ph.D., do you get a title when you earn your masters? Does that mean I'm Master Bridwell? Probably not...

I'll settle for Ms. Bridwell, thank you! Can't wait for those 5th graders!