notable things going on in our life in the form of a bulleted list

• I am loving my job more than ever. Nathan is not as happy with his working environment. Boo.
• Nathan has officially been admitted, and we accepted, to the Berklee School of Music starting in the Fall. His degree will be for music production. This has been a hard and scary yet exciting decision for us. We realize that music is not always the smartest career to go into, (and believe me, people feel the need to tell us every time we tell them our plan) but it's what has felt right for us. My cute husband has a talent for writing, composing, and recording music. I can't wait for him to share his talents with others. Berklee is based out of Boston, but he will be completing their online programs (which they are know for) so we can kinda live anywhere. That's a discussion for a different day.
• Going along the lines of Berklee, did you know it's considered the best school for music in the country? Because it is. It also has a 23% acceptance rate. And my hot husband got in.
• Lady is still awesome. She has a giant kitty tower thing and she thinks she is a queen. She's the queen of my heart.
• There's still not a lot of news on the baby front. I feel like I need to say this so people stop asking me. Unless I have announced a pregnancy, please don't ask me if I'm pregnant. Because I'm not. I'm actually doing okay with it right now, so the reminders just make things hard.
• I have developed a strange yet amazing love for One Direction. I have no shame in this. Their music makes me happy and makes me want to dance. I also got their movie for Christmas. I watch it a lot. And dance as I watch. Jenna and I had a One Direction party. She bought me a t-shirt. My favorite is Zayn. Her's is Harry. It's just like we are 12 again, fangirling over NSYNC and BSB. She liked Brian. I liked Nick. We both liked JT, but her obsession was much stronger and weirder so I'll let her have that one.
• I eat a lot of carrots but still eat a lot of ice cream. Do you think that balances out?
• Nathan is starting his last semester as LDSBC. Soon we will both be business school alumni! Yahooo!
• I have been devoting way too much time to this thought: What if Harry hadn't been there when Snape died? Snape didn't know he was going to die then. Neither did Harry. But he died suddenly and if Harry hadn't been there he wouldn't have been able to collect Snape's memories and no one would know that Snaoe was actually good and Harry wouldn't know that he had to sacrifice himself and the whole plan would have been ruined!!! I think about this a lot. I'm sure when Snape was fit attacked by the snake, before he knew Harry was there, he was thinking, "Oh freaking crap, I never gave Harry those memories! I guess all those years of being a spy and risking my life and protecting him were a waste because he doesn't know how to defeat Voldemort and he doesn't know that I was totally a good guy. Dangit." That was probably stressful for him.
• We are definitely moving out of our apartment in about a month. It's bittersweet because this apartment is perfect. But it's time to move on. The apartment and the ward hold a lot of painful memories. I am really excited for a fresh start. We will most likely be staying in Salt Lake for at least another 6 months to a year. We'll see what happens after that!
• Oh my gosh my 5th period is dead silent right now. It's a work period and they are usually bouncing off the walls and trying to sneak food and listening to music way too loud. But they're silent and all working. This is a freaking miracle.
• I am in love with the weather this January. Remember last year? And how we never saw the sun? And it was so cold? And we all hated life? This weather has been so nice! I'm sure there will be some rough storms ahead, but the weather has been in the 30's or 40's all month. IN JANUARY! Amazing.
• Nathan got a new office at work. It's a bigger one. He's so cool.
• The vice-principal at my school is leaving us to go be principal somewhere else. I'm bummed. I loved him. And the administration here changes WAY too much! Most places keep the same principals and administrators for like 5 years. I have a had a different principal every year I've taught, and I have had 6 different vice principals! Come on guys.
• Today is my last observation as a "provisional" teacher. (Your first 3 years are provisional). I've already done all my relicensure crap, including passing 2 giant tests, so after today, I can apply for my level 2 license!! So exciting!! I'm an old-pro now. A level 2 license means I can teach in any state without having to take more classes, I have more job security, I no longer have to be observed every year, I get paid more, I can get higher paying jobs, and if I take a break to raise my kiddies, it will be a MILLION times easier to come back. I recommend to anyone who is teaching, do at least 3 years. It will save you soooo much time and stress later on!
• Right now is my free period and I have a student re-taking a test for his math class in here. He keeps grunting and whispering to himself about how he hates math. I'm with ya kid. Math sucks.
• I hate moving. Finding a new place.. packing.. unpacking.. I just wish we knew where we were going to move to!
• I really need to get my hair done. But I'm so lazy. Anyone wanna come over and fix my awful roots?
• I miss London sometimes.
• I have been having dreams where people from my past who I haven't seen or talked to or thought of in like.. 5-7 years make an appearance. It's weird. It's like my brain is releasing all these old memories into my dreams. Last night I dreamed that Nathan and I were adopting a little boy who went to the after school program I worked at when I was a junior in high school. Weird.
• I have to pee really bad.