Disney Land

Yes, my dream came true this week when Nate and I got to go to Disney Land! If you know me well, you know this was as good as Christmas for me! I considered it my reward for making it through my first year of teaching and paying off all of our student loans in a year. We got to be there for 3 days and we did hopper tickets for Disney and California Adventures. Here are some of my favorite pictures. (thanks Rae Lynne for helping me figure out the slid show thing:)

BYU 21 - New Mexico 3

Nate and I got to go to the BYU game tonight. We had a blast. My parents have season tickets but are out of town this week. So they gave us their tickets. It was a little cold but not as bad as we thought it would be. Nate is a hard core BYU Football fan and since we have been married he has converted me. I have discovered that football can be a lot of fun when you actually know what is going on. He is so patient to explain everything to me and answer my 100+ questions. I sure love that man!

The mountains were beautiful! I just kept talking picture after picture. I love fall!

Mission memories

Saturday night I had two mission reunions. One for my first mission president, Pres. Young and one for my second mission president that I was with for only a month, Pres. Call. This is me with Pres. and Sis. Young. I absolutely love them! I would go every year just to see them. They were so good to me and I learned so much from them. I feel so grateful I am able to know them. This is me with Amy (the mission nurse) and Rachel (the Call's daughter). I love these girls! Isn't Amy's baby cute! They have announced that a Temple will be built in El Salvador. They have actually started and are scheduled to finish sometime in 2010 or 2011. I can't wait. Words cannot express my joy at hearing this. When I was on my mission I always told the members that one day there would be a Temple in El Salvador. The people there are so good and they are trying to do what is right. I love the people of El Salvador! Because of my reunion I have been thinking a lot about my mission memories. I had so many wonderful experiences on my mission and feel so grateful for that time in my life! It was one of the hardest things that I have ever done but one of the most fulfilling things as well. I met so many amazing people and learned so much. I am so grateful for the Gospel and for the chance I had to share it with others. While I served the people there I think I was the one who gained the most. I am just overwhelmed with gratitude and don't quite know how to express it! Here are some of my favorite pictures from my mission.

This is my trainer or mi madre and me at some old ruins called Tesumal.

There was a cute little family that lived behind us in my first area (I only had 2 areas) and the kids would come over all the time and ask me to teach them English. They were so cute!

El Salvador is so beautiful! Just for fun I wanted to put in a picture of Nate. He served his mission in the Check Republic. I think he looks so handsome!

A few weeks ago, both of my sisters ran in a half marathon! They were amazing and I am so proud of them! They want me to do it with them next year...I said "fat chance". That doesn't sound like my cup of tea. But I fully support them. I love you Tara and Tausha! My dad with some of Tara's kids waiting for them to come across the finish line. The half marathon was in Providence. So we all stayed over night at my grandparent's cabin up Logan Canyon. We got up early Saturday morning to go see them cross the finish line. We all had a great time. Here are some pictures of our fun.

My cute Nate! He looks a little sleepy!

Here is my mom with some of her grand kids. She is the best Grandma and mom this world has ever known! How I love her and want to be just like her !

This is my sister Tausha with her youngest, Malia. She is such a doll!

Here are my cute nieces and nephews playing the "ha ha" game. They are the best!

Need a good laugh?

Nate and I drove with my brother-and-law and their kids down to see my sisters come in from the half marathon. I sat in the back seat with my niece Kylee and Nephew Tyler. I started taking pictures then we just couldn't stop. We had a blast. We laughed for so long. I haven't laughed that hard in a long time. Here are the pictures.

Never knew I had so many chins, did ya? I hope yo you still want to be my friend after you see these pictures. I love you Kylee and Tyler. Thanks for giving me such a good laugh!

Hey, I am looking for some new books to read. Any suggestions?

I feel like a little puppy dog waiting for it's master to come home each time I check my blog to see if anyone has left a comment...Silly how reluctant I was to start a blog and how excited I get about it now. I guess it has been a while since I wrote anything but there hasn't been anything picture-blog-worthy. Does that make since? I did start school this week. Things have gone okay! I think I am going to really enjoy most of my classes. I think there may be one class (there always seams to be one) that will be a bit more challenging. But it has only been a few days and so it is hard to tell. I am hoping for the best. Some of the kids are just so cute, especial my 7th graders. They are so sweet and excited to be there. One girl cam up to me today and as she gave me a hug she said "This is something I give to all the teachers I really like." I thought that was so sweet. There has been a lot of students from last year who have come to visit me. One kid was introducing his little brother to me and said "Mrs. Higbee is an awesome teacher!" I said "I am?!" And he said "Yea!" It warms my heart and makes all the hard days worth it. Puppy dog here, signing off.