New Years Eve 2012

I take really good pictures on New Years. 

...yea, and I was sober. 

Cheers to a new year! 

Such a fun night with my good friends. 

click here to see my new years resolutions! 

So happy I have so many wonderful, hilarious, good people in my life to ring in the New Year! 

All in all, I'd say the night was a success.

Minus the fact that I was almost asleep on the couch at 10:30.

Eh, whatever.

xoxo. 

Christmas Break with the Fam {Part 2}

Part 1 

Cousins

Tackling Uncle Landon.

Great Uncle James with my niece! 

Cousins. That look like brothers. That smirk, I tell ya!

My cousins are cool...kind of...

The Donkey and Mary? 

Quick Story: Our highly dysfunctional Nativity. I am Joseph (don't ask), my two year old niece is Mary, My brother and my niece are angels, my nephew is the ONE and only shepherd, and my cousin laying on the sheepskin is the sheep. Epic fail, I tell you! All the other family members bailed. Clearly my family needs to work on acting skills. 

Oh, can't forget about the "three wise guys." My dad thinks he's so clever.  

I have a pretty family. 

That's all.

xoxo. 

In Your Countenances {Sunday Thought 1}

Christmas Break: {Instagram Style}

Here are snapshots of my Christmas Break... 

via Instagram. 

1. My beautiful, extremely photogenic niece.

2. Skyping with the cutest missionary in the field :) 

3. Nona's Christmas present. How fitting. 

4. Cuddling with nieces on Christmas Eve (and we are matching!) 

5. Christmas Eve tackle session with Uncle Landon. 

6. We didn't get out of our pajamas at all when we took this picture. It was 6 pm. Now THAT is Christmas Break!

7. Eight year old me! (actually, I don't know how old I am?) But the important part is that this picture is hung on the stairs right by my front door. This is proof that I am the favorite child. That's all I'm saying. 

8. K, well...we teach them young in my family, I guess. 

9. I made New Years Resolutions! 

10. New Years Eve with some awesome people. I loved that crown. Haha. 

11. Portia got a signed Justin Bieber AND a pony poster? This girl is SET. 

12. I saw Les Miserables. Twice. I don't even know how I didn't cry! I always cry when I watch this!  All I know is that I love the music in this. Pure genius. It was such a spiritual, emotional, amazing experience for me. I agree 100% of what Katilda says about the movie. I wanted to write a post on it, too. But... I'm too lazy. 

Come follow me on Instagram, yo! 

@sisiainge

Click HERE to see more pictures of my Christmas Break!

It's currently 0 Degrees here in good ol Utah. ZERO. As in...almost negative. 

This is never okay in my book. Ever. 

I think what kills me most is my students are having INDOOR RECESS. 

If indoor recess doesn't kill a teacher, I don't know what will. 

Sigh. 

xoxo. 

Thumbs up for Progression & Goals!

Other goals:

Be a better blogger!!!

Practice enjoying the moment.

Become the best teacher possible. 

Overall goal: 

Be my best self.

Prepare myself for the next phase of life. 

2013: I'm so ready for you, it's insane. 

Come read my best moments of 2012! 

{Pictures of New Years Eve coming soon}

2012: What a Year!

This is my recap of a whirlwind of a year: some of my most memorable posts. 

As I was reading back throughout the whole year, I noticed that each month had a theme, interestingly enough. 
This year was full of stress, laughter, and some tears. 
Yet, as I look back, I have realized how much I have learned and grown. I am grateful for the life lessons that I have learned through the gospel, my teaching career, and the many extremely fulfilling relationships. 

Okay. 

You ready for this jelly?

January

Theme: Dealing with Trials 

January was a really hard month for me. January is usually a hard month for me. I was still grieving and the weather always kills me in this freezing month, so I had a lot of deep posts. Ha. 

Wrote a very honest, open post about dealing with depression. 

Why I Write... in general. 

Learned about my obsession with buns. With my hair. Not the other kind. 

February

Theme: Attitude 

Wrote a few notes to my future husband. 

Learned about another obsession of mine: Pinterest. 

Wrote a post about how Circumstances should not affect your attitude. 

My Very First Oscar Post. I TALKED ABOUT FASHION, PEOPLE. It's a miracle. 

March 

Theme: Sunshine & Social Media 

My thoughts & opinions on some of my favorite television shows. 

A very very controversial post about equality. 

Went to San Diego for Spring Break.


April
Theme: Happiness

April was a really good month for me. I had found out that I was going to have my very own classroom in August. I finally felt like my life was moving along in a successful way. Plus, the sun starting shining (which always helps!) I wrote a show that my choir performed and was enjoying my very last month in choir ever. 

My very first Spring Nature photo shoot. 
A weekend at City Creek with friends. And lots of food. 
My Choir made a music video with Alex Boye!
Easter Sunday Thoughts. 
Some Spring Fun! 
Thoughts on my last semester in choir and a successful Book of Mormon show.
I, finally, after months of frustration, learned how to let go. 
I realized that unrequited love was the most painful feeling in the world.


May
Theme: A lot of endings & beginnings

May was a big transition time for me. Finished three years of singing in the most amazing choir ever, started my last semester of college ever, started decorating and planning my classroom. 


My very first Dear Me Letter and link up.
I learned that the one thing I crave in life is Consistency. 
A pretty hilarious Dear Me Letter (if I do say so myself).
Reminisced: my one year anniversary of going to Kenya. 
My friends and I make puh-retty crazy videos. 
I learned that full time school in the summertime sucks.
Dreamed of taking really artsy, romantic pictures like these. 
A LOT of thoughts. 
Reminded myself of everything I learned from LDC. 
Third year in LDC: picture style. 


June
Theme: Feeling Intensely

peed my pants over the funniest youtube video ever.  And these. 
An incredible quote about learning to be alone.
Fell pretty hard for a guy. Aw, summer loves. 
Thoughts on classroom environment. 
More thoughts on life.
Some more hilarious Dear Me letters.
One of the most powerful speeches on vulnerability EVER.
A break up post that had way too many views. (I guess people like reading about sad things?)
An ode to my long hair! haha
A FASHION POST. AHHHHH.



July
Theme: A lot of Deep Writing.

Learning not to react to life. 
A poem about me. 
Funny things that made me laugh. 
A quote that I'm pretty sure was written about me.
Colorado Shooting Thoughts. 
Bachelorette!!!!!
Saw Wicked on Broadway!
Watched a lot of Olympics
How to be Alone.


August 
Theme: STRESS

August was a transitional month for me. I started my very first year teaching and was finishing up all of my schoolwork as well. A lot of new things were happening and I was feeling a lot of stress (positive and negative). So much for a hot, enjoyable, summer month eh? Haha. I didn't have much of a summer, unfortunately. 

Venting Session 
Drooling over the hot men in Olympics. 
Rodeo time. 
A lot of feelings about starting school. 
I AM A TEACHER!!!


September
Theme: Adulthood...in a 4th grade classroom. 

Thoughts on Trust. 
4th grade sense of humor
One of the sweetest things written about me ever. 
You all wrote birthday notes to me on my 22nd birthday!! 
Celebrated my 22nd birthday with an awesome birthday party.
Some hilarious quotes from my students.
I STARTED A BOOK.
A look at my classroom and how I decorated it.
My kitty, Simba, died. 


October
Theme: A whole lot of everything

I was very busy in October: writing my senior thesis and adjusting to my first year teaching. It was the one year anniversary of my niece's death and I had a rough time with that. But I did, however, have some fun!

Threw a blogging party at awful waffle.
Took my very first family portraits. 
Went to Disneyland for Fall Break.
Took photos of the beautiful colors of Fall here in Utah.
Reunited with some lifelong Oregon friends.
Epic Halloween Costume and picture. 
Adjusting to teaching and the difficulties of it all.
Dealing with Holland's death. 


November
Theme: MIA

I didn't blog much in November.
That's all. haha.

Cried over the presidential election. 
A very emotional post about why my blog exists and the unwanted competition in the blogging world.
Spent Thanksgiving in Palm Springs with the family. (yep, didn't post about it though. It's fine. ha)


December
Theme: Christmas. duh.

I have felt a huge sense of relief when December came. I finished my senior thesis (75 pages!!), finished all of my observations, survived my first few months of teaching, finished college, and learned a lot about myself. 

Thoughts on the Sandy Hook Shooting from a Teacher's perspective.
Holiday fun!!
Pictures of Christmas with the Family


As you can tell this year was a mixture of stress, sadness, immense happiness, laughter, and lots of memories. 
Here's to a new year!
So ready for it.
2013 is gonna be my year. I can feel it. 

Christmas 2012 with the Fam.

"It's a funny thing about comin' home. Looks the same, smells the same, feels the same. You'll realize what's changed is you."
For me, being home in Oregon with all of my family is wonderful.
For about a week.
Haha.
I have loved coming home to Oregon and being with some of my nieces and nephews and it's been a wonderful escape from reality.
I have really needed the sleep. Ha.
 But its funny, because I am ready to head back to Utah.
My life is there. My home is there.
I love coming home and seeing people that I love.
But I have developed a life elsewhere.
Does that make sense?
I won't go into a long, emotional post. So that's all I'll say for now.

Christmas was wonderful with the family.
I am so happy that my sister, Bri, had decided to spend Christmas at my parents otherwise Christmas morning would have been very boring. Ha. There is something so magical and wonderful about seeing a child's excitement on Christmas morning.
I loved watching my 7 year old nephew, Palmer, be more excited about receiving an Oregon hat and Diary of a Wimpy Kid book more than anything else.
I loved seeing 5 year old Portia's face when she received a signed Justin Bieber poster.
Teya, my 2 1/2 year old niece just liked ripping the paper more than the actual gift.
Kids just bring so much excitement and pure joy to the season and I needed that reminder.
I have learned that I need to be around kids.
Which would, probably, explain why I decided to be around 4th graders all day as my career.
I think I subconsciously knew that I needed the reminder of pure happiness that emanates from children because often times I forget that. Hope you all had a wonderful Christmas Break. 

Me with all of my nieces and nephews (minus Dane! And Holland, of course.)

Watching Holland's video. 

Making cookies with Nona. 

My beautiful niece, Portia. 

Beating up Papa. 

Workout Session with Uncle Landon. 

The girls in their Sunday Christmas dresses. 

Love all of the Christmas Decorations in my home.

Now I need to make New Years Resolutions.

Yikes. 

xoxo.