My Birthday Week

This past Monday was my birthday, and I really can't believe I'm 24. I definitely don't feel old enough to actually be that age haha! On my birthday, I opened up my presents from Jake: he got me a new toaster (ours has been burning toast for the past few months), some other kitchen stuff, Burt's Bees Chapstick (my favorite), and Pocahontas on DVD. The Wednesday before my birthday Jake couldn't wait any longer to give me my main birthday present, so I opened it then, and have been enjoying it ever since: an iPad Air. Our old iPad finally became almost completely useless a few weeks prior to that; it's a first generation and can't get any of the software updates that have come out in the past few years. When the YouTube app finally stopped working, Jake said that that was the last straw, and he bought us a new one. He says it's a joint gift for both of us, but I've definitely been using it more than he has!

Tuesday Jake had the evening shift, so during my long break between classes we went to the temple for the first time in several weeks, since it's been closed for cleaning. It was so nice to get back and feel the Spirit there! We're going to get back into the habit of going.

On Friday, I taught my lesson in my practicum class at the junior high. The kids were VERY squirrely, since it was the last period of the day and a Friday, so they were ready for the weekend. I taught about the differences between fiction and non-fiction stories, and we played a lot of games and watched a short video and whatnot. If they hadn't been so spazzy I think the lesson would have gone a lot more smoothly, but it was really difficult to get them to cooperate and not just goof off since they were so ready to be done with school. It could have gone better, but it definitely could have been worse.

That night Jake and I saw Captain America: Civil War and IT. WAS. AWESOME. I won't spoil anything for anyone, but I'm so glad that we were able to go! Jake's been fighting a cold the past few days and I wasn't sure that he was going to feel well enough to go, but we made it through and both had a really good time.

Jake's been fighting a cold this week, and Saturday it finally hit him HARD. He toughed it out at work all day, and got off a bit early. I've been doing my best to take care of him and help him feel better, so hopefully that happens soon!

Doctor Zoe prescribed lots of cuddles!