Merry Christmas to all!

Well this has been a very eventful year! January started with a fantastic trip to Disneyland and Legoland with the Kinnersley family. Trent met up with us after Disneyland to go to Legoland. Not the most incredible of parks but very entertaining for little boys who love legos! It was a well-needed trip before school and work started again.

The spring semester started and Trent continued his full time schedule of both work and school. Trent received a job offer with in Zion’s Bank Corp. to move from the ATM department to the ACH department (Direct Deposits). Trent works between 40 to 46 hours a week. So far, he loves it! Trent loves working for Zion’s and they love him. They are continuing to try to move him up in the ranks. Which we do not mind at all!

Trent is working hard to finish his both of his degrees by Summer 2011. He is majoring in both Finance and Accounting at the University of Utah. This year he took 3 semesters of classes, each semester with at least 15 credit hours if not 18. School keeps him very busy. Most nights you will find him studying his heart out on our couch or with a group at the library. He is such a hard worker!

Trent was recently released from his calling of being the Elders teacher and was called as the Boy Scouts leader for the 10 and 11 year olds. They are a hand full but he is enjoying it.

In the spring, Natalie finished her full time student teaching at Grant Elementary in Murray School district where she taught in 3rd grade for 6 weeks and Kindergarten for 6 weeks. Third grade was definitely a challenge and Natalie realized that it was not the place for her. Kindergarten was fantastic and a place where she would love to work! After completing her teaching license Natalie went on to apply for jobs and finish her graduate degree in Early Childhood Education at the University of Utah.

Apply for teaching jobs was definitely a task. Rounding up resumes, letters of recommendation, transcripts, going to group interviews, job fairs, single interviews, and on site interviews kept Natalie busy. Natalie finally found her place as a First Grade teacher at Viewmont Elementary in Murray School District. She was hired in April and began working in August. Mean while Natalie worked at University Kids Preschool as their kindergarten teacher for the summer and attended 16 credit hours of school. She went on a field trip a week, took the kids to swim lessons everyday, played, studied, and played. University Kids was a fabulous job. She completed 2 years of service with their company in August. It was hard to leave but Natalie was ready for a new adventure. Natalie finished the all of her graduate course work hours except for three during her summer semester.

This fall Natalie started her first year of teaching. It took a lot of work to get her classroom set up! The first half of the school year was a success! Natalie has a fabulous mentor that has helped and continues to help her try to succeed. Natalie took her last graduate course fall semester as an independent study. She studied how music affected child in the classroom. It was a great experience. Natalie will finish her graduate course work in the summer doing the Early Steps tutoring program for her final project.

Natalie is still the MiaMaid advisor in their ward. She loved going to camp this year up at Thousand Peaks Ranch and playing with the girls every Wednesday.

Trent and Natalie had a fabulous time traveling and having fun this year. We were able to travel with Trent's family back to Trent's mission in Tallahassee, FL to see all the sights. We visited Panama City, Pensacola, Tallahassee, Florida State's Campus, and Dothan, AL. Florida is gorgeous. It is not just a beach like most people would expect. It is full of lush green trees and pine trees. We were able to visit several friends and families whom Trent served. It was wonderful to meet the fabulous people that he worked with. We met Trent's mission President, Pres. Summerhays on a lucky Sunday afternoon that he just happened to be home. It was an amazing vacation!

Trent and Natalie were lucky enough to go to the Larry H. Miller Motor Sports park with the Young's for the Motorcycle races. We loved watching the bikes almost tip over as the raced around the corners. It is Trent's dream to some day own his own Harley.

Trent and Natalie also traveled to Snowbird where we celebrated our first anniversary, Bear Lake, Heber Valley Camp, and Park City with family. It is so wonderful to get out of the city and enjoy the wonderful mountains of Utah.

It has been a wonderful year! We are excited to see what lies ahead in our lives! Thanks to all of our family and friends for your support and love! We are so grateful to have you in our lives!

With Love,

Trent and Natalie Young

MERRY CHRISTMAS!!

Complements that came at the perfect timing!

OK so I had an emotional weekend losing all confidence in my self, in my teaching, my appearance, how I am as a friend, sister etc. Just one of those break down days. Well today I got the best complements from my principal. It made me feel so much better. She said that she went to her principal meeting this morning, and all the principals were complaining about their new teachers and how they are not living up to what they expected. Then she said she was so pleased with me and how hard i've been working. She has had now complaints she loves that I get along with the staff so well and that I am so willing to ask questions and always plan out things. She said she is so grateful I am part of her faculty. It was the perfect timing just when I needed it! I am so glad that I am teaching up to her expectations. I feel like I fall so short sometimes! I am just grateful that someone is watching over me.

It's funny because I know that the Lord had his hand in that. He knows when I need his help and I am so grateful for that. I am grateful that my principal listened to the Lord and choose to tell me her feelings.

Gratitude on Day 6!

Okay here I am being a horrible blogger again!

The sixth thing I am grateful is actually the number one thing that I am grateful for! That's my husband!

I am so grateful for an amazing husband.

I know Trent and I were meant to meet the summer before our senior year. Some how before that we had never seen each other at high school. Even though we hung out with the same crowds. Ever since we met he has mad me happy, made me laugh, and has been an incredible friend! I will never forget staying up late into the night talking on the phone about anything and everything! That is when I began to understand that I could spend eternity with this amazing man.

While Trent was serving his mission he was such a strength to me. I don't think he realizes that with out his support for those two years I would not be the person I am today! He was constantly telling me that he just wanted me to be happy no matter where I ended up in life! This in turn made me fall in love with him even more! Thank you Trent for your support and confidence in me!

Thank you for always wanting to date me and to take me on fun dates! This was at the bees game and the utah game! I love You!

He is such an amazing man and from the day I met him I wanted to be a better person. Now that we are married I still strive to be a better person everyday.

He is such an example to me especially in his work and school. He is such a dedicated worker and loves what he does no matter what it is. There is not a time when he is not busy at work. As of right now he is helping his Dad.

I am so grateful for his hard work at our home and at his work. On Thursday after a long day at work I came home and Trent had raked all the leaves and filled the garbage can. I was so happy. It was something that had been on my mind for a long time and I just hadn't had a warm day to do it. Trent is so amazing he goes to school at 7 in the morning and then strait to work. Usually not returning from work until 7:30pm to 8pm! He works such long days but is still willing to help in anyway.

I am so thankful that he is so generous. Trent would do anything for anyone that asks him. He is more than happy to share his hard working talents, his math expertise with my sister, and still help me at home. I am so grateful for his generosity!

I am so thankful that I have an amazing husband who can make me laugh, feel good about my self, and be my best friend! I know that we are bound to have an amazing eternity together!

Thank you for allowing me to be silly and being silly with me! I love you my silly goose!

I love him more than life it's self! He is such an amazing man and I am so so lucky to have him!

Thank You TRENT for being who you are and putting up with me and loving me!!

Day 5 or so!

Ok I am a few days behind! So today Monday Nov. 8th! I am so grateful for

SAFETY!!

Today was a pretty scary day at school. At about 1:45 we were just about to go outside when the Principal came over the PA system and said, "We are on lockdown everyone to their rooms." I had to get all my students out of the hall way and into my room as quick as possible. A few minutes later the principal came over the PA again saying, "This is not a drill, this is a real lock down! Turn off your lights and stay quiet!"

Needless to say we are all safe! There was a robbery in Sandy that ended in Murray with a ditched car. Here is the link to a short story about it...

http://www.ksl.com/?nid=148&sid=13198934

It was pretty adventurous! Kids peeing in a bucket because we had not had a break for the bathroom since lunch. Candy for a treat. Hang man for two hours. Story time by Mrs. Young! Pretty silly stories. Finally at about 4:15pm parents were allowed to pick up their kids! This was an hour and 15 mins. after school!

I am just so GRATEFUL for an amazing class that was able to listen and sit quietly for 2.5 hours!

Day 3 & 4

Ummm still thinking!

All I can think of again is how grateful I am for my mom who brought me clothes. She went to my house (15 min. drive) got some clothes for me and then drove them out to my work (25 min. drive in rush hour!) You are so amazing mom! It made me feel so much more confident so that I didn't haven't to wear my 50's garb all night!

Okay but really....

Day 3

I am so grateful for a sweet class! I think your first year of teaching is hard enough. Having a difficult class would blow me out of the water. I have 24 of the sweetest students. I was spoiled by the kindergarten teachers when they put the class lists together.

I have a mix of every personality from sparky, to mellow, ADHD to spoiled, anxiety ridden to do it your self. Bossy to I don't care, Happy to melancholy, and perfect to stressful! The mix of personalities truly makes a perfect class.

Each day with out fail one of my student's gives me a picture that they have drawn, to thank me or tell me they love me! Even a student has moved to homeschool brought me a card a week later saying she missed me. I truly miss her!

Although I have a difficult time waking up in the morning ( I am so not a morning person) I love getting to work and seeing their bright eyes ready to learn. After all my parent teacher conferences it is a testament to the parents that they are doing a wonderful job. Maybe I am a bit bias but my class is pretty darn perfect!

Day 4!

Well a perfect class only happens when you have awesome parents! The parents that are involved in my class are amazing! They are so willing to donate and be apart of the room. The planned to whole entire Halloween party I was able to relax and enjoy the day.

They are so willing to give up their time. Each morning I have a different parent willing to come help read with the student's and exchange out books. This makes my life so much easier!

They are so willing to donate. I have had so many donation and I love that they keep on coming. I have been given, crayons, gluesticks, white board marker, ziplocks, tissues, hand sanitizer, clorox wipes, and much more! I can not believe how generous people can be.

So thank you to my amazing classroom parents who are so willing to share their time and talents with my classroom!

Day two of being THANKFUL!

I am so thankful for amazing supportive parents! After starting my parent teacher conferences where some parents don't really care how their kids are doing, I am so grateful for parents that worried about me through school, friends, church, marriage, etc.

So THANK YOU MOM AND DAD!

Thank you for raising me in the amazing gospel of Jesus Christ. I don't know what I would do with out the gospel guiding my life. Tonight in young women's the bishop talked about how we know who we are and what we stand for. I know that I am a daughter of God and that he loves me and I love him. I stand for truth and righteousness. I am so grateful that I was raised with this knowledge.

Thank you so much for supporting me through school. It amazes me how parents can give up so easily on children. I am so grateful that you helped pay for part of my college career. I would have never completed or almost completed a graduate degree.

Thank you for challenging me to be my best and my self. I know you may not know it but it is because of you that I have confidence in my self and what I do. You taught me that by your example. Dad you have always been so humble. Mom you have always been so incredibly smart and helped me to achieve higher goals.

Thank you for always standing by me when friendships were hard. I know I was not the easiest of teenagers. I was so emotional I don't know how you put up with me so thank you. Thank you for teaching me to seek for friends that were amazing examples. I am so grateful that you are my friends and that we can have that friendship. It's more than just being there as a mom and dad. So thank you!

Thank you so much for showing me what an amazing marriage looks like. I am so grateful I have you to look up to and lean on as a couple in love. I am so grateful I was able to find an amazing companion that will treat me the way I have always seen dad treat you mom. I am so grateful that you have a strong marriage!

I could go on for days and days!

THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU!

It is not enough but I love you and I am so grateful you are my parents!

Being Grateful! Nov. 2nd!

Well a friend gave me this idea to write something I am thankful for every day of this Thankful month! So I am going to give it a try!

Today I am so thankful for a house to come home too. Today I had to stay at work extra long to prepare for parent teacher conferences. All I wanted to do was go home! It felt so nice to come home to my own kitchen, couch, bed, etc.

I was able to come home and cook dinner and make an apple crisp for YW's tomorrow!

I am thankful for a comfy couch!

A yummy popcorn machine! A Trent I am sure is grateful for a large TV!

I love the little things about having my own home. Decorating for one, I love decorating for each holiday. I love having my own washer and dryer. I did not realize how grateful I would be for a washer and dryer.

I love having a place that Trent and I can call home!

I look forward to someday buying our own home! But for now This is the perfect!

I am so thankful to be at home and not freezing on the street.

ThanK Goodness for my home!

Beautiful Park City Fall 2010

This year Trent and I were able to join the Young's up in park city a few times this fall! It was so gorgeous. We had so much fun riding the alpine slide and coaster! I am so glad we were able to see the beautiful colors before winter came. Thanks to the Young's for letting us come up and celebrate Dave's birthday and watch conference!

Riding up on the coaster!

The gorgeous scenery!

ARRRRRRG.... Pirates!

Okay my mom and dad are kinda crazy! They had to dress up as pirates for a murder mystery. My dad was a Retired Pirate and my mom was Disgraceful Debbie!

They make a great couple!

KINDA SCARY!

Wendy's Fashion Show!

COMPS COMPLETE!!

Researching for my comprehensive exams was ridiculous! This was only the books I checked out at the library! Not even the ones I had at home! I have never researched so hard in my life! I guess that is kinda the point for the final papers of your graduate degree. 3 papers, 14 days, 10-12 pages each! Pretty over whelming but I accomplished it! I hope they turn out okay. Here is to praying that I pass!

I feel like now that I finished I could accomplish anything! Thanks to my wonderful husband who put up with my emotions and messy house! Thanks to my kids for putting up with my tiredness. Thanks to everyone!

HAPPY HALLOWEEN! Here is what is to come on the blog...

Wendy's Fashion show

Park City leaves

Halloween Parade

and we'll see what else I dig up!

Go Utes!

It was our first game of the season yesterday! So much fun we have awesome seats! The 14th row sitting next to the players families. No drunks around us! :) They let go hundreds of balloons in honor of 911. It was a pretty cool sight!

It was an awesome game. SO SO HOT!! I went out to fill up my water bottle at the drinking fountain and I was gone 20 min. I missed 3 touch downs. The utes were typical though! They didn't come to play until the end of the first half! But they definitely proved themselves with a final score of 38 to 13!

The best part of the game was sneaking my little sister down to sit with us! It was so fun to go to the game with her. I love that she is all grown up!

GO UTES!!