- Moved to Salt Lake City, Utah. No job, but after my summer working EFY, staying here just felt right.
- Started volunteering as an early morning seminary teacher at Jordan High School.
- Found a job teaching 5th and 6th grade orchestra at an elementary school in Provo.
- Started two other orchestra programs at elementary schools in West Jordan and Riverton.
- Got a job being a substitute teacher on my days off from my other jobs.
- Started a private piano and violin studio.
- October road trip with the extended family to Newport, Cali.
- Had a blast living my life in both Salt Lake and Provo. Not a huge fan of the drive though.
- November road trip with two dear friends back to Arizona and New Mexico.
- December 2009 I turned 25! Milestone, I know!
- Crazy road trip with my brother Jonny in a giant snow storm back to New Mexico. It really did take like 20 hours to get home going 30 miles an hour almost the whole way there.
- January 2nd decided to randomly pack my belongings and move from SLC to Provo. Quick (literally made in a day) decision, but it just felt right. Moved in with the most amazing roommates ever!
- Last minute decision to turn in a graduate school application to BYU.
- Got hired as a student teacher for the CES seminary program. Started also teaching 2 periods at Brighten High School during the day along with all of my other schools and jobs.
- Got accepted into grad school at BYU.
- Beginning of summer road trip with the bff to Cali to see Glee Live! Did it also include Disneyland, H&M shopping, and the beach? Heck yes!
- Stopped teaching seminary on Friday (summer finally had arrived) and started my job with EFY the next Monday.
- Worked for EFY (I still just love it so much!)... 1 week in Montpillier, ID, 3 weeks in Logan, 4 weeks in Ogden, 1 week in Provo, 2 weeks in Nauvoo! 11 straight weeks total! That's right baby!
- July 29th picked Whit up from the airport in Salt Lake! She was finally home from Italy! Joyous reunion!
- Flew to New Mexico from Nauvoo to be with the fam. Stayed for a few days, bought a new car, and then drove home to Provo.
- Got re-hired as a seminary student teacher at Alta High School in the fall.
- Decided to resign from the seminary program in order to better focus on grad school. (not an easy decision).
- Had a few days to unpack my belongings and chilled for a weekend in Park City.
- Started school as a BYU student getting a Master's in Music Education!
Well there it is... the last year of my life in a total nutshell. Obviously I left out a lot of details. It really was a great year filled with fun, friends, family, lots of road trips, heart break, self discovery, growth, and everything else that life throws at you. But looking back I wouldn't change anything about it. I lived, I loved, and I learned!
