NEW BLOG!!!

Hey everyone!
Clint and I have started a new little blog for the both of us! Here's the link

http://clintandalissa.blogspot.com/

Come check out our new adventures!!
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June Gloom

June Gloom

1. A weather pattern in Southern California that results in overcast skies all morning so you can't go to the beach and get tan, even if you're getting married in 7 days.

2. The perfect weather to take pictures in if you are getting married and plan on taking lots of pictures. (fine... I'll get over it...)

(syn) lame

(ant) sunshiny, perfect beach days that allow you to get a tan for your wedding.

Preview

This is a preview. (Of two things now that I think about it.)

Consider yourself extremely honored.

reason this is a preview #1. I am working on a PROJECT.

(probably the first of many this summer, and believe me, I'm not so much a crafty project kind of girl...)

But this project is for the wedding.

And it will look sooooooo cute.

I have taken some old frames from the garage...

And we shall paint them. Coraly/Orange.

And then we're going to put cute pictures in them.

(kind of like the one you see at the top.)

We will hang them and it will be sooo cute.

Like this.

yes. Be excited.

#2 reason this is a preview is because you might see Clint and I kissing again... actually you will see Clint and I kissing again... because we get married in.... drumroll please...

8 DAYS!!!

and I'm SUPER excited about it <3

I love to see the Temple

Today is kind of a big day. I get to go to the temple! And in two weeks from tomorrow I get to be sealed to my fiance for time and all eternity! I can't even describe how excited I am!!!

Some thoughts at this moment in time.

~ I almost cry every time I think of my last day of school tomorrow. One of my kids told me our classroom feels like a part of her family. I about cried right then too...

~ Only 23 days until I get married to this handsome man (not the cougar haha)and we get to start living happily ever after. It's pretty funny, I think sometimes my kids at school are a bigger fan of Clint than Miss Pitt these days... he came to our end of the year program and they all wrote letters to their parents and two of my girls wrote letters to Clint too. (I think they think he's handsome. Let's be honest. I don't even blame them.)

Also. I thought when my countdown reached the 20s I would feel like it was coming soon enough... not the case. I'm realizing that no matter what the number gets to, it's mostly just still way too far away. Just saying. :)

Just one more picture for you.
We went to the Springville Art Museum for our free date this week and it was WAAY cool. I'm pretty excited to move into a cute little town and live by cute little families and not be in Provo.


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I love my life.
and my Clint.

The winner!

What do you get when you have:

1 lovely couple (yes, that's me and clint)

1 wonderful photographer (thank you dara!)

1 beautiful home town by the beach

2 hours of being cute

150-ish photos....

ENGAGEMENT PICTURES!!

Yep, Clint and I took our engagement pictures and here is the winner! There are a lot more if you want to look on facebook. I'm excited to pick out our invitations and send all of you one!!!

Countdown

ok. let's be honest. I have a lot of countdowns right now.

Wedding. 100 days. yes. that's right. 100.

School gets out. 79 days.

Wedding dress comes in. 33 days

Go to California for engagement pictures. 9 days

Birthday. 2 days. 22 in 2 days. :)

Clint gets off work and gives me a call. 50 minutes.

yes. I do in fact have a chain link countdown hanging from the ceiling in my room. It was one counting down the days til Clint came home from his mission... I got distracted and never finished the last 5 days... so now it is months til i marry him. I think it is a cute little switch over :)

that is all.

i love my life.

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today

today I am grateful.

today I feel loved.

today I helped someone, but really they helped

today I will sit in my sweats all day because I have nowhere to go.

today I can relax.

today I have a pretty ring.

today I should clean my room. I'm not going to.

today I took down my Christmas tree.

today I am happy. today I am in love.

today I feel sunshine.

today I live.

today I will get by.

today I trust.

today I want to just be me.

today I am walking barefoot

today I want to try something new.

today I listen to laughing. I laugh too.

today I will read a book I want to read.

today I will let my hair dry by itself

today I want to watch a chick flick.

today I feel like a girl. I'll paint my nails and not peel it off.

today I will think about others.

today I will just be still.

today I will look forward to the future but live in my today.

Talking in Dove...

Ok, I am going to be honest. I read one of my best friend's Kelsey's blog... and it makes me want to blog. I have nothing important to say about anything... So here are my thoughts put to thoughts I got from Dove chocolate wrappers. I hope you enjoy.

"Close your eyes and relax"

This one goes to my TWS. It is due on Monday morning and I've been stressing about it for weeks and weeks and it is ALMOST DONE!!! yay! I have not much left and a little tweaking and this time next week I will be sooo done! then I can Close my eyes and relax.

"Learn to say "I Love You" in a different language"

Eu amo-o. There you go. Portuguese. I got it off freetranslation.com (it sounds better when Clint says it... the computer is so lame...) so sorry Clint if it's totally wrong but this one goes out to you! I am so in love. I look down at my ring and just think, I must be the luckiest girl in the whole world to have my clint forever <3

"Slow down, take notice, savor the moment"

This goes to my kids. I have to remind myself of this one so I recognize all the really great things they do and say. I love those little kiddos.

"Even small celebrations deserve a dance"

Like getting all 5/5s on my observation last week. This week only one 4/5. yes. I had a dance party with myself in my car on the way home. you better believe I'm an awesome teacher! ;)

"Patience is a virtue"

Kind of like what clint said when I told him maybe we could just stop in Vegas on the way back to Utah... haha I was joking. Mostly. June will just be a great month. I can't even wait to officially have my love forever :)

There are more. My roomy Corrie and I talk in Dove whenever we have the chance. It's pretty therapeutic. Give it a try. I highly recommend it.

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Quote of the Day

Quote of the Day:

me: (we're talking about endangered animals) Does anyone know what endangered means?
Abby: It means they are about to go extinct.
me: ya know, that's an awfully big word... extinct? what does that mean?
Abby: It means that they will never come back because they are all dead.
me: you are so smart! you're absolutely right

I see Abby raising her hand again.... so I call on her

Abby: I just wanted to say that they won't NEVER come back, because we're all going to come back in the second coming. They just have to wait til then like everyone else who dies.

yes. I teach in Utah and I pretty much just love everyday of my life.
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a ring a ring, who's got a ring... ME!

I am officially engaged to Clinton Roger Prestwich :) Here is the story...
We've talked about this for awhile, Clint asked my dad's permission over Christmas, I knew it was coming but I was still COMPLETELY suprised. (Well done babe)

Valentines Day came around and Clint had to work all day-way lame I know- but he still made it special for me. He bought me purple tulips (my favorite) and wrote me the sweetest note I've ever read. We decided to really celebrate the next day when we had more time.

Tuesday. I went to work. (ps. I never know whether to say I went to school or went to work because both work... just a tid bit of information for you) My kids were awesome that day. I think it may be because they were coming down from a major sugar high from Valentine's Day, but that's just my guess. :)
I was in charge of teaching half of the lesson in the theater that day to the whole 2nd grade. My good friend Shaunna was going to teach the other half and asked if she could go first. It didn't matter to me so I said sure. Here is how theater went.... with my thoughts

Shaunna : Boys and Girls, I am so excited for this lesson today. I even lost sleep about it last night! ok, I understand we try to get the kids excited about every lesson, but you lost sleep? maybe exercise and the food pyramid isn't THAT exciting.... I just have to get a few things.

She walks out of the theater and runs into the office... she comes back with a box of tissues and her camera 1. these have nothing to do with exercise. 2. maybe with the principal watching we should have all our things already ready... this isn't like Shaunna...

She runs out of the theater again and into Julie's (my facilatator who is in charge of all the interns) office. When she comes back out... Clint is following in his suit and tie. o my gosh. o my gosh. what is he doing here? o my gosh (man, he always looks so good in his suit...)

Shaunna: We have a special visitor for Miss Pitt. Does anyone know who this is?
*Shouts come from the theater-Her husband! -no....well, not yet....
-Her Boyfriend! -yes!
Miss Pitt, will you please come to the front of the theater?

So I walk up to the front and everyone says my eyes were all big and I looked like I was shocked... that's probably because I was... haha
Clint said "Alissa, 5 months ago, I asked you a question. (it was our 5 month day of dating) I asked you if you were willing to give us a try. You said yes and I think it's gone pretty well, so today I have another question for you." He got down on one knee and said "Will you marry me?"

I was smiling like a fool and shaking like no other and I couldn't get the word "Yes" out of my mouth so I just nodded my head a lot and put out my left hand -which Clint later said he was grateful for because he doubted his ability to grab the correct hand in that moment... haha- and he put on my ring.

I was excused for the rest of the school day (there was only about 20 minutes left) and Clint and I left.

I don't even know if it has fully hit me yet. I am marrying the most amazing man I've ever met. He treats me like a queen and is so thoughtful and kind to me and everyone else around him. Clint is genuinely interested in everyone and is so aware of how people are feeling. I keep looking at this beautiful ring on my finger and I have to remind myself that it means I get to keep him forever. I love that! I can't believe this is real life. It is so easy. Why didn't anyone tell me it was going to be this easy? Clint is just easy to be with always. It just fits. It is perfectly perfect as my second graders would say :)

I'm in love and engaged to the boy of my dreams
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Night on the Town...

... if by that you mean going to Macey's with my awesome roommates while we all had on the most ridiculous hats we could find? YES! best girls night ever!

Ok, so this is actually the 3rd time I've tried writing this blog and the 3rd time the blog froze when I tried to move that picture down... so although I'm sure you want to see all the really great pictures we took, and I would love to share them with you, I cannot move them and it would drive me crazy so you get this one :)

I hope you notice a few things. And if you didn't, you now will

1. Nikki has on a coon skin hat. yes. I got that for her one time I was driving back to utah from california because we have this strange love for it... long story. but I love it.

2. I am not in this picture... because obviously I was taking it... but I would like you to know that I too had an awesome hat. It belongs to Corrie and I loved it.

3. My roommates are so great! Who else puts on sweet hats and goes and gets 52 cent ice cream and takes the best pictures ever and makes my life so happy? I love them.

It was so fun to go out with the girls! I've been kind of sad that Clint works a lot these days (But it is super impressive that he is such a hard worker. He is going going going all the time and never even complains about it. He is just amazing<3)But anywho, it was so great to get out of the house and not sit and do lesson plans while watching my favorite chick flicks- although I do love those- this was so much better! I am so lucky to have such great roommates and have such fun times!>

I love my life.

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Illegal

So I was reading a book to my kids the other day (There is a Boy in the Girls Bathroom-they think its the funniest thing in the whole world) and there is a boy who says some funny comment about beating up some girl....

Boy in my class-Bobby: He shouldn't do that...

me: o ya? why do you say that?

bobby: he could get in trouble with the police... doesn't he know? hurting girls is illegal.

I seriously love my job.

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