A little about me

I am a sophomore at the University of South

Dakota, obtaining my bachelors degree in

Elementary Education with Early Childhood

and a Minor in Spanish Education.

Being around children makes me happier

than anything else in the world.

I believe that family truly is everything,

without them I would be nowhere.

My 3 nephews and 1 niece.

Playing the piano.

Singing with my sister.

The smell of pine trees on a cool summer

evening, in the Black Hills.

Spending time with my family and friends.

Taking silly pictures.

Laughing until my cheeks are in a permanent

smile!

To become a professional, “highly qualified”

teacher.

To be a fluent Spanish speaker.

To start a creative program in a school to

encourage children to read.

Start a family.

Leave the country more than 3 times, to visit

unique and educational places.

Have a steady job in a district where I can

begin to develop my career to become a

highly respected teacher.

Back row: My oldest brother Jason and

my brother Brad.

Middle row: Me, my nephew Braxton,

older sister Deb, and my Mom.

Front row: My sister-in-law Suzanne,

niece Kyra, Nephews Bentley and

Kaelan, and sister-in-law Dalila.

My family is one of the

most important aspects of

my life. We have been

through a lot together

and I love them ALL very

much!

Karli and I graduated from the

Irene-Wakonda, a year apart. We

have known each other since we

were in Junior High, but some

how didn’t discover we were

destined to be best friends until

my Senior year of high school.

Completely unfortunate that it

took so long for us to find each

other, but nonetheless, no one

else could do her job! We have

endless amounts of jokes and

laugh continuously when we’re

together. Truly the perfect

combo!

A good laugh overcomes more difficulties and dissipates more dark clouds than any other one thing."~ Laura Ingalls Wilder~

"If you don't like something change it. If you can't change it, change your attitude. Don't complain."~Maya Angelou

**These are just a few words that I choose to live my life by.**