Thursday, April 30, 2009

Tisha (Nielsen) Thornley

WHAT HAVE YOU BEEN UP TO SINCE HIGH SCHOOL?
After graduating in 2002, I moved to Snow College. That fall I met Justin Thornley from Tremonton. We were engaged the next July, and got married January 16, 2004. We transferred up to Utah State University to continue our education there. I started into the Special Education Program and Justin started into the Agricultural Education Program. In the fall of 2005, I student taught in a 6th/7th grade resource classroom. The day of graduation we welcomed our first little boy, Easton, into our family. I was actually in labor while all my classmates were at the University walking! Justin continued to go to USU and I was a stay at home mom. In January of 2007 we moved to Fillmore, Utah and Justin completed his student teaching at Millard High. We hoped that we would be able to move to back to Emery and live permanently but it didn't happen that way. Justin accepted a job in Clearfield, teaching agriculture at Clearfield High!! Big shocker, teaching Ag. to city kids! In October of 2007 we had our 2nd boy, Mason. While in Clearfield we were still holding out hope to be able to move back to Emery, and we were ecstatic when a job opened at Carbon High. (I know, I know). Justin hurried and applied and luckily got the job. So once again we packed up and moved. Justin started their new agriculture program there, and is enjoying it! I soon was offered a teaching position at Emery High teaching resource. I only teach 3 periods a day, but I absolutely love it! I worried about teaching High School students, but it is actually okay. The wierd thing is working with my old teachers, and not calling them Mr. or Mrs.! Easton is now 3 and Mason is almost 19 months. They are both out of control! We are currently living with my parents, and are starting to build a house. :)

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