Yes, I haven’t written in ages and I feel very sad about it. I kept such a good record last summer, I need to keep it up. I have half written posts everywhere that I may end up posting…but, they don’t have any pictures and that’s what makes up half of the fun. I may try to finish those someday. But, for now you get the most recent updates.
I've been working at SwiCoke since January and it has been a lot of fun. I really have enjoyed it, and I love it a lot more than I loved school. I have never been much of a school lover, I love learning but the school environment stresses me out! Luckily, I had done internships and knew what to expect of full time work. The only thing I don’t have more of that I thought I would have is time. Papa told me the other day that there are two things in this world that if you don’t keep a close watch on them, you will lose them…time and money. How true that is, and even more true now that I should have more of both.
DATES.
The past month has made up for the dates missed all semester. I actually went on two dates in one week. I know, crazy! The first date was with Mr. Tandem. We drove up to the top of Provo Canyon trail and rode down on a tandem bicycle. I was really concerned at first, Karrah and I tried to ride a tandem bicycle a couple years ago and it was a bit a disaster. I also didn’t think it was a very good date idea because you wouldn’t be able to have a conversation. I was wrong on both accounts. We were so close together and out of the noise of the city it was easy to converse as we rode along. After a few minutes of screaming and laughing at the beginning, we mastered the skill of riding. Mr. Tandem drove, I was the back seat rider…which is totally the place to be. We rode all 8.5 miles back to my apartment without stopping a single time. Stopping and going would have been very difficult…I was impressed with our skill to catch all the lights perfectly. We had a small bell and when we rang it people would scatter from the path just like the movies. Funny...although, sorry, no pictures.
Second blind date, was with Mr. Jumper. We went country swing dancing. We had a lesson for the first half hour I was there and then we danced after that. Mr. Jumper had only gone one time before and he had enough confidence to bring a lady the second time. He was embarrassed by his dancing ability that he insisted I dance with someone else to truly get a feel for what it felt like to dance with someone who knew what they were doing. I laughed, and didn't really agree with that...but, before I could object, he went and found the only Indian in the room and someone shorter than me to be my dance partner. This kind fellow didn't know many more moves than Mr. Jumper. We then went to get Italian ice. It was so good! I had never had it before, but boy it was yummy. We got there about 10:30 and ate our ice in the car...which was his roommates car. As we went to start up the car to drive away at about 10:45, the car was dead. He had left the lights on as we sat there...So, he tries to call the one person he knows with jumper cables. No luck. Of course, the kid is probably sleeping. He then called his roommate, who's car it was, and he said he would call AAA. Well, I didn't know how long that would take and Mr. Jumper had assignments due at midnight...and, come to find out, his roommate fell back asleep! How could you wake up, hear your car died in the middle of a parking lot, and fall back asleep? That's a skill. I am thinking and I realize Derbie probably has jumper cables and she would be totally willing to come and help us out. I called her and within five minutes she was to our rescue. Luckily for us, I had called her right before she took a sleeping pill...He was impressed and probably a little embarrassed that the first person I called came to the rescue. I haven't heard from him since.
Third date, with Uncle Wiggly. We went up to Hobble Creek Canyon, borrowed some wiggle cars, and rode down the mountain on them. :) It was super fun! And terrifying. I was concerned one of my legs would pop out a little farther than the other while going down a hill and that would really send you spinning...luckily, we only had one fatality. The other guy was crossing the bridge after Mr. Wiggly and I, thought it would be easy and the back wheels of his wiggle car stopped but he kept going. We turned around to see this confused look on his face and the wheels sitting about 10 feet behind him. I could not stop laughing. Luckily, we were almost back to the truck so he didn't have to walk for. Needless to say, we had to order some new wheels and fix it.
GRADUATION.
I graduated from college and it was awesome to walk across that stage! These are the few pics that I actually have...the rest Oma has and I am trying to get them from her.
It was so fun to have family there and celebrate being done with college by taking off work to spend a few hours with those I love.
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| Commencement |
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| Convocation |
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| We got caught in the rain...soaked. This is after I wrung out my tassle. |
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| Me and Sisterbug! |
HOMELESS to NEW PLACE.
While I was homeless I stayed with Auntie G and Uncle D. I always love staying with them. They are so fun. Auntie G even got up early and made me breakfast most of the days, impressive...that's early.
Speedy came to dinner with me, Auntie G, and Uncle D. I am not sure if that counts as a date, Uncle D paid for us. It was fun and I don't think Speedy cared too much. We pulled up to pick Speedy up and Uncle D hollers out the window saying, "You must be Fred!...Oh, wait, that's the first guy. Never mind." Luckily, Speedy is a good sport and just thought it was funny.
A week ago I moved into my new place. I am roommate with Belly Dancer, Teacher, and Classy. I knew Classy before hand from when we were on the same team for business core. We helped each other survive and pass those classes. It will be fun living with her. Moving is not my favorite thing, but packing is even less of a favorite, so I am still working on doing that. The ward is new and it's exciting to meet new people. Our Bishopric seems like a lot of fun and they are super nice. I walked into church and they knew my name and claimed I didn't look like my picture because I have glasses...which is a true statement, and the picture on there is from a couple years ago.
I CAN BE DOMESTIC.
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| Leftover crushed berries on waffles...yum! |
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| Lasagna...it actually looks pretty gross in this pic...but it was delicious. |
I am playing kickball and frisbee, so I am sure more stories will come. This past weekend I went and played lasertag, and it was super fun. We played three games...and, I had the best accuracy, but was the lowest ranked with points from hits. I got killed a lot too. I enjoyed it and definitely got my workout! We also went one night and played unlimited...we probably played 14 games, took us three hours. What fun!
I also went and played volleyball with Tommy and Cousin. I always have to clarify that Cousin is my cousin. We are pretty friendly with each other so I try to make family jokes so people can figure out we are related and not dating. He was the star of the game and it was so fun to have him there playing with me. They called us the dynamic duo.
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| This is what I look like most nights after playing, drenched to the bone. |
Here is a picture of the job applications I created. It went live on our website and I was so excited! We have had a few bumps, but really I think mostly everything is smoothed out. What a blessing! It needs to work for about a year and then we will be changing everything to a way better system.
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| Also, just moved to a new office with the MBA interns...I have a lamp and a fancy Sprite bottle so it looks like I actually work there and I'll be staying for a while. :) |
I am loving life, it is so much fun. I try to document what I can in pictures so I can remember but I sure miss a lot. Don't worry, more fun posts to come.
Peace out.
-the tall girl
