Oy. since my birthday life has been one up and down roller coaster. So 2 days after my birthday i was invited to join the Utah State Chamber singers. (the top choir on campus), i fit into a new pair of jeans that are a size smaller than the last ones of the exact same cut and style i got about 6 months ago. and I found out i am getting a promotion at work. Than last week hit. Life was great until Wednesday. Wednesday i was followed home from classes by some creeper and it freaked me out. Friday i read an article in teh statesman about a peeping tom in my area. so i went and reported creeper man to campus police. during the day, i also found out that a very close friend of mine's dad isn't doing very well. (i don't know how public this friend wants this, and its his business not mine to tell.) so i immediately start worrying about him. that night is the Celebration of the arts gala where (drum roll) AUDRA MCDONALD CAME AND SANG!!!!! and i got to shake her hand. which was amazing.
after said gala i took some cookies and milk to said friend for his car ride home. because we both know that it was going to be a long one.
saturday i get up and go to work. nothing to exciting happens. I go home and plan on a nap. my roommate and her boyfriend were having lunch when i got home. so i go into my room. check my e-mail and stuff first. as i'm about to head to bed i decide to check our front room because i don't hear megan and erik anymore and if they had left i wanted to make sure the front door was closed. i poked my head out to look...yeah...they were still here...apparently erik needed CPR or something. :) i gave her much crap later.
Sunday morning i had a nice little melt down because of creeper man. went to church. came home, (been feeling a lot better) and megan wanted to invite mike over for milkshakes. so we do.
Monday i get up early to go sing with chamber singers down in salt lake (also, sunday mornig everything was looking like it was going to be ok with said friend...as far as i knew. and creeper man wasn't inside my head anymore) the trip to salt lake was much fun. much much fun. chambers are a fun group of people. and all very very nice.
so i get home and decide i need a nap so i go to lie down. my phone starts ringing in the other room. i run and answer it. it is said friend...his dad took a turn for the worse. he was in the hospitol headed for surgery. i was already planning on covering part of his shift, i told him to not worry about coming in. I'd take the whole shift. he really didn't need to worry about work. he was really just not ok on the other line and it was taking every ounce of self control to not go over and see him. but he said he wanted to be alone.
so i go to work and most of my shift i feel like i'm going to throw up (i think i got food poisoning) and now i've skipped my first class because i don't want to stand up because i feel like throwing up.
i would elaborate more. but i knew i had to get an entry in before dad scolds me for not writing one. ;) but my mind is everywhere now.
Tuesday, January 25, 2011
Thursday, January 13, 2011
20 years of Wisdom
So as of yesterday i have been alive for 20 years. And over the course of that time i have learned a lot of things.
Everyone was dumb in 7th grade, thats part of being that age. We all thought we were so grown up and cool, but we really weren't.
Life is all about perspective, something my mother has taught me (she told me this in reference to moving, but i think it applies everywhere.) there is good and bad everywhere and your going to find what you are looking for. I've tried to start training myself to see the good, because it really is there. and i do see it.
cardboard is a completely acceptable sled as long as the hill has iced over a little.
college cooking sometimes very funny and very interesting, but usually good.
everyone should be required to work fast food in there life sometime.
Objects will never replace relationships with actual people.
Music is what emotions sound like.
We all have greatness in us, sometimes we just have to wait for someone to give us permission to release it. I we don't even realize all they did was give us a key that we had in our pocket the whole time.
Wing Wednesday is on Tuesdays and Thursdays, don't question it, just accept it.
College is so much better than high school, and a lot of the lessons you learn you don't learn in a classroom.
Box forts just get cooler the older you get.
People are all different, but the same. Culture is a fascinating thing.
I have been blessed with some of the most amazing people in the world. I quite possibly have the best friends in the world. All i wanted for my birthday this year was to be surrounded by good friends and good food. I got my wish, my apartment was full of friends and food. thats how i want my birthdays to be from now on. I couldn't believe how many people were there, but the best part was i knew all of them. they were ALL my good friends. I dont' know how it was for everyone else. But it felt so warm, and wonderful. I don't remember the last time that i was that blissfully happy just standing in a room. Whats more, i can't believe what amazing friends i have. Everyone in that room was just a good person, kind caring, a friend. People were talking with each other. It was so wonderful. I just want to do it again. i still cna't believe the people in my life.
Another thing i have learned is that the Lord has an incredible hand in my life. He is watching over me and taking care of me. I've had challenges, lots of them. Life is a challenge, but i've never been left hanging out to dry. He knows right when to step in and help.
The most important lessons in life aren't taught through a lecture, but expierence. We need to be willing to let people teach us things about life.
I've learned i need to sing quieter when i sing hymns in church. I use to think that me singing slightly louder than what was comfortable for me was how i should sing them, to worship, like the Lord couldn't hear me if i was quiet. But i sat next to friend once who doesn't really sing, even though he has a good voice. And he was simply singing the hymn to worship. I learned so much from that. He doesn't even know he taught.
The people who have taught me the most were being themselves, i learned from their examples. I wanted to be more like they were.
Words don't mean much. As much i love words, and i love to paint pictures with them. But i don't learn much from words. I learn from examples.
Love hurts. Learning to love hurts. But learning from it is much better than holding in the sad feelings.
And mostly i've learned the more i learn the less i know.
But i'm excited to see what the next year brings me.
Everyone was dumb in 7th grade, thats part of being that age. We all thought we were so grown up and cool, but we really weren't.
Life is all about perspective, something my mother has taught me (she told me this in reference to moving, but i think it applies everywhere.) there is good and bad everywhere and your going to find what you are looking for. I've tried to start training myself to see the good, because it really is there. and i do see it.
cardboard is a completely acceptable sled as long as the hill has iced over a little.
college cooking sometimes very funny and very interesting, but usually good.
everyone should be required to work fast food in there life sometime.
Objects will never replace relationships with actual people.
Music is what emotions sound like.
We all have greatness in us, sometimes we just have to wait for someone to give us permission to release it. I we don't even realize all they did was give us a key that we had in our pocket the whole time.
Wing Wednesday is on Tuesdays and Thursdays, don't question it, just accept it.
College is so much better than high school, and a lot of the lessons you learn you don't learn in a classroom.
Box forts just get cooler the older you get.
People are all different, but the same. Culture is a fascinating thing.
I have been blessed with some of the most amazing people in the world. I quite possibly have the best friends in the world. All i wanted for my birthday this year was to be surrounded by good friends and good food. I got my wish, my apartment was full of friends and food. thats how i want my birthdays to be from now on. I couldn't believe how many people were there, but the best part was i knew all of them. they were ALL my good friends. I dont' know how it was for everyone else. But it felt so warm, and wonderful. I don't remember the last time that i was that blissfully happy just standing in a room. Whats more, i can't believe what amazing friends i have. Everyone in that room was just a good person, kind caring, a friend. People were talking with each other. It was so wonderful. I just want to do it again. i still cna't believe the people in my life.
Another thing i have learned is that the Lord has an incredible hand in my life. He is watching over me and taking care of me. I've had challenges, lots of them. Life is a challenge, but i've never been left hanging out to dry. He knows right when to step in and help.
The most important lessons in life aren't taught through a lecture, but expierence. We need to be willing to let people teach us things about life.
I've learned i need to sing quieter when i sing hymns in church. I use to think that me singing slightly louder than what was comfortable for me was how i should sing them, to worship, like the Lord couldn't hear me if i was quiet. But i sat next to friend once who doesn't really sing, even though he has a good voice. And he was simply singing the hymn to worship. I learned so much from that. He doesn't even know he taught.
The people who have taught me the most were being themselves, i learned from their examples. I wanted to be more like they were.
Words don't mean much. As much i love words, and i love to paint pictures with them. But i don't learn much from words. I learn from examples.
Love hurts. Learning to love hurts. But learning from it is much better than holding in the sad feelings.
And mostly i've learned the more i learn the less i know.
But i'm excited to see what the next year brings me.
Tuesday, January 4, 2011
New Year
Well it is officially 2011, and My New Year was quite fun. I hung out with four boys, watched movies and three of them play poker at Midnight we went outside and set off 2 fireworks that were of questionable legality... (and only two because it was FREEZING COLD outside!!!!) then went back to Mike and Justin's and watched an episode of supernatural and I almost fell asleep on their couch. (and by almost i basically did, but Justin woke me up so i could go home.) I also had much fun earlier in the evening when i got off work. First my car was frozen shut so Cheryl sent Raymond out to help me get it open. Then i thought i would let the inside warm up while i scraped off the outside...genius I am i locked my keys in my car WITH it running (and i was almost out of gas) So after trying to call mulitple people and no one answering their phones, I went back inside the store to see if anyone was on break and could run me home. Thankfully Hailey was and I asked Cheryl if she could be a little bit late back from break because i needed to go home and get my spare key. Mike was on the present Window and my car was also parked on that side of the store, so I asked him if he could keep an eye on my car while i ran home, at which point he handed me his keys offering to let me take his car. but Hailey was already back up front with her keys. So we hurry home and I run back, spending Christmas money on gas so that i could have enough in my car. Needless to say it was an adventure. Which life is full of. I'm looking forward to a New Year, full of new Adventures, and trying to Learn from all the adventures that i had last year.
Thursday, December 30, 2010
Back Home
So for Christmas I flew to Texas to see my family, which was great fun. I sang in church, went to Which Wich and this store called Sam Moon. (don't send me in there with money, i will buy something completely useless because it was entertaining me at the current moment) Kim flew home a few days early. And then just spent the week with the family. Christmas was fun, we all fell asleep on the family room floor after presents. Then came flying home, i managed to get an earlier flight (and buy earlier i mean i got home earlier because i didn't have to layover in Vegas) then Mike, being the amazing wonderful friend he is picked me up from the airport to give me a ride home and swung by my grandmas on the way so i could pick up my guitar that i got for Christmas. Then we went by work to pick up paychecks and get our schedules, then i went to his place and played with him and his roommates the rest if the night. Loving being home. Don't get me wrong, i loved seeing my family again, but Logan is home and I'm loving not have to worry about classes and just playing with friends. I was introduced to the show community, so funny.
The fact that Mike and Justin let me come play is wonderful because there is really not a lot of other people back in Logan yet. And really no one in my building. So i have somewhere to go for human contact. So last night i went over hopong that we were going to start our supernatural-a-thon, and I got to see Justin with Dayna (his friend who is a girl, that they have decided they have mutual interest in each other and are both interested in pursuing a relationship but they aren't official yet.) THEY ARE SO STINKING CUTE TOGETHER!! it is so much fun to watch Justins face when he is looking at her because his eyes just light up and he has a little smile dancing around his mouth. And basically they are just so cute together and i am very very very happy for both of them.
Then later Chris and Rylee pop up out of no where and they are so cute together. and basically everyone around me is starting to be in relationships and they are all so cute together, and i'm happy for them. it just sucks sometimes when you are always the single friend. But whatever, i'm still happy for them. :) And basically as much as i miss my family, I love being home again.
The fact that Mike and Justin let me come play is wonderful because there is really not a lot of other people back in Logan yet. And really no one in my building. So i have somewhere to go for human contact. So last night i went over hopong that we were going to start our supernatural-a-thon, and I got to see Justin with Dayna (his friend who is a girl, that they have decided they have mutual interest in each other and are both interested in pursuing a relationship but they aren't official yet.) THEY ARE SO STINKING CUTE TOGETHER!! it is so much fun to watch Justins face when he is looking at her because his eyes just light up and he has a little smile dancing around his mouth. And basically they are just so cute together and i am very very very happy for both of them.
Then later Chris and Rylee pop up out of no where and they are so cute together. and basically everyone around me is starting to be in relationships and they are all so cute together, and i'm happy for them. it just sucks sometimes when you are always the single friend. But whatever, i'm still happy for them. :) And basically as much as i miss my family, I love being home again.
Friday, December 17, 2010
Finals Week
I really don't remember my brain every being as mushified as it was Wednesday night. (Yes, mushified is a word) Especially after my jury. Wednesday I had my US history final, my voice Jury and a piano recital. Did i really study for history? ...no...not really. But i survived jury, which made me very happy and they even picked the song i wanted them to pick. How lucky can you get?
But i seriously can't remember a time in my life where i couldn't think like i couldn't Wednesday. After my recital me and Megan went over to Mike and Justin's. We made bacon and hash browns (yeah, the low-carb diet i just got put on kinda got shot that night.) and watched supernatural and then talked and laughed, it was great fun. It was the one day i had off this week.
Basically i'm really excited to go home tomorrow. (i know i'm really rambly, but i'm honestly just killing time before i head to my next final. THE FINAL FINAL!!!!) (I"m also on a keyboard i'm not use to, so forgive my excessive typos.)
I also loved work last night. I worked with Julie, which doesn't happen very often anymore. And we were slow enough i didn't want to kill myself and busy enough that i didn't want to kill myself. The only annoying thing is that i was on present for five hours. I just get sick of the beep after the first hour or so. And stupid customers...but they can't be helped. Your working with the general public.
Sorry my blog is rambly and pointless today...i just haven't had any profound breakthroughs that I've felt a need to blog about, I've been terrible at writing in my journal too. Basically I don't have much to say right now. I'll come up with something better later.
But i seriously can't remember a time in my life where i couldn't think like i couldn't Wednesday. After my recital me and Megan went over to Mike and Justin's. We made bacon and hash browns (yeah, the low-carb diet i just got put on kinda got shot that night.) and watched supernatural and then talked and laughed, it was great fun. It was the one day i had off this week.
Basically i'm really excited to go home tomorrow. (i know i'm really rambly, but i'm honestly just killing time before i head to my next final. THE FINAL FINAL!!!!) (I"m also on a keyboard i'm not use to, so forgive my excessive typos.)
I also loved work last night. I worked with Julie, which doesn't happen very often anymore. And we were slow enough i didn't want to kill myself and busy enough that i didn't want to kill myself. The only annoying thing is that i was on present for five hours. I just get sick of the beep after the first hour or so. And stupid customers...but they can't be helped. Your working with the general public.
Sorry my blog is rambly and pointless today...i just haven't had any profound breakthroughs that I've felt a need to blog about, I've been terrible at writing in my journal too. Basically I don't have much to say right now. I'll come up with something better later.
Saturday, December 11, 2010
Employee of the Month.
Yeah...thats me for December. It weird, and they won't let me turn the plaque around when i'm on counter. I think its weird having my picture right there. I mean i'm flattered, and I'm glad to know i'm a good worker. The first day all the rest of the managers found out a lot of them were so happy and thrilled and telling me that they know that i deserve it. Its flattering but weird.
Its interesting, i've been there almost seven months now. I'm a veteran. I worked in grill last night for one of the first times. I like it back there. I don't have annoying beeps in my ear. But i've decided running is my favorite position. and I'm good at it. Well, i try to be at least. But i've discovered they are tending to put me places where they need things to speed up. If OT fries is behind on fries, i get there spot. If present is behind i get put on present. If hole is slow i get thwon back in the hole (although, they don't put me back there very often anymore. Which is usually nice, especially in the cold winter.) And now i'm also starting to train people on counter a lot...although i think the reason they like me training people on counter is i show them a few orders, and where stuff is and let them see me do a few and then i make them take orders within the first ten-fifteen minutes they are on counter. But the only way you learn is by just doing it.
And thats my story.
Its interesting, i've been there almost seven months now. I'm a veteran. I worked in grill last night for one of the first times. I like it back there. I don't have annoying beeps in my ear. But i've decided running is my favorite position. and I'm good at it. Well, i try to be at least. But i've discovered they are tending to put me places where they need things to speed up. If OT fries is behind on fries, i get there spot. If present is behind i get put on present. If hole is slow i get thwon back in the hole (although, they don't put me back there very often anymore. Which is usually nice, especially in the cold winter.) And now i'm also starting to train people on counter a lot...although i think the reason they like me training people on counter is i show them a few orders, and where stuff is and let them see me do a few and then i make them take orders within the first ten-fifteen minutes they are on counter. But the only way you learn is by just doing it.
And thats my story.
Friday, November 26, 2010
Black Friday.
SO this lovely black Friday morning, I had the..."opportunity" to go into work at Four am....thats really early. Just so you know.
SO i clock in at 3:50 and start helping with last minute stuff. My manager asked me to go tray the cookies, and we had probably 16-24 cookies i put on the tray, as I walk back up front to put them away someone had just mopped the floor and I completely biffed it, dropping every single cookie. I did however manage to save the glass tray they were one.
As soon as we turned on our headsets and were "open" we had customers. And we would have customers for the next seven hours without stopping. However one loving co-worker brought in a whole bunch of krisp kreme donuts. Which was AWESOME!!!
People were surprisngly nice and apparently we were really slow for Black Friday. Around 11 we slowed way way down and so Julie started sending people home. Originally they asked me to stay until two because a co-worker had gotten in an accident and couldn't come in. But Julie ended up sending me home about ten to noon.
At which point i cam home and slept until four. Which was wonderful.
SO i clock in at 3:50 and start helping with last minute stuff. My manager asked me to go tray the cookies, and we had probably 16-24 cookies i put on the tray, as I walk back up front to put them away someone had just mopped the floor and I completely biffed it, dropping every single cookie. I did however manage to save the glass tray they were one.
As soon as we turned on our headsets and were "open" we had customers. And we would have customers for the next seven hours without stopping. However one loving co-worker brought in a whole bunch of krisp kreme donuts. Which was AWESOME!!!
People were surprisngly nice and apparently we were really slow for Black Friday. Around 11 we slowed way way down and so Julie started sending people home. Originally they asked me to stay until two because a co-worker had gotten in an accident and couldn't come in. But Julie ended up sending me home about ten to noon.
At which point i cam home and slept until four. Which was wonderful.
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