Day 16

Your celebrity crush...

Hey!  I'm more than half way done with this thing!  (Even though I calculated, and had I continued posting everyday from when I started I would already be done...woops. Haha.)

Celebrity crush, eh.....let's just suffice it to say I have a few.  Hahaha.

First of all, Reese Witherspoon.  Now here, my friends, is just plain a classy lady.  She's beautiful, and well composed, and wonderful.  Two thumbs up from moi.

Next up, Megan Fox.  Skank?  Yes.  Hoe bag?  Probably.  One hot bod??  Hells yeah!  Hahaha.  ;)

 

Now this next one is possibly one of the most beautiful people alive.  Miss Katy Perry.  Her skin is flawless, her features are picturesque, and I could look at her for hours.  (Even though I much prefer her natural brown/black hair to the crazy blue she often sports in music videos.  Lol.)

Beauty.

I get to go with Miss Rachel to meet with the missionaries tonight, and I'm stoked!  :)

Has it really been a week since I last posted???  Wow, I guess that's what happens when life is BUSY!  I'm seriously sitting here thinking about what to write and it seems like everything that has happened recently is one MASSIVE blur...Haha. In short, my days have been spent working with my dad, and most of my nights have been spent working at the wingy (a.k.a. "Winger's" (have I mentioned that is the place of my employment?  Well, anyway I'm a server there, and actually enjoy it...sometimes...lol).  We're basically finished with the renovations at my Uncle's restaurant and can now begin full force work on the house.  There is now a covered and uncovered patio (complete with massive flag pole that requires only two words of description: oi vei!), and horseshoe pits (that required installation of a sprinkling system and laying sod...lame...).  Hopefully it will really help business for them down there.
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Ever since my last blog post that probably made me sound like a manic depressive to most of you (sorry about that by the way...) I've tried really hard to have a more positive outlook on life, and I can honestly say that I am really doing much, much better.  I actually went to church today because I wanted to and not because my mother guilted me into it, and that, my friends, is a huge step!  Haha.  Thank you all for your words of encouragement and friendship; you really make life a whole lot easier and much more of a joy to tackle.  I can do it, and I will.

I caused a bit of facebook drama this week...oops.  Haha.  I had logged on to the blog to check on the progress of some friends' poor hurt dog, and noticed that I had one less follower than I had the day before.  I was just curious, and eventually realized it was my ex.  When the relationship ended, although I had my reasons to not want to be with her anymore, for the most part everything was okay, and we've even talked a bit since the "break-up".  So I logged on facebook and was going to teasingly leave a post on her wall about it, but oops, she BLOCKED ME!  Haha!  I really thought it was funny, so immediately posted the following status: 

"So, it's a weird feeling to realize your ex has blocked you on facebook and stopped following your blog...but even more weird of a feeling to realize YOU DON'T CARE! Haha! :)"

And it's true, I realized at that moment that while curious about the reason she felt the need to shut me out from her life I wasn't offended, nor did I wish to fix the problem.  I don't mean for that to sound heartless, but only to mean that it was the final confirmation that I had made the right choice in wanting to end the relationship.  I'm happier now, and I have a better sense of self-worth, and in my book, if you don't have that, what else matters?  Life is really interesting how it turns out sometimes...

By far the best part of my week was the end of year choir concert at my old high school.  Call me lame, but I have made it to both of these end of year things since I graduated myself, because the Vocal Jazz traditionally sings an awesome arrangement of "Bridge Over Troubled Water" and invites all alumni of the group to come on stage and sing it also.  First of all I love this because I love my high school choir teacher; he is one of the most amazing individuals who is always there for his students, and I feel like singing this song is just a little "thank-you" to him every year.  He is truly amazing.  (I've been given the assignment more than once by him to organize an Alum Choir to sing this song at his funeral.)  Secondly, this song just has an amazing message of friendship and the power that it can invoke.  I love it.  It was a good reminder about how important the people we let into our lives are.  After the concert I went to dinner with four of my best friends ever, and it was great to rekindle old friendships, and relive the memories.  Two of my other best friends were out of town most of the week, and I missed them terribly.  I also owe one of them a sincere apology for doubting their loyalties...I'm sorry, and I love you.


This week is looking like it will be just as hectic as last...I work everyday except for Thursday when I'm planning to go up to Salt Lake for a day trip with some friends to see a movie (hopefully Letters to Juliet...haha) and go to a good friends wedding reception.  Good luck to you Carly and Chace!  I'll try to get at least one mid-week blog in though...

:)

FYI

So, not that you are wondering or care in any manner, but my DSL connection is out AGAIN (it has seriously gone out at least 5 times in the past month, and my internet provider doesn't seem to care.  Needless to say, they are VERY close to losing a client...) and in my stupidity I decided to try and check out everyone's blogs using the old ghetto dial-up connection that for some reason my father still pays the $10 a month for...(go figure that we were some of the last people on the planet to upgrade to DSL because it would be "too expensive" but here we are after the fact STILL paying for the original internet connection...I've never understood him.  Oh well, love him anyway!)  In short, it was truly an awful idea that has been nothing short of completely frustrating.  Something that I anticipated would take me about two seconds has literally occupied almost a half-hour...in one word, RIDICULOUS.

On a happier note, (I really am trying to be more positive!) lunch today with Em was good, even though I didn't need the extra calories or the extra expense.  ;)  I also enjoyed helping Fa'ah jazz up her blog this afternoon, and then getting a MUCH needed haircut.  It has been a pretty good day.  :)

...One Month...

So I figured that this probably deserved its own post...:)

Today is my one month anniversary with Em, and I couldn't be happier! It has been a great month, and I can only hope for many more just like it! Thank you Em for being everything you are!

Yikes!

Has it really already been 12 days since I last posted!? Time really flies when you're having fun, nope, scratch that, when you're BUSY OUT OF YOUR EVERLOVING MIND!!!!!!!! Oh well, that must be how I like it...right?

So after a semester (Fall 2009) in which I made NO move toward my major or my goals in life (although I did finish the general ed courses for my associates, and did graduate from the junior college) I am now enrolled in a major-productive, goal-oriented semester at the junior college. (Why am I at a junior college still after having completed my Associates? Well, I did promise this story in my previous post, so here goes...)

After what could possibly be categorized as a midlife crisis in early May (if you know what I'm talking about, good on you, if you don't, I'm sorry but maybe I'll share in the future...haha) I spent most of the summer rebelling against all that had been the main staple in my life. I then registered for a semester of school essentially just to have something to do, and can honestly say that I didn't have to work at it at all. The 4.0 that semester really means nothing, because I essentially put forth zero effort for it. I decided to apply for graduation in December just to break with traditions (another evidence of my continued realization that I am in fact a rebel...) and really don't have any regrets. There are, however, a semester and a half worth of pre-requisites for my major and medical school offered at the junior college that I really feel (and God apparently feels too) I should take there. Needless to say, this semester I am taking Human Physiology and Human Anatomy, each with their corresponding labs.

Before Christmas, I decided to audition for the JC's production of 1776, and was cast in the role of Robert Livingston, representative from New York. The first portion of my semester was completely crazy trying to do school, ambassadors, work, and this play. It was way fun though, and I really enjoyed getting to know the people in the Theatre Department that I otherwise would not have become aquainted with. I had some pretty legit hair, in this play, which I unfortunately don't have a decent picture of. But here is a photo of me and some fellow cast members. It was seriously so much fun though, but I was so glad for it to be over, and for me to get my life back, only I apparently DO NOT learn from my mistakes, and soon found myself auditioning for the next show, William Shakespeare's Measure for Measure. I received the part of Lord Escalus, for which I'm kind of happy, it's not huge nor tiny, and all in all will require less rehearsal time than 1776 did. Luckily, I have the best boss ever at Winger's who is so totally willing to work with my schedule, and try as I might won't let me quit (thank you KG!)

Even with my hectic schedule, I have still managed to be able to squeeze in a couple of shifts a week at work, and thankfully working as a server is actually very well compensated through tips, so I always have money...however, I have this problem where the money doesn't seem to stick around very long. In the past month, I have gone to two plays in SLC which has not been good for my pocket book.

There is normally a rule in the Theatre Department that as you approach the "run" of a show and during the run that everyone is on "Collegetown Arrest" and can't leave town in case someone were to be killed or injured during travel (that's what they tell us anyway, but I'm not completely convinced...haha). However, during the run of 1776, Broadway Across America brought Avenue Q to SLC, and we were allowed by the director to break the arrest policy and take a school van to go see the show. It was such a blast! The show was much dirtier than I was expecting, but it was SOOO hilarious, and I loved it. On our way home we stopped by fye, and as usually I spent way too much money on CD's and movies that I don't need...dangit...[And no, I'm not pictured in the photo, because I was the one taking the pics... :( ]

Then, just yesterday I was able to go SLC again for the Pinnacle Acting Company's production of The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee which again turned out to be much dirtier than I expected, but that I loved!!! I was able to go with my good friends V2, Fa'ah, and Em (okay, so the last one is more than good friend...haha), for Fa'ah's birthday. We had dinner at the Olive Garden (one of my favorites!) before hand, and had a good time talking on the drive between SLC and hometown. It turned out to be a way fun weekend!

Anyway, sorry it has been ten days...oops! I will try to be more prompt from now on. :)

I actually think this blog thing is growing on me..... crazy...