Workin Buddies

So Megan has started at Prudential!!! Her first day was Wednesday and personally, it really has been SO nice to have her there. It will make my last two weeks left so much more fun. Anyways, shes really just doing SO great and I'm such a proud little auntie.

You know a woman wants her cowboy like he wants his rodeo

Saturday was the Fiesta Days Rodeo in Spanish Fork. I was SO MUCH FUN. Megan and I went to a rodeo earlier this Spring, but this one was funner to me. It reminded me more of the little Texas rodeos we went to when I was a kid. Plus we had some rocking awesome second row seats. And my southern accent visited for a moment or two at times and I loved that and it makes me hope that it will come back more often when I get to Texas. I loved the rodeo with the 4M's from Texas. We represented the Lone Star State Well!!

So Michelle doesn't like Rodeos cause she says its mean to the animals. So right as I'm telling her that the cows are just having fun and playing with their cowboy friends... one little calf gets swung back a little hard during the steer wrestling. So they brought out the "Animal Ambulance" and these cowboys carried the calf into the truck and took the little calf away to get healed. Dear calf: Please get better and come play again. You served the Rodeo-Goers well.

Gettin a little wet

First off... a little business..... I would like to give a HUGE thank you to the Pioneers for doing the hard work and letting us celebrate and take the day off work Friday. Many Thanks!!!

Second.. On Friday.. Me, Megan, Mary and Michelle attended the

Worlds Largest Water Balloon Fight

at BYU. They gave us free t-shirts, free water balloons and a TON of fun.

I'm not gonna lie... It did kind of hurt when they pegged you in the head.. I took one to the temple right at the beginning and I swear I blacked out for a couple of seconds. It was like I had gotten punched across the face. That being said.. It was TOTALLY worth it. So much fun and within a few seconds, we were totally soaked. Check out this little news clip... its pretty sweet what it all looked like when all the balloons were going.

ksl.com - BYU students break world record with water balloon fight

There was an old lady who swallowed a fly......

So for the past couple of days we have been noticing that there have been a few flies in our apartment. Then when I was home for lunch yesterday, I noticed it had gotten worse. Then, last night it was full-plague-status. It was terrible. You would swat at one fly on the wall, and 5 more would start flying at you. I felt like my computer was going to give me the status it tells me all of the time since the virus things started...

YOU ARE BEING ATTACKED.

Then, it was crazy Megan to the rescue. Give that girl a folded up towel and a target and she becomes this unbelievable Danielle Rousseau-like (Lost anyone) huntress. She was crazy good. Our trash can was filled with flies. Meg said she washed at least 5 down the sink and there had to be at least 15 in the trash can. It was so disgusting.

So I didn't kill nearly as many as Megan, but this was the first one that I got!!! When I saw that I had actually hit him, I yelled "I GOT ONE!!!!!" Who knew fly-killing could make you so proud. Haha

Please meet:

The Fly Killling Ninja Named Megan

Tick Tock

If all goes according to the plan thats brewing in my head, my last day of work here will be

ONE MONTH FROM TODAY!!!!!!!!!

Lets hope nothing goes drastically wrong before then!!

Work Stress and Water Parks

So its one week past my crazy decision to move to Texas, and everyday I feel better about it and know that I made the right decision. I have let my peeps at my job know that I'm leaving and have been hitting the job hunt harder than maybe I ever have before. The funny thing is, when I told my boss Annie that I was leaving, she told me that she was taking another job and would be gone in TWO weeks. So it has made my life at work a little crazy and very stressful. Needless to say it wil be a long next month, but at least I'll be working hard up until the very end.

On the good side of life, last night my stake did a service project at SEVEN PEAKS Water Park and then they let us use the park for a couple of hours. Even though its just right there in Provo, I had never been there before. It was pretty darn fun, I have to say. Best ride ever... the white boomerang right... its like a half-pipe that you ride on a tube. I had never done a ride like that before, even though they have them everywhere but it really was so fun.

This isn't me... but it could be... If I were a couple years younger and a little bit more male. The best part about this ride.. I was screaming, but the air was rushing into my mouth and kept cutting off my air. So I sounded like a chain smoker/man/monster. It was amazing. Kind of similar to what happened to my yell when I went skydiving, but not QUITE as awesome.

Mostly, Monday made me REALLY excited to go to Lagoon with Cathy's family on Friday. I'm skipping out of work in the morning to go spend the day with them and I could not be anymore stoked about it. Another Utah Theme Park first for me coming in a few days... Hopefully that one is just as good.

What a difference a day makes

Well, for the past few weeks I have really been homesick to move to Texas. I moved out when I was barely 17, and never in those years have I desired to live in Texas, nor have I ever been one of those people that needs constant contact with mom and dad or my family. I've always pretty independent and have loved it. But lately, all I want to do is be close to family.

Well Meg and I were supposed to move in with my coworker in August. But there were a lot of unknowns and her sister might been moving in.. and for a couple of weeks now, I've just had a really bad feeling about it like it wasn't going to work out. These feelings usually prove me right!! And finally yesterday, she told me that it was a done deal and her sister was moving in and Me and Megan were out. At first all I could think was CRAP!!!!! Then about 5 minutes later all I could think was, "This is my chance. I'm homeless in a month. If I don't take this opportunity to move to Texas, I never will. And my gut is telling me I should go."

Backtrack... pretty much every major decision I have ever made has been off of a gut-feeling. Way back when I decided to go to BYU-Idaho instead of BYU... Which major I should pick.... Coming to Utah... All of them were just based on the fact that I felt like its what I should do. They have all turned out wonderfully.. and I know I've made the right decision each time. Because of this track record.. I had a really hard time ignoring it.

So after a morning of almost shaking because my anxiety was too high... I called mom and dad and explained my situation. I told them that I have dated less since I've been in Utah than ever before, so I don't feel like I'm leaving this huge social opportunity. I do work right now, but I'm actually not making that much and I can't justify staying at my job much longer anyway. Plus in 5 weeks or so, I'm homeless!! They agreed that maybe this house with my coworker was the Lord's way of giving me the push to do something that I've been wanting to do for a while and were in full support of my decision to come down. So.........

In August, I'll be living in Texas for the first time in 5 years!!!!!!! And I really am excited about it.

The job hunt is on, I am planning to only be in the Dallas area. I already have a couple of leads (I'm filling out a supplemental application now). Luckily, I gave up the hope of using my degree a while ago, so I will take any job in any field and that helps out a lot. I am excited to find a singles ward in the city that is active and really force myself to go to everything and meet everyone. That is something I didn't really do in either Denver or Provo when I first arrived and I am dead set on doing it differently this time. I am a little nervous, but I am just going on a leap of faith that this is what I'm supposed to do and the Big Guy upstairs will help me work out all of the details.

The ONLY thing that makes me sad about this change is leaving Megan. I have had so much fun living with her the past year or so and it honestly makes me tear up to think about leaving. But I also know that I have to do what I think is best for me. I feel really guilty about leaving on such short notice and forcing her to find a place to live by herself, but I really didn't see this coming. The only consolation is that I am willing to bet she has a MUCH easier time finding a place to live than I will finding a place to work. I know she'll be fine, but its still sad to think about. Hopefully she doesn't hate me for too long.