FALL INTO THE BOOK OF MORMON

Since I apparently am just in a reading kind of mood, I have decided to read the Book of Mormon by the end of the year. I went to church with my parents this past weekend and I guess their stake president urged them to do it. I don't always participate in these kinds of challenges, but I am hoping this will rejuvenate someone who is not always the most dedicated scripture studier.

I did the math and I have to read 4.5 pages per day to finish by the end of the year. I read 7 pages tonight... I think things are going pretty well so far!!!

HUNGER GAMES

So I used to be really good at reading. I read a lot of books while I lived in Utah and at first when I moved back here. In fact when I first moved to Texas before I was working, I was reading a book in a day sometimes.

Since I have been working, it has been a little harder. I never have the time and its one of those things that has gotten left by the wayside. But I'm hoping to be better!!

The first book on my list.. The Hunger Games. I feel like for a couple years now my friends have all been talking about this book. When I was home for the past weekend, Kelsie was telling me that I just HAD to read it.

So here goes page one. At the risk of sounding like a Relief Society Book club, I'm really excited to read it and I'll let you know how it turns out.

Strange Strange Day

Well... This week was supposed to be kind of slow and easy since month end/quarter end is over at my work.

Well today, the universe decided that was a bad plan.

Around 10:00 our internet for our entire building stopped working. It would work for about 5 minutes and then go down for about 20-30. We were dying. The worse part is that we have these computers, separate from our computers, that has our customer's program on it and we have to use those for everything we do. Since those were down, and they aren't portable, we were completely stuck.

Finally, around 3, they decided we would all take our laptops and the ONE laptop that had our customer's program and all go to my apartment since it is so close to my work. Me, Liz, my manager Jon and my co-worker Johnny all carpooled over to my house and set up our office in my kitchen and living room. It was terrible. It took forever to get anything done and it was definately a weird experience, but by about 8:00 tonight I had about caught up with everything we needed to get done tonight.. Along with some of my awesome co-workers who were working super later from a different location.

Anywho.. It was a very strange day and one of the most bizarre work experiences I have ever had, but hopefully we're back to the lazy easy July days we were all promised in June tomorrow.

Our New Pad

So I suck at blogging... it is what it is.....

When we moved to the Colony, I always meant to take pictures of our apartment and I never remembered... swore I wouldn't do that again. So this time around I did much better.

We moved into our new apartment a couple of weeks ago (a HUGE thank you to the Richardsons for helping us move in) and we are loving it here. It's way more home-y than our last apartment, PLUS, it is only about 10 minutes each way to work instead of an hour. It really is just so great. So here it is.....

Front Door/Front Wall/WOOD BURNING fireplace.

I still don't know where to hang a bunch of stuff, so its just all on the mantle.

Kitchen: We had WAY less cupboard space in our last apartment, so most of these cupboards are empty cause we have nothing to put in them.. Guess i gotta do some shopping.

Living room from the Kitchen Table: That back wall with the boxes... its about 14 feet high or something.. it goes way up there, but you can't really tell in the picture...

Liz's Room... her's is a little bigger than mine this time.. i had the bigger room in our last apartment

My bathroom... both are exactly the same...

My bedroom... I'm pretty good at decorating the main rooms, but my room needs some work!!! Gotta buy a bed and some stuff for them walls.

My awesome closet.. There are shelves and built-ins all over the place. It actually turns the corner and there are more shelves past the corner!!!!

We really do like it..

Aunt Date

So a couple months ago when Carolyn wasn't feeling that great... One Saturday, me and Liz stole benjamin and went on an Aunt Date. It got cut short cause Carolyn wanted to join, but it was fun!! We went on a walk with the kid to the Sonic down the street and let him have his own Ice Cream and Spoon.... thats why he loves us!!!

Just a fun random day!!!

So my boss wants me to go to Pennsylvania next week for some training with our client.

It all seemed well and good until they realized I'm not old enough to rent a car.. I don't think they usually have that issue. HAHAHA. Obviously we are still working out the kinks of this random, non-planned trip.

I have no clue when I'm going, they just spur of the moment decided I should go.

I'm just a little nervous cause all of the people I'm afraid of will be there and I'll have to meet them face to face and convince them I'm not an idiot and can actually do my job.... It'll be interesting if I end of going.............

Working 9 to 5...........

Or 8-6, whatever......

SO ITS OFFICIAL!!!!!!!!!!

Ryder finally got their act together and gave me a full-time-big-girl-permanent position!!!

For those of you who don't know, I started working at Ryder as a temp worker.. but was told that they would eventually hire me full time. But that never happened.

Long story short.. I kept getting told how great I was and that they loved me and they wanted to hire me, but that they never could for one reason or another.

Finally, a lady decided to retire, and they offered me her position.

So as of March 1, I officially became a full-time employee of Ryder Logistics. My technical name is a Shipment Management Coordinator. Basically, I schedule trucks, make sure crap delivers, and say whatever I need to say to keep our customer happy. Its swell.

I work for the Reckitt Benckiser account at Ryder. Reckitt makes French's Mustard, Lysol products, Airwick, Mucinex, and a bunch of other random products. It is one of the harder accounts we have at Ryder, so I don't have the easiest days at work

Every day is stressful, every day there is a crisis and everyday, I work through my breaks and lunches and work late. If I'm being honest, I think my job might very well kill me, but I'm grateful for the opportunity, cause this is far and away the best/most grown up job I've ever had.

Just wanted y'all all to know what I was up to.

Ps.... Liz started at Ryder too, through the same agency I came from!! It's kind of fun cause we car-pool together and stuff. But I feel bad for her cause she always has to stay late and wait for me while I'm trying to finish up my work. Oh well, I'm over it.. We are currently looking for an apartment closer to work since our lease is up in May, so exciting stuff to come!!!