Good Day

Today was legitimately the sweetest day ever. Days like these get me so excited for the summer season. Anyway, I get a text from Cait (roommate) saying we should have a picnic today! I was totally game for that because it was so nice outside! Well folks, here's what was on the menu for tonight's picnic-
*Appetizer: Veggie Tray with ranch, so easy and simple, but so perfect for the occasion.
*Main Dish: Grilled Salmon with Pesto on Focacia (the store didn't have any Focacia bread, so we used French, an okay substitute.) Couscous with sun dried tomatoes, peas, and feta cheese. And a Fruit and Spinach salad with Raspberry Pomegranate Vinaigrette. (I prepared this dish)
*Dessert: Lemon Bars (I made them.. and they were delicious! Thank you Paula Deen.)

So we sat on our deck and ate this wonderful meal while blasting Bob Marley music, also perfect for the occasion. People would look up at us and be so jealous that we were eating such a perfect meal, while they were going home to fix em up some tomato soup.. We don't eat like poor college students at KK20, we eat like Kings and Queens. Jealous?

Awesome Roommates and Good Times at Burlington

I can't believe I forgot to blog about this earlier!! When I went to Salt Lake with my family for Spring Break about a month ago, we took a little stop at Burlington Coat Factory. We've basically made it tradition to go there every time we hit up SLC. Sometimes they can have really cute clothes, accessories, and shoes. Then there's times where you find nothing but weird, trashy, outdated clothing. For some reason, every time we go we hit the bad day. Instead of focusing on how ugly the clothes are, and how pissed we are that we won't go home in something cute, we focus on how to make a bad situation better. We play a game.. The rules goes as follows:

1. Each person has to pick out THE ugliest outfit. (Shirt, Pants, Jacket if needed, and shoes.)

2. Leisha has to try on the winning ugly outfit. (She likes the photo op.)

3. We take pictures of the ugly outfit.

So this years winner for the ugliest outfit was me! I definitely picked out the nastiest clothes ever. Leggings included. See pics below..

Dressing Room lady wouldn't let us bring the shoes into the dressing room. They were bright colored pumps. It had patches of animal prints on them too, I believe.

***Now allow me to blog about how awesome my roommates are***

When I told them I got the scholarship they were almost as excited as I was! These girls are so encouraging. When the other girls got accepted into their major, we all did cute things for them to congratulate them. So this is the special treatment I got, when I received my scholarship. P.S. When I got my scholarship letter, I read a little closer.. it's actually like $9,000 I received. It keeps getting better!!


I came home from a crappy day at work to see my door all decorated! How cute!

A Lisa Frank handbag, or a pinata?! BOTH. This was my favorite ever. We're going to have some fun with this baby.

They also made me a cute card, and wrote a short message. I absolutely love my roommates, they are the sweetest, and I'll definitely miss them when we all move out in 2 weeks. :(

Good News and Goodbyes...

I've never been so positive and optimistic about what my future holds, until now! My mom called me yesterday with good news! I applied for a 'Needs Based' scholarship, where I just wrote a couple of paragraphs on why I needed this scholarship, gave a list of references, and my goals. Seriously the whole application took about 15 minutes. I put a lot of thought into it, but it wasn't a big deal at all. Anyway, my mom called to say that I received some scholarship money from that specific scholarship. She asked me how much I thought I got, and I said, "Uhh, $2000?" (thinking that was pretty high..) She said, "How about $8,000!!"
WOW! Some might think that's not much, but that will pay for my first year tuition, out-of-state! I was so stressed about paying for school, I had no idea how I'd be able to afford out-of-state tuition, and I almost backed down. Talk about answered prayers! Once I'm eligible for in-state-tuition, I should receive enough grants to basically pay for the rest of my tuition during my sophomore, junior, and senior year. It's almost like going to school for free! Hopefully, that's how it all works out. I'm just glad the out-of-state tuition is taken care of! YYEAAAHHH!

Also, yesterday was the last Utah Jazz game of the season.. Bittersweet. I went over to my grandparents house to watch the game with them, and the Jazz were totally putting up a fight! They played so well! After half-time, the power went out, and we couldn't watch the rest of the game! I was SO mad! Today in the newspaper, I found out that they lost by like 12 points or something like that.. I know they lost because I wasn't able to cheer them on. They always win when I'm cheering loud, also when I sport my Korver Jersey they do really well too. DANG, why didn't I wear that last night?! Oh well, GO JAZZ, I wish you the best during the playoffs!

OH! And I am definitely going to get tickets to the Playoffs, if anyone wants to go with me, let me know! As of right now, it looks like I'll be cheering for my boyfriend alone..

Why do I always get screwed in the job department?!

If you thought my other blogs about my other job (Melaleuca) seemed pretty weird/crappy... oh boy. This job puts the icing on the cake. Terrible.

Story Time: Once upon a time, there lived a girl who had no job, but was desperate. She took the first job she could find as a caregiver. She thought it would be pretty easy taking care of an elderly man with Alzhiemers. Doesn't sound that bad, right? Well, she was in for a treat. After she'd been staying the nights there she'd gotten to be more confortable around this elderly man. Then one day, when Laurel wanted to be left alone to watch an episode or two of The Office, the man said something to her that COMPLETELY changed her, and will continue to haunt her forever. He had the "DTR" talk... Yes folks, Define the Relationship.



The Conversation Goes As Follows:
Evan: I just don't think this can work out. I don't think we're very compatible. I think I'm a little too old for you.
Laurel: Evan.. I am not interested in you. (The lady in charge of the care giving told me I had to stand my ground if he ever said anything like this.. I wasn't going to sit down and giggle when he thought I was actually there to date him.. awkward.)
Evan: Now, I think we both just need to think about this a little bit. The guys back in town told me I need to be careful. They said I need to get to know the girl first, find out what she likes, before I say "I Do."
Laurel: Evan, I have a boyfriend, I don't like you. I'm here to take care of you because it's my job.
Evan: All I'm asking is for you to think about it. We can make it work. I just have to be careful.. The guys back in town.... (he repeats himself regularly).
Laurel: EVAN, I AM NOT HERE TO MARRY YOU. I HAVE A BOYFRIEND.
Evan: Yeah, You have a boyfriend, this is why it probably won't work. But we need to think about it before we rush into things. (He contradicts himself regularly as well..)
Laurel: Evan I'm married. (I gave up.)
Evan: OHHH WELLL I just can't beleive you. You lead me on, I thought you liked me, I thought we had something going, I took care of you. The guys back in town told me to be careful! (wow.. I lead him on? He took care of me? )
Laurel: Evan, it's time for bed.


There ya have it. Evan thought I was here to marry him. It makes sense, why else would a lady be over at his house 24/7, feeding him, getting him into bed, taking him places, and staying the night?! I don't think he's forgotten about it, because its still a little awkward between us, to say the least. I try not to talk to him a lot, for the fact that I might be 'leading him on'. I'll give him a book and let him do his thing.

I've gotta tell ya though, that night when I told him I was married, it was IMPOSSIBLE to get him into bed. He wouldn't let me look through his drawers to get his pajamas, he refused to take his meds, and he wouldn't let me help him get into his pajamas. He slept in his fancy clothes, and needless to say, both him and I got no sleep that night. So I ask, WHY do I always get stuck with these jobs where I have to work with awkward men? Story of my life..

What has two thumbs, and is totally exhausted right now?

Answer: THIS GIRL. (You would only get the punch line if you watch The Office..)



WOW. I am barely able to blog due to my lack of sleep and all of my 'caregiving' I did last week. I forgot to mention that I did get a job, thank goodness, but holy cow.. I didn't expect it to be like this. I'll give you a detailed description of what my duties are, and examples of my days..

Job Description: I care for an old man with Alzheimers Disease, by cooking him meals, providing transportation, getting him ready for the day/bed, and basically following him everywhere.
Examples of a typical 24 hour shift: Yes, you read right. I work 24 hour shifts, and on every other weekend it's 48 hour shifts. But I drive 35 minutes or so just to get to Evan's house. (Evan is the man that I 'babysit'). My shift starts at 9 am, so I'm usually here a little before that to review with the other care giver what Evan has been doing, and what needs to be done today. Normally he's still in his pajamas so I'll have to FORCE him to change. He feels he doesn't need to take showers or change his clothes. Getting him into the shower is usually a 2 hour process, he is so stubborn. Once he's all cleaned up, I'll take him to a retirement home and go eat lunch with him. It's a very nice 3-course meal, so I'll try every day to get him to go there. About 20 minutes into lunch, he'll complain that there's things that need to be done, and he'll freak out if he doesn't get home right then to go pull some weeds. He used to be a farmer, and is used to HARD work. Rarely will you see him relax and sit to watch a movie/tv, which sucks. I'm chasing him all around the farm, because I can't let him wander and get lost. He'll be outside for hours on end, and I'll call him in for dinner. After dinner is the part that I have a hard time handeling. Like I said, he is so stubborn. He doesn't like to change clothes, my first night he actually wore his overalls to bed because I couldn't get him to change. It takes about an hour to get him into pajamas, then I'll try to get him to bed. Once he's all settled and in bed, he'll wake up about 3-4 hours later, wander around for 2 hours, go back to sleep for 30 minutes, wake up and wander around for another 2 hours, go back to sleep for another 30 minutes, wake up, go back to sleep, etc. 7:00 is when he'll wake up for the day. (Keep in mind, everytime he's up, I have to follow him to make sure he won't go wander outside.) As you can tell, I get no sleep. The other caregiver comes at 9 the next morning and releives me of my shift, and I get to come back the next day!

Ahhh, I have worked 96 hours last week, and I am dying! I'll talk to the lady in charge of schedules and tell her that's just a little too much for me to handle right now.
But I need a nap, I'll blog later..

My next poll!

This is too funny! Somehow; Larissa, Leisha, and myself were talking in the hotel room, and got talking about GUMBY. What the heck, right? Anyway, I'm pretty brilliant, so I asked them to draw a picture of gumby to see if they remembered what this little character looked like. I totally remember watching gumby as a child, and I kind of miss it! So we each drew a little picture of what we thought gumby looked like. I want you guys to vote for which one is your favorite. Since we all know who actually WON the drawing contest, I just want to see which one is your favorite! So vote at the side of my page, and maybe draw your version of gumby and post it, that would be cute.


Is it gumby #1??

#2??

Or, #3!!

Widgets

So, I added the pacman widget today..
Totally obsessed with it right now. If any of you can get a score higher than 20,000 pts. I will personally buy you a pixie stick! Go ahead.. I dare you to try!

Oh, and I also added the Kyle Korver widget too. How can one be so incredibly good looking with amazing skills as well? Blows my mind. And I will meet him someday, you can count on it!

I HATE LOGAN, There is nothing to do here! I HATE IT.

.....False, I do not hate logan. Actually, I love it here! I couldn't have asked for better roomates, and I've also met a lot of cool people here as well.
But tonight there was this epic glow-in-the-dark dance party at Club New York, my friends and I were totally all over that one! We get all dressed up, and head out. While about to park, we notice there are about 5 cars in the parking lot.. and there's another little dance party outside of the club. BAD SIGN. Obviously the party wasn't as hoppin as we thought, and we didn't want to pay $4 to dance with ourselves.
BRILLIANT IDEA #1- Dance party at the laundromat.
BRILLIANT IDEA #2- Dance party in our underground garage.
We're pretty good at compromises, so we did BOTH. The laundromat closed at midnight so we only got in 20 minutes of that, then we moved on to the underground garage.
I've gotta say though, we looked pretty legit walking in the laundromat with a portable boom box on our shoulders, blasting Lady GAGA. The others in there might have dissagreed, they were probably just jealous that they didn't come up with such a brilliant idea themselves.

Hanna is filming a music video coming up shortly. The setting will obviously be in the laundromat. We are too legit to quit.

Also, I'm sorry there are no pictures to post. I'll give ya a little taste later on. You won't want to miss it!

Running low on trash bags and boys.

Haha Cait and I are so funny.

Yesterday was considered a "Snow Day" for Caitlin because she couldn't get her car out of the parking garage, so she had to call into work and tell them she wouldn't be able to make it. So we decided to have a snow day! Watch movies, drink hot chocolate, and eat junk food! Since none of our cars could make it through the snow, we walked to the gas station right down the street. No lies, the snow came up above my knees, and I had some crappy boots on, so my feet were so wet and frozen when we returned. ANYWAY, not the point. So after we get our stuff at the gas station, Caitlin comes up with this genius plan to go over to the apartment complex that was right by the gas station and knock on every door to see if they had any trash bags... (We ran out, and the trash was pretty full. ) Also, there's this CUTE boy who told me the other day he lived here. Mostly we were just knocking on every door to find HIM. Oh, and P.S. I found out that he goes to the same church building as we do. I saw him at church last week. :)

No luck. We seriously knocked on every door on the first floor and nobody was there. I guess everyone in this town left for Spring Break.. So we'll make another run over to those apartments shortly! Hopefully I'll see him at church next week, and pass digits or something!

Also, Layne came to visit on his way home. He's been really helpful for me in getting into school and such. He's also helping me set up a bank account today! So we hung out with Layne, made the most amazing brownies known to man, and watched Space Jam. Gooood times!

Here are some pictures of my new room! It's not much, but I love it! I don't have to share a room, and I get my own bathroom. Pretty nice!


My cute new bedding.

Haha, my 'make-shift' TV stand!

And my Cute new Bathroom!

My bookshelf. Obviously I don't have any school books, so I decorated with pictures!

My desk.

The Real World

I have now moved out! I'm living in Logan, and loving every minute of it. Even though most of my roomates are on Spring Break right now, I can always find something to do. I seriously love it here.
Anyway, moving was somewhat of a nightmare.. well packing all my stuff up and the drive down here was a nightmare. When I got here, I came in and my roomates were SO helpful! Jess was right by the door and the first thing she said was, "How can I help!?" Her and Cait were so nice to help me bring all my stuff in. :) I'm really lucky to be living with such awesome girls. They are so much fun.
Although I don't really have a job right now, I've been searching EVERYWHERE for one! I'm starting to get a little nervous. I've spent a lot of time on my knees, and today I found a job on the internet, and I'm praying I'll get it. It's a receptionist, and I'd get payed $25/hr! I'm pretty sure it'd be Monday-Friday, and the hours are 8-5. WOW! When I saw that, I replied to that posting as quick as I could! I haven't heard anything yet, obviously because it's Saturday, but it was just barely posted, so I hope I have a really good chance. Pray for me!! I need all the help I can get!
... I'll post pictures of my apt. later, I still have some unpacking to do, and I have to buy a shower curtain! Also I'll get some pictures of my awesome new roomates too, once they get home from San Diego.