Almost 4 months...

I moved to Utah August 6th. It seems like WAY longer. I'm not gonna lie. I asked myself the other day if this place is starting to feel like home, but I guess I couldn't answer my own questions cause I didn't define home. If it's a place where I own a bed, yah this is going to be it. If it's a place where my family is, well then not really. Though the people here are starting to become my family. Tony/Nikki and Monica/Austin. The McDonalds even invited me over for Thanksgiving dinner. Delicious by the way. LOVED it. It was food and football all day! I was sad to not be home with everyone, or even up at Trista's. I just couldn't afford the gas.

Things are going really well. I wanted to update for the family. Like I said I got a new job at that place Coney's. It's been so much fun. I got promoted to supervisor. Comes with a pay-raise! Hecks yes! It snowed a foot and a half today. After church, and after getting soaked in my heels I went to Walmart and had to buy some boots and an ice scraper. Yes, make fun of me, I didn't own either of these before I moved. Note, I did leave in August and it was 95! Yah, I'm dumb.

Toady is 3 months with Jimmy. He isn't actually here, he is in Arizona with Nikki's family for Thanksgiving. I'm sure he is having a great time, but I would have liked him to be here. No biggy. I'll see him tomorrow. It's been the craziest 3 months! And according to him, it's been the best 3 months. I'm glad he think that, so when I say it's been the best 3 months, I'm not being too sappy.

Other than that, not much else is happening. Here's hoping everyone else is good. Can't wait to come home for Christmas! Jimmy and his mom and me and my mom are going to go to the Harry Potter exhibit in Seattle when we are home. That's gonna rock!

Love all you.

3 months...

I can't believe it's been 3 months. Crazy. I don't feel like it's been that long. I guess I should update for my family and the like 2 people that might read this.

School: I finished my first quarter of my graduate school. I had 2 classes, and I got a 4.0 in both. Owned. It was friggen hard, but I think it's going to be worth it. I'm in the 4 week of the 2nd quarter. My 2 classes are Student Assessments, and Educational Psychology. I really like both of them, especially the psychology one. I am really considering going back and getting a Ph.D. I want to study more education psychology and learn really specifically how much gender plays a role in

learning especially when it comes to mathematics. But for now, I think it's best to just gain some experience.

Jobs: I finally got some jobs. I have been looking for a full time office job, but I couldn't snag one. I must have interviewed for like 15 jobs, but I couldn't land one. I think they all wanted more experience, but I just didn't have enough. I'm working at a tutoring company and for a frozen yogurt place called Coney's. They are opening a new branch in American Fork, and that is where I will be. I really like my boss. He's pretty funny.

Friends/Roommates/BF: I'm still working on getting some new friends. I really like a couple of my roommates. One named Katie, we should be best friends. She is going to come to a concert with me and Jimmy this weekend. That should be super fun. It's Motion City

Soundtrack. Me and Jimmy went a concert this last weekend too, Fun (it's the name of the band). It was a really great show. In 8 days it will be 2 months for me and Jimmy. It's been a crazy couple of months, I'll admit to that. I'll throw a picture of us on here. 2 weekends ago him and I spent the whole weekend with his brother and sister in law. They have the cutest little girl. I just die everytime I see her. She is SO cute.

There are so many people that have been just so nice to us. Nikki and Tony (Jimmy's sister-in-law and brother). They have been just like family to me, even though I'm not part of it. I don't think they know how much it means to me that someone is willing to take me in. Monica and Austin. They have fed me and Jimmy so many times, I can't thank them enough. I love all these guys, thanks so much. :) My parents have been great too. They listen to me whine and everything. I don't think that I could be that strong to have me as a child.

I can't think of much else to say. Hope all is well everywhere else. Love to everyone.

One month....

Hello world/mostly family that will be reading this. I just thought that I would throw an update out there to explain how my life is going.

So far I pretty much love Utah. It's so much different than living in Seattle. It's still a big town and there is still traffic but for some reason it doesn't feel as bad as Washington. Orem is a big place. Orem and Provo kinda run together so it's like 2 big places. Like I said before I came down with my friend and new boyfriend Jimmy Hall. It has been a blast really having someone to hang out with. Just to be honest, he's a great bf. He's really sweet and friggen hilarious, just at the moment he is broke so he is kinda gold digger. He gets his tribal money soon, so he pretty much owes me. He is in a math class this quarter so I have been helping him a lot with all the shiz that he has to do.

I'm still in the process of finding a job. I wanted to get something full time, but I can't get anything to keep yet. It's really starting to piss me off. No lies.

I really like my roommates. They are all really nice and helpful. I think we are all still trying to feel each other out. What we can get away with and what you cant. But it's been pleasant so far because of the nice ness factor.

I really like my ward too. I didn't go to church there last week because me and Jimmy went to Monica's baby blessing. It was really nice, but everyone pretty much just peaced after that. Then we went to go and see Audry before she left for her school. That was tons of fun.

I miss home, but I'm glad I am here living my own life. I hope the best for everyone at home.

Much love.

All we have to do is decide what to do with the time that is given to us

Current song: You Got Me (Night Version)- The Secret Handshake

I was saying that I should update my blog, but I never really know why I do this. It's more for me than it is for anyone else to really know what's going on in my life, cause I frankly just don't think people care THAT much about EXACTLY what is going on.

Well first off, I graduated. Never saw that one coming. I really never thought that I would get through the whole ordeal. I went home at the end of March, and really didn't know what to do with my life. I have a math degree. Freak, what else do I do. I made myself ill really trying to figure out what was going to happen. I stayed home, going to church and to YSA things and met some really great people. Made some great friendships and through much much drama lost them in all about 5 months except for maybe like 3 people. I guess I am a dramatic person...hmph...So, one day I really had to think about it. And here I am, in Orem, UT doing a masters degree online for teaching. Never saw that one coming either. I always thought that I would be a good teacher cause I'm pretty personable, but they just might pwn me. Esp, since I wanna teach high school. My longest goals involve education psychology and really leaning how people learn, esp when it comes to math. I want to study specifically how much gender plays a role. But to really see how that is going to work...so I should be a teacher...right? Well, that's what I got out of it.

My classes are pretty intense. They require a lot of time and effort, and patience. All things I suck at.

My friend Jimmy was talking about going to Utah Valley University in Orem, Ut. He was really excited about it, mostly to really just get out of the situations with the whole dramatic YSA, but he was going to school. He talked about it so much, that one day I decided to just look and see if there was places to live. Sure enough Utah is pretty friggen cheap. I found a place, 225/month. I had to do it. I felt like this place was the right place for me. It was destiny. So, it was quickly decided that I was going to come down here. Like a week, packed, in the car and gone. It was quite the trip, but I'm glad that is over with. So flying from now on.

I like my place. It's cheap, and surprisingly there are lots of things. Utah is much different and here are some things that I have noticed so far:

• It was CHEAP price of living
• But food is still expense
• Utah drivers are fearless. I have seen many ran red lights and driving quick to get through yellow lights
• There are more church than anyone can count
• There are WAY more girl in the ward than guys
• Roads are crowded, just like in Seattle
• It's hot. Period.
• People still wear jeans in 95 degree weather
• That it's ok to stay in your house all day if it's really hot
• There are tons of jobs to apply for, but it's hard to get one
• Lots more non-lds people that I thought
• There are two types of people I've met: Ones who love BYU and ones who hate it
• If you don't have an air-conditioner you're a tard
• You were a lot of mission stories, but they aren't as excited here cause I guess everyone went on one, so in someway they aren't as special. I'm not saying that you aren't awesome for going on one, but that's just the vibe I get.

That's all I can think of right now. But I'm sure I'll add more to the list the longer I have lived here.

I changed the title of my blog to living with Living With The Mormons cause I thought it was pretty fitting. It's like the Big Apple of LDS people here. I'll post some pictures as soon as I can. There are some on my facebook. Orem is a college town, like University District in Seattle. All the apartments have students in them, so it's weird not going to college. People think that I am, so I just let it go. I am going to college, but not where they think. I just let it slide...

Oh, I started a Twitter account. I'm not sure how I feel about it. Is Twitter gonna phase out Facebook, like Facebook did to Myspace? IDK, but it's going to happen than I need to get on the ball. So far, the bottom line to it is that...I need some more followers.... :/

Changing the new of the blog, new hometown... I really am starting a new life. I'm on my third cause I had one before college, and one at college, and now I'm getting another chance. I pretty much screwed up everything before, but maybe I can get it right this time. 3rd time is a charm. Let's see how I do. Hope for not major screw ups.

Ending song: Lord of the Rings I (movie)