Has it really been since June 28th (Allison's Birthday!) since I last blogged. How awful am I? It's so overwhelming, when you get so far behind and you don't even know where to begin. How can I blog again when it will take me weeks to get caught up...
Well you have to begin somewhere! This Summer was so amazing. When I first arrived in Florida it was so exciting. There were so many things to do, work was fun, and I could get into the parks whenever I wanted for free! There were so many people from BYU in the Disney College Program, and it was so fun to get to know all of them because now that I am back in Provo, I can keep in touch with them.
The excitement wore off for a while and for about three weeks I was really unhappy. I was working six days a week, and the one day a week that I had off, I felt like I had to get things done rather than go out with people and have a lot of fun. One of my best friends, Laura, went with me, but our schedules were not compatible at all, so we rarely saw each other even though we were roommates!
My Summer turned around when I remembered that I had come to Florida to have fun, not to make money. So I started giving shifts away to my coworkers and began to have fun again. It made such a huge difference. I began going to the parks like all the time and made so many new friends.
Laura never really got over not enjoying it, which is a shame because I loved my Summer so much. But when her parents came for a visit in July she drove home with them! I was sad to lose my friend and roommate, but we had plans to room together in the Fall, so I figured it wasn't that huge of a deal.
All in all my Summer was not what I had expected it to be, but it was so worth it. People ask me all the time if I would do it again. And my answer is, I don't know. I don't think I would personally do it again, just because I already had that experience and I want to do something new now, but that doesn't mean I don't recommend it, because I totally do. The one thing I would say is that it is a huge convenience to have your own car rather than trying to take the buses. That was a bit of a pain.
I feel like I spent the perfect amount of time in Florida. I loved it, but was ready to get back to Provo. It is really fun to be like yeah... I worked there. And I feel like I know so much more about the place than I did before. Before I knew that there were four parks.... and it was in Florida... and that about it. haha. But I know so much more now. I can't wait until I have my own kids and I am able to take them there.
August 13th I moved out of my apartment in Vista Way and caught a flight back to good ole' Salt Lake City. Even though there were two weeks before school began, I had a new job lined up in Provo, and my boss here wanted me to begin work on August 16th, not enough time to go home although I would have liked to.
Even though I wasn't able to go home, my parents had a trip planned out to Utah! It was so fun to have them in town. My mom and dad, sister Kelli and I were all able to run the Top of Utah Half marathon together! It was so fun to race with my dad and Kelli because it is usually just my mom and I! The race itself for me was definitely not the best. I've gotten so out of shape. It was really hard running in Florida because it was so hot and I was so busy all the time. It's so frustrating how much time and work it takes to get into shape, and then you lose it so quickly. But I'll get back there. I am signed up to run a Ragnar Relay in Las Vegas October 22nd and 23rd and the Provo Halloween Half Marathon on October 30th. That should be enough motivation for me to get going again!
I am currently working at the copy center in the basement of the Abraham Smoot Administration Building. It's so easy, especially because I have experience working with copiers when I worked at Office Depot in high school. I sit at a desk and bill departments of the school, answer phones, make an occasional copy, and do homework! This is my first time working and taking classes in college. I didn't think that it was going to be a big deal, but working 20 hours a week is a lot! I did luck out with a job that will allow me to get some homework done, but even so, it's a bit stressful. School has only been in session for a week and I'm struggling.
This semester I am taking Organic Chemistry, Physics for science majors, Introductory Sociology, Linear Algebra, Judaism and the Gospel, and LDS Marriage and Family Preparation.
Mostly my chemistry, physics, and math class are killing me. I think it is because those classes are the kind of classes where you have daily homework, so they really keep me super busy. I'm hoping that once the semester goes on, I will be able to get into a regular routine and not be quite as stressed out.
Today is Labor Day! aka- no work or school! I needed a break.
Miss you all :]
