So, as much as it breaks my heart to tell you this, I still don't have my new car. The dealership said it would come Tuesday last week, then they said Tuesday of this upcoming week, and now they are saying Friday of this upcoming week. Boo. Well, on Thursday when Will and I were told of all this new information, I flipped a basket on the dealership because I had just sold my car under the impression that my new car would already be here. They apologized and had us drive up there and they gave me a rental. I'm not paying for it, so that's nice. But it is a Dodge Dart and it's tiny and slow. At least it gets me from point a to point b and I'm only paying for gas. The cheap gas.
My grandparents are in town so we've been spending time with them. Yesterday we went to the driving range, Thursday we went to the movies, Friday we went to dinner and played a lot of board games. Today I think it will be more board games. Will especially likes when they are in town because the boys play a lot of golf. woohoo.
I didn't hate the driving range as much as I thought I would, and I didn't suck too bad either. So the plan is that next time the boys go golfing I will tag along and if I enjoy it I will get a cheap set of clubs so that I can play with Will more. I mean, we live less than a 3 minute walk to the golf course.
Saturday I also spent time with some friends. One of my friends is on the verge of divorce, and her family is all the way on the east coast, so she doesn't have a whole lot of people on her side at this point. I am a firm believer that treats, movies, and girlfriends can cure just about anything. Even if it's crying and talking things out. I'm glad we were there for her, but she's got a long road ahead, and I and another best friend of mine plan to be there for her the whole way through. I can't imagine what she's going through...
On that note, cheers to a sunny, beautiful weekend. And cheers to one more week of classes and a couple finals.
Sunday, April 19, 2015
Thursday, April 16, 2015
Sold
This morning we sold my car. My cute little 2003 Saturn. It's been a great car and I actually loved it. It only needed two repairs in the 3 years that we owned it, and it still has less than 108,000 miles on it. She didn't do so great on the highway, which is why we decided that it was time for a new car. Makes sense right? We want to turn Will's car into strictly a commuter car, so we don't have to repair that one as much, and it'll be nice to have a new car that we can depend on.
Yesterday I got a call from some random guy with the same name as my husband. He wanted to meet up so that he could take a look at the car. He sounded really nice on the phone, but I've watched Criminal Minds so I knew better than to meet him alone. Will and I met him at the park near our house in the freezing cold wind. He liked what he saw and asked to drive it over to his mechanic to get a quick inspection. After he drove off Will and I went home waiting for him to call so we could meet back up. He called me after the inspection and offered to buy it right then. What a relief. He wanted a couple hundred off because the AC didn't work, but we had no problem with that, seeing as we asked a certain amount but had planned to actually get $500 or more less than what we asked. So a couple hundred was amazing for us. Will took care of the actual transaction this morning, and we are now a one car family. It's kind of exciting.
The new car we purchased is still being shipped out to us, so hopefully it will be here by Tuesday at the latest. Cross your fingers for us.
I've never owned a car less than 10 years old, so I am over the moon about getting our new car. Plus it's a jeep so it will be crazy fun to drive.
Selling cars is stressful, and dealing with potential buyers is even more stressful, but at least it's over. I should probably take down my ad now. haha.
Happy almost Friday
^^doesn't it just scream, "I'm dependable"?
The new car we purchased is still being shipped out to us, so hopefully it will be here by Tuesday at the latest. Cross your fingers for us.
I've never owned a car less than 10 years old, so I am over the moon about getting our new car. Plus it's a jeep so it will be crazy fun to drive.
Selling cars is stressful, and dealing with potential buyers is even more stressful, but at least it's over. I should probably take down my ad now. haha.
Happy almost Friday
Tuesday, April 14, 2015
Tuesday
Aren't Tuesdays just the weirdest? It's not a Monday, Wednesdays are you halfway point, Thursday is almost Friday, Friday Saturday and Sunday all speak for themselves. Tuesday is just kind of there. Sorry Tuesday.
I was supposed to get my new car today, but yesterday we got a call from the dealership saying that my car's delivery schedule was pushed back a week. boo. The one time I was looking forward to a Tuesday. Hopefully it comes soon. It's incredibly brand new, and I will be the first person ever to drive it. Talk about clean seats. No germs. yessssss. Once it's here I'll post pictures for the 3 of you that read this.
In other news I still amaze myself at how good I am at writing papers and going off of nothing. I think all college did was make me better at procrastinating and still pulling things off, oh and making me sound smarter than I really am. There's your PSA for the day I guess. Go to college, kids.
I was supposed to get my new car today, but yesterday we got a call from the dealership saying that my car's delivery schedule was pushed back a week. boo. The one time I was looking forward to a Tuesday. Hopefully it comes soon. It's incredibly brand new, and I will be the first person ever to drive it. Talk about clean seats. No germs. yessssss. Once it's here I'll post pictures for the 3 of you that read this.
In other news I still amaze myself at how good I am at writing papers and going off of nothing. I think all college did was make me better at procrastinating and still pulling things off, oh and making me sound smarter than I really am. There's your PSA for the day I guess. Go to college, kids.
Sunday, April 12, 2015
haha....ha
At this point in my college career I'm starting to wonder if my major should be BSing things rather than English. I'm getting way to good at making myself sound a lot smarter than I really am, and making it seem like I did all of the homework when I really didn't. I don't cheat. I'm against it completely. But I'm all for bending the rules to make my life just a little bit easier. Meh. Hopefully I'm not the only one out there. My essay's will be killer this year. That's all that matters. Right?
Saturday, April 11, 2015
Yikes guys
Spring Break has come and gone and I have done next to no homework. I'm a little bit/a lot worried. Big papers and finals are two weeks away and I have done almost nothing. I sure hope I can pull it off. Papers don't usually take me all that long to write, so I'm hoping that it'll be the same situation this semester. I'd rather not dwell on it all.
This weekend was sort of lost on me. I was running an event for work so my Saturday was full of food set up and take down, crazy needy sales reps, and AV problems. To the people in the world that feel like they need to do everything. You can only act that way if you are sure that your specific job is taken care of. Don't neglect your responsibility simply because you feel like you want to do more than what you were asked. Prioritize. Please. Once the main event ended I was asked to help run the combine. (it was like a mini olympics for the sales guys/technicians) I was in charge of the dish toss. That's right. They flung satellite dishes like a discus to see who could throw it the farthest. They didn't rope off the parking lot well enough so there were a few cars. And they were hit by the flying dishes. Good thing no damage was done. Anyways, I spent the afternoon running back and forth on the dirt parking lot carrying satellite dishes. It's safe to say that I'm really exhausted. Blech. All in all it was a well done event, and I'm proud of our team for putting it on. We did a great job, everything went smoothly and people had a lot of fun. Comedy Sports even came, so I think they had a good time.
Tonight I'm watching The Deadliest Catch and eating the peanut butter bars that I made last night. It's all quite thrilling, but it's actually just what the doctor ordered. Happy Saturday night!
This weekend was sort of lost on me. I was running an event for work so my Saturday was full of food set up and take down, crazy needy sales reps, and AV problems. To the people in the world that feel like they need to do everything. You can only act that way if you are sure that your specific job is taken care of. Don't neglect your responsibility simply because you feel like you want to do more than what you were asked. Prioritize. Please. Once the main event ended I was asked to help run the combine. (it was like a mini olympics for the sales guys/technicians) I was in charge of the dish toss. That's right. They flung satellite dishes like a discus to see who could throw it the farthest. They didn't rope off the parking lot well enough so there were a few cars. And they were hit by the flying dishes. Good thing no damage was done. Anyways, I spent the afternoon running back and forth on the dirt parking lot carrying satellite dishes. It's safe to say that I'm really exhausted. Blech. All in all it was a well done event, and I'm proud of our team for putting it on. We did a great job, everything went smoothly and people had a lot of fun. Comedy Sports even came, so I think they had a good time.
Tonight I'm watching The Deadliest Catch and eating the peanut butter bars that I made last night. It's all quite thrilling, but it's actually just what the doctor ordered. Happy Saturday night!
Monday, April 6, 2015
Easter Blessings
I always love conference weekend, because family, food, and relaxation are always involved. Not only that but we get to hear messages from our prophet and church leaders and through them we hear the words of God.
This conference was especially great because of all of the extended family that came into town. I was able to play with my sweet, young cousins, see my aunts and uncles, and my grandparents. Will and I spent the weekend at my parents house, even though it's only 30 min away from our house, we figured it would be easier to be there and not spend so much on gas or lose time with them because of travel.
I have forgotten how beautiful easter is with little kids. The egg hunts, candy, and easter bunny are all so much more fun when seen through the eyes of a child. Magic, you know?
Along with the easter festivities we had a great time playing a lot of games and enjoying each other's company while watching conference. Cooking good food, eating it all, etc.
However, Saturday night I came down with one of the worst migraines that I've had. And if you know me at all, you know that my migraines are awful. I was so nauseous that I couldn't keep any food or water down for almost a full 24 hours. I couldn't sleep or relax either. My family took notice and they all took such good care of me. Will took me out to get medicine, my mom came and sat with me in bed, and all of the men there, my dad, grandpa, 2 uncles and husband were able to give me priesthood blessing. Wow. I can't even begin to explain the power and love you feel when you are surrounded by worthy priesthood holders. It's an amazing and wonderful thing. I was definitely looked after this weekend. And I am a firm believer that no matter how old you are, if you get really sick you will always want your mom.
I had a really great easter. It was full of love and fun, and I don't think you could ask for much more.
This conference was especially great because of all of the extended family that came into town. I was able to play with my sweet, young cousins, see my aunts and uncles, and my grandparents. Will and I spent the weekend at my parents house, even though it's only 30 min away from our house, we figured it would be easier to be there and not spend so much on gas or lose time with them because of travel.
I have forgotten how beautiful easter is with little kids. The egg hunts, candy, and easter bunny are all so much more fun when seen through the eyes of a child. Magic, you know?
Along with the easter festivities we had a great time playing a lot of games and enjoying each other's company while watching conference. Cooking good food, eating it all, etc.
However, Saturday night I came down with one of the worst migraines that I've had. And if you know me at all, you know that my migraines are awful. I was so nauseous that I couldn't keep any food or water down for almost a full 24 hours. I couldn't sleep or relax either. My family took notice and they all took such good care of me. Will took me out to get medicine, my mom came and sat with me in bed, and all of the men there, my dad, grandpa, 2 uncles and husband were able to give me priesthood blessing. Wow. I can't even begin to explain the power and love you feel when you are surrounded by worthy priesthood holders. It's an amazing and wonderful thing. I was definitely looked after this weekend. And I am a firm believer that no matter how old you are, if you get really sick you will always want your mom.
I had a really great easter. It was full of love and fun, and I don't think you could ask for much more.
Thursday, April 2, 2015
Thursday Jitters
I hope I'm not the only one, but I tend to over-stress and over-worry. Don't get me wrong I'm fond of procrastinating, but that doesn't mean that I don't worry and stress about the things that I'm no doing.
This semester especially, when my workload has been hefty, I've really stayed on top of my work, but in doing so I haven't really taken much time for myself. I didn't think it was a big deal, I mean school was focusing on me so it was all the same right? About a week ago I really hit a wall of exhaustion. I was burnt out and I had no energy left. But, I was going to needs tons more energy seeing as finals are fast approaching and I have quite a few papers to write. I was reading a book (for a class) last weekend when I realized that I wouldn't make it to May if I didn't take some time to relax and be calm again. I know I sound crazy and I probably need therapy, but I really needed to do me for a while. So this week, while still doing all of my homework, instead of over preparing, I did all I could that was necessary for the week, and I used the rest of my time to do what I wanted. I made a good dinner, I blasted music and danced around the kitchen, I watched movies and TV, I mean I even watched survivor. And tonight my plan is to do no homework at all, seeing as that my spring break starts at 6:45 pm today, bake a really tasty dessert, and go to bed early.
I don't think I realized how important it is to take a breather every once in a while. That it's ok to slow down, and sometimes, your mind really needs you to. So, in honor of focusing on you,
This semester especially, when my workload has been hefty, I've really stayed on top of my work, but in doing so I haven't really taken much time for myself. I didn't think it was a big deal, I mean school was focusing on me so it was all the same right? About a week ago I really hit a wall of exhaustion. I was burnt out and I had no energy left. But, I was going to needs tons more energy seeing as finals are fast approaching and I have quite a few papers to write. I was reading a book (for a class) last weekend when I realized that I wouldn't make it to May if I didn't take some time to relax and be calm again. I know I sound crazy and I probably need therapy, but I really needed to do me for a while. So this week, while still doing all of my homework, instead of over preparing, I did all I could that was necessary for the week, and I used the rest of my time to do what I wanted. I made a good dinner, I blasted music and danced around the kitchen, I watched movies and TV, I mean I even watched survivor. And tonight my plan is to do no homework at all, seeing as that my spring break starts at 6:45 pm today, bake a really tasty dessert, and go to bed early.
I don't think I realized how important it is to take a breather every once in a while. That it's ok to slow down, and sometimes, your mind really needs you to. So, in honor of focusing on you,
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