Quick Update

I am getting in a second post before the end of the month, yay me! Just wanted to give a quick update as to what I have been up to this month, since it has already been a little busy and with school starting it will be next to impossible for me to do anything else.
I started my internship officially with ride alongs. They were a blast, I got to ride on the ambulance and the fire engine depending on which one I picked when they got a call. I worked two 12 hour shifts which was so long, but still fun and we got 6 calls total which were fairly mellow and nothing too serious. I guess that is a good thing but the morbid wanna be paramedic in me was wishing for at least one gruesome call, oh well I will hopefully get to go on more eventually so maybe then. Now the not near as much fun part, I start going over the actual research part on Thursday but I don't think it will be too bad.
I also started school today, this semester I have 4 classes, plus my internship to take care of while trying to work full time, or as close as I can get with having a class in the morning two days a week, I am going to be one very busy individual, however, I will be DONE with school in December so it will be so worth it to just push through and be done.
I think that is all for now, coming up I have school, West ball and going to Colorado in October, school, internship, possibly Katy Perry with Sean in Vegas in November, school and internship, with a scattering of work in there too.
And maybe one of these days I will get some pictures to put up too.

July

Holy cow July is already here and gone! What is this world coming to? My life is just flying by. July was very eventful. All of the festivities at the beginning of the month were a blast! The BBQ was a busy day as I expected it would be and it was so nice to get to see KayLynn for a week or so and now I won't be seeing them again until October and hopefully Baby Nelsen will be here then too.
Kyle and mine's trip to Vegas was so much fun and so good for us. We stayed at the Palms which was an adventure in and of itself, we tried to use a Groupon for it but if you buy the Groupon as you are walking into the hotel it naturally will cause issues and I am obviously new to Vegas, when we got to the room I pulled out a mini bottle of vodka from the mini fridge, not realizing that it will charge you automatically when you do that, and put it right back Oops! It all got figured out though. We also killed the Craps table, I think we both have a little bit of an addiction to that game, I am definitely worse with my gambling than Kyle and he gets a kick out of it, but it's not an issue as long as you don't admit it, right?
Another semester is here and gone (as of Thursday) and I only have one more left (barring all outside major catastrophe's) and I will be D-O-N-E in December, thank God! I am so done with school. I basically start my internship with Murray City Fire on Tuesday I just need to get the paperwork out of the way and I am going to being helping them plan and organize extra curricular activities that they do. It will be fun and such a good experience, I am excited.
Little BayLeigh Kaye arrived, I am excited to have a niece, being as I will probably not ever get one through my siblings ;) She is a doll and just so tiny I can't believe it. It will be so fun to watch her grow and get to be a part of her life (assuming I get to be, which I don't think is an issue)
Oh and I found a baby fish in the big tank! I am so excited about this and Kyle thinks its funny, but oh well.
Anyway that is pretty much how my July went. Now for August, I have two finals this week and the next semester starts on the 22nd. It is going to go by fast I have faith.
 Till next time.

I'm no good at this...

So here I am when I start this blog I think oh this will be fun and so easy, I will just update it like once a week no problem. Man was I wrong, I think I might be that my life is just not exciting enough to post something once a week or maybe that I am too busy with my not so exciting life that I just don't have the time. 

A few things that I have been up to since I posted last:

We went to Terra (I'm not sure if we had gone by the last one so this may be a repeat), it was so much fun, we were rained on Sunday morning but it cleared up to be a decent afternoon as Kyle and I were pulling out, there was a minor incident of family drama that I'm not sure if it has blown over yet but oh well, I'm sure it will eventually. 

The weekend after Terra was Memorial Day weekend, KayLynn flew in with Lucas (he doesn't like to be called Teegan anymore) to drop him off for the month of June. We had a BBQ at Rhonda's where it rained for a majority of the day, but it was still fun all the same. 

Lucas has been here for about four weeks now and he is loving every minute of being here with grandma and grandpa. My co-worker Tre let him play on the machine pitch baseball team he coached for his little girl Aryana, LT loved it, I think the child is a little bit obsessed with baseball, well for at the moment. 

We also went to Cherry Hill over Father's day weekend and once again it rained on us. The weather was decent, not quite nice enough to enjoy the water park like we usually do but still nice, then Sunday morning it was pouring and we had to pack in the rain. It was not very fun at all. I also took Lucas on the River Run for the first time and he thought it was awesome, he immediately wanted to go again, but after the second time he was done. 

Then we had Kimmie's baby shower last weekend, it was fun and a nice shower (I think, but I threw it kind of so I might be biased) Everyone loved the onesie idea that I borrowed from Grey's Anatomy, you get blank onesies and fabric paint and/or sharpies and have everyone design one for the baby. It was fun, I still need to make mine though, I should get on that oops! 

There was also Taylorsville Dayzz last weekend so Kimberly got a firework show with her baby shower, which I haven't ever seen together before, so I told her I expect the same for mine... in like 5 years when I decide to have a child. 

I think that is about it so far, I'm just trying to get homework done and stay on top of this semester better than the other ones, it isn't looking too promising so far though. The internship with TOSH, that was pretty much a sure thing, did not work out. Now I am going to talk to the fire chief at Murray City Fire on Tuesday so fingers crossed that will work out. 

July is already here, which blows my mind! I cannot believe how fast this year is going by. This weekend and the next week are super packed. KayLynn and Tyler are driving in tomorrow for about 10 days. Tomorrow is also the 2nd Annual Beer Pong Tournament and Saturday is the 2nd Annual Bacon Blitz, I am taking deviled eggs and homemade bacon vodka, it will be interesting, then Maddy's birthday party is on Saturday, next Friday the 8th is the baby shower/BBQ for KayLynn and Tyler so that will be fun and a busy busy day. I'm really looking forward to having KayLynn here for so long but I am sure it will go by fast. The weekend after that, the 15th weekend, Kyle and I are going to Mesquite/Vegas and I am stoked, it will be so super hot, but we as a couple need the vacation for sure. I still haven't started on my adventure of watching movies, that may just have to wait until I am done with school. I am also terrible with taking pictures lately, so this is going to be boring for a little while. Okay I am done rambling now. 

It's May!

So far May has been looking up. I (hopefully) got my internship with TOSH. I am hoping to hear back from this lady soon so that I can get going on it. I am not sure exactly what I will be doing, but from talking to the administrator of TOSH I will be working with the program that has paramedics helping the nurses with code blue's and whatnot. I am excited and it sounds interesting, so like I said I really hope it works out. I haven't started on my AFI's Top 100 list yet but I hope to soon. One more semester is down and only TWO more to go! I am so so so excited to be that close to being done with school. Summer semester starts on the 16th so I didn't get much of a break, but it was better than nothing. With summer being here that means that family parties and hopefully some vacation time is almost here, as well as Kimmie's baby shower and maybe I can get one in for KayLynn when she is here to visit. Our family trip to Terra is already only two weeks away and Cherry Hill is a month after that! It is coming up fast and will be here and gone soon I am sure.
Well just wanted to give a quick update, ta ta for now.

100 Years, 100 Movies

So I have decided that I am very uneducated when it comes to movies, therefore, as a new goal for myself I am going to watch all 100 movies on AFI's top 100 movie list. I think it will be fun to watch all the classics and since I have only seen about ten to maybe twenty of them I figure it will be nice to know what people are talking about when they quote famous movies or say that they are just great films in general. So now the only issue I have is to start at the top or the bottom...

Here goes something!

Out with the old (kinda)

So I made the decision to get rid of Millifacent (aka Millie) recently because she is such a thirsty individual. Yesterday I said goodbye to her, which was sad, but kind of a huge relief considering how much money in gas I was putting in her and how many issues she was having lately.
So without further ado, here is my new ride (yet to be named)

Sorry it is a small pic, but it was taken on my phone and didn't upload right. She/he is a new Ford Fiesta sedan. I am currently getting 38 mpg which is AWESOME! I am so excited for the change, I am sad that I gave up on Millie so easily, however, she was not good for me since I drive a lot more than I thought I did I guess.

Anyway, just wanted to share my new news, oh and I am DONE officially with school in December! Who knew that it was so close, I am so excited to be able to move on finally and go to the next chapter, which involves working all the time, but without the extra stress of school I can honestly say I am kind of looking forward to it. 

Till next time. 

Maybe May

So I am officially giving up on April I think. Maybe May will be nicer to me. Millie is being difficult lately, her check engine light came on last week sometime so Sean took it in to get checked out and turns out I am the dummy and didn't turn the gas cap to make it click 3 times so it wasn't on tight, easy fix. Then on Sunday it came on again, I was just thinking about going to get more gas and I hadn't done it yet and there was that stupid light. So I filled her up and clicked the stupid cap at least six times, the light was still on. On Monday my dad and Sean took her down again to get checked out and on Tuesday they said that they didn't really know what it is so she has to go to the Mazda dealership to get checked out and she is still under warranty so I shouldn't have to pay for it, but knowing my luck this year it will be a few grand and I will have to pay for it all. Anyone interested in a 2007 Mazda CX-7 ;)

On good note, I talked to my advisor and he said that graduating in December is a definite possibility. I am so excited, I only have 7 classes left, including my internship (which is a big issue currently.) I can finally see the light at the end of my long school tunnel and I cannot wait. I still haven't decided what I want to be when I grow up though which is a problem with being so close to being done with school. I was told that with my job I should be guaranteed a promotion when I finish, but who knows how true that actually is, then there is the option that I should probably go with of using my degree, what a novel idea, my parents just spent thousands of dollars on my education why not put it to good use? The bad part is what I am considering going into probably could have been done in a few years with a certificate instead of a 5 year BS, but with the BS I should be higher in line to get a job than those with just the certificate. Who really knows what they want to be when they grow up though, it is a tough decision to make even for grown ups. 

Bring on April!

So this year I told my mom in January that I wanted to be "more grown up," like managing money better, paying some bills that are currently being paid by my parents, figuring out what I want to do when I grow up and finding out how much longer I have left in school and pushing through that as soon as I can. Needless to say this year has not been kind to me in my quest. For starters, I decided to buy a new car, I got it in my head that I needed an SUV in this Utah weather, however going from about 34 miles to the gallon to 19 or 20 on a really good week has been a little tough. 

 

Don't get me wrong I love my new car, Millie as I like to call her, she is just super thirsty and I am not used to that since Franny lasted forever on a tank of gas. 

Then I got a letter in the mail from my work, well the debt management center place from my work, saying that I owed them about $560. I have to take leave without pay in order to go to school, which in turn is the only way I can keep my job at the moment. However, at some point in the year last year somewhere along the lines of communication some of my LWOP hours that I entered into the system were not seen, so I was paid for hours that I really wasn't there, resulting in them coming back saying that I owe them for those hours. Luckily my dad is pretty much awesome and loaned me the money so that I could just get it taken care of and I could pay him back whenever I could. Sweet! Right?

 Not so sweet after I did my taxes a week or so later (silly me thinking that I could use my return to pay him back.) I don't know what I did wrong when I did or did not put dependents on my W-2 last year, but I ended up owing both state and federal taxes for a total of about $400. 

This year has not been my friend so far, I have owed the government almost $1,000, bought a new car that was a huge want and not a necessity, I also got a random bill from my dentist for $80 for something I had done in October of last year, oh and to top it all off I have been sick for at least 80% of this wonderful 2011 year so far. I went to the doctor twice, the first time (in February) it was a virus of some kind that I don't think ever fully went away and then again after not being able to smell or taste anything for more then a week, over Spring Break no less, I found out I had sinusitis, of which I am almost all the way done with (YAY!). 

So my hopes for April are that I no longer get any out of the blue surprise bills, I do have to pay my taxes this month which I am not looking forward to though, the Bees season is here I am very excited about this it means that summer is just around the corner, the end of the month also brings an end to another terrible semester, which means I am that much closer to GRADUATION, and maybe I can get back on track for saving money. 

So if there is anyone still with me on this one, Thank you I appreciate your time of which I took a lot of, and I apologize as well for the random ramblings of me, but I had to write it all down just to remember how terrible this year has been so far for future reference ;) 

Blogging

So I have finally decided to join the blogging world. I am always looking at other people's to see what they are up to and how they are. I don't know how many people want to see what I am up to, but I figure it will be a good way for me to look back and remember moments or "little adventures" in my life. So if you are reading this, I hope you enjoy!