Funemployment

Well...since I still technically have no job...I spent all last week in Idaho. It was really really nice. I got to stay with my best friend Jordan and his family. We had a fun 4th of July celebration. Jordan and I also went to a concert and the opera! :) I also got to see my dear friend Nicki - who is leaving for a mission soon...but my camera died so I don't have any pictures of us...:(

Us at the IF fireworks. We found a really good spot on the river RIGHT under where they shoot them off. We heard some lady next to us saying that you usually don't want to sit there because you get ashes on you...well she was right! Ashes - plus other things...haha

We ran in the 5K fun run - boy was that fun...haha

Here's a video I love from fireworks at Rigby Lake...haha Jordan's laugh in the beginning is so funny!

Crisis

This has never happened to me before. BioMedics - the company I work for has closed...and we don't know when it's going to open again. I guess their buyer just isn't paying them, and they can't stay open if they're not getting paid for the plasma that we suck outta people. They're meeting with their legal teams right now so they can get out of the contract with the current buyer and go with a new better one, but they don't know how long that will take - one week...maybe a month...Ugh. My dream job has just let me down - big time! What's a poor girl to do? Literally...we're not getting paid - and I'm flat broke. :(

A Tribute to Tarmen

I love Carmen so much. I will miss her...with every fiber of my being!!! My whole body aches when I think of her being gone for a year and a half....I know in the long run it's not a long time, but from this perspective right now it seems like forever. She is my bestest best friend, ever since I became friends with Carmen life has been so fun and she really has made me a better person. Carmen also has given me confidence in myself that I never had before. She's such a strong person, but at the same time she's vulnerable and approachable. I really know that she's going to be a great missionary, and just knowing her personality - I know she will be the hardest working, most fun, and most beautiful sister out there. <3

Here's a tribute video for her...haha...makes me laugh every time. :)

Best Weekend Ever

Last weekend I flew to Colorado to see my best friend Carmen. It was so fun. She goes into the MTC on Wednesday so it was bittersweet...


Sisterly love...haha

Oh Television

All good tv has gone for the summer...so I've turned to LOST. I've become obsessed, actually. Has anyone watched it?? It's totally addicting...gah!

On another note...I am seriously so sad about Jon and Kate. But their "announcement" kinda confused me, since they officially said they're separating, but at the very end the screen said that they were going to dissolve their marriage. It's so sad! That was like my favorite show.

Gets Me Every Time

I love it when pumpkins do this

Flowers

Ok - Kate's post has inspired me. She just wrote about how she got to take home some gorgeous flowers for free. Everyone on her way home smiled when they saw the flowers, and she loves having them in the house.
Ok I LOVE flowers. I've always said this, and most women probably do love flowers. But I like, LOVE flowers. Having fresh, beautiful, happy flowers on the table just makes me so happy. I love looking at pictures of flowers, reading about them in books, taking pictures of them, painting them even. If someone gives me flowers it's like the best day ever - becuase #1 - flowers are expensive. I mean, if I could buy bread and milk, or flowers...I'd wish I could choose flowers but I'd have to be smart and get something else.
Even sad grocery store flowers make me happy...the ones that don't smell good. My favorite is picking/stealing them from people's yards... :)
p.s I took all of these pictures! Aren't you proud?