We've all heard (and used) the saying "when it rains it pours." Well...I'm going through a freaking hurricane right now. Seriously. It's not only pouring down on me - it's coming from every direction. Here's what my life looks like right now (in chronological order):
- Last week: huge project at work that I should have had done last week, but kept being asked to do other projects so now I'm very behind on first project.
- 7/15: found out Jo is moving & I need to find new roommate(s)
- 7/17: decided to rent out my home & move in to my parent's home August 1 (yep...less than 2 weeks)
- 7/18: stayed home from work to clean the entire house & get it ready to be shown to potential renters (remember #1? yeah...even more behind now...)
- 7/18-7/19: showed my house to 8 families/couples, have 4 more scheduled for tonight & my phone won't stop ringing.
- 7/20: hoping to have final decision about renters made
- 7/21-24: leaving to go to St. George for a wedding
- 7/25: moving (well...that's what I'm planning on doing at least)
- 7/27-7/31: going to my cabin for my family reunion
- 8/1: get house completely clean & ready for renters on Monday (I'm asking tenants for a few extra days to get things all set for them)
- 8/1-8/5 (?): tenants move into my house & I start the constant prayer they don't destroy my home or yard
- 8/6-8/7: go to Bear Lake
- 8/12-8/17: go to California for Jared's (boy from previous post) family reunion (that's if I can get a week of work off)
- 8/15-10/15: second tax busy season of the year
Oh - and did I mention that in the middle of all this I still have to find time to work & finish up a number of projects that are on my desk right now? Please say an extra prayer for me that I'll be able to make it through the next month... If anything is going to kill me, this might just be it!
Tuesday, July 19, 2011
Thursday, July 14, 2011
Happy
This song has been running through my head on repeat for the past month.
And it's all thanks to this kid:
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And it's all thanks to this kid:
Wednesday, June 22, 2011
Lesson Learned...
I'm a proponent of double checking who I'm writing a text to. I'm always super scared I'm going to send the wrong text to the wrong person. I've done it before on an IM chat at work. Ooops! But since then I've been uber careful.
Well...that was until Sunday.
I was texting two people at the same time - Jo & a boy who shall remain nameless, but with whom I had been out with the night before. So I sent two texts out and got one reply. I thought it was from Jo so I replied with "I love you!!!"
Well...you guessed it. It was sent to Boy. That's right. Just met the kid and I'm already telling him I love him.
You bet your bottom that I immediately sent another text explaining who that other text was supposed to go to. Luckily he's a great guy & just laughed it off. But man! Was I ever embarrassed!!
So lesson learned (again). ALWAYS check on who you're texting BEFORE hitting the send button.
Well...that was until Sunday.
I was texting two people at the same time - Jo & a boy who shall remain nameless, but with whom I had been out with the night before. So I sent two texts out and got one reply. I thought it was from Jo so I replied with "I love you!!!"
Well...you guessed it. It was sent to Boy. That's right. Just met the kid and I'm already telling him I love him.
You bet your bottom that I immediately sent another text explaining who that other text was supposed to go to. Luckily he's a great guy & just laughed it off. But man! Was I ever embarrassed!!
So lesson learned (again). ALWAYS check on who you're texting BEFORE hitting the send button.
Friday, May 20, 2011
You Have Been Called...
At the beginning of the year, my parents announced that they had decided to go on a mission. I'd be lying if I said I took the news well.
I didn't.
I'm pretty sure I had a full on panic attack/emotional breakdown when I received the news. I couldn't really talk about it for a while without crying. You'd think that I would be fine with the idea of having my parents gone for 18 months. I mean, I was in NY for 2 1/2 years...and that's a whole year less than what they will be gone for. But the difference: they are the ones leaving me instead of me leaving them - I feel abandoned. Plus it's not like I can talk to them EVERY day. Sure, I can still talk to them often & can go visit them. But it was/is still a hard thing for me to handle.
Anyway...they got their mission call on Wednesday! They have been called to serve in Stockholm, Sweden starting Sept. 12, 2011! I know...so exciting!! It's cool because we have a lot of family history there - on both sides of the family. My parents are very excited to be able to do some family history while they are back there (I know how they'll be spending their P-days). Plus my mom plays the accordion...can you get any more Swedish than that? I think not.
It's going to be really hard not having them around and not being able to call/text anytime everyday. But I'm so excited for them. I'm happy that they have chosen to serve the Lord. They are going to be two of the best missionaries! Plus I'm super excited to go visit! I've never been to Sweden! Better start saving my money now...
I didn't.
I'm pretty sure I had a full on panic attack/emotional breakdown when I received the news. I couldn't really talk about it for a while without crying. You'd think that I would be fine with the idea of having my parents gone for 18 months. I mean, I was in NY for 2 1/2 years...and that's a whole year less than what they will be gone for. But the difference: they are the ones leaving me instead of me leaving them - I feel abandoned. Plus it's not like I can talk to them EVERY day. Sure, I can still talk to them often & can go visit them. But it was/is still a hard thing for me to handle.
Anyway...they got their mission call on Wednesday! They have been called to serve in Stockholm, Sweden starting Sept. 12, 2011! I know...so exciting!! It's cool because we have a lot of family history there - on both sides of the family. My parents are very excited to be able to do some family history while they are back there (I know how they'll be spending their P-days). Plus my mom plays the accordion...can you get any more Swedish than that? I think not.
It's going to be really hard not having them around and not being able to call/text anytime everyday. But I'm so excited for them. I'm happy that they have chosen to serve the Lord. They are going to be two of the best missionaries! Plus I'm super excited to go visit! I've never been to Sweden! Better start saving my money now...
Friday, May 6, 2011
Oh Happy Day!
So I've been debating about writing about what I'm about to write about for a while now (did that make any sense at all? Who knows...pretty sure that was the worst grammar I have ever used.). I don't know why. I mean, I don't know if anyone (other than Jo) even reads this thing anymore. And she already knows my entire life. So this isn't news to her. So I don't know why I haven't written about this.
Anyway...enough rambling.
Today is one of the happiest days I've had in a while. Don't get me wrong - I've had some great days. I mean, I was just in Boston & NYC (more on that another day) and I had a blast. But I think that today might have trumped even that. Ok...maybe not, but they are such completely different things it's hard to compare. All I know is that today I'm super happy.
OMG....Kristy stop rambling!!!
Well friends, as most of you know, weight has always been an issue for me. I don't remember EVER being thin. Even when I was on the drill team & dancing every day, I was never thin. I was the biggest girl on the team. But this year I have made it my priority to change that.
I set a goal to lose 40 pounds this year. I know that's high and most people don't think I have that much to lose. But I do. And I wanted it high so that I didn't limit myself. I kept saying that it didn't really matter if I made it all the way to 40 pounds lost, but as long as I was happy about how I looked I'd be ok if it were only 30 or so. (ha! Only 30...like that's such a small number!)
So I've been on this program called Medifast. And I love the results I've gotten from doing it! It's like Nutrisystems - where they send me packets of food that I eat 5 times a day and then one meal I provide (lean meat & green veggie). Today marks 9 weeks on the program (longest I've stayed on any "diet" before) and guess what...I've lost 20 pounds! I'm half-way to my goal and now that I'm exercising (I didn't have time during busy season) the pounds are coming off faster. So I hope to make it to my goal weight loss within the next 2 months.
Some people may judge and say that this program will only work while I'm on it and that as soon as I get off I'm going to gain back all the weight I have lost. But I don't think I will. I have a different relationship with food than I did before & I'm LOVING going to the gym. If I don't make it to the gym one day for some reason I really miss it. I love being active. It's great! So yes, I might gain 5 or so pounds back after I'm eating regular food again, but hey...I'll never let myself get back to where I was at the beginning of the year.
Anyway, just wanted to share this great news with whoever is out that still reading this boring blog of mine. I can't wait until I can write a post saying I made it to goal!! Won't that be amazing?!?!
Anyway...enough rambling.
Today is one of the happiest days I've had in a while. Don't get me wrong - I've had some great days. I mean, I was just in Boston & NYC (more on that another day) and I had a blast. But I think that today might have trumped even that. Ok...maybe not, but they are such completely different things it's hard to compare. All I know is that today I'm super happy.
OMG....Kristy stop rambling!!!
Well friends, as most of you know, weight has always been an issue for me. I don't remember EVER being thin. Even when I was on the drill team & dancing every day, I was never thin. I was the biggest girl on the team. But this year I have made it my priority to change that.
I set a goal to lose 40 pounds this year. I know that's high and most people don't think I have that much to lose. But I do. And I wanted it high so that I didn't limit myself. I kept saying that it didn't really matter if I made it all the way to 40 pounds lost, but as long as I was happy about how I looked I'd be ok if it were only 30 or so. (ha! Only 30...like that's such a small number!)
So I've been on this program called Medifast. And I love the results I've gotten from doing it! It's like Nutrisystems - where they send me packets of food that I eat 5 times a day and then one meal I provide (lean meat & green veggie). Today marks 9 weeks on the program (longest I've stayed on any "diet" before) and guess what...I've lost 20 pounds! I'm half-way to my goal and now that I'm exercising (I didn't have time during busy season) the pounds are coming off faster. So I hope to make it to my goal weight loss within the next 2 months.
Some people may judge and say that this program will only work while I'm on it and that as soon as I get off I'm going to gain back all the weight I have lost. But I don't think I will. I have a different relationship with food than I did before & I'm LOVING going to the gym. If I don't make it to the gym one day for some reason I really miss it. I love being active. It's great! So yes, I might gain 5 or so pounds back after I'm eating regular food again, but hey...I'll never let myself get back to where I was at the beginning of the year.
Anyway, just wanted to share this great news with whoever is out that still reading this boring blog of mine. I can't wait until I can write a post saying I made it to goal!! Won't that be amazing?!?!
Monday, May 2, 2011
Tuesday, April 19, 2011
And...
I'M DONE! Woot woot!
Busy season is officially over. I survived yet another one. And now today I've spent the day doing NOTHING. Yes I came to work. Yes I opened a file to pretend that I'm working on a tax return (it never actually ends...). But all I've done today is book my bus ride to NYC (from Boston...don't worry, not taking a bus across the country), talked with people on facebook, looked up plays to see while in NYC, and read blogs. Oh...and I can't forget going to lunch with the tax department (yep - all four of us haha).
I would have really liked to take the whole day off, but I leave tomorrow for Boston/NYC and will be gone for 1 1/2 weeks. So I figured that was enough time off. But I can't really charge this time today... Eh, I'll figure it out later. Hahaha!
So this trip to Boston/NYC kind of fell down the crapper last week and for the past few days I haven't been super excited about it. But, after a day spent of planning what shows to see and talking to people that I'm going to be with I'm starting to get SUPER excited for it again. Plus it's just going to be nice to get out of UT for a bit.
I've decided that I don't think I'll ever be able to be in one spot for very long. I like to travel. I like to experience new things. So sorry future kids...you probably won't have the same upbringing as I did (ie growing up in the same house your whole life). Oh but the adventures that I'll take them on :)
OK...totally random post. Sorry. But I'm excited that I'm done with busy season and I'm excited to go to Boston & NY. Yay!
Busy season is officially over. I survived yet another one. And now today I've spent the day doing NOTHING. Yes I came to work. Yes I opened a file to pretend that I'm working on a tax return (it never actually ends...). But all I've done today is book my bus ride to NYC (from Boston...don't worry, not taking a bus across the country), talked with people on facebook, looked up plays to see while in NYC, and read blogs. Oh...and I can't forget going to lunch with the tax department (yep - all four of us haha).
I would have really liked to take the whole day off, but I leave tomorrow for Boston/NYC and will be gone for 1 1/2 weeks. So I figured that was enough time off. But I can't really charge this time today... Eh, I'll figure it out later. Hahaha!
So this trip to Boston/NYC kind of fell down the crapper last week and for the past few days I haven't been super excited about it. But, after a day spent of planning what shows to see and talking to people that I'm going to be with I'm starting to get SUPER excited for it again. Plus it's just going to be nice to get out of UT for a bit.
I've decided that I don't think I'll ever be able to be in one spot for very long. I like to travel. I like to experience new things. So sorry future kids...you probably won't have the same upbringing as I did (ie growing up in the same house your whole life). Oh but the adventures that I'll take them on :)
OK...totally random post. Sorry. But I'm excited that I'm done with busy season and I'm excited to go to Boston & NY. Yay!
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