Pioneer Day

Today is one of my favorite holidays of the year. I love the 24th of July. I love remembering the Pioneers and all that they went through to get us here in the Salt Lake Valley. Thinking about their trials makes my life seem a lot less hard. I am amazed at the strength that the early members of this church had. I don't know if I could be as stalwart as they were. I know that we have different kinds of trials nowadays, but they seem so much less difficult than what the Pioneers went through. Being willing to leave my house and comforts to trek across a vast expanse of nothingness to go to a place that neither I nor my leader has ever been is something that I cannot comprehend. I can only hope that I have a fraction of the faith that they had.

Back In The Saddle Again

I have been back from Disneyland for almost a week now, and, I can honestly say that I hate the real world. Why can't life be like it is in Disney movies?:) I think that we should all periodically break out into song and dance. That would make me very, very happy. I am glad to be back however. The whole planning a trip for eleven people kinda stressed me out a bit, and now that it is over, that is one less thing that I have to worry about. Unfortunately, something took it's place in my stress book. I have been having some health problems for a couple months, but I didn't want to find out what it was. Ignorance is bliss right? Well, now, it has reached the point where it can no longer be ignored. So, I have to go to the doctor tomorrow. I have a pretty good idea of what it might be, and I am hoping that my assumption is correct. There are a few other possibilities that wouldn't be quite so easy to take care of. I guess I will know tomorrow! Wish me luck!
I also just wanted to thank all my friends who were there for me the other day in the midst of my meltdown. I feel sooooo stupid. It is nice to know that I have friends that love me even when I act like a moron. I guess that is what happens when you bottle stuff up. Eventually, it will just explode, and that is what happened. It won't happen again. I promise!:)

I'm in Cali!

Hello everyone! I just thought that I would drop you all a line from the great state of California! Disneyland is great! Universal and the beach were also fun. I think the highlight of the week might have to be either Johnny Depp on the Tonight Show or Melissa sitting in gum. Or maybe Angie trying to violate everyone by touching their bums. It's a close call...... Anywho..... it is really hot here, but I just heard that it is just as hot in Utah, so I guess I can't complain.

DISNEYLAND!!!!!!

I just wanted to say that I hope you all have fun here while I am in sunny California for the next week! Have a good time!:)

Paige and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Week

Has anyone ever heard that song by R.E.M. called Bad Day? I think I am going to write one called Bad Week. Why is it that before something happens that you are really looking forward to, all the bad stuff has to happen? I am going to Disneyland next week, and I am really excited to have a much needed vacation. But, I have been so stressed out this week with so many different aspects of my life, that I almost wish that I could still take a week off, but just stay home in bed. Or find a cave somewhere. A nice cool cave stocked with lots of cheese. There really hasn't even been anything out of the ordinary happen to make me grumpy. I think it is just a lot of little things culminating into one gigantic mess. And today has been the worst. For anyone who knows me at all, you know that I try not to get emotional. I never cry in front of people. Today, I just could not control myself. I went to a goodbye dinner for my friend/co-worker who is leaving the company, and I could barely make it to my car before I burst into tears. And, I want his job, so I don't know why I was so sad. Before that, I found out that one of my favorite residents had a massive stroke and was currently comatose in the hospital. Also, there was the major stress of having to deal with updating my resume, and having a hard interview. And there were so many other things that just added onto the depression that I was feeling. I was really looking forward to coming home, getting in bed, and sleeping for 12 hours. But, here it is, 11:30 pm, and I am still awake. My mind just keeps dwelling on all these things that I have no control over, but that are currently ruling my existence. And then I get more angry at myself, because I hate doing that. I hate wallowing in self-pity. And then I get mad for getting angry. It is just a vicious cycle that I cannot seem to pull out of. But, I know that things will work out. I know that I will be happy again. I just need to give it time. I need to recharge my batteries very badly. And, next week should be an ideal time to do that. Maybe while I am sitting by the beach, riding splash mountain, or seeing Johnny Depp on the Tonight Show.

Special Day

Happy Birthday to me!:) Today has been a pretty good day so far. I had an interview for my promotion. It was a panel interview with three applicants, and six of the managers. It was very intimidating, but not as bad as I thought it would be. They have two more sessions to go through before they make the first cut. Everyone pray for me!:)
P.S. I am going to California next week, and we have tickets for the Jay Leno show. They just posted the guests for that night, and guess who is going to be there?! Johnny Depp!:) I can die happy after that night.....

Joke For The Day

In the spirit of patriotism, I would like to share a little something I heard today:)

Only in America
Only in America... can a pizza get to your house faster than an ambulance.
Only in America... are there handicap parking places in front of a skating rink.
Only in America... do drugstores make the sick walk all the way to the back of the store to get their prescriptions while healthy people can buy cigarettes at the front.
Only in America... do people order double cheese burgers, large fries, and a diet Coke.
Only in America... do banks leave both doors to the vault open and then chain the pens to the counters.
Only in America... do they leave cars worth thousands of dollars in the driveway and put our useless junk in the garage.
Only in America... do they use answering machines to screen calls and then have call waiting so they won't miss a call from someone they didn't want to talk to in the first place.
Only in America... do they buy hot dogs in packages of ten and buns in packages of eight.
Only in America... do they use the word "politics" to describe the process so well; "Poli" in Latin meaning "many" and "tics" meaning "bloodsucking creatures".
Only in America... do they have drive-up ATM machines with Braille lettering

Happy 5th of July, and remember, two days til my birthday!!

Independence Day

I love July. I love that at this time of year, we can all remember the important things in life. Like the many freedoms that we enjoy living in this country and the ability we have to worship as we please. But, more importantly, my birthday *the 7th*:)! Seriously though, we, as citizens of the United States, are so lucky!! There are so many things that I take for granted. I guess that is why we have holidays like the 4th, to help people like me to remember all the things that we don't really think about regularly. So, at this time this time of year, I hope we all can think a little bit more about our many freedoms. And, above all, have a HAPPY INDEPENDENCE DAY!