Summer To Do List and Unemployment

I'm officially unemployed! whoo! It actually hasn't fully hit me yet, but I worked my last shift at Emerald Pointe today, making me currently labeled as unemployed. With the stresses of my position that tend to build up occasionally I never thought I'd say this but I'm going to miss that place. Emerald Pointe has been my second home and pretty much my life for almost two years now, the co-workers and residents are like family and saying goodbye has been harder than I thought it would be. Luckily I have sooo many good memories I'm taking with me and lots of experience. My co-workers were so awesome about my last day, in fact so awesome that this is what I discovered of my car when I went to leave...




I was laughing so hard! The balloons were hilarious but the tying them together with yarn was genius. Then I also got a great basket of goodies to munch on on my drive home Monday, however I was sure to let them know that the treats probably wouldn't survive until then ; )


Like I said, my co-workers are amazing! thank you to everyone and I'm going to miss you all.

To avoid being depressed about quitting my job and the end of semester blues of everyone going their separate ways (as well as my room looking more and more depressing with every wall hanging taken down)I decided to start my traditional summer to do list to remind me of all the things I'm looking forward to this summer. Here are just a few, and keep in mind feel free to invite yourself to do these with me : )

-Play with Jenny until May 4th
-Visit Jenny in Houston(hopefully!!)
-Turn 21! in exactly 3 months from today
-Take back over "the spot" at seven peaks and become a seven peaks junkie again.Also includes get tan
-Meet and hold my niece Kezney and begin spoiling her like crazy
-BBQ's
-Sunday dinners at my parents
-Razor scooter Provo Canyon
-Get Jamba's any day I want
-Dancing at studio 600
-Baptisms at all the cluster temples: Draper,Jordan River, Mt.Timpanogos, SLC, and Provo
-Visit Suzie in Wayne county
-Walk to visit Jessie and Danny instead of driving 3 hours
-Working out faithfully
-Finish twilight series and find other books to read for pleasure
-Hike the Y
-Soccer games
-Take a trip back to visit the Burg
-Watch Jessie get fat as baby Brenny grows : )
-Bonfires
-Boating/learning how to wake board
-Making lots of new friends, getting back in touch with old friends
-Have so much fun!!!!

I'm sure my list will grow as summer draws closer, it always it. I'm already excited about it. Celebrating unemployment by making up a to do list I actually look forward to completing.

Easter Weekend

Holidays are amazing, especially ones that are centered around the gospel as well as lots of candy like cadbury eggs and peeps! I got to go home for Easter again this year and it was such a good weekend. The trip was full of many highlights as follows...
My two best friends and I have a tradition of going out to dinner for each others birthday and since my car semi-breaking down last week we didn't get to celebrate Jessie's as planned but this weekend we finally did. Jessie and I had to go kidnap Jenny from campus(she's a very devoted student, and club member). I literally dragged her out of the building, but then after a minor compromise Jess and I wrote a few letters and soon we were off to Olive Garden. Jenny had had a rough week and needed some cheering up so Jessie and I took the duty ipon ourselves. We ended up leaving the waitor a nice little note with Jenny's number on it, it was just what she needed : )





Friday I went to Danny's soccer game with Jessie and his family. BYU won with one of the goals being from Danny himself. Post-game I was invited along to Danny's birthday dinner at P.F. Changs. I hadn't eaten there since high school and had forgotten how good it was. I ate A LOT to make up for it. Thank you Debbie! (pics are all yours J.Love)




Saturday was Taylors junior prom. Now not only did he ask a girl but he spoiled her rotten! They went 4-wheeling for their "day date" with building a fire and roasting hot dogs and marshmellows. He then proceeded to get a limo, but her flowers, and take her to dinner at Chef's table! Not to mention he even wore a tux. He looked so good and I know that he made that girls night, I didn't go to my junior prom but I know he made hers unforgettable. Tay is such an amazing man and I look up to him as an example of how to treat others and really just how to live life in general. Love ya Bro! The family went to go watch him promenade, and it was fun even though it downpoured and I was soaking wet the whole time.





Sunday was the day of the traditional Olsen easter egg race. Tanner and I dyed all the eggs after church then we were off to find a hill. This year the hill we found struggled a little bit but it was still raceable nonetheless. Both of my eggs were shattered within minutes and only won one race but I still enjoyed it. It seems that Easter egg racing is also a tradition for dysfunctional pictures as proved by the ones that follow.





It was such a good weekend and being home for those 4 days made me even more excited to move to Provo for the summer. Which reminds me, I found a place to live!! It's a cute condo, close to the gym, parents home,seven peaks, and J.Love. I'm no longer going to be homeless this summer even though I continue to be currently unemployed in one week. oh well, things will work out!

Oh Mr. Sunshine

The weather is finally starting to look like April! I didn't even have to wear a jacket yesterday when I got off work, it was so nice outside. All this sudden sunshine has gotten me so excited for summer, and with moving to Provo for the summer it makes me even more excited and anxious for it to get here. However, there is something I'm not looking forward to this summer in Provo.
This Girl....




J.Pate, one of my best friends is moving to Texas for the summer. Ever since my freshmen year of college(about three years ago) we have not had a summer together living in the same town and will be repeating that pattern again this summer. She's going for an internship in which will result in making her loaded, tan, and hopefully come back appreciating much more my love for country music and cowboy's. We've always wanted to live together but attending schools miles apart has always hindered that plan, and lately our summers have continued to take us different directions as well.
Luckily for me she doesn't leave until May 4Th, and since I'm moving up the last week of April here are some thing I'm looking forward to doing before she leaves me:
-J&B dates, including continuing to eat our weight at Red Mango and attending comedy sports
-four wheeling
-multiple karaoke scooter rides
-shopping(I seem to always spend lots of money with her)
-Photoshoots
-talking and laughing A LOT
-and many many more things I'll soon think of

I'm going to miss you Jenny!!! You had better be safe in the biggest crime rate town and I better hear from you at least twice a week to hear all about the amazing adventures your going to have. I love you : )

J.Love's legal...tomorrow

Happy Birthday to one of my best friends Jessie! Okay so her birthday isn't until tomorrow but with leaving town tomorrow and the busy weekend ahead I'm doing her birthday shout out tonight : )
J.love has been such an amazing friend to me ever since I met her 6 years ago. Between high school, a year together at BYU-I, and many many summers we have lots of memories together that I wouldn't trade for the world! She is such an example to me of overcoming trials and always staying positive. Even though she is married and has a new best friend, I still love her so much and always try to see her on my visits home. I'm just glad she found a man she deserves who treats her like a queen, yes Danny I'm talking about you in my blog(Sound familiar Jenny haha jk).
Anyways, Happy Birthday to you! I hope tomorrow is a great day for you and that you enjoy being of legal age. By the way...since it's public now congrats again on being prego! you're going to be a great mommy. Just think of this little baby when you're tempted to celebrate by using you I.D for alcoholic purposes : )



I love you!!!!

Not an April Fools Day Joke

I quit my job today. I gave my supervisor my notice saying that April 23rd will officially be my last day of work. Crazy. Mixed emotions about doing this, I'm moving to Orem for the summer before I start nursing school in Fall and honestly cannot wait because being there for the summer will be amazing, however I'm not looking forward to being the new girl at work, moving all my stuff, learning a new address for only 4 months etc... Besides I really will miss all my friends I've made at Emerald Pointe as well as all my residents and their families that I've gotten to know SO well. I'm not gonna lie though, I'm pretty excited to be getting my life back.
This whole thing has been such a huge leap of faith because I don't have a job up north yet or an apartment but I'll be up there the next two weekends and plan to work on that while I'm there. So far things are working out in my favor and I've taken that as a sign that it's what I'm supposed to do and where I'm supposed to be this summer.
Provo/Orem here I come!!