An exciting day at work

Today, I went to work at 7:30 AM.

At 9:15, we were told to evacuate due to a break in a gas line outside. I'll have you know, that evacuating a church with 30+ children is quite the adventure.

We waited in the day care's vans while we tried to keep the kids happy by singing "If you're happy and you know it" several times. When that got old, the kids just started hitting, kicking, and poking each other. Luckily, the fire department came and told us to relocate. So, we relocated to another church(at least an hour had passed by this point, after getting car seats and children buckled in to massive vans).

Once we were at the building, we started calling parents to come pick up their children, and then we ordered pizza while I tried to stop some two year-olds from breaking a piano.

Then, we enjoyed our pizza while we waited for parents to come.

The end.

So, that was my day at work, how was yours?

The Future

These passed two days me and Steven have been thinking a lot about where we'll be next year, or what we'll be doing... mainly because we have no idea. With graduation coming up fast we have had to think a lot about our options and what we should do. We are both waiting to hear back from graduate schools and I suppose we will go from there. I have to admit... it is pretty scary and stressful to be thinking about our future.

I have lots of cousins in town this weekend for my grandpa's 90th birthday party (and I didn't take any pictures! but I will blog about that later) and we have been asked many times "what will you do after you graduate?" Hmmmm...................... good question. Many of my cousins have moved away from their parents to a different state and the idea of moving away from my parents is something I have avoided in my head for a long time. Move away? From my parents? A different state? Umm... no thanks. Even though Salt Lake has its quirks and funny weather, it will always be home to me and it's hard for me to imagine trying to call anywhere else "home."

Sadly... after some job hunting and getting advice from cousins we've realized that moving away for a bit may be unavoidable if Steven wants a good job. There's a lot of competition in Salt Lake for the field Steven wants to go into (Information Systems) so... it's just difficult. I think it would be fun to move away for a few months to a different state... but several years scares me. It makes me sad to think about leaving everything I am familiar with and also leaving my family with whom (who? whom? what's the right word here?) we are so blessed to live close to.

Maybe I am just being whiny and overly anxious... but it's just scary not knowing what is going to happen in the next few years. But, at the same time, it will be really exciting to see where we end up and how our lives change along the way.

I know that things will work out the way they are supposed to and that everything will be just fine. We are anxious to be college graduates and to be out in the world! We will keep you updated on what happens to us in the next few months.

Breaking my commitment

I just finished my Social Psych test and now I am officially on Spring Break!

What will I do to celebrate and relax? Well... remember this post from several months ago? About growing my hair out? Ummm... well... I lost motivation really quick when I saw someone with a really cute, short hair cut. So, I consulted my hair stylist friend Sara to see what to do. She said that it would probably take another 8 months before my hair would be long enough to donate, so it would be best to cut it now in time for spring and summer and grow it out after. Great advice, isn't it?? So, I am getting my hair cut on Monday! I'm super excited. I love short hair. LOVE it. When you cut your hair it feels like you've lost about 300 pounds. Well, maybe not that much, but it still feels great.

Here's what I'm thinking:

Wavy, cute, easy style. Just in time for graduation and getting cute pics done with Holly (something else I will be doing on my Spring Break).


Yay for Spring Break!!! My last one as a college student.

Sweets and an Easter boutique

sometimes I bake.

That there is pure fudge on that cupcake. My mom's fudge. Steven's great uncle Earl told me there was enough sugar in it to last him a week. Sounds like my kind of cupcake.

I made these cupcakes for cousin Courtney's homecoming, it's so nice to take a break from school stuff and do something fun, like cup cake-ing.

This isn't just a post about me and cupcakes, this to give all of you a heads-up about a night you won't want to miss!

Mark your calendars for April 18th, because my mom is going to have an Easter cake and candy open house where you can all come to buy her homemade candy or cake Easter eggs.

More details to come... but I promise you won't want to miss it!

Royalty

Ok. I know I have already posted about my wants and desires (maybe even needs) for when I finish weight watchers.

But, I spoke too soon.


Did you see the dress Kate Middleton wore when she announced her engagement to Prince William?

Royal blue dress. Long sleeves. Wrap waist. I am in love. 

I need a dress like this. I am determined to find one. Too bad the one she's wearing is $600. A knock-off will have to do.

Senior Story

Warning: this is a me-being-a-little-sad kind of a post.


So, I went to the U's gymnastic meet with my mom and her friends tonight- they have season tickets and front row seats so it was a real treat to go! The Utes did great, even though we didn't win (we were up against the #1 team in the nation), they still did awesome. Everyone clapped and cheered for them and really clapped and cheered for the seniors, since it was their last home meet.

I felt a little sad for the seniors as they hugged their other team mates since they would be leaving soon.... then I suddenly remembered that I am a senior and will be graduating in two months! Then the Utah fight song and I got a little teary-eyed, thinking about not being a student anymore! am I weird or what??! Just today I was talking with Nicole about how excited I was to graduate because I could do fun things next year... and now I'm torn. Sad to graduate, but excited, nervous, happy, unhappy, scared, all at the same time!

Is this normal? How do I make it go away?

Birthday at Tucanos

This last weekend was eventful for us, for not only was it my sister's homecoming (which I failed at getting pictures of) but it was also Linda's birthday (My mom-in-law) and so we were treated to a dinner at Tucanos for her on Saturday night! 

The birthday girl and Mark

Now, if you have never been to Tucanos, let me tell you about it. I think of it as a Brazilian-all-you-can-eat-of-the-best-food-ever kind of a place. Not only do they have a salad bar that is the size of my mom's living room, family room, and kitchen put together (with the famous Brazilian cheese rolls... how ever you say that in Portuguese, not to mention the soup and pasta included at this salad bar) PLUS they have these guys come around with skewers of different kinds of grilled meat, the BEST grilled pineapple, and vegetables. 

Oh. and did I mention their Brazilian Lemonade? If you go, you have to get this.

It's not the best picture, but trust me, this drink has changed my life forever. It's not like real lemonade, it's better!

Now that I have told you how great Tucanos is... you should go. And take me with you. 

Needless to say, we had a great time and Linda is such a great lady, we were glad to all be able to celebrate her birthday with her. 

PS - We graduate in TWO MONTHS! Oh can time go by any faster?!??