Back in the Saddle Again

No, this is not going to be a post about my dating life.  That's none of your business. This is actually about how I GOT A JOB!!!!! 

WOOOOHOOOOO! 

After two months of feeling like a complete waste of space for contributing in no way to society, I finally found a job.  Ok, it wasn't THAT bad.  I generally enjoyed my hiatus from all things responsible and related to adulthood.  Some of the things I enjoyed most about this time were 

sleeping in/staying in bed as late as I wanted, 

cooking fun food for my dinner group,

staying up way to late talking to my roommates, 

running, 

hanging out with friends, 

 flying in airplanes, 

wasting time on the internet,  

watching movies, 

  going to the temple,

eating lunch with Emily,

cleaning my apartment, 

and thinking about life and what I want to do with it.  

I learned throughout this generally happy time, however, that work plays an essential role in leading a fulfilling life.  So, I am looking forward to continuing these things while working full-time.  This means I will be staying in Provo indefinitely.  Oh, I will be working at Cafe Zupas and will coordinate catering.  My official title is catering coordinator.

Some Cleanses are Good

Most of you that know me know that I don't believe in detoxification cleanses.  I think they are, in fact, hazardous to your health.  There is, however, one kind of clease that I do believe in, and that is the facebook cleanse.  Here is my confession: I have become addicted to facebook.  Since I haven't had a job or classes, and looking for a job drives me insane, I have turned to facebook as a means to deal with my problems.  I don't generally get sucked into reading people's profiles or stalking my roommate's blind dates, although I do a little bit of that.  What really gets me is the chatting.  It's my outlet to the outside world.  Pathetic! (I know that is EXACTLY the word that just went through your mind).  Krissy is a loser.  (and that was your next thought)  I don't think I'm a loser, but I do think I can use my time more wisely.  So, with the help of a friend, I decided to go without facebook.  I have successfully made it through one day and it was AMAZING.  I haven't been happier in a long time.  I felt free as a bird.  I hope that today is the first of many facebook-free days.  I recommend giving it a try. 

Me and My Bundt Pan

Long story short-I bought a bundt pan yesterday.  For 50 cents.  I got it at DI and the price tag said $1.  "$1!"  I thought to myself. It was quite ugly. I considered trying to negotiate for a cheaper price, but then determined that it was for a good cause and not worth the energy.  When I got to the register, the lady took a good look at it and must have thought the same thing as I did about it's ugliness and only charged me 50 cents.  50 CENTS!!!!  I was so excited and walked out of there proud as could be knowing that I not only saved 50 cents, but even more compared to a brand new pan. I love saving money!

 

The cake I made-Low-fat, whole-wheat carrot cake..YUM!  I know, you're drooling just looking at it.

Flyin' High

I went flying today!  My friend Dallen flies planes and he took me flying today over Provo.  I have to admit I was a little nervous.  Luckily, he has a good record and hasn't killed anyone yet, nor has anyone ever thrown up while he was flying.  That calmed my nerves a little bit.  But really, it wasn't any worse than a normal plane.  Actually, it was much better.  Here are some pics to prove that I actually did it.

Dallen-my trusty pilot-pumping gas into the plane (the gas tanks are in the wings!)

After we got gas since planes can't go backwards we had to push it back.  This is me pretending to push it.  Dallen really did most of the work. 

Me actually pushing it.

Above the clouds-so pretty!

Mt. Timp-I've climbed that sucker!

Timpanogas Temple

And, me!

THE END

God is the Gardener

I don't normally address very personal things on this blog, but I felt like doing so tonight.  I am in week four of post-grad life still without job.  I have had one interview for a not-even-close-to-my-dream-job job. As I think I mentioned before, I have been applying to internships, the Air Force being my first choice.  I found out today that it is unlikely that I will get accepted due to some past health issues that aren't acceptable with the Air Force (kind of ironic since I am one of the healthier people on this planet...I'm a dietitian-to-be for heaven's sake).  I was really disappointed.  Also, I broke my glasses.  It's not that big of a deal, but it's the kind of break that can't be fixed.  The only option is to buy new ones and that  = money.  Ok, there have been some very disappointing parts of today and I had to try really hard not to throw a fit because life wasn't working out how I want it to.  I can't deny that there were good parts, too. For example, I blew my dinner group away tonight with this delicious apple cranberry stuffed pork roast.  I wouldn't be surprised if a marriage proposal came of it.  It was that good. 
Alright, on to the point.  I've been thinking about my life and the huge chasm that exists between where I want my life to be and where it currently is.  Hugh B. Brown gave a talk entitled God is the Gardener.  He tells a story about how he experienced what he perceived as a huge failure and began to bitterly shake his fist at God.  As he did this, he received a message in return "I am the gardener here.  I know what I want you to be.  And someday, when you are ripened in life, you are going to shout back accross time and say 'Thank you  Mr. Gardener, for cutting me down, for loving me enough to hurt me.' "  I don't mean to be overly pessimistic, but sometimes life is full of disappointments, failures, and set-backs.  It's like in my dreams when I'm trying to run with all my might yet I seem to be moving backwards.  But like Hugh B. Brown said, God is going to let us fall, not to punish us, but because he knows what is best for us and what experiences will refine us into the people that he wants us to be.  I have no idea what is going to happen with my life.  And yeah, it's hard right now dealing with so much uncertainty.  I guess it really doesn't matter and I shouldn't waste my time worrying about what I can't control.  I can be happy regardless and rest assured that Mr. Gardener knows what he's doing with my little life.