Foggy windows.
In July.
From the humidity.
It's weird.
I moved from working in my parents' front room to working in the room above their shed/garage thing in their backyard. It's nice to have my own space, and some peace and quiet. It's nice to know I'm not keeping anyone awake, or in anyone's way.
DataWise sent me a new printer (HOORAY!), along with toner and a box of paper. I finally told Donni how horrible my old DataWise printer was, and how I didn't think it was worth it to move it with us. She shipped a new one to my parents' front door. What service!
Lance bought me (or us) a new computer screen. My old one was probably 12 inches. This one is 22 inches, or something. I feel like it's huge! And bright! Lance also bought a new wireless mouse, since my old one died. My dad's friend gave him a few keyboards he wasn't using, so I've switched to one of those as well. I wasn't going to switch, because I'm picky about my keyboards.
You know how Home, Delete, End, Page Up, and Page Down are rearranged on pretty much every keyboard? Mine is the least popular way (at least, that's what it feels like), where Home is above an extra large Delete key, then next to those are the End key, with Page Up under that and Page Down under that.
Not that you care. But I care!
So yeah, I've basically got a whole new set up going on here.
There is a window A/C unit that keeps the humidity out here in check, but it's FREEZING cold!! Just when I start to feel an OK temperature, it switches on again to freeze me out. So I'm wearing a sweater.
If I turn it off, it gets too humid, so then it's humid and cold.
I'm a little lonely out here. I don't get to hear my baby babbling or playing, and and I have to walk across the yard and into the house to use the potty. Extra exercise doesn't bother me. Being away from my child is also not necessarily a bad thing, as long as I'm notified when it's bedtime and can come in and say prayers.
Another thing about this room was that it was practically untouched for a couple of years, and so it has grown mold on the walls. My parents bleached the shiz out of it a couple of weeks ago, and yesterday my dad vacuumed up the dead mold, but it still smells pretty musty. I've been periodically spraying it with Lysol spray and Spic and Span. It's getting better.
Good times!
Friday, July 19, 2013
Thursday, July 18, 2013
Humidity Wasn't What I Thought
My mom and I decided to go for a stroll to TJ Maxx yesterday morning. I got myself and Lily all slathered in sunscreen (as usual), strapped Lily into the stroller, and we started walking.
TJ Maxx is about a mile away from my parents' house. There are tons of trees so the walk was in the shade most of the time, so I didn't think it would be a big deal. At San Moritz I would walk around the complex with Lily and my two dogs, Layla and Bentley, without shade, and it wasn't ever very strenuous so I didn't think this would be very difficult either.
I soon realized how wrong I was, when I was covered in sweat by the time we got to the end of their driveway. Was it hot? Not really. Humidity. Humidity is disgusting. When I'm outside I feel like I'm constantly sweating, even if I'm not sweating. It's simply the moisture in the air clinging to me, making my face a drippy mess, and making my clothes stick to me.
I had originally planned to just come along while my mom bought a new can opener, but I wanted to stay in the store longer since it was so nasty outside, so I did a little dress shopping.
You see, most of my clothes got sent with the shipping company, so I didn't have anything to wear to church on Sunday. I bought two very cute dresses (I couldn't decide which one I liked better), and then we called Emilee to come pick us up so we didn't have to walk back.
I think I will stay inside for the rest of the summer.
By the way, Emilee drives? How weird is that?!
And also, I need to figure out how to make makeup stay beautiful when my face is dripping wet.
TJ Maxx is about a mile away from my parents' house. There are tons of trees so the walk was in the shade most of the time, so I didn't think it would be a big deal. At San Moritz I would walk around the complex with Lily and my two dogs, Layla and Bentley, without shade, and it wasn't ever very strenuous so I didn't think this would be very difficult either.
I soon realized how wrong I was, when I was covered in sweat by the time we got to the end of their driveway. Was it hot? Not really. Humidity. Humidity is disgusting. When I'm outside I feel like I'm constantly sweating, even if I'm not sweating. It's simply the moisture in the air clinging to me, making my face a drippy mess, and making my clothes stick to me.
I had originally planned to just come along while my mom bought a new can opener, but I wanted to stay in the store longer since it was so nasty outside, so I did a little dress shopping.
You see, most of my clothes got sent with the shipping company, so I didn't have anything to wear to church on Sunday. I bought two very cute dresses (I couldn't decide which one I liked better), and then we called Emilee to come pick us up so we didn't have to walk back.
I think I will stay inside for the rest of the summer.
By the way, Emilee drives? How weird is that?!
And also, I need to figure out how to make makeup stay beautiful when my face is dripping wet.
Tuesday, July 16, 2013
Sidney, NE to Kansas City, MO & Kansas City, MO to Lexington, KY & Lexington, KY to Raleigh, NC
I've been really tired, and trying to adjust to my new time zone, surroundings, and schedule. It's going really well so far.
The drive from Nebraska to Missouri was uneventful, which is a good thing. Lily had some difficult moments, but that was to be expected. The dogs didn't have a single accident. I got along with my mom just fine. When we got to our hotel in Missouri, our room smelled like cigarette smoke. Yuck. We tried to switch rooms at the front desk, but they had no other rooms with two beds. We had paid extra money so we could have 2 queen sized beds, and didn't want to get sore throats from the smoke, so the guy at the front desk gave us a second room for free. Having separate rooms was nice, I think we all got more rest that way.
The drive from Missouri to Kentucky was a pretty one. This day I got to see the St. Louis arch, which was cool. St. Louis is a beautiful city! I was driving at the time, and the roads were busy and under construction, so I didn't get to see much, but I enjoyed what I did see.
I completely missed the Mississippi River. I swear we never crossed it. I crossed it before as a child on a vacation to Branson, Missouri to see my grandpa get baptized. That time, I swear it lasted for 5 miles. This time, it must have been a thinner area or something. We crossed several rivers, but I never saw a sign saying it was the Mississippi.
We got to drive through Missouri, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio and Kentucky this day. Pretty cool! When we got to our hotel in Lexington we basically all passed out. We watched the jury's decision on the Trayvon Martin case, and went to bed.
It's strange how exhausting traveling can be, considering that we're seated practically the entire time.
From Kentucky to North Carolina was a beautiful drive. We drove through Kentucky, Virginia and North Carolina. At one point we were not on a freeway and I felt like I was in the middle of nowhere, surrounded by drivers who didn't have common sense (or teeth, probably). The roads were curvy, the speed limit was S-L-O-W. The scenery on the other hand was gorgeous. I've never seen such vivid green surrounding me in the middle of summer.
We met my dad and sister, Jessica, in a small town that is about 2 hours outside of Raleigh. It was called Mount Airy. Mount Airy is the town where the Andy Griffith show was filmed. We were too exhausted to care at the time, but perhaps we will go back when we're ready to spend time exploring. Instead, we ate at Golden Corral and then got back on the road. My mom had switched cars and was riding with my dad, while Jessica rode with us. Our A/C stopped working. Thank goodness it was the last day! We think it froze over from being used so much over the past 4 days, because it has been fine ever since, so it probably just needed a rest.
By the way, we got a new car! We traded in our Ford Edge and Dodge Avenger for a Kia Sorento. I absolutely love it! It gets better gas mileage and has more space than our Ford Edge. It was a comfortable ride, for sure.
Yesterday, I realized that I left my makeup at our hotel in Lexington. I almost cried. I love makeup. I have lots of makeup. I probably care too much about makeup. I had thousands of dollars of makeup in that bag.... I called the hotel and the housekeeping manager was off that day so I had to call back today. They have it! I gave them my address so they could ship it to me, and I also paid for the shipping expenses. Even if the shipping is $100, that's cheaper than replacing all of my stuff.
My makeup bag is huge. And no, normally I don't bring all of it with me to a hotel. However, I'm moving. So I brought it all with me, instead of giving it to the company that is moving the rest of our stuff. Good move too, because our belongings won't be here for another week or two.
My ipsy bag came yesterday! I'm not sure if I will write an official blog post about it, but I got some good stuff.
Lily is having a great time playing with Grandma, Grandpa, Carita (the dog), Emilee, and Jessica. She gets really tired and is back to taking two naps during the day.
I'm adjusting to my new schedule. Last night was the first time I worked from here and it went OK. It's kind of hard to stay up until 1 or 2 AM right now, but that's probably because I'm still jet lagged. Before the move, I stayed up until 2 or 3 AM on a consistent basis, and that would be 4 or 5 AM in Eastern time zone. My new work schedule is 7pm to 1am (possibly 2 or 3), which really isn't different from what I worked before, I'm just in a new time zone. So far, I really like it. I get to have dinner with the family, and then work afterwards.
It's humid here. I would describe it as feeling like it's about to rain, or it just barely finished raining, but it didn't or won't rain. It's just really moist air. It doesn't bother me so far, but I haven't really gone outside and stood in it.
I threw up yesterday. Lance and I snuck away to go to lunch by ourselves, and I ate a few bites of my burger before I felt horrible. I thought I could keep it under control, but a few blocks down the road I lost it. I haven't thrown up in over 2 years. I hardly ever throw up! It was really strange. But I feel fine now, so I'm not sure what caused it. I'm glad it was yesterday, and not on a day while we were traveling. Blegh.
The drive from Nebraska to Missouri was uneventful, which is a good thing. Lily had some difficult moments, but that was to be expected. The dogs didn't have a single accident. I got along with my mom just fine. When we got to our hotel in Missouri, our room smelled like cigarette smoke. Yuck. We tried to switch rooms at the front desk, but they had no other rooms with two beds. We had paid extra money so we could have 2 queen sized beds, and didn't want to get sore throats from the smoke, so the guy at the front desk gave us a second room for free. Having separate rooms was nice, I think we all got more rest that way.
The drive from Missouri to Kentucky was a pretty one. This day I got to see the St. Louis arch, which was cool. St. Louis is a beautiful city! I was driving at the time, and the roads were busy and under construction, so I didn't get to see much, but I enjoyed what I did see.
I completely missed the Mississippi River. I swear we never crossed it. I crossed it before as a child on a vacation to Branson, Missouri to see my grandpa get baptized. That time, I swear it lasted for 5 miles. This time, it must have been a thinner area or something. We crossed several rivers, but I never saw a sign saying it was the Mississippi.
We got to drive through Missouri, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio and Kentucky this day. Pretty cool! When we got to our hotel in Lexington we basically all passed out. We watched the jury's decision on the Trayvon Martin case, and went to bed.
It's strange how exhausting traveling can be, considering that we're seated practically the entire time.
From Kentucky to North Carolina was a beautiful drive. We drove through Kentucky, Virginia and North Carolina. At one point we were not on a freeway and I felt like I was in the middle of nowhere, surrounded by drivers who didn't have common sense (or teeth, probably). The roads were curvy, the speed limit was S-L-O-W. The scenery on the other hand was gorgeous. I've never seen such vivid green surrounding me in the middle of summer.
We met my dad and sister, Jessica, in a small town that is about 2 hours outside of Raleigh. It was called Mount Airy. Mount Airy is the town where the Andy Griffith show was filmed. We were too exhausted to care at the time, but perhaps we will go back when we're ready to spend time exploring. Instead, we ate at Golden Corral and then got back on the road. My mom had switched cars and was riding with my dad, while Jessica rode with us. Our A/C stopped working. Thank goodness it was the last day! We think it froze over from being used so much over the past 4 days, because it has been fine ever since, so it probably just needed a rest.
By the way, we got a new car! We traded in our Ford Edge and Dodge Avenger for a Kia Sorento. I absolutely love it! It gets better gas mileage and has more space than our Ford Edge. It was a comfortable ride, for sure.
Yesterday, I realized that I left my makeup at our hotel in Lexington. I almost cried. I love makeup. I have lots of makeup. I probably care too much about makeup. I had thousands of dollars of makeup in that bag.... I called the hotel and the housekeeping manager was off that day so I had to call back today. They have it! I gave them my address so they could ship it to me, and I also paid for the shipping expenses. Even if the shipping is $100, that's cheaper than replacing all of my stuff.
My makeup bag is huge. And no, normally I don't bring all of it with me to a hotel. However, I'm moving. So I brought it all with me, instead of giving it to the company that is moving the rest of our stuff. Good move too, because our belongings won't be here for another week or two.
My ipsy bag came yesterday! I'm not sure if I will write an official blog post about it, but I got some good stuff.
Lily is having a great time playing with Grandma, Grandpa, Carita (the dog), Emilee, and Jessica. She gets really tired and is back to taking two naps during the day.
I'm adjusting to my new schedule. Last night was the first time I worked from here and it went OK. It's kind of hard to stay up until 1 or 2 AM right now, but that's probably because I'm still jet lagged. Before the move, I stayed up until 2 or 3 AM on a consistent basis, and that would be 4 or 5 AM in Eastern time zone. My new work schedule is 7pm to 1am (possibly 2 or 3), which really isn't different from what I worked before, I'm just in a new time zone. So far, I really like it. I get to have dinner with the family, and then work afterwards.
It's humid here. I would describe it as feeling like it's about to rain, or it just barely finished raining, but it didn't or won't rain. It's just really moist air. It doesn't bother me so far, but I haven't really gone outside and stood in it.
I threw up yesterday. Lance and I snuck away to go to lunch by ourselves, and I ate a few bites of my burger before I felt horrible. I thought I could keep it under control, but a few blocks down the road I lost it. I haven't thrown up in over 2 years. I hardly ever throw up! It was really strange. But I feel fine now, so I'm not sure what caused it. I'm glad it was yesterday, and not on a day while we were traveling. Blegh.
Thursday, July 11, 2013
Midvale, UT to Sidney, NE
We wanted to leave this morning at 7am, but that was impossible. Yesterday we found out that someone from maintenance had to inspect our apartment before we left and they don't make appointments.
Both Lance and I cleaned like crazy yesterday, only to have the inspector come in this morning at 10am and tell us how crappy everything looked. He said we'd need a full cleaning and it would be $200 unless we did more deep cleaning ourselves.
It was humiliating and I wished I hadn't cleaned a thing. I cried. Whatever.
We got on the road at 10:30am. We made 2 stops then arrived at Sidney, Nebraska at about 7pm today. We ate dinner at a Mexican restaurant next to our hotel and now we're going to bed.
The drive hasn't been bad so far, although Lily is wearing down my patience. We all take turns sitting by her and attempting to keep her happy. Having my mom with us has been great, she helps a lot.
Tomorrow we stay in Kansas City, MO.
Sunday, July 7, 2013
Repentance
I've had a busy couple of weeks, and I'd like to write about them, but I feel the need to write about something else right now.
I've been reading the Book of Mormon and I'm in Alma. Alma 34:33-35 talks about not procrastinating repentance. This life is the time we need to prepare to meet God.
I know this is true. I procrastinated repentance for nearly 10 years. I was stubborn, I was in denial. I told myself I'll repent when I'm old or even in the next life. That is not ok! My testimony is far behind what it could be had I repented sooner. Blessings I could have enjoyed all this time have been withheld.
I took so long to repent because I feared man more than I feared God. I worried too much about what my family would think, what my parents would think, and what my friends and neighbors would think. One day I realized that while I've lied to myself and everyone around me, I could never hide from or lie to God. And His opinion of me matters more than anyone else's.
When we decided to move to North Carolina I had the thought that I'm going to be surrounded by people of other faiths and I need to be firm in my own beliefs. Did I know the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints is true? Yes. Did I act like it and live it? No. So I changed that very day, right then and there. I was semi-inactive (only went to Sacrament once a month to pay tithing), so I started going to all 3 meetings every Sunday I possibly could. I started saying personal prayers, something I've always struggled with, and quite frankly was afraid to do. I started reading the scriptures. This path led me to my bishop, who has helped me with the rest.
I'm not done with my journey. I never will be. The path of a sinner is a long difficult one. One who is righteous need only walk a block to gain a testimony, while the sinner has to jog a mile for the same testimony. However, I wouldn't change the decision I made to finally fully repent. I'm finally back on the right path. I'm finally able to let go of past grudges. I'm finally digging out of this deep hole I've made. I'm finally becoming the person I've pretended to be for years.
I'm grateful for my Savior, Jesus Christ, and the gift he gave me, the atonement, so that I can change. I can be forgiven. I can be in the Celestial Kingdom with him and my Father forever.
I've been reading the Book of Mormon and I'm in Alma. Alma 34:33-35 talks about not procrastinating repentance. This life is the time we need to prepare to meet God.
I know this is true. I procrastinated repentance for nearly 10 years. I was stubborn, I was in denial. I told myself I'll repent when I'm old or even in the next life. That is not ok! My testimony is far behind what it could be had I repented sooner. Blessings I could have enjoyed all this time have been withheld.
I took so long to repent because I feared man more than I feared God. I worried too much about what my family would think, what my parents would think, and what my friends and neighbors would think. One day I realized that while I've lied to myself and everyone around me, I could never hide from or lie to God. And His opinion of me matters more than anyone else's.
When we decided to move to North Carolina I had the thought that I'm going to be surrounded by people of other faiths and I need to be firm in my own beliefs. Did I know the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints is true? Yes. Did I act like it and live it? No. So I changed that very day, right then and there. I was semi-inactive (only went to Sacrament once a month to pay tithing), so I started going to all 3 meetings every Sunday I possibly could. I started saying personal prayers, something I've always struggled with, and quite frankly was afraid to do. I started reading the scriptures. This path led me to my bishop, who has helped me with the rest.
I'm not done with my journey. I never will be. The path of a sinner is a long difficult one. One who is righteous need only walk a block to gain a testimony, while the sinner has to jog a mile for the same testimony. However, I wouldn't change the decision I made to finally fully repent. I'm finally back on the right path. I'm finally able to let go of past grudges. I'm finally digging out of this deep hole I've made. I'm finally becoming the person I've pretended to be for years.
I'm grateful for my Savior, Jesus Christ, and the gift he gave me, the atonement, so that I can change. I can be forgiven. I can be in the Celestial Kingdom with him and my Father forever.
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