Dustin is home!!!

So, the most exciting thing in a long time has happened. Dustin came home!! I'm so stoked for him to be here. The last time he came was in August & I didn't get to see him. But he is here for a little while & I think I'll be lucky enough to see him this time. I can't wait! He's been down in Arizona at pharmacy school & I've seen him a few times when I've gone down there for job interviews & to see Mandi. But I haven't seen him in Utah since June, when he moved away. Oh happy day!

.friends.

To a few of my good friends:
Mandi Jean: I love you. I can't wait to see you in December. We will have so much fun, as always. And it will be a much needed trip away for me.

Hirschi - You are hilarious! I always look forward to seeing you because we have so much fun together. I can't wait to hang out with you this weekend.

Miss Morgan. My good friend & roommate. I love living with you & I love hanging out with you. I think it's a win/win situation for me.

Izzy & Stewy ~ The dogs that raise hell while me & Morg are at work all day. They are so much fun. I was never really a dog person until I got one & now I love her. She makes my days so much better!

decisions, decisions, decisions ...

So, after much thought, I've figured out what I'm doing with my life. ha ha. OK, just kidding. But I have figured out what I'm doing for the next year. As far as school goes anyway. And get excited because this is a big deal gosh dangit. I'm not going to change my major to bioengineering. The thought of it is awesome, but I'd rather get done with college before I'm 30. So, I'm sticking with finance, & I'll be done May, 2011. Which seems like forever away, but it's really only a little over a year. That also seems like a long time you might say, but it's really only 4 semesters & I plan to go straight through summer, as always.

I've also decided that I'll be pursuing a graduate degree. I've always wanted to be like my sisters, but since me being a MD is out of the question, I'll probably try for law school. If I'm not too dumb. My sisters & I always joked about having a firm called Fin, Fin, & Lucas. But since Fin #1 went off & became a doctor (& got married) it can only be Fin & Lucas now. So we'll see what happens with that. I know, Lucas & Finlinson is quite a mouthful, but so is Fabian & Clendenin, an actual law firm in SLC & their names sound like some sort of disease.

As always, this could easily change. I mean, we are talking about me - the girl who changes her clothes at least three times a day & I'm 25 years old. You thought only little girls did this, but no, big girls do it too. My point is (yes, I have one) there's a good chance that by the time I get done with my bachelor degree at 26 1/2 years old, I won't want to keep going. But I will keep going. Because I can't be the only girl in my family without a graduate degree. It just doesn't bode well with me. And there's a good chance I'll be single for an indefinite amount of time, so I want to do something that will be good for me in the long run. Not that a degree in finance isn't a good thing, but why stop there when you can keep going?

mi familia

Oh how I love my family. They are the best. Ian is finally home from Afghanistan & I'm so glad!! I missed him so much. We had dinner yesterday at Ian & Brenda's house & everyone came except Nicole (cause she's in the kirk). We had one of my favorite things to eat - hawaiian haystacks & my mom made my most favorite dessert. We got to see all the pictures Ian took & it was pretty humbling & made me even more thankful for the circumstances that I'm in. I am so grateful to have a family, a place to live, & a job. I stole these pictures of Brenda's blog - there's one of me with the nieces, Ella & Taryn, as well as one of me with Dallas & Ian. Sure do love my family.

Taryn Nicole ..

I got to spend some time with Taryn last night. She is so much fun. Brenda went to the gym so me & Taryn made puppets & then watched some good old Dora. To be honest, I want to dropkick Dora, but the puppet making was a good time. Taryn is too funny. I was eating some H-ween (I can say H-ween, Nuc) candy & she asked what it was & I said it's a kit kat. And she gave me this weird look and said, "No, it's chocolate though." And I said, yes, it's a chocolate kit kat. She was getting pretty annoyed with me. She kept saying, "No, it's chocolate!" I sure do love that little girl. Taryn is going to be a big sister next Spring and I am so excited to meet her little sibling. I hope it's a boy, but I would love another niece!

Perfect timing

I got a job. Again. I plan on keeping it this time for a long time. I'm an accountant for Richards, Kimble, & Winn law offices. I'm pretty stoked about it. Except I'm a little nervous for the girl who's training me to be gone. Friday is her last day & I don't feel like I'll be fully trained by then. Hopefully I can figure it out though.

So, I need some dog advice. Since moving into the new place, my cute little dog Stewart has become a monster. I think she's mad at me for taking her out of paradise (Fool Creek) and moving her to the big city. When I leave every morning she yelps & screams & howls for a good half hour. Clearly waking up all the neighbors in my building. And yes, she literally screams. It sounds like a small child. It's very disturbing, and I'm sure people think I'm in there drop kicking my dog or something. I bought a muzzle at Petco for her & she can get it off in about two seconds, so that doesn't really help. So I'm wondering if anyone has any other advice? I've heard of a device that does a high pitched sound every time the dog barks but I have no idea where to find this contraption & I don't know if it really works.

Other than that, life in the big city is great. I love being in Salt Lake, closer to my brothers & my cute nieces & nephews. And I'm hoping I can even get a few runs in during the week with Sara if she can wait for me to get to Utah County.

Anyway, I'm alive & well. That's all for now.

Movin' on..

SO you may or may not have known that I've been unemployed since July 1. And in case you're wondering, I am actually losing my mind. However, I decided to take a big step & move back to SLC this weekend because Fool Creek was just getting to be too much fun. I moved in with the best roommate I've ever had, her name is Morgan. We are really good friends too so it's nice. We moved into a place called San Moritz, it's on the border of Midvale & West Jordan. They told us our address is Midvale, but I'm going to tell people we live in West Jordan because Midvale is a shit hole. I mean let's just be honest here. The apartment complex is brand new, with no one ever living in ours before. I'm really excited about that. They're super nice.

In other news, my oldest brother Ian is in Afghanistan right now. Its a little disturbing. But I hope he comes home safe & knows that we are praying for him. It was his & Brenda's 7 year anniversary yesterday. Happy Anniversary guys! I love you.