"This killin time is killin me..."

Seems like the last 2 weeks Greg and I have had opposite work schedules. Both of us are working and that's great, don't get me wrong, but I just think it would be IDEAL if we were gone at the same times so that one of us (Me) wasn't sitting at home for forever (not really). Today I only worked until about 1, and then Greg went to work from 3 to 11:30 pm. So here is a list of things I did today in no particular order:

ate lunch

went for a walk

ate handfuls of jelly beans

went for a bike ride

took a nap

read my book

ate 2 packages of fruit snacks

ate second lunch

threw the ball for Wallace

vacuumed

read the Drivers Manual for Idaho

thought about eating more jelly beans

had dinner instead (but still secretly thinking of jelly beans)

I don't usually mind having time to myself, but I guess I just didn't plan well today or something and couldn't wrap my head around actually doing something productive like CLEANING or ORGANIZING or something... I heard the neighbors next door, the kids screaming and scampering all around their house, little feet pounding on the hardwood floor, and I think, "Oh ya, I want kids... right?" Then I hear their baby cry. . . And I'm positive that when its my turn, to have kids I mean, I'll be wishing for all this time that is currently killing me.

Cat Fight

So I've mentioned in a few previous posts that I currently work at Jimmy Johns. Its not what I would have wanted for myself at this point in my life, not the glamorous job I dreamed about, but whatever. . . Well this girl, we'll call her Catface, who just got demoted from a management position, and they promoted me to her position. Unfortunately, since Catface was only demoted and not fired, I have to work with her during many of my shifts. This makes me feel uncomfortable because 1. I am new to the position and don't know everything yet 2. Catface is fine one minute and then incredibly snappy or rude the next and 3. I instantly get in a bad mood every time I see her, whether or not I've even talked to her, right as soon as I see her I get on edge and feel like slapping her. This is so immature and childish - I'll be the first to admit it, but I still don't LIKE IT! I didn't like her before I got

WALLACE

This is what Wallace has been up to lately :)

His new best friend is Grace, our 4 year old neighbor. She comes over and peaks in our window, which makes Wallace bark like crazy, and she's gotten brave enough now to just come knock on our door or ring the bell, which also makes Wallace bark like crazy, to see if Wallace can play.

We showed Grace all the tricks he knows, so now she tries to get him to do them, and when he actually does respond to her commands, she says "thank you" and gives him leaves for treats. The crazy thing is, Wallace actually eats them. She has been coming over regularly now for the last 2 weeks. I have a hard time saying no to her, since she is getting him out to play, exercising him, and well, she's 4. The funny thing is that even as I am writing this, she knocked on the door and I'm finishing up this post outside to keep an eye on them :)


We got him these little tiny tennis balls with squeakers in them. There were three of them, and within about 20 minutes the squeakers were broken and he had torn off all the green fuzz. Worst 4 bucks I ever spent.

So far

Ramblings

Well May has sorta come and gone, flashed right on by. I don't know what happened-well, nothing did really. I finally remembered that we have a library here in Rexburg, checked out a few books, went to return those few books, only to find that my newly remembered library was closed for remodeling. I. was. Devastated. The worst part of the whole ordeal was that I checked out only 3 books, expecting to be able to go back quickly and get some new ones, and it turned out that one of the 3 I have already read and just didn't know it till I sat down to read it again, and it wasn't even that good the first time! The library is supposed to open again by next week, but knowing my luck, it will be postponed. (Sigh).

So anyway, work is fun and I'm getting a few more hours in as people are trying to get time off for vacations, and it just so happens that I have nothing else to do, so I take their shifts. Its definitely nice getting more hours since more hours = more money.

I also started playing on a co-ed rec. soccer team. I played with the same team last fall. I only know about 4 people on the team, even after playing with them previously, but whatever. I have really lost almost all the skill I acquired through the many years I played up to high school, but at least I can remember the rules, and hey, they need girls on the team, so no matter how bad I stink, I get to play :) Bahahaha unless they can track down a better, more skilled girl, but chances are they won't since the short season has already started. We started off the season with a 4-0 win! Nothing beats starting out as winners!!

The Marvelous Month of May

So I was looking at the date of my last post and it was a long time ago, well just a month, but it really didn't seem like it had been that long. I'm shocked at how quickly this month is going by. I started working at Jimmy Johns, thanks to Maggie (I am positive I wouldn't have gotten hired without her) and am really loving it there. Its fast-paced (as long as there are people in the store) and I really like working with Maggie. This is my first time ever working "Fast Food".

I have had some extra time on my hands and remembered the library, so I picked up a few books and had heard somewhere that "The Hunger Games" was good, got that one and loved it! I recommend it to anyone looking for a good read. If anyone else has any good recommendations, please let me know.

So here are some pictures of some of the things we've been doing the last couple weeks:

So the following three photos are a result of reading "The Hunger Games", the main character Katniss is this amazing hunter and she goes around the whole book shooting this bow and arrow. So just like a little kid that watches a karate movie likes to do karate afterward, I REALLY wanted to just run through the woods and shoot stuff with a bow and arrow after reading this book. So my cousin Renee taught me how to shoot her bow. I would make a very poor hunter, but I think I killed the target.


These were from our hike up "R Mountain" here in Rexburg. It was a fun little hike, only took about 20-30 minutes, and we got back down just before the rain hit. It was an awesome view from the top, looking back towards Rexburg. And Wallace actually did really well. He surprised all of us with his stamina.

Leanna, Renee, and Rachael


This is supposed to be a quilt one day, but I started it, sewed about 5 blocks together, and got bored. This is gonna be one of those 5 year projects. I am not a quilter.
And below are some cool photos of some German Pancakes we had for dinner a few Sundays back. They got so big I had to keep moving the oven racks up to give them more room. They were delicious, but even better were the biscuits and gravy Renee helped me make. My absolute favorite thing to eat is biscuits and country gravy! mmm...Mmm!

In the summertime when the weather is fine...

So I think its official that we are actually staying in Rexburg this summer. I love Rexburg. I'm super excited that we'll actually be here-which is when everyone says its the most fun in Rexburg. Now we can actually do the things I've always wanted to do during the summer- like spend time together :) Every summer Greg has sold security systems and is usually gone from about 10:30 am to 11:30 pm. Doesn't leave a ton of time to do fun summer-time stuff. So, now that we will be working normal jobs, we can actually go camping and have BBQ on weekdays or weekends-whatever we want! There are so many possibilities-they are endless! Now maybe after living here for almost 5 years, we can explore all the fun things to do in Rexburg that don't involve snow. I've got a big list of craft projects I want to do, camping trips to plan, and a little running to fit it there too. I want to get better at tennis, play soccer and ultimate frisbee, and play outside with the pup. Anyway, that's all really. Just happy :)