Change - the only constant in life!

Its been three weeks since I've updated my life... I can't believe how much has changed!  I'm currently able to sleep in until 8 or 9 most days!  How amazing is that! Makes me happy.

So since I've blogged there has been a few events in my lowly life.  I've been thinking about finding a job for the summer.  However I didn't know what to do.  I had a work study job that I could do off and on though the summer, but the most I could work was 20 hours a week.  I'd also have to have an instructor there to supervise me so it was kind of doubtful they would be there 20 hours a week.  In other words, its a great opportunity but I didn't think it would keep me busy enough this summer to prevent boredom and depression. I thought about getting a job trying to do some form of OT, but it never really felt good and I was getting kind of burned out.  I felt maybe trying something new for the summer would give me a break and my work study would help me to stay focused.  I then had a random idea. Or maybe a memory really.

So a long time ago, probably on my mission at least, if not before this was my plan.  Go to school after the mission, meet my future husband my last year in college, graduate, get married and live happily ever after.  (well it came true... just not in that exact order).  Then my back-up plan would be to work as a C.O.T.A. and that would be the job that paid the bills.  I would then have a part-time job at a bookstore, possibly Deseret Book or Seagull book, and the money I earned there would pay for me to buy books, CDs, Movies and other such things to my heart's content.  Somewhere I would meet my future husband and get married.  Maybe I'd help him find the perfect book and he'd be enchanted by my personality or something.

Anyways I was kind of thinking about that and the bookstore idea sounded kind of appealing.  My greenie from my mission worked there and so I thought I'd send her a text asking if they were hiring by any chance.  This was probably about the beginning of April or so.  She said that there were a bunch of people quitting and they'd be hiring.  I was in luck!  She also was very nice and slipped in a good word for me. :-)  So I kind of held off on applying.  Part of it is I hate (with a passion) filling out job applications.  I kind of prefer the resume thing.  One day I had the thought to check the D-B website and found that they had posted some positions for some openings.  I felt my chances would be better if I handed in person, so I stopped by the store and asked if they had any applications.  They told me I needed to do it online.  The gentleman than gave me some advice to print off a copy and bring it by.So I sat myself down and filled out the application.  I submitted it and printed it.  I was going to drop it off on my way home, but I ended up getting home later than I planned, so I decided to wait for the next day.  The following day on my way home, I got a phone call  asking me to set up an interview.  So excited!  I was headed up for my sister in law's bridal shower so I couldn't interview until Monday.  I prayed.  I really wanted this job.  The interview went well.  :-) I interviewed with the head supervisor then with the manager. My greenie dropped off a CD I had lent her, making it clear I was her friend.  I love her!  By this point I had gone from applying for a sales associate position to working in Distribution.  We talked a little bit about the sacred nature of working in Distribution, and I shared my feelings about it.  I felt the spirit.  That was a surprise to me. To me, it felt like the Lord approved of my working there.  This was a neat experience, it was not what I expected.  I was offered a job!  Happiness.

I started working there this week.  Deseret Book itself is a bit overwhelming.  I've never done retail.  I haven't even done anything sales related since I quit taco time.  I feel like there is alot to learn.  There is so much to do, say, and services to offer. My trainer also shared something.  She sings for the Mormon Tabernacle Choir, and has been experiencing some opposition.  She knows its because they were recording on Thursday (yesterday).  She also talked about her first day working at Distribution and some of the opposition she experienced there.  I think alot of the overwhelming feeling's I've had were magnified to make them seem worse than they really were.  Today I got to work my first day back in Distribution. I LOVED IT.  I still had a ton to learn, but today was the first day I felt like 'I can do this, and love it.'  I was trying to help people (sometimes successfully, other times, not so much) and feeling confident.  I hope it continues.  I know now that I can do this, and it will be good for me this summer.

That feels like some of the biggest news.  I've also started doing some work study. Organizing, printing, typing and stuff.  I think I'll like that as well.  It will be good to work closer with my instructors.  I think there is alot I can learn from them that is outside the classroom.  I'm excited for that.  It will be nice during the school year because I won't have to travel to work, I'll already be there.

I survived finals.  I did well.  Not as well as I'd hoped, but I will be returning next fall and so that is what counts.

We went up to Logan for my brother's endowment session last Saturday.  It was neat to be there with him when he went through the temple.   We then brought him back with us.  He must have had quite the adventures!  He helped Jeremy with his primary class...and the kids were kind of rowdy.  We went to Rodizo and stuffed him.  He must have gone through five or six rounds of meats (one round is about ten different slices of meat).  He was eating so much, that they brought him a larger plate to eat off of.  So once he finished eating he had two hours to digest before he had to go play with all the six year olds again. :-) Then Jeremy took him to nickle city.  We also went and saw the Lorax.  (not my favorite.  Cute, but it kind of got long-winded in my opinion. I didn't feel like the plot was super well developed.)  Then the poor guy got left at home all day on Tuesday.  He watched all three Lord of the Rings.  Keep in mind, I only have the extended editions.  I tried to make it up to him by going to sweet tooth fairy and wandering the mall.  Then I had to work again on Wednesday so we dropped him off at my aunts and he played with her boys.

Thursday was Jake and Emily's wedding.  The sealing was nice.  I really liked how the sealer mentioned that friends and family from both sides of the veil were there.  At my wedding I didn't really think that perhaps family members from the other side would be in attendance as well.  It was a nice thought.  He also shared that you need to make life sweet, and you do that by laughing.  Laugh at yourself when you make mistakes. Something I think we all can do more of.  Don't take things too seriously!

Well I think that's the highlights. I feel like I've been super busy.  Between finals, two new jobs, having Brennan here, lots of trips to Cache Valley and driving  around... it will be nice to relax.  Eventually.  Maybe in two weeks.  We'll see!