Long Time

Welcome to another edition of "when life happens - a day in a life of me". I am over due for a session of me to ramble on so here it goes.

Two days after my blog post we took our dear Miki to the MTC for her mission. She was a very lucky girl because there are two places to drop off missionaries and we just happened to be sent to the side where Miki's friend Sara (not with an H because H's are ew) was welcoming new missionaries. Sara had arrived at the MTC a few weeks prior and is now serving in Thailand. That made leaving her easier for all of us because we knew she was in good hands. Mom still voiced her displeasure in having her children leave her for so long on the way home.

  

Later that day Kelcie and I left for Moab. Mom was very displeased this day because all her kids are rude and leave her. I was able to guide for World Wide River Expeditions and waitress for Sunset Grill for the month of June.  They were both good experiences and really helped me adjust to being back in the States. Some of you may know that I experienced some anxiety when I first got back. I still don't like talking to people if I don't have to but I think it has mostly dissipated. Rafting was lots of fun and I learned a lot. I do enjoy being a passenger much better than guiding though. I didn't like being responsible for stupid people's lives. You tell them not to go through a certain section of rapids and they do it because they think it must be the most fun. No you idiots, you don't go down the river right there because you will DIE. Some people's children. *shakes head* I had an interesting couple at the restaurant as well. They were from England and had been over 8 years previously and had a marvelous experience at the Grill. They didn't think they would ever make it back but when they got the chance the decided they had to come back. They ended up very disappointed because while the food was good, the portions were far too big. This was such a disappointment to them that the man told me that I had been a fantastic waitress and that the food was good, but it was too much and they had tipped so many people this trip that they weren't going to tip me. This surprised me so much I just took the bill and payed for their meal. When I got back the man said to me that his wife had talked to him and told him to give me $10 for my excellent service. I don't know what kind of reason he thinks tipping other people makes up for not tipping me but I found it rather unimpressive. I had a few people who would tell me how great I had been serving them and I would think that I was going to get a big tip and then it would be less then 10% of their meal. I don't know how many of you have every waitressed but I made $2.50/hr. I am glad that you feel like your server served you well but your complements aren't going to help buy their food, don't be stingy on your tips!

I ended my time there with a trip down Cataract Canyon with mom and Shayli. Tay and Kelcie got to guide us down along with a cool dude named Dana (Yes I am sure Dana is a man. That's Idaho for you.) It was a pretty intense trip.  For the first set of rapids we were in the row boat and Kelcie was rowing while getting tips from Tay. We came to this tricky set of rapids and came up with a plan of how to go down them. It went very well, until it didn't and we almost flipped and Kelcie flying squirrel leaped out of the way so strong Taylor could try and save us while my mom's butt dragged in the water as she held on white knuckled the whole time. Despite what my mom thought, none of us died and it was a very fun and exciting ride through the rapids. The rest of the trip went much smoother and Kelcie rowed like a champ.

After that, I went on a few Powell trips with my family and got a job. I am working as a temp right now for a vitamin and supplement company that also makes things like Airwick and Woolite called Reckitt Benckiser. I do pretty much what I did at Almac but I don't test the same products. It pays really good and will be a good experience even if I am not made a permanent employee. Leo also got a job not doing computer stuff but a job is still good.  He just had his first day Monday and because he works nights, it was a long day for him.

I started that July 11 and well, we can see what happened there. Leo hated his job but starts a new job (yay). Ironically, he also got his interview date last week as well (double yay). So far he says that if he likes the job he might stay a few months extra to get some good job experience to help make it easier for him to get a job here (unyayed x3). I am applying for all sorts of permanent jobs. Hopefully I can get one soon. Shayli loves her job at Chocolate Cottage but is exhausted from school, band, and work but no one really pities her that much because lets face it, she eats chocolate all day for her job. Poor Shayli. For those who don't know, Aurora passed away. It was the worst poo of all poos. My dog should have been immortal. At least until I died. She can die when I die. Unless I die early and then she needs to stay and keep mom company. Dumb mortal dog. We recently had a murder mystery party with the Brewer cousins, thanks to Aunt Tara. It was a lot of fun for all who came. Things to look forward to: half day tomorrow, WoK 3rd book release next week, and Bob Ross off on Thanksgiving! Sorry this is so delayed! I will try and be better Sydney!