This time of life is interesting. Especially for a single 25-year-old. I really don't know what it would be like to not be single. Maybe I wouldn't like it...yet, I have a hard time believe that is true. :)
So, I'm living in Tooele, Utah with my Grandparents. This is the first time I've ever lived somewhere without people my own age close by.
Home (as of late): Bobby, Kayleen, Kevin and Missy Carlson
Mission: Companions
Rexburg: Roommates, classmates, ward members
So, you see, this is a new experience for me. I've never had to walk into a singles ward alone. Never had to go out and make friends. Roommates are always built-in friends. I mean, eventually I make more friends, but I always have someone to start off with.
I felt good about moving to Tooele. I had other options...possible options anyway. But something inside said, "Tooele." Maybe the Spirit. It feels right.
But, as a friend said to me yesterday, just because it's right doesn't always make it easy. Right now it's weird. It's nice to be with my grandparents. But it's weird to be alone in the sense of young people.
But I'm happy. Happy and content. I'm learning who I am. I'm changing the things I don't like about myself and trying to embrace the things I do like about myself. I'm noticing small things. Like how the wight water shooting out in the fields looks heavenly up against the blue sky. Or how the sky touches the earth over a spacious field of green.
Simplicity is key.
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YOU'RE IN UTAH!?!? When did this move happen?? Can we play soon? Did you get a job here? How long will you be around?
Rita...I never know if I should respond on my own blog post...or respond on facebook. On the off chance you look here...here's what's up. :) I just got here a couple of days ago. I got an internship here...I'm working for Deseret Book headquarters in Salt Lake. I'll be here through the middle of December. And I would LOVE to play soon. :)
Crystal!! Take that "alone time" and run with it chica. Sometimes, I just wish I could run away and "invent" someone new. Not like in a weirdo, I'm trying to avoid everything I've ever done because my past keeps creeping up on me, but kind of... It's way hard for me to make new friends, but you... YOU are amazing, you are talented and exciting and fun to be around. You will have friends flocking at your door in no time. :) Good luck and I'm SOOOOOOOO jealous about your internship. :)
(Hi Rita!!)
AWESOME!! For some reason I thought you were doing that internship up in Oregon or Idaho, wahoo we get to have you in Utah! I don't know the next time I'll be down in SLC but most likely we'll make it down there before December...at least a few times!!
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