Friday, May 11, 2007

The last 7 months

Wow, it’s almost been 7 months since I last wrote. I have been really busy in life and at work. Today I have a free evening so I am taking some time to update my blog.

I received a promotion around August of last year at work and started recruiting for my company. Now my job description is going to change (a lateral move) to focus more on employee relations. I will be traveling much more, which I like, and will have less administrative responsibilities. Hopefully things work out.

As for my personal life, there really isn’t one. Well I’m not dating anyone right now but I do have a couple of good friends that keep me entertained. Summer is coming to Buffalo so I’m so excited to get my kayak out on the water again. I have a few trips planned for this summer. One of those trips I plan to come to Utah to visit my best friend’s new baby in August. Another trip I’m planning on going to Maine and eating some lobsters, and I have a trip in July scheduled to go to the Southern tip of the Hudson Bay in Canada with my ex-boyfriend. I’ll be sure and let you know how that one works out. J I also need to schedule a weekend to visit my Cousin Sharon’s new baby in Michigan. They are only 5 hours from me.

I’ve had some fun adventures in the past 7 months. Buffalo has a hockey team, The Sabres, who are in the play offs now. Anyways, as a treat, my company took a select few in a stretch hummer limo to a Sabres game. Everyone but four people got to sit in a sweet with catered food. I was one of the four that had to sit in the 300 level seats. I wasn’t complaining though, especially after the limo ride and the $50 my director gave me to spend on food for the four of us. I thought the money would go far, but unfortunately the guys sitting with me were heavy drinkers and a beer at one of these events is $5 or more. So it was all I could do to get bottled water and a soft pretzel.

I’m still very busy with my Church calling in the relief society presidency. I have been taking an 11 year old girl to church lately, because her mom needs to stay home and care for her two handicapped sons. Anyways, there was a “mother-daughter” activity at church and this young girl was invited. She asked me to be her “mom” for the activity. I was so flattered! It was a fun activity, but I felt kind of strange not being a mother at a “mother-daughter” activity. But this young girl is such an example to me of goodness.

Well I’ve got to go and enjoy my night off. But I thought I’d leave you with an example of a typical week for me right now in my life:

Monday: 8:00am till 5:30pm work, 6pm-7:30pm work out, 8-9pm catch last part of FHE in YSA, Dinner before bed.
Tuesday: 8:30am till 5:30pm work, 6-6:30pm dinner, 7-10pm Relief Society Meeting or Visits
Wednesday: 8:30am till 5:30pm work, 6-8pm work out, 8:30-9pm dinner
Thursday: 8:30am till 5:30pm work, 6-7:30pm work out (dinner as well), 8-9:15pm Institute
Friday: 8:30am till 5:30pm work, 6-8pm work out, or something social
Saturday: 9-10:30am missionary meeting, chores
Sunday: 9-1pm church and giving rides, Visiting Teaching (not every Sunday), movie watching

I do have free time, but I always feel like I don’t. Though most of what I do is fun and entertaining for me. I need to start working out in the morning so that I have more time in the evenings.

OK, I’ve got to go, but I hope everyone is doing well.