Glass Half Empty or Half Full?

For the most part I consider myself a rather optimistic individual.   I try to stay positive and look on the sunny side of life.  Right now there is definitely enough good, or sunny stuff, in my life to answer energetic and positive when people ask me how I am doing, but lately the glass was been looking more and more half empty.  Let me vent just a little bit....

I had been unemployed for some time when finally things were looking up for me.  Now I am lucky to have two, yes thats right two, jobs.  I have one that i work a whopping 9 hours a week at $8.50/hr and another that started out great with about 15 hours a week at $15/hr, but not only am I now lucky to work 5 hours a week at that one, it has been so flakey on me it irritates me to no end.  I showed up to work one day, (its a door to door job, we go out in groups,) no body was there.  I called my manager and his reply was that we were going to go out on Tuesdays now instead of Mondays, but did anyone ask me about this or tell me ahead of time?  NO!  And than I showed up the other day right on time, just to get a text to meet at another place, I started on my way, but they gave me waray klaro (not clear) directions and I ended up just going home.  And to top it off, I can never know when I am going to work until the day of, and even then they change it last minuet and I never get the pay check when they tell me I should be getting it and my last one they spelled my name wrong....very professional don't you think? 

The last month or so I have been having some interesting health concerns and doctor visits.  I have seen two doctors, had blood taken twice, have an appointment with radiology on Monday,  going to have blood taken in another month and am very unclear about where this is all going.

There is a few other things I am feel VERY frustrated about but I will now write about them here.  I can't find a way to write about it without making myself look stupid or making it sound like I am upset with people that I am not.   

On the half full side, I have the most AMAZING girlfriend EVER!

Thank you for listening to me complain.

Thoughts of Today

This is a big month for me.  July of last year I came home from my mission.  It feels like so long ago and yet just yesterday.....time is playing tricks on my.

This last February I went on a date with Toni Lynn Balmer for the first time.  It was a blast.  We went out to dinner and to the Big Band Dance at Pioneer High School.  It was a great evening.  Over the following weeks we hung out a lot and went on a few more dates.  Our second date was to KFC!   On the 6th of March, four months ago today, we were at Olin and Jentry's wedding reception.  People kept asking us how long we were dating, or even just asking if we were.  We had not yet had the DTR to be "official" so we figured it was a good time.  We figure that is when we "officialized" and starting making our relationship more legit and public.  

It has been a marvelous four months...and the last year has had it's ups and down, but all in all it has been wonderful, the best year of my life.

Birth Days Are The Best!

I am a big fan of birthdays, I think everyone should have one, and I wish I had one more often.  

I had the privilege of having a birthday this last week on Wednesday.  All in all this last week was a blast!  I was partying it up like a rock star.  Toni came over Tuesday night with a BIG box all wrapped up nice a pretty like.   But she made me suffer and wait till midnight to open it so it would be on my birthday.  And what a prize awaited inside that box!  I opened it and found two canisters of Pringles and a box of Cinnamon Toast Crunch, and another gift box.  and inside that box was another box, and in it another and so on a so forth.  Finally I got to the last box, just a cute little guy.  And in that box was a little note, and I quote, "Just Kidding,  ps. i need these boxes back." And that alone would have been gift enough for me, but then she busted out another two small presents that really made my day.

Wednesday we had cake and ice cream with the family.  Kelsey and Sam and Toni came over.  We had baked potatoes and meat loaf and upside down pineapple cake.  Then I opened some sweet gifts from my parents (Star Wars Legos,) Rachel (a bunch of little toys and what not,) and Kelsey (beach toys, like to make a castle with.)  And then it was off to institute and home to watch LOST.

Thursday night Toni took me up to San Francisco to see Wicked at the Orpheum Theater.   It was AMAZING!!!  (toss toss)

Friday morning Jeff took me surfing for my first time, and it too was AMAZING...too bad Toni couldn't come.  And that night we had a little get together at Liz's house for mine and Rachel's birthdays.  It was a blast and a whole bunch of cool kids came.  

Saturday I went to the beach for MacKenzie's birthday get together, also a blast.  I got hecka sun burnt!  And that night we went to Amber's house for another little social gathering of sorts. 

All in all this week was just a top notch BLAST.