This move to Sandy has been the absolute best thing for me. I don't quite know how to explain it, but I am ME here and I feel like its been such a long time since I've felt like myself. I'm growing roots and I love it. For the first time in years I'm not scared to STAY. This move really has been such a blessing.
First off, my ward is incredible. I got involved way fast and it's been easy to make friends. I got called to teach Relief Society and I've been enjoying that a lot. The girls in my ward are so smart and fun and open-minded and righteous. They're great examples to me. A lot of the girls are older and I really feel at home with them. I also got involved with our church ball games. We just got done with our softball season and it was SO MUCH FUN!! I'm actually not as bad as I thought I would be at it, haha. I hit the ball every time I'm up to bat and can actually be useful on the field. It's been fun and I kind of got addicted. I want to play more often now. My ward got eliminated during the last tournament so our season ended before we wanted it to, but it was such a blast playing with my ward and getting to know everyone.
Work has been good. Right now I'm spending one day a week traveling to do employee training. The rest of the week I'm at the store in Cottonwood Heights. We just got a brand new computer system that's taken a little bit to get used to, but so far I'm loving the job up here. I've trained in a few different stores so far and I absolutely love moving around and getting to know the girls from all over. It's been fun to get to know the new employees in the company and get them excited about what we do at SC. I definitely miss the people I worked with before and the stylists that came in all the time. That part has been rough. I had established so many relationships with the people down in St. George and I don't have that (yet) with the customers up here. When the St. George manager put in her notice I considered applying for that position, especially after I went down and visited the store, but I don't want to be in St. George, haha. If I could take that store and the customers and the employees and move them up here, I would totally do it!! I love my job, though, and the relationships will develop. I've just gotta give it some time, which I look forward to doing.
Do more of what makes you happy. It's kind of been my motto up here. I don't know why I ever thought I was limited in what I could do. My dad and step mom rode their tandem bicycle down the coast of California this summer. They're 50 year olds!!! And they rode a bicycle down the coast of California!!! 300 something miles in 3 days!!! Most people just talk about doing stuff like that and they actually did it!! I told my dad that I thought that was awesome and he reminded me how much different life can be when you get out and DO. I've been holding myself back for so long and after I talked to my dad I decided I would be a doer. So that's what I've been doing. Lucky for me, there's a lot to do in Salt Lake. :)
The Brandi Carlile concert at Red Butte Garden was a great way to start the summer off. I went with a friend and we planned on just hiking up the mountain to listen, but on the way up we got stopped by a man looking to give away two extra tickets in the VIP seating area. I seriously couldn't believe our luck. It was an amazing concert and we had a great time!!! She is such a fun person to see live.
I also went and saw the Utah Symphony perform at the outdoor amphitheater in Draper. Great music. Great company. Great scenery. The whole night was amazing.
Before I moved up here (the day of, actually) I found out I have arthritis in my left hip. I've actually had it for a few years now. It's been a pain to deal with and I'm sure a lot of you are familiar with my luck with doctors... most could probably understand why I put off getting it looked at. Worst case scenario is usually what I end up dealing with and I thought for sure I'd end up needing surgery. (I spent hours WebMD-ing myself and I thought bursitis was the worst case scenario. The arthroscopic surgery to fix it didn't sound appealing so I put it off... little did I know. Haha)
Anyway, I found out that exercise is good for arthritis. So I've recently become addicted to rock climbing, weight lifting, and hiking. Lucky for me, I live close to the mountains. I try to go hiking as often as possible... rock climbing too, but rock climbing isn't as free as hiking. ;) My hip has been doing much better. I can actually sit Indian-style now, which is something I haven't been able to do for years. I've been swimming, too. It's been awesome to get out and DO stuff. Why did I never do this in St. George??
Life is good. God is good. I feel so blessed.
And thank you to all the people who have supported me these last few years.
"I always give God the glory. I never question why things happen the way they do. God is in control of my life and I know, if nothing else, I'm standing on the Rock."
Colt McCoy
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