Seagull Bay

So my new job is fantastic I worked there the week after Christmas because the attorney's paralegal was gone, but now there is no room for me until they move into the new office which won't be until the 17th. So since I had the break I decided to go home and see my family!! I just love them:) I was able to get some time in with them which is just what I needed. I was able to see my little sister and her little girl who I haven't seen since she was 1 week old. She's so cute!! But enough about that. I'm sure you are wondering the title of this post, so here's the story. When me and my siblings were younger we would drive to Boise quite a bit. Most of the time to visit family but sometimes for my dads softball games. Any of you that have traveled from Blackfoot to Boise know that there aren't a ton of rest stops, you kind of have to drive a ways until you find a rest area. This one particular trip my brother had to go to the bathroom really really bad. And he asked my dad to pull over my dad was going to try and make it to the rest stop but my brother couldn't make it. When we hit Seagull Bay he couldn't hold it any longer peed his pants a little and yelled for my dad to pull over. I'm not telling this story to embarrass him, it's one of the greatest childhood memories I have and ever since then whenever we drove by Seagull Bay we would always tease him about it. When we all got older and he got married and moved away it got a little bit harder to tease him since he wasn't in the car. Thank goodness for picture texting!! I passed it a couple of years ago and sent him a picture. He sent me a picture back of him flipping the bird. SO when I went home this week I had to go through Seagull Bay to get to the airport and my sister Alysia and I just had to send him a picture. This is what we sent.

That's me and my niece, my brother still hasn't responded. Sure do love him!!

Latest adventure-DATING!

I'm going to be 100 % honest with you... I am the worlds worst dater. I'm not saying it for pity or encouragement I'm just stating the facts here people!! I'm the worst!! Tonight I had a blind date. Blind dates and me go hand in hand. It's the source of my dating life, and I'm not complaining!! I love and appreciate the compliment of a friend setting me up. But sometimes I feel like the dates I get set up on are simply because we are both mormon and single. Not all of them but a good portion of them:) I'm not going to rag on the guy I went out with tonight, I'm not going to use his name so lets just call him Schmoug. Schmoug is a really really good guy, we went and painted pottery and stuff, which I have never done before and it was creative and nice. But you know when you go out with someone and there is just some missing factors? We've all been there, so please don't think "Nicole is such a snot she isn't even giving this guy a chance" or "maybe you should just go out with him again because you never know if there is something there!!" but you know what? Sometimes you do know if there isn't. Schmoug was a gentleman and he has a good job and is active in church and everything. He has everything a girl would want, I should be interested in him. It's not there. It is possible to know that just off the bat. Am I crazy?? Where the hell is this mister right so that I can prove I'm not crazy!!! Okay I know there is no such thing as mister right. Am I selfish for not wanting to force an attraction to someone?? There is more to the date that swayed my thinking but I'm not going to put down Schmoug. Like I said he's a really good guy!! Man I'm doomed!! Doomed I tell you!!

Yay for me!!

To say the last couple of weeks have been crazy would be an understatement. Things at Great Harvest have been so busy that by the time I get home I just want to pass out. And besides that I have some other exciting things that have happened. First, I got a calling at my church in the primary:) when I was asked to take it it was weird because I didn't even know they had primary in a singles ward. But the bishoprics here bring their kids with them and so far it has been awesome!! There are only 3 kids but they are so cute, and smart!! They know so much and it's fun to teach them and help them learn more about church and Christ and everything. So that's one thing. The next thing... I got a job!! It's the one I wanted with the lawyer. I'm excited because it's just me and his paralegal and him. So it's a small firm but I kind of like that. I think there will be a lot of opportunity and room for growth. I'm just grateful I got one because the economy more than sucks here. And I know you are all concerned with me not working at Great Harvest but don't worry!! I decided to keep working Saturdays there. A little extra cash never hurt anyone:) I also had some friends come and visit. Barbara and Vanessa! I lived with them in Provo and I love them. It was so fun to see them again and do something with some friends!! We had a little photo shoot and had fun. Here's a preview:

Aren't you jealous?? We had so much fun!! And I needed it because I'm not going to be able to go home for Christmas. So seeing some familiar faces made me feel like I was back at home. I hope you all have a great Christmas!! I'm so grateful for all of my family and friends I'm very blessed and wish you all the best!!

Things that make me go hmmmm.

Of course when you move to a different state things are going to be a little bit different, since I've been in Vegas I've been noticing things. Here are a list of my frustrations.

- The roads- I seriously think every state should redo their roads and really consider the grid system that is used in Utah. It works people!! Here, you can be on a road with one name and then all of a sudden it turns into another street. Weird.

- The cars- The vehicles here are disgusting, I've seen an expedition that had the front jacked up but the back lowered and almost touching the ground, I've seen so many gross Vans with black tinted windows and nice rims, and the kicker was the one I saw last week that was a big white van with tinted windows and on the back it said "child care" with a phone number. I'm not sure it's the best way to promote child care on a white molester looking van.

- People are redonkulous about personalized license plates here, the next time you are here or just driving through, count how many you see cause they are everywhere!!

-There is Road Construction everywhere you look and the I-15 going past the strip is the worst place to drive ever!!

So there is a list of my must goes in Vegas, I should probably list all the porn and stuff everywhere too huh? Who wants to see that?? Maybe don't answer that question.

I do have a list of likes though too:

-My ward and everyone at my church is really awesome, everyone has been really cool and I keep getting phone calls from people asking if I'm still looking for a job and if I want to go to dinner with them. Way awesome.

-I really like everyone that I work with at Great Harvest. I've made friends and am able to be myself and relax at work, all while eating delicious snacks.

- I can't say enough about the weather, it's my first not white, dreary, frickin freezing christmas and I have nothing but good things to say!! I know I know just wait until summer is what everyone keeps telling me, but I've come to find that I am one of those people that would rather be too hot than freezing cold. Besides, being too warm is fixable, you just go and jump in the pool, and yes I have one to jump into:)

- It's been so fun living with my cousin, we have the best time ever.

- My brother and his family living so close has been the best thing for me.

- I love my house, my neighborhood and the location.

See so the good list far outweighs the bad, which means I'm the most positive person on the earth:)

Something new?? Maybe.

Today I had two job interviews, and I really really really want one of them but I am not 100% sure that I'm going to get it. The other job I feel like I will get but I don't want it. What kind of a crappy dilemma is this?? So if you could all pray really really hard for me I would really appreciate it!! The job that I want is with a lawyer and it's a really small firm but I think it will be a fantastic fit for me. The attorney told me that he had some other interviews and said he would follow up with me and asked that I follow up with him after the holidays. That has to mean something right? Anyway, all of this job searching has made me miss my friends at my old job, specifically Raine and James. Those of you that work with us can understand why. we were like brother and sisters fighting and everything. Here's a picture of us all working hard one day

I think I like this one better though

After my interviews I was in desperate need of a good laugh and lucky for me my good friend, Craig Barlow Blake called me and said that he was flying into Vegas and his flight was earlier than expected and asked if I wanted to do something before his brother got to Vegas to pick him up. Those of you that don't know Craig also don't know he is the single most funniest person I know. So we had some good bonding times and laughs. Thanks Craig!!

if you want to see just how funny he is here is his blog www.craigbb.blogspot.com. That's all for now folks! I'll let you know how the job interviews go:)

It's me Margaret Cho...

Today I had to get a food handlers card for my job at Great Harvest. About a month ago I started the process and had to get a shot, which totally hurt, and pay some money, and also get my picture taken. I also had to watch a video and had 30 days to do it so I went 4 days before that was up. Procrastination at it's finest!! After I was done watching the video they gave me my new card.

I was shocked to see how much I resembled Margret Cho, or some other fat asian. What the hell is up with my eyes?? And my witches smile?? I am truly amazed that I was able to look like this... truly. So if anyone is looking for a good asian impersonator let me know!! Maybe I can start a career in this. I even tried to see if I could reenact the face. Turns out I can...

and not only that I can have an oily face that could probably contaminate a small pond. How fun!! All kidding aside, I'm proud I was able to get my card and everything. I've been looking for jobs still and have gotten a few leads and things are beginning to look up! Yay!!

VOTM!!

I'm going to be doing my VOTM(Video of the month) on my blog now. For those of you that don't know I used to do this. Now you know. It's just my way of sharing some ridiculous videos with everyone, all while having a good time. This month the video is Wham-Wake me up before you go go. The title alone screams awesomeness!! Some things to look out for:

-Could George Michael's shorts get ANY shorter??

-The guitar player has an awesome hat that I haven't seen in a while with a material flap on the back of the hat. Wicked Awesome!!

-The neon paint they have on their lips and eyebrows under the black lights. Does anyone want to get a group together and go blacklight bowling with me? Cause we could make the neon pain thing happen again. How awesome would that be??

Anyway, please enjoy!! The video wouldn't load so just Copy and Paste por favor.

http://youtu.be/pIgZ7gMze7A