Okay, its been like... half a month, maybe more and a LOT has happened since I last posted. I'm going to try to sum up the highlights as briefly as possible since I ought to be getting ready for work in the next bit.
So I left Provo. It was good to leave all of the boy drama, the cold, and feel like my life is moving forward. However, I was sad to leave my friends, my co-workers, etc. I still miss everyone. Regardless, packing went smoothly enough and then viola, I was on the road.
I managed to check off bucket list item #70: Go to all of the temples in Utah. I may have driven out of the way twice, first to Logan and then to Monticello, but I got it done and it makes me really happy since it would potentially NEVER happen if I waited a year or two since there'd be 3+ new temples operating. I'm kind of excited that I can someday tell my grandkids that when I was there age, I had gone to ALL of the temples in Utah and they'll go "Grandma, you're so old!!!"
The next day I proceeded to next drive to Zion National Park and hike Angel's Landing and it was quite the trail. People had warned me how intimidating the trail is and I had a hard time envisioning the chain you cling onto for dear life while other people are trying to squeeze past and, oh yeah, there's NOTHING behind you... you're thousands of feet above the ground and if you fall you're a dead man... woman. I guess it wasn't that hard of a hike and it'll sound silly since I went sky diving and everything, but I still really don't care for heights. Good news is the view from the top is FANTASTIC!!! Made the whole sketchy trail totally worth it.
After that I hiked up Hidden Canyon. It was fun in the sense that you got to scramble up and down the rocks and it satisfied the ambitious "someday I'll be a great rock climber!" adventurous side of me. I didn't make it to the end of the trail because it was going to get dark and it got dark before the end of the trail. I whipped out my flashlight and the batteries were dead.... TRAGIC! I guess its a good thing i didn't keep going or I would have gotten lost or died in the canyon which really didn't have much traffic.
Well, I got to Arizona safe and sound and moved to Fountain Hills. This turned out to be a great mistake (more on that after I talk about some other things.)
I started work and I must say I have the most fantastic job EVER!! I love the lab, I love the people, and I feel like the stuff I'll be doing will be really interesting. Granted, it also feels a little intimidating too since I hear the Pathologists are really picky but I'm excited to be working with the pathologists at all (didn't see them graveyard shift) and to expand my horizons in my career.
I also must say that I love my ward. Its everything I could have hoped for. Lots of working professionals, great people, kind, attentive bishop, plenty of activities, and all in all a really good feel. I'm glad that I decided to leave the student wards and put myself in an appropriate environment for someone my age and situation.
For Halloween I took the time and effort to dress as a jellyfish. The costume turned out quite fantastic. I'll post a picture on facebook eventually. I even had glowsticks so I was bio-luminescent. At one party I was at on Monday some guy gave me a sticker that said i was "creative" and had me participate in the costume contest. It was a lost cause though. There was no way I'd beat the guy dressed like a port-a-potty.
So back to that place in Fountain Hills. I didn't like having to commute 1-2+hours a day to get to everything and I had figured early on it would be temporary since my roommate was 19 and at a different stage of life. It didn't seem like that big of a deal to me initially since I was getting away with rent at $200 a month but Maddy did a lot of small things that were starting to make me more and more unhappy. Things like I put a magnet on the fridge of my family and she moved it to the side of the fridge, she watched some graphic zombie show on Sunday in the living room while I'm trying to eat dinner, she told her mom she went to a birthday party of "so and so, this friend of a friend that I hate"... So in my head I was making plans to move but last Sunday she asked if we could chat.
"I've decided I don't want a roommate. I kind of miss having my space and privacy. Hopefully you're alright with that.
"I was feeling the same thing. Hopefully you don't mind giving me some time to find someplace new. The movers are coming on Thursday and I still don't know what areas are that safe or nice in town and I want something affordable."
"Well, mom and I can help you. Lets plan on having you out by November 11th."
"Ummm... that's not a lot of time but I'll work on things."
The next day I find a sign on my door which states the following.
"Jill,
Mom and I want to have the carpets cleaned on Monday to prepare for some guests we'll be having so we need you out by Saturday. That's longer than the trip Mayo gave you to find housing. Mom and I will help you with the moving.
Maddy"
That message still makes me REALLY upset. Who does she think she is posting an ad and agreeing for me to pay to live with her and then kicking me out on a whim for something like cleaning the carpets. Legally I could sue her for false advertising. There's a guest bedroom besides so there would be no point in kicking me out of my room anyways. She mentions that I can find a place by Saturday but I already have made weekend plans, I have to figure things out with a moving company which would either make things really expensive and/or complicated with trying to recruit members of the ward to help me move all of my things.
Well, I decided the best course of action would be to just get out asap since even if I could fight and get more time to stay there, it was already feeling like a hostile environment and I knew I could be a lot happier if I was somewhere, anywhere really, besides with these two.... Oh yeah, that was one of the worst things. The girl's mother knew everything that was going on. I think the two of them both deserve a spanking for being such spoiled rich brats.
Through a series of blessings from the Lord I found another place and already I think things will be much happier with my new roommate. We have a 1 month lease at this current place and we may luck out and get a really great spot right after at another place. I hope it all works out. In the mean time I'm still here.
There are plenty of other things I was going to talk about like boys (yes, I'm getting problems with men already... meh) and activities I've been to, etc, but i don't have time. Gotta jet! TTFN!!!
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