Look Rachel! We are both Cinderella!
You Are Cinderella!
Dignified and hard working. With a gentle and soft-spoken manner you have something many people don't. Patience. Even through the moments of heartbreak you're still able to hold onto all of your hopes and dreams. Bide your time; your dream will come true.
Today is the infamous day, the day I came screaming into the world. I am not sure what time though. Today I am 29 and holding. This was the first time ever that I have been completely alone on my birthday. However, it has been a good day. I have a great family, friends and great co-workers.
Rachel called my at midnight to be the first to say Happy Bday (it was 1 oclock her time and then she sent me a text at 8:30am. She must have been tired)
Matt called me first thing in the morning and told me that he was going to call me 31, I mean 29 times that day. My mom called and my older sister called.
At work they got me cookies, because I am sucker for cookies. Everyone told me happy birthday. It was great.
Then I went through the drive through at Burgers Etc and had some ice cream and went to the park with Bogie. I kicked a ball he brought it back. The classic Bogie play.
Overall it has been a good day. Thanks to everyone who made it so good!
What I love......
Hearing Patrick's voice on the phone
Seeing Matt on Friday
Summer rain storms
Sunsets
Bogie's soft fur
Children's laughter
laughing until I cry
Watching movies all Sunday afternoon
Summer BBQ
The 4th of July is one of my favorite holidays. I love it, everything about it.
We started the day out at the parade. Matt and I got up early and went to save the best spot on the parade route. At the very beginning, it is 4 blocks over from our house in IF, you get a lot of candy because it is the beginning, and we are done early because it is the first of the parade. We had fun and the little kids got a ton of candy!
Then Jennifer suggested we go float a canal in Rigby, which was probably the best part of the day. We get there and the water is a lot faster and deeper than normal. There was a little drop in that caused little rapids. Well I was determined to go over it and happened to go into a little late and got to a point where there was a bigger drop. I hot a rock and scraped and bruised my but and ripped my swimsuit. Then we hit a point where we could not get under a bridge because there was too much drift wood. My little brother got his legs sucked under the driftwood, that was a little scary, but it all turned out ok. Well we get out and the plan was to have Clifford's car at Rigby lake so that we would have a car to get to the other cars. Well Matt left his truck instead and left his keys in my brothers car. So there we were at Rigby lake with no ride to the cars and no keys. Well Jennifer is talking to some girls who are driving a Lexus and convinces them to drive 2 of us to the other cars. In the end it was quite funny and I think we would all do it again with the same crazy things happening. It was the funnest part of the day for me.
We then went to the fireworks, that was pretty fun. We sat a lot closer than Matt and I normally do so that was pretty cool. However, if we did not have Boggie on a leash we would have lost him. He got scared and tried to run. It was a bit scary!
We had a lot of fun. I love the 4th of July.
I have been in Burley for a month now. I have loved the job, it has had it challenges and frustrations, but that has never stopped me. But the town of Burley, now that takes a little getting used to.
Everything is a much slower place. You go to Wal-mart and it takes forever! The cashier has to finish her entire story to the person in front of you before she will even think about ringing up your stuff. It is not just at wal-mart either. All of the businesses are that way. I sat in the Arby's drive though one time for at least 15 minutes. And all I ordered was the popcorn chicken shakers they have!
I am the minority here. At least at work I am. That has not been bad, everyone I have met has been super nice, but this is a little different for me. I guess if we had moved to a bigger city it would be the same.
It also is as if Burley got stuck in time when it comes to equality among sexes. I hear things like, my daughter doesn't need to be out cruisen, but my sons that is a different story. Trying to get them to understand that is OK to hire a woman is like pulling teeth. The still believe that affirmative action is about having a quota they have to meet (for those who don't know, that is not what AA is all about).
They are not against women working or being in the plant, but it is as if it is still believed that the woman should have dinner on the table when the husband gets home. I started going in early to go to meetings and the comment I got was, I am not sure how it will be coming in early when your family moves up here. I told them that my family is pretty self sufficient.
Other than that it has been a good place to live. The people are nice and they seem to care a lot more about their town than what is heard about. The whole stigmatizem that is stuck on Burley is really not true. Overall I enjoy the town and I think it will be a good move for all of us.
