Random Fact/Adventure Plan

When I was in second grade a twister totally hit at our house. Random. Even more random.. I slept through it. Lame. It lifted a tree right out of the ground, destroyed our shed and sent our silos flying everywhere. HOW does one sleep through such a thing?

I just decided that someday I want to go on a Twister Chase just like Bill Paxton in the Movie Twister (HIII, I'm Bill Paxton!.. oh Universal Studios).

Nick's Reception and Weekend Events

Last night I was able to go to Nick's wedding reception in Orem. It was SUPER nice :) It was really weird seeing him all married and what not. I'm way happy for him but part of me hates Kim for marrying him. JUST KIDDING! I LOVE her and they are super cute and happy together so naturally, I am happy for them. However, a part of me is a little sad that he is married now. Because we all know that when your good friend (of the opposite sex) gets married.. well, you really don't get to see/hang out with them.... But Nick told me that just because he is married doesn't mean that he drops off the face of the planet. It made me happy! We'll see though ... haha. Here is a picture of their pretty cake!

After the reception I was able to hang out with a couple of my favorite people in the world! I LOVE MCKENZIE AND SMITTY!! and we also hung out with Smitty's cousin Hunter. good times. Never a dull moment with them :)

So today I had a phone interview for a job that I want REALLY bad! It's a receptionist position but it's with a PR/Ad Agency! HOW PERFECT IS THAT?.. I will explain more if I actually get the job! We will be praying for this one for sure! any prayers are welcome :) Thanks!

This weekend I'm staying in Kaysville with Jamie and Regan while James is out of town on business. I realized that I'm totally going to be an Aunt and that is crazy! But I'm liking it! We've been having some fun today.. Rock band, mario, sonic happy hour, pizza hut and the Movie Twister thus far :) Regan even told me that she needs a picture with me so she can put it in her new picture frame..PRESH! But James has a nice place and I really like the area but I don't think I will EVER be able to get used to dogs in the house.. ONE little dog like BO, maybe.. but two HUGE dogs.. yeah, not so much! I'm trying hard to get used to it though!

Downtown SLC :)

So I've decided that I love downtown Salt Lake. I met up with my married friends Steven and MacKenzie (who I hadn't seen since they got married) and it was so good to hang out with them. MacKenzie used to live in Salt Lake and so she was helping me learn the ropes! I wrote down a bunch of cool places that I have to go see/food places I need to go try!

My favorite place we visited today (besides the Walmart with the upstairs parking garage that had a separate escalator for your cart! haha) was this little record store called Slowtrain. It was awesome. I could have spend forever in there going through the music. They had stuff that I knew and a bunch of random things that I'd never heard of. OOOO and I just LOVED taking in the atmosphere. It was so vintage and laid back. I kind of want to invest in a record player and some sweet records. There's just something about playing music on a record!

Another great thing that I realized was that there are a BILLION concerts in SLC. I mean, I should have realized that before because I love music so much but while I was in the store I saw a bunch of posters for concerts and my mine was BLOWN! I found out that Paramore, Fun, and Reliant K are coming on May 10th.. (probably a little late for me to find this out.) but I LOVE the band FUN!!

The ALL DAY Job Shadow

Today was a great day. I must warn you from the beginning, if you are looking for a job success story then you should probably stop reading. I turned it down.

Yeah, I know I need a job but today I realized a lot of things about myself and that is why I believe today was such a great day and I am unbelievably happy yet, jobless right now. I would explain the whole process of the day but I'm laughing so hard right now and I've told the story to a bunch of people over the phone about it already.. So here it is. The facts and lessons learned.

1-I've been praying so hard about what I am supposed to be doing and about finding a job that when I got to the job this morning, I knew that it wasn't right. Hands down. It wasn't just an, "oh this isn't right but you can do it for a while." It was an, "umm Jenn this is NOT the right job/atmosphere for you." ( I knew this the second the manager (great guy) was talking about their team night every wednesday night at the local bar and when he was swearing during his motivational pep talk about monkeys to his team before we were sent out in the field..HAHAHA classic.)

2- Sales? umm. no. I didn't really know exactly what I was getting into but I realized, I am GREAT at meeting new people, starting convos with strangers and keeping it flowing and branding a company as friendly. However, when it comes to selling stuff.. not my thing. I was out with an Awesome trainer all day today and there were times when someone would say, "oh I'm not interested" and if I were doing the sale I would have been like, "OKKKAAYY thanks, BYYYYE!" (in a very friendly, non-annoying, Jenn way!)..Yeah that wouldn't fly in this kind of job.

3- I have great potential. Yeah, I turned it down, but I realized that I have to be honest with myself. If I think to myself, "sure, I could do this" but at the same time I'm simultaneously having the thought that I'd rather live in a box. Well, that's not a good sign! I think it's a great job and you know, I probably would be good at it in time, but I knew from the beginning that it wasn't right so I told my trainer and I just continued the whole day with him.

4.) Even in the motivational pep talk with the monkeys and expletives, I learned a great lesson. I learned from Ron that you should never let anyone get you down about your dreams. You need to surround yourself with people who build you up and help you become the person you want to be in your personal life and in your career goals. Yeah, you can learn lessons in the weirdest places! '

5.) Missionary Experiences can come in the most random times. I won't go into all of the details but my trainer was raised LDS but at a young age stopped going to church and picked up some habits that don't really comply with the word of wisdom. However, he was a great guy. We were able to talk a little bit about the church and the fact that he has the goal of reading the Book of Mormon by the end of the year. That made me so happy! It was also a testimony builder to me that I really don't know others circumstances and I don't need to. All I need to do is love anyone and be a good example. Just because they do some of the things that I don't do or maybe don't agree with, doesn't make them a bad person. I can be confident in being their friend knowing that I know where I stand and they know where I stand! It's just a great feeling that I've really come to realize in the last few months.

So today while I job shadowed, knowing that I wasn't going to take the job, I still went along with it.. We probably walked 10 miles, but I met some great people and above all, I really feel like I learned so much about myself and that is why I am so happy right now. I am happy that I know my potential. I am meant for something great. It just hasn't come along yet. I am happy that I know Heavenly Father is going to help me in the decision making process of my future. He knows what is going to make me happy and I should have listened from the beginning. But he knew that I had to go through this LONG process today to learn all of these things about myself.

Vince Vaughn

So I got an e-mail from my brother Cole today, like I do every monday, only this time his e-mail had some different exciting news (outside of the missionary work, which I LOVE to hear about). Here is what he told me in my e-mail:

"Guess what , ok ill tell ya . One of the members here, well her niece's friend is getting married to Vince Vaughn, and he was up here and I got to meet him. It was so awesome. He was so funny. Oh, it was so amazazing. I cant believe it. We were at the members house and they were there and I actually sat and talked to him!"

I don't know about you but I would have been FREAKING out. Like so star struck that I don't know if I would have been able to play it cool. Oh man, I can only imagine how Coleman reacted. So, this got me thinking. What WOULD I say to a celeb like Vince Vaughn if I were able to sit down and talk to him? I really don't know. I would probably be so nervous that I would spout off about different movies that he played in like, "wedding crasher, dodge ball, psycho, the break up, four christmases.." omg, I don't know what I would even say.

Probably something stupid like this with no pauses for a breath:

"yeah, you totally creeped me out in the movie psycho....oh my gosh you're so talented. How was it working with Reese, better yet, how was it working with Jennifer Aniston. omg, remember how you guys used to date? How was that? Why did it end? The Breakup was one of the worst movies I think you played in. no offense, I mean it, really, no offense.. Oh wow, excuse me for being a nervous mess, I'm just so happy that you are here and I am here and I am meeting you right now, can I have your autograph?"

hmmmm.. I should probably think of a few NORMAL convo topics in case something like this really happens.

Volunteer!

In the process of job hunting I found out that the LUNGevity Foundation is looking for volunteers to help plan a walk or 5K event in SLC this fall. I've been looking for ways to get some more experience in event planning because obviously that is something that I love doing and I've really wanted to find a good cause to dedicate some of my time to. So I emailed the event manager and I am going to go and meet with her this week to chat about becoming part of the committee. She said that we will most likely meet once a week and more when the event time actually rolls around. I'm actually REALLY excited to volunteer! ...more excited then about the fact that I did well in my job interview today and that I got a call back to job shadow all day tomorrow...

#33 of the Random Loves of Jennifer..

Honesty :)

The tale of the Carl's Junior Gift Card and Pass Along Card.

Jamie and I went to Barnes and Noble to browse the bargain book section and pick up some DVD's (gotta love Barne's and Noble. Except that awful music they were playing today. It did NOT satisfy my book browsing needs. I mean it, if I had to hear it for one more minute I probably would have picked up all of the travel and/or recipe books and thrown them wildly throughout the store.) Anyways, on our way out a man came up to us and asked if we had any work that he could do for us so he could feed his fiance who is 3 months pregnant. Of course I had to tell him that I didn't have cash because I RARELY have cash and Jamie didn't have cash either. We really felt bad for the guy. He was super nice and looked like he was just struggling. I don't care if he was lying about the prego fiance or what. Maybe he was just having a bad day and needed some food. Well, we trusted him because who's to say what he was really going through.

Anyways, Jamie and I went to Carl's Junior, the closest thing to Barnes and Noble that carried gift cards, and got him a $10.00 gift card. We wished we could have done something a little more healthy. But who are we kidding? If you're hungry, you're hungry. Right?! While Jamie was in getting the gift card I went through my wallet to see what else I could contribute. Tucked away in my wallet I found a pass along card that I've been meaning to use for quite sometime. I figured it would be an appropriate, yet subtle thing to give him. So I placed it behind the gift card, rolled the window down half way, peeped my hand out the window and said, "Have a good night!!"

Like I said, who knows what he was really going through but what better to give than a restaurant gift card where you know he WILL use it for food and a pass along card ...just in case!

Faith.

I know it's only been two weeks since I've graduated from BYU-Idaho but yesterday I got a little sad. Mostly just because I hate doing all of these job applications...hecka boring. Well last night I was talking to a very wise person and figured that I really am doing all that I can when it comes to the applying part but that maybe I was lacking the faith. So last night when I said my prayers I specifically asked for a few things to help me. Well, this morning was just another confirmation that prayers are heard and answered. I got a call this morning for a job interview on monday at New Rev Group! Who knows if I will get the job but it's reassuring to know that all of this applying is getting noticed SOMEWHERE! I will give updates after the interview. Pray for me. Oh and it's business professional dress.. SHOPPING!?! I think so!

#29 of the Random Loves of Jennifer..

I love when you talk to someone on the phone and you can laugh like you were never apart.. :)

Two of my Favorite Jenn's (Me and Jenn Ogden)

My roommate Jenn Ogden from my last year of school came to visit me today. She visited my new apartment and brought me my second house warming plant! A Peace Lily. Thanks to my friends my room is full of life and beauty. I love it. Instead of little kids or pets to take care of, I will take care of my plants and be happy :) THANKS JENN!

After I gave her a little tour of my apartment we decided to go to the Forever 21 and well, we spent forever in there and loved every minute of it. Then we went to Chick-fil-a. I had heard good things about it and well, I have to say that It was pretty good! Chicken, honey mustard, Criss cross fries and lemonade? SURE!

The best part of it all was hanging out with Jenn and our random conversations. We were stopped at a stop light and I was a little confused about the gender of the person in the car behind us. I mean, it wasn't a big deal. I don't care if you are a girl or a boy but it would be nice to just know... you know? Well I learned that she had never heard the word "he-sh" and she insisted that the correct term was "Shim".. I had never heard that and I am STILL laughing about it. I guess we will never know what the correct term is. Maybe we need to take a fbook poll or something? haha. well, bottom line, I love that girl and miss living with her. Too bad she has to live in DC.... RUDE!

Mean People are Mean

So yesterday I went out to run a few errands. I had to run to the post office and pick up a few things to de-stinkify our fridge...shouldn't take too long, right? However, one thing I have learned since I moved here is that if you are planning on your errands only taking a half an hour then you need to plan at least double the time.

Not only that, I am amazed at how rude people are. Can't a girl just go out and happily run her errands without people obnoxiously honking their horn when she hesitates at a stop light? Heaven forbid I try to change the radio station or glance at myself in the mirror for a split second! STOP TRIPPIN' people. Jamie told me when she first moved here that a little old man flipped her off after HE cut her off... hahaha oh man, I'm just waiting for something like that to happen to me too.

I was a little bothered by the happenings of my afternoon and all of the rude people surrounding me until I was stopped at the light and a guy walked past me in the cross walk. This guy looked a little rough around the edges, had simple clothes, pants a little baggy and a cigarette in his ear. It was about 6:00 in the evening, and the weather was particularly nice. This guy wasn't listening to an iPod or anything but for some reason he had a bounce to his step and when he got across the street he hopped up onto the curb and did a fancy little turn. He was walking alone and there was something about his strut that made me think...

Why was he so happy? What does he know that I don't know?....Well even though I do not know the answers, I decided that I really want people to know that I am happy when I am! I wish I could make that same impression on the people who are always honking at me and everyone else.. Chill out people!!! RELAX :) Find out what makes you happy and share the joy!

Nice to have friends in town!

I know I've only been here for a week but it was so incredibly nice to have friends come and visit for the weekend in my new place! Alex, Kevin and Alisa came down and went shopping, ate tons of crap, watched movies, went on walks, star gazed (a perfect opening to the summer), got attacked by a crazy dog, laughed and just hung out! It was so nice to see old friends and to make some new ones :) We had a great weekend!.. well at least I sure did!

They even got me a house warming/graduation friendship plant that I love! After reading about it I hear that they can grow up to 10 feet tall! I'm excited to help it grow. I know, I'm such a dork. But It does look good on my dresser next to the TV. This picture was taken while I was letting it soak up some sun to make some good ol' chlorophyll!

10 of the many lessons learned over the weekend:

-I'm not good at miniature golf--Everyone else is.

-I'm kind of weird when it comes to plants.

-Not everyone has played the game clue.

-Certain people look better in my favorite band tee's than I do...

-Some people may know TOO much about some TV shows.. haha (All I'm saying is that if I need to know anything about the show Friends, I'm calling Alisa. Hands down!)

-I'm a pretty good cheater at clue (even though I didn't win..?).

-Even the biggest non-animal lovers can learn to love little dogs over time.

-Cookie dough does not equal dinner.

-If you ask Kevin if you can get him anything he will reply with "Three hot dogs!" which is funny.. because I never even got him one hotdog...sorry Kev! Next time!

-Going to a Bridal Show is like going to Costco only with lots of scrumptious wedding treats!

Figuring out this place.

Last night I was able to go out with one of my super good friends Florencia! She should feel pretty special because it was my first "real" night out since I moved here on Saturday. We went and saw the movie Date Night and went out to eat at Noodles and Co. I had a ton of fun. The movie was hilarious and the food was great. However, I felt bad because the only things I really know how to locate so far are the essentials (the mall, the movie theatre, target, Walmart and Hooters... and now Noodles and Co.) .. I mean, what more do you need? Just Kidding. I need to figure out this town and FAST! A few of my friends are coming to visit this weekend and I really have no clue where anything is. I know I will figure it out soon. All I have to say is thank goodness for GPS and Mapquest capabilities on my blackberry :) ... without it I would be all sorts of lost!

My New Room :)

Here is my new room so far! New bed, lamp and painting that I got from Jamie for Graduation! Thanks Jaym :)

Change...

We are constantly faced with change. We meet new people, learn new things and go new places. That is what keeps life so exciting. At this moment in my life I know things will never be the same as it was. I'm not saying that it is a bad change I just know that it is time. Here are the many changes that have been happening since leaving Rexburg and the college life behind just a few days ago.

1.) I graduated from BYU-Idaho! I received my Bachelors of Science in Communication with an emphasis in Public Relations.

2.) Job Hunting. Even though i've only been going through the process for a little while, it's still my first time and it's been a little crazy. I'm sure I will find something soon! It will be nice to be making money instead of just spending it!

3.) New Town. Right after graduation I made the move straight to Sandy Utah. I don't know my way around here yet, and I don't know anyone... but I will make it work! Things always seem to work out!

4.) New Bed/New Room. I moved in my with sister Jamie and her roommate MacKenzi. I plan on being here for a couple of months and then eventually getting my own place. It will be easier to figure out once I get a job and know where I'm going to be. But I love having my own room again and my new big girl bed. I will post a picture of my room so far. It's simple--just the way I like it!

5.) Dog. I've never been one to love pets in the house but when I moved in the other day I had to get used to the fact that they have a little baby poodle in the house. She is small, potty trained and doesn't shed so I guess it's not bad. I'm slowly getting used to it. Her name is BO and we've actually became pretty good friends the last couple of days since I've been home alone! I take her out to go potty and everything :) ha ha.

6.) Alone time. I'm not used to this yet but I've had time to read, clean and apply for jobs so it's not too bad so far.

There are a lot of things changing right now but I will be sure to keep everyone posted!