Fast Food

I was ravenous!

Here it was, 9:45pm, and I hadn't eaten since noon.

I had an angry animal growling in my stomach.

I drove down the road in an unfamiliar area trying to survey my food options.  They were pretty dismal.  On the left we had KFC, which is not something I enjoy eating.  On the right we had McDonald's, an establishment I have not graced in over 10 years and I'm not about to start now.  And up ahead we had TacoBell.  I think I went to a TacoBell once...I was maybe 11 or 12...it clearly left a big impression.

So I broke down and went to TacoBell.  It seemed like the lesser of the evils.  I have friends who LOVE TacoBell...or Taco Time...I frankly don't know the difference except that one has a cactus and the other has a bell.

The angry animal was getting angrier.

So I silenced it with a burrito.

Aside from silencing the beast, I have nothing good to report about TacoBell.  It was not tasty.  I have clearly not been missing out on anything in the last 15 years, which is good, because really, the fact that I don't eat fast food is something I am okay with maintaining.

Pain is not Beauty, it's Pain!

I got a manicure on Monday.
Nothing fancy, just had them clean up my nails and put a clear coat of polish on.  I'm not one for color on my nails...I end up chipping it off after a day or two, which is gorgeous.

Anyway, so as I'm getting my manicure done, the gal asked me if I wanted to get my eyebrows waxed.  Normally I get annoyed when other people suggest that my unwanted hair requires attention, but I'd actually been thinking about breaking down and doing it off and on for about 9 months, so I decided to do it.

Since we were in the waxing mood, we decided to wax off some of the hair that is near my hairline, but not actually a part of it...more onto my cheek (I didn't look like a dude or anything, but I definitely had hair).

Immediately afterward, I felt weird.  I mean really, two parts of my face are completely hairless and smooth, and then you hit normal peach-fuzz halfway across my face.  I figured it would take some getting used to, and that the peach-fuzz would return in time.  I also got burned by the wax.  I think it's going to leave a nice little scar.

And my absolute, all-time favorite byproduct of having done this....any guessers?  Anyone?

Here it is....

I'm breaking out like a teenager.  Strike that...I'm breaking out WORSE than I did as a teenager.  It's gross. Not a fan.  Never doing it again.

Live and learn.

Play it again

I had grand plans to come online and write something witty and insightful on this here blog, but as soon as I made the move to do so, my mind went blank.  So sad when that happens.

I have been feeling less than productive at work these past few weeks (yes, I am writing this on my lunch break, not during working hours), but I think that's just part of being in the office.  There are people here, and they like to talk, laugh, ask questions, make jokes and tell crazy stories...all of which are moderately to severely distracting.

I have enjoyed getting to know some of my coworkers better though, we're a pretty funny bunch...or at least we think so.

Swiss Miss(es)...and the Mr. & Mrs.

Guess who's coming to dinner?

And by dinner, I mean for 2 weeks!

That's right, my internationally adept sister and her family.  They will be in Utah by the end of the week, and I will get to see them during the first weekend in August.  Can we say, "excited"?  I think we can.

The girls have grown up a lot in the last year (as children tend to do) from what I can tell from recent pictures.  I'm hoping that by the time I get around to seeing them, they will be over their shyness of strangers...though we are admittedly pretty strange, even after you know us for a while.

Yay for visitors!

Home Sweet Home?

So I have been living out of a suitcase for the last 2 weeks.

I've also been sleeping on a couch.

And it's not going to end until August 8th.

I'm covering for 2 people at work, one of which has a position that requires frequently being in the office.  So instead of driving from Layton to Salt Lake and back every day (which is about 45 minutes..in good traffic, each way), I have essentially commandeered the living room couch and upstairs bathroom of the Buie residence.

I am so grateful that Kelly's parents are allowing me to crash at their house for a good month (seriously!), it saves me so much grief, money and time!

So here's to living in Salt Lake again!  Albeit briefly.

Dating...again

July started out with a bang. Literally.

But only because of the 4th of July....nothing awful happened to me.

July has already been an interesting month for me.  Firstly, I am back online. I'd hoped I wouldn't have to go back to cyberspace for my dating options, but here I am.  I saw a lot of familiar faces online (some of which I had been out with 2 years ago when I last dove into this pool), and some new ones as well.  I am definitely a monogamist of epic proportions, so the idea of dating multiple people has never been something I've longed for.  I can now say with all certainty that I very much DISLIKE dating multiple people.  I never thought I would ever wish for people to stop asking me out, but it has happened.

I had 2 dates during the first week of July, 3 dates the second week, and 2 dates this past week.  I have had 4 separate conversations explaining to guys that I don't want to go out with them again (which are not my favorite conversations to navigate, can I just tell you that?).

I have, however, been on 3 dates with one guy that I really like so far, and will hopefully go out with again.  I like the ease and comfort we have with each other, not a whole lot of awkwardness and anxiety which is incredibly refreshing.

So if nothing else, I at least know that there are really good guys out there, and some of them are even online.  And at least one of them has my number.

June

I had one post in the month of June, and that is pretty sad.

A lot of fun things happened in June, and not one word was written about any of them!  And of course recapping is not going to do justice to anything, but we'll give it a try.

I started June out with a camping/hiking trip to Bryce Canyon with my parents.  We happened to be down that way on "Free Entrance Fee Day" for the National Parks, so we made our way over to Zions Canyon on that particular day.  My parents did a hike (the name of which I cannot recall), and I trekked up Angel's Landing.  Sadly, my camera lay sad and silent in the car while I did this hike, so I have no photo documentation of my ascent.  I will say though, it had one of the most spectacular views I have ever had the pleasure of seeing on a hike, and I am determined to hike it again (with a camera)!

The next weekend, some friends and I went up to Bear Lake for the day.  We sat around talking (while waiting for the boat to arrive....which did about 1/2 and hour before we wound up leaving) and getting summarily burnt to a crisp (some of us more than others...poor Megan!)

The weekend after that was spent in Capital Reef National Park, walking through red rock, along rivers and around waterfalls.  The place is seriously gorgeous, and I am glad I got to spend the weekend with some pretty awesome ladies!

So that brings us up to speed on June....and if I left anything out, I'll have to live without the memory of it...since I can't think of anything at the moment anyway.