Dating

So I am approaching my 30th Birthday at the end of the month and honestly I have been dreading this day for the last 6 months. Being 30 and still not married was definitely not part of my plan when I was thinking of how my life would be when I was a little girl. The church has noticed that people are getting married later and that is why they have been talking about it soo much the last few years.
My family is very supportive for the most part, but occasionally I will feel pressure from a few of them. Asking me if I am getting out there. Telling me that I should join lds dating websites, to go to as many activities as possible, moving where there are more members (ie: not in california), etc. My sister even as cute as she is, she even told me that she put my name in the temple so that I will find husband.
The thing that I really didn't think about until recently what being 30 and single means is the type of people that are available to date. Unfortunately the first thought that comes to my mind when I meet a guy around my age and single is, Are you divorced and if you are what happend (because obviously something must be wrong with you.) The second thought that comes to my mind if they haven't been married is, If you aren't married what major issues do you have because you aren't married yet. Sad, but true. Then you start to think . . . well should I go for a younger guy. I have never been interested in younger guys. Being the youngest of 5 I have always dated older than me . . . the one exception was Jared and he was only 2 days younger.
With all that being said, one of my friends thinks I am going through a mid-life crisis. There is a guy at work that I started to flirt with a few weeks ago. He isn't a member of the church, he is 5 years younger than me, has a tatoo, and a lip ring. Not usually the guy I go for. Part of me wants to pursue it because he's a really nice guy. But then at the same time . . . in the back of my mind I am thinking . . he's not a member and I want to get married in the temple. I have all of my Young Women's teachers lessons repeating like a broken record in my head. "You marry who you date" I have never dated a non-member and all of the sudden all sorts of things come up that I never had to deal with. Like how do I set up ground rules for him and how do I keep him from not crossing any of my lines. I take my covenants very seriously and I try my very best to live the gospel. Today we went to luch together and he kissed me for the first time. Of course he tried to put his hands where they aren't supposed to be and I kept moving them away and saying no. Then you have to talk about the whole garment issue. I am starting to see why people are saying it is hard to date outside of the church. But I started going into this thinking I wasn't really expecting to marry him and that I wasn't going to take it seriously. But being 30 and still single . . . should I really use my time dating someone that can't take me to the temple.

Cute Nieces and Nephews

So just because I am not a mommy and I can't post cute pics of my kids doesn't mean I don't have cute kids in my life. . . I love all of my nieces and nephews tons and I probably spoil them all rotten with love . . . they probably get sick of me with all of the kisses and hugs that I request from them. Below are some cute pics that my sister had taken of my cute niece Isabelle. . . currently the youngest of the bunch, but not for long. My Brother Brett and Sister-in-Law Lydia are expecting the fourth little girl into our family in September. Thanks to my siblings for bringing these sweet little spirits into my life.

Twin

I know it has been way too long since I last posted. I have been keeping myself busy doing odds and ends. I just had to share this though. I was on Facebook tonight and saw that my friend has posted something and one of his friends commented on it. The thing that threw me for a loop was that the profile for his friend was a picture of their kid. The crazy thing was that this kid looked almost exactly the way I did at 4 years old. I have attached pictures for your enjoyment.

Me at 4 years

My twin . . . twenty some odd years apart =)

Birthday Madness

Birthdays can either be lots of fun or they can be a real drag . . . I have to admit I was a little afraid of this birthday because it is the last before the dreaded 30. Saturday I got a call from my good friend and visiting teacher Emily, and she announced that she and her fiance had decided that they wanted to throw me a Birthday part. I was so excited. I like parties . . . I just don't like throwing them. We talked out a few of the details everything was set.
Tuesday came along and I was overwhelmed with Birthday messages on facebook, Birthday phone calls, and Birthday texts. I truly felt loved. I went to work and everyone wished me a Happy Birthday. My cute friend got me a fun present that is still sitting on my desk today. I went to lunch with a co-worker at this greek restaurant which was super yummy. My co workers got me my favorite cake (carrot cake) and even put frosting all of over my face. Pictures are included with this post.The party was amazing!! I had so much fun and felt so loved by all of my friends. Thank you Emily and David for such an amazing party. I don't have any pictures of the party. I forgot my camera in the car.
The next day was even more interesting. I went early in the day on a sales trip with one of my sales people. When I got back I got a phone call from my foreman. He asked if I could come over to the warehouse because they had something for me for my birthday. I got caught up on a few things and went over. I got there and my foreman and my other warehouse guy told me to sit down. My foreman came out of his office with this beautiful bouquet of lilies. I was thinking that was nice of them for the both of them to get these for me . . . he said there was a card. They weren't from the both of them. They were from another warehouse guy whom I think may have a little crush on me . . . and the card is in Spanish. I don't know Spanish so I have no idea what it says. They call Juanito over and I kindly thank him and give him a hug . . . but at this point I am feeling super awkward. I took the flowers back to my office and of course everyone is asking questions. I had my co-worker translate the card. It wasn't anything particular but it could be interpreted as more. My co-workers were all giving me grief because they were like . . . my warehouse guys never give me flowers. ha ha ha. Anyway so needless to say I wound up calling my foreman and told him that he and the other guy need to stop joking around about him liking me because I really don't want to encourage anything. The beautiful flowers are now gone, but I have attached a picture for your enjoyment.

Catching up Part 1

I went to Utah over Memorial Day weekend and it was funny because I was talking to one of my freinds and she gave me crap that I never do anything with this. . . I told her that it was because I never have anything to say and she just laughed at me . . . . well one of the things that I kept promising but never did was that I would post a picture of my new car . . . part of that problem is that I kept forgetting to take pictures of it . . . . so to compromise. . . I am posting a factory picture of my car. It is a 2008 Honda Civic Hybrid. I got a heck of a deal on it and it is saving me money every month . . . not only the gas . . . my car payments are less than my Accord. It is silver exterior, and blue interior. It gets me approx 37-40 mpg which is amazing because I am driving the same amount and spending $60 less every month on gas. Wahoo. I'll have to admit the thing that made me most excited about it was that it had an auxillary imput so I can listen to my ipod in my car . . . and the other thing that I am super excited about is that I have steering wheel controls for my radio. I know I am vain. Anyway so that is catch up number one.

Likes and Dislikes

So I have been texting my sister lately of a few of my recent thoughts of likes and dislikes. The one I sent her the other day was hilarious. She even mentioned it to me today when I was talking to her that it made her laugh. It is one of my dislikes. I never understood it but why on earth people like these things I will never understand. Every Easter these things come out in full force. But as far as I am concerned they are the most disgusting candy ever known to man. Behold . . . the Marshmallow Peep. I went to the store yesterday and found two whole shelves dedicated to this wretched candy and then I turned around and found another display full of them



As for some of my recent likes I have come across two albums which deserve a worthy listen . . . the first I know all the stereotypes. It is Kris Allen from American Idol. Yeah yeah totally over produced. But the other I heard one of his songs on the radio which made me curious so I went out and downloaded the whole album and it became an instant favorite of mine.



The next I also came across by listening to the radio, but I also fell in love with it after a few listens and had to download. The band is named The Script. They are from Ireland and have such influences like U2, The Police, The Neptunes, Timbaland, & Van Morrison. Ha ha ha, gee it's no wonder I found a liking to this band. . . they swear a little in two of their songs, but don't let that discourage you from listening to their other stuff. They are a good little Indie/Alternative Band.

Progress

Okay so it's been about a month since my last post, so much has happened. They totaled my car. Which wasn't so fun, but at the same time I wouldn't really want it back after how much damaged had been done. A week later I bought my new car. Which is a story in and of itself. I bought a 2008 Honda Civic Hybrid. It is silver. It has 28,000 miles on . . . then again it is now probably 29,000 seeing that I've had it for about month. ha ha ha gotta love commuting to work. I'll post pictures later. But for the most part I love it . . . . I miss a few of the luxuries of my accord. But I don't miss the $180 I spent on gas each month vs my $120 now. Wahoo!

It took them about a month to finally get the police report but almost all is said and done. 100% his fault. We already knew that though. I have already settled my Bodily Injury Claim and now I am just waiting on my reimbursement for my deductible and the car rental.

All of this accident stuff put the training for a 5k off a few weeks, but I am back into training full swing. I just finished my 3rd week of training and I was thinking . . . wow I can do this. Then today knocked me back into humble pie. This weeks training consists of 5 min warm up, 3 min run, 1 1/2 min walk, 5 min run, 2 1/2 min walk, 3 min run, 1 1/2 min walk, 5 min run, and 2 1/2 min walk. After the first 5 min I thought okay that was a little challenging but not too bad. 2 min into the last 5 min I thought I was going to die. I finished . . . I had to stop a little in the middle, but I did it . . . but I guess that is how life is . . . . in the beginning something may seem a little challenging. But after a while you build your muscles (spiritual, physical, emotional, mental) and things seem normal then another challenge comes a long and requires us to work a little harder and flex our muscles a little more. I am really grateful for my many challenges in life. They allow me to grow and learn. Thanks all for your support. More updates later. =)