Gratitude Day 43

Yesterday (Tuesday) I found out that I get to move into my new apartment the end of December/beginning of January (depending on when I can get my brute strength organized)!  I'm so excited!

Thus, I'm grateful for my new apartment, my new roommates and the girl who is moving out efficiently, allowing me to move in!

Pet Peeve

I hate when people are late. I hate when things are running behind schedule. Do not tell me we're eating at 6:00 and not start dinner until 6:45. It's just not ok. When you tell me to be somewhere at 3:00, I will be there by 2:50. I won't expect you to be ready for me until 3:00, but I will be there early.

What spawned this rant, you ask? I'm sitting in the Performing Arts Building waiting to play for a student's jury. They are running more than 30 minutes behind. It is NOT ok! If you have 5 minute slots, keep them to 5 minutes!!!

Deep, cleansing breaths.


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Gratitude Day 42

I am so grateful for my job at the University of Utah.  It really is a dream job for me.  I get to play the piano!  And they pay me for it!  Seriously, it does not get any better than that.  As I look forward to being single, I have carefully considered what I want to do with my life.  I really want to do everything humanly possible to keep my job at the University of Utah and to keep playing the piano for Cecily and to keep subbing.  I love all these things so much and they are such a perfect fit for me.  I'm budgeting so very carefully and praying that's how it will work out.  I guess we'll see.

Gratitude Day 41

I'm grateful today for Hot Chocolate, Sticky Popcorn and favorite movie from the past (While You Were Sleeping)!

It's the simple things in life, really.

Gratitude Day 40

Saturday was an AWESOME day!  I had an audition for The Importance of Being Earnest.  I can't tell you how much I've wanted to be in this show!  I love it sooo much!  Plus, I get to pretend to be British!  I mean, that's living the dream(okay, the actual dream is to date someone with a hot british accent...but a close second is me being British).  The audition went quite well.  Call backs are on Tuesday, so we'll see how that goes.  I would love love LOVE to be in this show! (SIDE NOTE:  I did not make Drowsy Chaperone.  But I'm totally over that.  I would MUCH rather do this play.)

After my super awesome audition, I went and took pictures for one of my friends from back in the good old days.  We went to the Utah State Botanical Center in Kaysville.  It's one of my new favorite places for pictures.  I'll definitely be headed there again soon.

Then I did some quick Christmas shopping(quick because I was on a schedule) and managed to pretty much finish up everything.  WOOHOO! 

Next on the schedule was meeting with some gals about the possibility of moving into their town home(I found them through ksl.com).  It turned out to be a match made in heaven.  The girls are super cute and we seemed to fit pretty well.  I'm really excited!  I have a place to live!  My life doesn't feel quite so much like it's in limbo!  I love when things fall into place!  I find out Monday if I can move in the end of December or the end of January.  I'm really fine either way(but everyone keep your fingers crossed for the end of December because I'm TOO EXCITED TO WAIT!). 

I spent the afternoon taking care of some housekeeping and such.  Then I had BHS Christmas Dance photoshoots.  And topped it off with a lovely evening with friends. 

I'm grateful for ABSOLUTELY PERFECT SATURDAYS.  Cuz that's what this one was!(Seriously there are very few things that coule have made it better...very few...but there's always room for improvement, I suppose)

Gratitude Day 39

I woke up Friday and shockingly, my knees were not blue and purple(not gonna lie, I'm a little disappointed because now people will think I was just a big old whiner about the pain).  Also, they weren't all that sore and stiff.  I could walk up and down stairs like a normal person(I still winced internally a little, but I didn't have to wimper with every step I took and I didn't look particularly gimpy). 

I'm grateful that I didn't do permanent damage to myself.

Gratitude Day 38

I woke up this morning and got all dolled up to go play at the University of Utah.   It was the final recital for the class I play for.  I looked pretty awesome, if I do say so myself.  And I opted for my black 3" heels. 

I was running right on schedule as I started walking up the street to my car.  And then it happened.  Actually, I'm not entirely sure what happened.  Suddenly I wasn't so much upright, but sprawled on all fours.  My best guess is that my heel caught on a crack or something and I lost balance and shot forward.

My knees got the worst of it.  My right one got scraped up pretty badly and for a moment, I thought I might have shattered my left knee cap.  I can't remember the last time I was in such excruciating physical pain.  I didn't really have time to run back in and clean up.  So I got up, brushed myself off and kept going.  I was able to sort of clean up my bleeding knee.  Somehow, the pantyhose survived completely intact.  But my left leg was throbbing from the knee down. 

Fortunately, I found a parking spot that was relatively close to the Performing Arts Building.  That way I didn't have hobble too far.  Stairs were not my friend and sent shooting pains up and down my leg.  I was lucky that I got to sit behind the piano so pretty much no one knew of my injuries. 

I survived the University and went home to make another batch of caramels.  I took Ibuprofen first.  Still, standing and stirring caramels for over an hour wasn't great therapy for my legs.  After that, I debated going to the gym to lift, which was my original plan.  After a few trips up and down the stairs at the house and a few very painful mishaps involving my knee, I opted for a nap.  It was a GOOOOD nap.  Mmhmm......

Oh, right...after my nap, I showered, which felt very nice.  And then settled down to watch a movie and ice my knee.  It's doing much better.  My left knee had gotten very swollen, thus impeding my movement and causing the aforementioned pain.  Ibuprofen and icing it did wonders.  I'm a much happier girl now. 

Here's a picture I took at the University.  It really doesn't do it justice.  And I'm certain I'll want to take another tomorrow when they both turn very pretty colors.  I did a little damage to the palms of my hands as well(something had to stop me from scarring my pretty face).  Aside from being a little tender, they're okay. 

So today, I'm grateful that there were no witnesses to this epic display of grace.  It would've been really embarrassing.