We're about to hit a phase in life that some people refer to as "survival mode", I refer to it as the suck chapter. Because it sucks. I just have to keep reminding myself that change is good. Unless we're referring to the money kind of change. Pennies make my hands smell. I hate that.
Rick will (most likely) be switching to the graveyard shift next week, and then he will be working a few doubles a week. He's doing this because soon I will be putting in my 2 weeks notice at my work, which makes me very sad. I've been there for almost 3 years and I love what I do and who I work with. I'm almost done with school and once I finish all my tests I have to do an 180 hour externship somewhere. If I want to get it done in 5 weeks I need to quit my job to do it full time. That will be 5 weeks of me working full time somewhere and not getting paid for it. Instead, my Indian slave will work twice as hard and leave me to fend for myself at night time. He's promised me he will buy me a big body pillow to sleep with. If I make the body pillow take up the entire bed, yell in it's sleep, elbow me in the face, and pull my hair while sleep talking about how much it loves me, it will be just like Rick never left. In return I will buy him earplugs and a sleeping mask for when 11am comes and the neighbors (who own a daycare) let a billion children run free (while screaming) in their backyard which happens to be 5 feet away from our bedroom window. The children's favorite pastime is throwing rocks and/or old dog poop at our window. This brings me to our next big change.
We're moving. Probably not until September, so we still have all summer at the house. After I finish my externship I will look for a full time job as an MA somewhere. After that we'll pack up and head south. To Springville. We feel like Springville is the right choice for us. And here is why:
1. When I look for apartments online and I look for them in Provo the big selling point is that the apartment is "CLOSE TO BYU!!!" Nothing against BYU, but if you don't have to live next to it - don't. We already did. For 6 months. What I'm about to say I say with love - (most)BYU students annoy the hell out of me. Running around at 4am with all your friends dressed up in 80s clothes singing "Party in the USA" does not make you cool. It makes me hate you.
2. The housing I've looked at there is cheaper/newer/bigger.
3. The Springville walmart makes the Orem walmart look like all of M. Knight Shaymalan's movies combined.
4. I just told Rick I'm writing reasons I want to move to Springville. He said "You should say that I hate driving to work and driving through where all the BYU students live and almost running over those morons with their stupid haircuts eating their J-dawgs and jaywalking across the street then looking at me like it's MY fault." Clearly our children will not be wearing true blue shirts with big white "Y"s on them. My family will be so disappointed. Hopefully no one's testimony will be negatively affected by this.
5. It's still close enough to everything I like but far enough away that my mom can't drive by my house and then text me to ask me why I'm not at school. Love you, mom.
6. Rick might get a real opportunity to play Cowboys and Indians.
7. The more South you go the bigger the hair and claw bangs get. I'll finally get to wear my bumpits without shame.
8. "BYU Housing - Where the Honeymoon Never Stops." Rick was looking at apartments online in Provo and that's what he found. Really?
This will hopefully be the last time that we move while living in Utah. The next time we move after this will be when Rick is working permanently for the Rail Road and we will go a little more South than Springville. 750 miles more. Even though we don't know when we will move to Arizona (it will be between 1-5 years) I'm kind of nervous about it. It will be hard to leave my family and leave the place I grew up in. I thought about this the other day and how Utah is so pretty. And then it snowed and Arizona didn't sound like such a bad idea anymore. I will enjoy Utah and the people in it while we're still here but I am excited about Arizona for 4 reasons.
1. It doesn't snow in Tucson.
2. The Brimhall ranch is there.
3. Sonoran hot dogs are there.
4. These people live there.
My Brother, Sister-in-Law, and Niece.
Some of these people live there.
Brimhall Nieces and Nephews.
These 2 people just got married and live there. The 1 little 2 little 3 little Indians with them live there too. I'm so happy about this new family.
Remember my post about babies? I said I wanted my first child to be a brown girl with a ton of dark hair. Basically, I want my first child to be this little girl.
My niece Mikaela. She is so sweet and cute and when everyone was in town for Marc (her Dad) and Megann's (her awesome new Step-Mom) wedding I would come home from work and she would greet me at the door by yelling "AUNT JODI!!!" followed by a big hug. The cutest part is that if she didn't see Rick with me she would ask "Aunt Jodi, whewes Unkow Wicky?"
Arizona doesn't seem like such a bad idea.
4 comments:
Sorry Jodi. If someone isn't where they are supposed to be then I worry.I am an excellent worrier. It's one of my many talents.
He sleep talks about how much he loves you?! wowsie.
moving can be hard. but it can also be a fun adventure. Good luck with the busy busy time of graveyards, externships, and body pillows.
love the mom comment. such a mom thing. and I will totally do such things to my own children. can't wait. :o)
You post made me laugh and smile, you rock Jodi! Hopefully the graveyard shifts don't last to long and moving goes easily. That's great you are almost done with school, congrats!
Hey! I LIKE M. Night Shamalan movies!
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