And then some...

Midterms are OVER.

Grades are in!

I passed! With flying colors, and then some!

In 22 days my Mom will be here to prep for graduation!

In 43 days I'll be a college graduate.

Life feels extremely unreal right now.

My brother, Andrew, was sworn into the US Army.

He reports to Basic Training on may 7th, 2012.

It's crazy to think graduation will be the last time my whole family will be together for who knows how long.

On another note...

I may just be dating the cutest man in the world.

Thought you should know.

tick tock

The clock is counting down, rapidly!

65 days until Graduation!!

I cannot believe it!

I wish I had exciting news to report, but alas I don't!

My life is consumed with work, school, and studying!

I have had THREE weeks of midterms.

Which means three weeks of complete and utter stress!

I think that's a bit ridiculous, but I'm half through the semester!

Which in itself is a wonderful thing!

Nothing else new to report.

I'm plain and boring!

I'm ok with that, for now!

The Winds of Change

Happy New Year!

I finally made time to blog!

My Top 11 of 2011

1. In January I decided to take a semester off from school

2. In March I battled the awful Swine flu for three weeks

3. In April I started my job at Marriott Vacation Club

4. In July my amazing family came out to visit Utah for their first time.

It was really special to be able to show them my new life!

5. In August I got promoted to a Senior Vacation Ownership Advisor...and I turned 22!

6. In October I moved into a cozy apartment with my long-time friend, Kristie, in Salt Lake City.

7. In November I purchased a new car!

2011 Mazda CX9, I love it!

8. I said goodbye to my Great Aunt who was 106. I am so thankful to know I will see her again some day. I am also comforted to know I have another guardian angel.

9. In December I finished my Bachelor's Degree in Human Development and Family Studies.

10. In December I found a dog and brought him home for my brother for Christmas.

Best find I have ever made!

11. I was able to spend Christmas will my whole family.

For the first time in four years all the children were home.

It was blissful.

Swinging in to 2012...

I am getting ready for a short but sweet trip to NYC to see my brother and the Big Apple!

I am so excited!

I am also starting my last semester of college to finish my minor and emphasis which is so hard to believe.

I have come a long ways from just short over a year ago.

I cannot wait to see what the rest of 2012 has in store for me!

Stay tuned!

Change. Change. Change.

I got the promotion with Marriott Vacation Club!

I'll be making $4+ an hour which will greatly help me to pay off school quicker.

I'll be putting in lots of overtime ($$$) and working 6 days a week (I get Sundays off :) )

I'm really excited to be able to "move up" the ladder!

They're working with my school schedule, which means I still have to put 40 hours in each week...which means I'll be working 6 days a week, typically right after class until 7pm.

I have to go through training all over again which I am not looking forward to.

I'll be working with point-based vacation club owners.

I'll have 800 members assigned to me in which I'll be in charge of planning and booking their vacation using their points!

I'll move departments and I'll get a bigger and better desk!

I start next week!

Tomorrow begins my last Fall semester of school, for now.

Here comes another 16 units and I'll bid farewell to my sweet life.

I'll have my Bachelor's degree in December.

I'll have my minor and emphasis completed in May, 2012.

I have 9 classes left, and I can hardly wait to be finished!

I'll be graduating May 3rd, 2012.

Hold. Me. To. It.

The Scores Are In!

This is a picture for the memory book.

I have never been a "Straight A Student", I've always have a hard time juggling the demand of life.

I guess this semester was different.

Something that will keep my movin' along this upcoming next semester.

I did it.

And no one stopped me.

It's a miracle beyond belief.

I interviewed Wednesday for a promotion at my job.

I find out tomorrow if I got it.

*Fingers crossed*

I've also been able to enjoy a piece of Summer.

It has consisted of a lot of volleyball, a trip to Vegas, and being lazy.

I start school in 7 days.

16 credits here I am, again.

This is my last Fall semester of school, ever.

Bring it on!

Done!

I did it!

Completed 16 credits while working 40 hours a week!

It is possible!

This semester was a learning experience.

I proved to myself I am very capable of finishing anything I put my mind to.

I thought going to school during the Summer would be more difficult, since the weather is so nice and all my friends are out of school, but nope! Probably my best semester of school, ever!

I am officially 2 semesters away from graduation.

And that's only 7 classes....

sweet!

I am still waiting on all the grades, but so far I've gotten an A and an A-.

Not too shabby, especially with working so much and having to figure out the whole school thing again.

I am currently in Las Vegas with Kellee.

She had to pick some things up from her brother's who just moved here.

Vegas is a completely different world. I have never seen so many messed up people in my life.

Hilarious. Awkward. And an eye opener.

I am glad I live a clean life and I can remember the night before.

I applied for a new position within Marriott.

Keep your fingers crossed- it's a long shot.

But, if you don't try...you'll never get anywhere in life, so I went for it.

I have an interview on Wednesday :).

School starts up again August 22nd.

Here goes another 16 credits.

I can do it.

I just proved all the nonbelievers wrong!

This is what livin' life is all about.

<3

Oh, and also, my parents have come and gone.

And I am so thankful I was able to show them my life in Utah.

It was an amazing visit and I miss them dearly.

I'll post more on their trip when I get back to SLC.

I'm an old Grandma!

Not really.

But Basically.

I went to bed yesterday at 3:30pm.

Yes, I slept for a whole 16 hours and it was amazing!

But really, I felt like I aged myself by doing so, especially since it was on a Saturday night!

Life is picking up, yet again, for me.

I am starting another class, yes that'll be 18 credits total, at once.

It is only a 2 week course, so it shouldn't be that bad; but it'll just add two weeks of extra intense stress.

Oh, and my parents are coming in 13 days.

The count down begins.

Boatin' and Floatin' the days away

4th of July just is not the same this year.

I am longing to be home in California with my family.

Waving the flag and throwing candy in my home-town parade.

Watching my brothers BBQ it up at the annual Car Club BBQ.

Watching fireworks over the San Francisco skyline.

And falling asleep to the sound of little firecrackers that do nothing more than make noise.

July 2nd will have to be my new July 4th.

Since it appears that's when Utah celebrates.

This weekend I went boating!

I got up wake-boarding on my first try.

Water skiing too.

It was an absolute blast.

I have the best sunburn in the world to prove it.

After boating all day, we had a BBQ and watched fireworks.

I was out until 1:30am.

But it was such a gorgeous, fun, and laughter-filled day.

It was exactly what I needed.

Next week will mark my two year move to Utah.

It is extremely crazy to think about all that I have accomplished in these two short years.

In less than three weeks, my parents and brother will be out here for a well-deserved vacation.

I am counting down the days, hours, and minutes.

And, in less than a month I'll turn the golden 22.

I am SO excited.

I have a feeling being 22 will be a whole lot better than 21.

Plus, 22 has always been my lucky number.

School...is currently weighing me down.

But in 4 weeks, I'll be a free bird...

and I'll be able to fly again...for a few weeks or so ;)

.

So my last post was about how amazing school is going.

Well maybe I spoke too soon.

But I am finding it even harder these days to find time to get all of my assignments done on time.

Maybe it's the shift from the crummy weather to the absolutely beautiful Summer weather...

I would much rather be outside soakin' up the sun when I'm not working

but that is rather impossible since I am always running off to class or back home to study or write an essay or read a chapter or taking an exam.

6 weeks left till a few weeks of freedom...it'll be glorious!

Until then

It's back to the books, the exams, and the papers.

Bye Summer!

Oh!

I officially declared my minor and emphasis...exciting right?

I thought so too, until I saw the additional classes I needed to take before May 2012.

Oh well!

I'll have a bachelors of science in human development and family studies, a minor in sociology, with an emphasis in criminology. That's a mouth full, but SO worth it.

(don't ask me what I'll be doing with these...because I have no clue, yet)

Spring 2012 better get here quick if I want to survive!

Stayin' Afloat

Yep.

I am now 4 weeks into my Summer courses.

And I am happy to report...

I am stayin' afloat!

I believe the demands of all 5 of my classes is helping me stay focused.

Teaching myself, since 3 are online courses, gives me greater responsibility.

I have not failed any exams yet.

Nor have I even scored lower than a B on anything.

Mostly As though...wahoo!

This is something to celebrate.

I'm hoping to stay this focused for the remaining 7 weeks.

In other news, My parents are coming out here in exactly 5 weeks!

I am SO excited!

I am counting down the days.

And in OTHER news...

I got a $100.00 bonus at work for receiving 29 Positive Owner Surveys regarding my customer service. Such a sweet deal. I didn't receive a single negative one.

It really does pay off to be nice ;)

And finally...it's beginning to feel like Summer.

Weather wise, at least.

I love the feeling of driving with the windows down and having the sun beat down on me.

It's a beautiful life