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Murphy

Anyone that knows me, knows how bad I've wanted a dog the last few years. Well, here he is!!


Meet Murphy :)

I took this picture the first day I had him. He had just gotten done playing in the canal by my house and was wet, and dirty, and couldn't have been happier!

He is so much fun!! He loves to carry around his squeaky toys, but he loves this little rubber chicken the most. It's hilarious. He's a big fan of jumping on my bed and cuddling too :) But only for like a min then he lays at the bottom of my bed hanging out haha

Anyways, just wanted to introduce my little Murphy *aka Murph-Dog, Murphalicious, Smurf, Smurfalicious, and Fuzz Ball (my mom's name for him) to the blogging world :)

This is harder than I thought...

It's been 3 months since I've posted anything, and about 2 months since I've been in Vernal.

I wish I could say that this was the best decision I ever made and I don't regret it for one minute.

But that would be a lie.

I knew moving back wouldn't be easy, but I didn't realize just how difficult it would be.

2 good things have come from this move, however.
1-I FINALLY got a dog :) His name is Murphy and he's a 1 year old Shih Tzu. He's so stinking cute and I love having him.
2-I'M DEBT FREE :) :) That's pretty awesome, huh?


I'm hoping that I will be able to make it through the next year without pulling out my hair or being committed...Right now I'm just trying to take it one day at a time...

Next Big Adventure

I'm about to say something I never thought I would say in my lifetime...

I'm moving back to Vernal. I decided to take the job at KVEL/KLCY as a sales consultant so come May 17 I'll be back in Vernal.

While I'm glad I'll be so close to my family again, I'm still sad to be leaving Salt Lake. To be honest, I'm more upset about leaving my apartment than anything else (even though it's tiny and feels like a sauna at times, I still love it!). I haven't lived in Vernal since I was in high school and I already know I'm in for a big adjustment!

But this move is only for a couple of years (I realize lots of people probably say that, but I'm sticking with the 2 year limit!!!) and then it's back out to the city! I miss San Diego so so so much and that's where I want to be, but right now it just isn't a good idea. In 2 years I'll have more radio experience, a lot of money saved up (the benefit of living with your Mom ;) and maybe even a new car paid off.

The next 3 weeks are going to be super busy for me! I'm going out to Vernal this weekend to get things ready for all my stuff, then my Dad has his surgery on May 4...Then that weekend I'll come back out to Vernal to bring more stuff and help my Dad, then back out to Salt Lake only to move on May 16. And let's not forget work and packing in between all of this.
Just so much fun :)

So I guess wish me luck!

A little behind...

So March has come and gone, and I am REALLY behind on my blog! Ooops...It was just as good as I hoped it would be :) Some highlights from March:

• Dad's 64th Birthday!! He's getting OLD! haha
• Mini weekend trip to Mesquite with some friends :)
• Jake's big 23rd Birthday!! (Which only consisted of The Mayan and a couple drinks)
• A very quick trip to San Diego (boy do I miss it down there!)
• Lots of relaxing and reading amazing books!
• Britni's 21st Birthday!!

A few of us heading to the hot tub

Happy Birthday Jake!!!

The girls on Britni's 21st!!!

Me and Shaner hanging out :)

Rock Star! lol

Oh how I've missed this view...

Best things in the world in one picture....

Things in April have started off really well too. Work is going pretty good now that I'm down to 2 jobs(peace out RL!!) and I even have a job offer...IN VERNAL!! That decision is going to take some time to think over, but I'll let everyone know what's going on as soon as I know.

My dad has a doctor's appointment next week to FINALLY schedule surgery and be done with this whole cancer thing. We're all so relieved that they caught the cancer in the early stages, otherwise I'd probably be a disaster!!

So, like usual, my life is pretty simple and boring :) I'll update next time something exciting happens.

Looking Up

Even though it's only the 2nd of March, things this month seem to be improving :)

• All my Dad's tests came back good and the cancer hasn't spread AT ALL :) :) I was joking around with my Dad saying I bet no one has ever been more grateful for a case of diverticulitis than he is since that's how we caught it :) He probably wouldn't have gotten an exam for another year at least and by then it could have been much worse.
• I'm going to start working the front desk at my internship for the next 4-6 weeks while the receptionist recovers from surgery, which means more $ and more experience :)
• My credit card is slowly, but surely, getting closer to being paid off.
• Every day is one day closer to summer :)

So I guess there is some light at the end of the tunnel...

Note to Self:

This is a great reminder for me.

Lately I've seen the world as 'glass-half-empty' and I hate it. I get so stressed and overwhelmed I feel like I'm going insane.

But I think if I just take the time to stop and breathe, things will get better :)

((Side note: My dad's scans all came back clean so that means the cancer hasn't spread!! :) :) I was so relieved to hear that, but I know I'm not going to stop worrying until he's completely cancer free.)