The Spiderwick Chronicles

You can learn a lot from the people you associate with. It feels like I have met them all...the single mothers in their 30's with nothing good to say about their low life boyfriends, the teenage punks, the young adult who has about as much of an idea what to do with their life as any 20 something year old does, and the straight up weird people. When I was living back east, I worked with a lot of questionable people and I had to deal with a lot of their judgments towards me, my religion, the way I lived my life, and basically anything I had to say about anything. I got into a lot of heated debates about why I do the things I do (no drugs, alcohol, experimenting with the boundaries of relationships, etc.) and after awhile I decided not to fight about it, just discuss it instead. That can really be said for just about any social experience you have with most people. You talk about yourself, and in time, the things that make you who you are are evident. Usually I am a fairly decent judge of character, and I most definitely try not to judge those I don't know and haven't gotten a chance to meet yet. I would say that I learned this the hard way by befriending less than honorable people my freshman year of college, but that is just what being a freshman meant. Learning from my mistakes and becoming someone who knows how to deal with people and their intentions.

This was on my mind mostly because I am about to go serve a mission for a year and a half and a lot of people don't agree with the LDS religion and they do not like Mormons. I am not one of those people who get upset and aggressive defending my beliefs, but I also do not quietly allow someone to bash everything I have ever believed in. I have been feeling a lot of pressure at work because I work with 3 very non religious people and I feel like every time I speak I have to defend myself, others, and my friends. Customers will come in with packages to mail to missionary sons (I work at a UPS store) and as soon as they see the label to "Elder" they immediately become rude to that customer. I am standing there chatting it up with them talking about their child's mission and my coworkers are giving me the death glare. I feel really defensive lately and I just wish I had a couple of work friends who love my beliefs and standards. If this felt like a back and forth whip lashed post, that's because it was. So deal with it.

The Adventures of Shark Boy and Lava Girl

They say once you stop you never start again. Do they say that? I bet its a saying. I think I forgot how to blog. Do you just talk about stuff that you do, or do you have to tell funny stories all the time? I don't have any funny stories today, but it is almost December which means it is almost January and that means I can finally leave! I am getting more excited as time flies by. I went to a Spanish Branch today for church and even though I could only understand every other phrase every once in awhile, I just got so excited remembering that I will soon know what is being said. I know its going to be a rough start and it will probably take me awhile to pick it up, but I have confidence that once I get shipped off to S. America I will hopefully be able to know whats going on.

If I was even semi decent at documenting things, I would throw a bunch of pictures up of all the bests that came and visited this weekend...but I don't even have an excuse. I just bought a brand new camera for the mish and I haven't even opened it yet. I guess when I finally finish buying everything else I need I will open everything up and get it ready.

I remember mentioning the need for a vacation and I did end up taking one. I finally came back from my extended stay in Southern Utah and boy did I need to go have some fun! It felt the exact same coming home as it ever has. I am really good at having no commitments to anything and doing whatever I want whenever I want to. I guess I got a job and that is going to make me at least get out of the house ever once in awhile for a couple hours, but I plan on using these last 50 days to play.

And I hate to be one of those people but I broke my phone screen so that's making it really hard for me to keep contact with people. If anyone wants to give me an old Sprint phone, I won't say no. Happy December!