I need to watch my own mouth sometimes.
And by sometimes I mean a lot of times…….
Sorry.
Quite Possibly
Today has been long. I feel like the days are getting longer. I feel like I can’t fit EVERYTHING into my schedule. It is kinda freaking me out. Between work, school, institute, volunteering, and the wedding I am going to go insane. Oh. And my dress is too big. I think I am losing weight. Isn’t that supposed to be the aspiration for every bride? Not me. I just want my dress to fit : (
I am going to see an alteration lady. I hope she can fix it.
Indeed
Dear Nordstrom,
I love you. Ever since I have grown up I have wandered in your space oohing and ahhing at the many beautiful clothes you have to offer. Today you have offered me more than I have ever needed. My fiance came in looking for a suit for our wedding day and you provided. You always do. I know you can be expensive but it is okay when it is for something important, quality and that will be used until it erodes into ashes. The suit is beautiful and makes my fiance look dang good. Thank you Nordstrom’s for your wonderful customer service, the knowledge that comes with your workers is invaluable. I would have never know to tell my fiance not to button the last button on the vest. But you did. Wonderful you. I love you Nordstrom. Somewhere in my house is that silly blue stuffed animal I got with my first pair of patent leather sunday shoes, that is why I love you.
Love,
Gina
For those of you who think Nordstrom is too expensive or ridiculous I say to you: don’t buy the silly things but dig deep to the core of the store and you will find quality. Something that lacks in many stores today.
(this probably contradicts my previous post about retail work not being rewarding…..)
Jesus the Christ
Gidget goes to work
Let me just say, I love the YMCA. I have found that it is the only place that I have been able to be happy keeping a job at. I try retail stores and consignment and all sorts of things but for some reason its the loving atmosphere of a community that keeps me grounded at a job. You see I know mostly everyone that works in the building. Especially within my program area. But I know that when I enter the building there will be smiling faces and when I get to my room there will be more smiling faces. For me, retail jobs are NOT rewarding. It is rare when someone comes up to you and says “thank you for the work that you do, I really appreciate it.” However at the Y this happens often, parents are so greatful that we watch their kids. One time a mom told me God would bless me for what I was doing. The best part about working where I do is that I get to hold babies all day, blow bubbles, color, and chit chat with my coworkers. Anywho, I worked an 8 hour day today and let me just say that it was fun. Even though I had to be there by 8:15am and clean fake food, cars, and legos, it is still the best place to work at. Anywho, I think I will stay at the YMCA for as long as I can. Maybe forever?
Gidget goes to the registry and the deep south
Kyle and I still need to go apartment shopping. I am becoming obsessed with gift registry. It is addictive, its like dream shopping. You can scan ANYTHING. Some of the stuff on our lists is a bit ridiculous because Kyle and I had thought of everything and then we decided to have fun. We registered for tomato seeds. We want to grow a tomato. We registered for gloves, not fun winter ones but cleaning the toilet ones.
On another note…..I met Kyle’s sister’s boyfriend, Brad. He is from the South. I have met people from the South before but none like him. He was telling n-word jokes and I was NOT laughing. It was shocking to hear that word used so casually. Scary really. That racial hatred still exists scares me, I mean I learned about it this past quarter but Seattle is pretty forward thinking so it wasn’t super applicable. But his language was shocking.
Gross. I hate that kind of stuff.
Down with the Sickness
Being sick is gross. My little sister is sick right now. It is disgusting….ly cute. She gets all cuddly and needy for me. Much better than the random phone conversations I have with her that end with, “I don’t really feel like talking to you right now…” On a different note I have decided to do a tv/movie fast. So far so good. It was painful for awhile being trapped at home with a sick five year old but we did some puzzles and I read to her. I also went gift registry shopping with mi madre. Yakima Macys sucks. There was NOTHING there. We tried finding linens and placemats to go along with the plates. NOTHING! silly Yakima.
Dreams
I am engaged. That’s kind of old news but still, very exciting. I have always dreamed about planning a wedding. I am obsessed with styletv and its show Whose Wedding is it Anyway? I loved watching all the neat tricks. I have come to a realization though. Even those neat tricks cost a lot of money. To me money = time and I don’t have any time. So in that aspect I don’t have hours to hot glue little bows to random things, nor do I want to do that. So I am trying to keep the budget low and be minimal. I want a beautiful, simple wedding. I keep flip flopping on a lot of stuff, but that much I know. SIMPLICITY is key. To me the simple is beautiful. I want warmth, candles, creams. I want fun. I just want it to be special. Things are slowly coming together and I am VERY happy for that.
welp
well I’m not in Rome anymore (duh) but I feel like blogging again so I will just make this my new thing I guess…..
My life lately:
1. school
2. work
3. institute council
4. kyle
5. church
* these are not rated in any specific order, just what i am doing in general
Since Rome, life has been crazy but good. I have a great job that I love, a wonderful boyfriend and calling and school is going really well. I’m just trying to be a better person. I am definitely not perfect but as I strive to be learn more about Jesus Christ, I gain a greater understanding of little things I can work on to improve myself, my life, my surroundings.