Nostalgia

I am a little worried about growing up. I know everyone is but the thing that scares me the most is how nostalgic I get. I am not even 24 yet and get very nostalgic about a lot of things. For example, every time I drive home to New Mexico, I think of every time I have made the trip. I think of the time that I came up to start school at BYU in August of 2005. I remember driving up and passing University Parkway going up to Salt Lake to stay at my aunts house. I wanted so bad to have my dad drive up and walk around campus, just to see what it was like. I know it sounds just like a memory, but it is more. I kind of wish I would go back and do it again. Just for that feeling again.

I also get nostalgic about high school and going to school and studying. Those were the days of no worrying and just enjoying life. I think about some of the things that I worried about then and how silly they were.

I also think about my freshmen year of college. That was so much fun. I learned so much from being on my own and being around a whole new group of people. I think about all of the opportunities that I passed up, but yet all of the experiences that I had that helped me to learn and grow.

I think about the time I spent playing sports and in band. That would be the place that I have regrets. I wish I would have tried harder in sports and focused more on practicing and developing, but at the same time I feel that has helped me to learn how to just enjoy sports and realize that winning is not everything.

I think this song by Brad Paisley is a great way to explain how I feel some times. 

I know that we should never look back, but we should always be looking forward with faith. I just think about some of the decisions I made and things I did and really enjoy some of those memories. I do have a few regrets, but I would say that I am happy with my life.

New Jobs

Being employed is good. Being over employed.... I hope that turns out great. I have worked at the Missionary Training Center for the past 5 months. One of the best jobs I have ever had in my life. I have extremely great co-workers, and while at times it can get a little frustrating, over all it is awesome hours, great pay and very fulfilling. With a baby on the way I thought it would be a good idea to add another job to help ends meet. I went to craigslists and searched and searched and found some great posting. What did I find?

Job one - www.tornbysports.com - Freelance writer for them. It is a sports blog that focuses mostly on Utah Sports, but covers everything else as well. Right up my ally, right? So far not so bad. I have four posts that I have gotten published, hoping to add a few more within the next few days. It isn't thing terrible hard. It helps me develop better writing and blogging skills, or so I hope. But it is a great side job, for fun.

Job two - Housekeeping. This job is not completely in the bag but it pretty much is. An extended stay hotel in American Fork needed some new housekeepers to help get things nice and clean. I have to wait until my drug test and background check get cleared, which shouldn't be to hard. Funny story... I was talking to the lady about the job. I have over a year of experience as a custodian. She was telling me about a carpet machine, known as a CFR, has never been used because no one knows how to use it. Well, I do. I spent hours using that machine and it is really a matter of a two minute training. It is not hard at all. So I will be starting that job here fairly soon.

Job three - yard work. A lady down the road from here has a daughter who got in a car accident a few years ago and so is unable to do her yard work. So she hired me to clean out the flower beds and help everything like clean and good. It isn't a lot of hours a week, but it is some. I get to spend those hours out in the sun, working on my tan lines.

This summer will be busy, but being busy is a good thing. It helps keep me out of trouble.

Summer Work

This Summer has already started crazy and we aren't even all the way into it yet. A new assignment at church has kept me busy, as well as trying to work 40 hours a week, start a new online businessish thing - check it out at http://www.a-ztraining.com/ - and planning for a baby. In case you are wondering planning for a baby is a lot easier said then done. There really isn't any planning until the baby is here and then you actually see him and realize his diaper size is this big - his clothes are this big - etc.

But back to the online website that I have been building. It has been a blast to sit down and start to put together a website about working out. As hard as it may be to think of everything a person might need in terms of working out, weight and consumption watching, and other important cool tips - it is a lot of fun. Time consuming but fun. I again- check it out at by clicking here.

Well, sorry it has been a few weeks since I last posted. I have to go now and work on that website a little more. But check it out and I will keep updated on this thing.