The Book is blue, The Church is true!

I finished this book!!!

Thanks to modern technology I was able to listen to and follow along.
(Most of it was down while riding trax to and from work.)
I have only completed the Book of Mormon once before and that was with my family.
I decided to want to it on my own this time, then when the branch was formed in September we were challenged to read it by stake conference. Lucky from me I had a head start so I was able to finish in time. I'm glad they gave us the challenge,to give me the little push I need to finish up!

Free GRO MUSIC

Pretty FREAKIN' awesome deal!!! Go download it NOW!!!

F.E.A.R.

If you know me you know I don't have my drivers license and if you really know me you know it's cause it TERRIFIES me!

I've got my learners permit! Woo hoo Every time I'm driving I say “I don't like this” and I make lots of sound effects. Overall I think I've gotten better and am over coming this fear.

However the worst thing is my lack of transportation.... My parents are great and get me where I need to go and a lot of the time where I want to go. There are those time where friends step up and give me ride which is MUCH appreciated.

The thing I hate the most is the first time telling people I don't have mt drivers license. And the the questions begin. I feel judged and analyzed...it's very possible it's all in my head, but it is how I feel.
I especially hate telling guys this. I feel like it makes me less desirable (not that I'm the desirable to begin with). To me I seem like a freak or that there is something wrong with me... 22 and I don't drive? There most be something wrong, right?

IF I could change things I may have just gotten my drives license when I was 16. However there are experiences that would not have happened if I did have it. :)

In the end what is done is done.

Dear Sister Pidge

I miss you! I miss talking on the phone for hours. I miss playing in the rain. I miss feeding the ducks. I miss being stupid together. I miss your laugh. I miss you just being there for me. I miss you telling me “Boys are stupid!” I miss watching the brides on temple square. I miss us planning the day we will live together. I miss taking walks. I miss watching movies with you. I miss dinners at Johnny's. I miss having a single friend. I miss you pushing me to be better. I miss going on adventures with you. I miss playing with your sisters.

I need you to be home soon. I need a friend to talk to. I need someone to tell me it's going to be OK. I need someone to tell me I'm an idiot. I need you to motivate me. I need someone to go shopping with. I need someone to tell all my worries to. I need you to hear all my plans. I need to laugh with you till we are crying. I need us to take more picture together. I need the next 6 months to be over. I need my life to be full of excitement again. I need to do something just because I can. I need you to come home.

Love Vanessa

Week in Review

...till Wednesday
I’m warning you it’s long…sorry it was a big day for me!
Monday: Work was crazy busy….there was more teenage girls then I cared to deal with. Later I find out David Archuleta was having a book signing at Dessert book. Hence all the teeny boppers coming though work. On a good note D. Todd Christofferson came though and I got to serve him!!! I go home and decided to Tweet at David Archuleta and see this…..”Bummed I won't be here Wednesday because @theDavidCook will be performing after the Real Salt Lake soccer game! I always miss him!”
Obviously I start freaking out!! David Cook in Utah can it be?! I then begin the search for how to go see him! Considering the idea of just going and sitting outside the stadium if it came down to it…I then find out I can get tickets from KFC! THANKS KIM!!! I spend the rest of the night was the walls in my soon to be new room. And stressing out about how I am going to work it so I can see David Cook!!!
Tuesday: I went for a walk with my mom and Michael, all the time thinking what if I can’t get tickets, is it a big game, who to go with, how much will it cost, what time, will they be nice to him, how long will the concert, what about seats?!
“We just touched down in SLC. Gonna go rehearse it up, and then get some grub and maybe find some trouble to get into?” –David Cook tweet
He’s in Utah!!
I figure out the time and hoe much tickets are…$14 for the KFC ones. Katie and Mandy agree to go. Buy the tickets (voucher thingy) talk my mom in to going to the stadium to get the real tickets, the whole time worrying I won’t get them. Then GET THEM! It’s really going to happen. Tuesday night go to a RS thing with my mom and then go look for paint for my new room!
WEDNESDAY: Get up and go to water aerobics …have issue with my contract. I think it folded in my sleep so it had permanent crease in it, oh and Michael took a sleep aid before we left. Se needless to say there was very little workout. Get home and start talking to Sherstin on Facebook then go to lunch with Sherstin and run some errands. The whole time not believing I’m going to see David Cook in a matter of hours.
Get home, take care of a few things then head to pick up Katie…Mandy has to meet us there later. So my mom takes me and Katie to the Stadium, the parking/driving is crazy. We end up having to run out of the while at a red light! Craziness! Find our seats and w-a-i-t…. about an hour. For them to start announcing stuff. David Cook does the National Anthem (there will be a whole separate blog for that). Then nothing…well it felt like nothing Katie and I kept asking each other if the game had started. I had! About 12 minutes in they stop the game. Why you ask? I’m not sure…Rain/lighting? Goal issue? Beats me. About when they start the game again Mandy joins us! So we are not at all pros on soccer. We start to wonder how longs a game? 2- 45 minute half’s in case you were wondering.
The game ends WE WON!
Now for the reason I came! Now to figure out how to get on the field…quite the adventure! We get down there and a pretty good stop! Just a little more waiting! He comes out! YAY!!!
*I Did It For You *Mr. Sensitive *Heroes (w/Champagne Supernova) *Light On *Died in Your Arms *Bar-ba-sol n *Come Back To Me
He talked about how it’s been way to long since he came to Utah! I have to agree! He also talked about our lovely delay I guess from the weather…and the sound ordinance at 10:00. He went till10:30!!! :) Oh and it’s my goal to get a guitar pick 0f his I was this close ( ) Stupid people who wouldn’t let me have it!
I still can’t believe I got to go! Every time I thought it’s not possible it happens somehow…AI Tour Declaration tour and now the Real game!
Now for videos! Picures will be on Facebook soonish

Heroes

Light On

Died In Your Arms

Bar-Ba-Sol

More Bar-Ba-Sol

SLC Bater Come Back To Me

Come Back To Me

Dear...

Aunt Flow
Oh how I have missed thee...Not! Well maybe a little bit. Can we make a deal? I'll be happy to see you every month, if you come every mouth. Deal? As much as I don't enjoy your little present I would like to have kids some day and you play an important part in that.

Sincerely,
A future mom

Computer geeks
Why must you make virus?? What do you get from it? You don't get me see me angry about it. You don't see me crying over all the stuff I have lost. Although it may be happening you can't witness the troubles you have caused,

Bitterly,
A computer user

Amy and Ty
I know you are fictional characters.but as far as I'm concerned you are real Which means you may never break up! It would break my heart, and I would like to save the tears that would be shed if you do. Also remember the thousand of fans (mostly in Canada) you would disappoint. You don't want to that now do you?

Lovingly,
A caring fan

“Glad to make you dinning dreams come true!”

Can you name what this comes from?

In general I have a good job…however there are some parts of it that drive me crazy! I hate when people come in and just get sides. Really? You came all this way for potatoes or a salad.
I also get easily annoyed when guests tell me how to do my job. I’m the one wear the chef coat not you, I’m the one enduring the heat not you, I also do this on a daily basis, so maybe I have an idea of that I’m doing…
Another thing that I just want to say, “Are you really that stupid?!” is when people don’t know what the different entrées are. I personal don’t think chicken and beef look that similar, but hey same of us just have a more advanced education.
One thing that does not happen that often any more is people asks for the gravy as the soup. I guess if they really want a bowl of beef gravy who am I to stop them! It just seems a little bland me. Haha

There are some fun things about my job though. Once a little kid asked what the chocolate was for, referring to the beef gravy. :)
I have also had the rare occasion of seeing apostles. I have served Richard G. Scott…. I didn’t realize that till after the fact, but is still counts. I also saw and talked to L. Tom Perry while leaving work. The biggest on was with M. Russell Ballard I had gone to the JSMB to get dressing and was coming back and Elder Ballard was waiting for the elevator in The Lion House so I got to ride the elevator with him, I then had to go and get the key to the fridge downstairs and get back on the elevator. Guess who was on the elevator again? That’s right Elder Ballad. I had the same stuff I had about 5 minutes ago, the last time I saw him…. a little awkward but I just told him I had to get a key. Then on my way back up I saw Neil A, Anderson he was very nice and said well to me.

Over all including the good and the bad I do love my job…most of the time.