Wow, I guess I've been slacking on updating my blog! Here's a short list of what I've been up to:
-I went to Ireland and London in December. We climbed to the top of Blarney Castle to kiss the Blarney Stone, sipped Guinness at the Guinness Storehouse in Dublin, shopped in Limerick, and flew to London for about 8 hours to take a double-decker bus tour of the city. We had a great time, although I don't think I would ever want to drive again...the roads are really narrow and it's hard to drive on the wrong side of the car on the left side of the road!
-I turned 26 on December 17th...it was an interesting birthday! We flew home from NYC, but on my flight from Minneapolis to Boise, we were diverted to Rapid City, SD for a fuel stop...apparently there was major fog and the pilot thought we would have to reroute to Salt Lake City instead. We made it to Boise and attempted to land, but there wasn't enough visibility. So, our plane circled southern Idaho for a while and managed to land. As soon as we got off the plane, they canceled all incoming and outbound flights. My mom was on a different flight and got stranded in Seattle for several days. It was crazy!
- I went to Orem, UT, for a few days in January to visit my Utah family. Kelsey and Murray let me crash at their place, and we had a lot of fun. I've never laughed so hard at Murray dancing to Lady Gaga!
-February was pretty uneventful. No date for Valentine's Day, unfortunately.
-I went on a road trip to Blanding, UT, in mid-March to visit Angie and her family. The 10 hour drive wasn't much fun, but it was fun hanging out with Angie. We stopped at Arches National Park and hiked to Delicate Arch, which was an INSANE hike! Then we ventured to Valley of the Gods, Natural Bridges National Monument and Goose Necks State Park, which were all pretty cool. I also got to visit with Kelsey, Murray, Dylan, Emily and Aunt Cheryl on my way through Orem.
-Not much going on in April, thank goodness! My bowling league ended and my team won first place, which was pretty exciting. I got $70 in winnings!
-I've got 3 trips in the works: Phoenix in June for my friend Whitney's wedding, then San Francisco in July with my friend Tina, and the big trip of the year is to London and Paris in October with my friend Heather. I'm racking up some frequent flyer miles!
-Oh, I got laid off from Sam's Club in January. They decided to close the store due to poor sales, and it was sprung on us unexpectedly. I did get 2 months of severance pay, but I do miss the extra money.
-Hmm...what else? I'm volunteering with the Basque Museum and Morrison Center for the Arts. The Basque Museum has a few major events coming up this year: Jaialdi and WineFest. July and August will be pretty busy with those activities! I have my volunteer orientation for the Morrison Center in a couple weeks, and then I'll start helping out at the various shows that they offer there. I'm super excited that Wicked is coming there for a week next year, but they have several big things yet this year.
I think that's about it! I'll try to be better about posting on here!
