Family reunion fun

I just got back from a family reunion, it was so great to see my family again. We went up to Island Park, and there were so many people there. I saw my immediate family for the first time since Christmas, which was so great. It was a bit of a hectic weekend but it was wonderful to be with them.

Families are such a blessing, and I am realizing that even more so now since I'm living so far away from my family. I've usually had extended family living close to me, but out here I'm pretty far away from them all. It is so amazing to think that I can live with my family for all eternity. I can't wait for that, I love and miss them all so much.

This weekend has also been a strong reminder to me that I am slacking a bit in the area of dating/marriage. I am the oldest female that is not married on both sides of the family, and the only male that beats me is my brother. It can be awkward when everyone in your family that you used to hang out with at reunions are now married and have two or three kids. I have realized that I have been spending most of my time just hanging out, and probably not putting myself out there as much as I should be.

Life is great, and I can't wait for it to get even greater! :)

Camping at Bear Lake

This weekend I went camping at Bear Lake with a great group of friends, it was a blast. I have to say, though, my generation is SO technologically addicted. When we arrived at our campsite, Grant was already there and had a fire going. He also had his ipod all set up on that dock thing (whatever its called, I don't have an ipod...) and music was playing. Then Cara got out her laptop, found a wireless signal, and checked her facebook and email. Mulitple people got on their cell phones and were talking to friends, etc. I just sat back and watched with a smile on my face.

It was a great trip, we camped one night and spent Saturday at the beach. Friday night got pretty cold, down into the 30's and I barely slept because I was freezing all night long. All the girls were in a tent, but we all were still freezing. The guys decided to sleep out under the stars, and they claimed they were as warm as ever. We did get some sun on Saturday, I am quite burnt. After spending the weekend in the sun and camping, it certainly makes you grateful for things, like a bed, shower, clean clothes, and aloe vera. :)

I am so grateful to have such good friends with good standards. I love being around people that encourage me to be my very best. My friends are one of my greatest blessings at this point in my life.

And they say PR people are famous for spinning the story...

So a little background for all you viewers that are unfamiliar with the field of PR and the media in general. Public Relations professionals, among many things, are responsible for representing their clients to the media. One of my key responsibilities in my last job was to call reporters and tell them what my clients were up to, what was newsworthy. Getting our clients name in the news is a huge deal...its free advertising and its more credible since it's coming from a supposedly unbiased, third party.

I have developed some un-Christlike feelings for reporters, I must say. I am working to overcome those, so please don't judge me on this.:) Reporters act all interested, say they want to interview your client, you set up the interview, monitor it, and your client gets their hopes up.

And then the article comes out.

And the reporter digs up dirt, focuses on other things, and completely turns the story around. And you come out looking like the bad guy. My new job in advertising is more and more enticing as I see articles come out recently that I landed for clients at the firm I worked with previously.

Anyway, I just had to vent on that. I'm sure reporters are wonderful people deep down, but professionally, I can do without them.

Let's try this again...

So I created this blog a long time ago, wrote once, and I haven't written since. I've decided to try it again.

I got a new job, and I love it. Its so great to have a job that you love, to be excited to wake up in the morning. It has been such a huge blessing. Its been a challenge to understand and fit in to the dynamics of the office. But I love it.

I've been taking a break from the dating world, too much disappointment and a long series of bad dates put me on the bench. I am awed at the fact that people actually find each other in this world. They make commitments and are happy. I would start to think its actually all a fairytale if all of my friends weren't getting married. I swear, I get a wedding announcement about once a week. I promise I'm not bitter, just confused.

Anyway, that's my boring blog post for now. I'll try to have some fun story for next time. Until then, chao.