Day #39

Today I went and visited my friend Carrie and her new baby Isaac.

He's pretty cute! And it was fun to catch up with Carrie and do some teacher talk. She's even attempting a set-up with her brother-in-law..which I this point in the game, I won't refuse!

This is the view from Carrie's street, and I'm more than a little jealous.

Then I happened to be in the right place at the right time, because my cousins Tori and Charla went back to Nashville today, and I got to their mom's house just as they were getting ready to go. I will miss them a lot..it was so good having them here. Because everyone was leaving, they sent me home with some of the contents of the fridge, and this was what I created.

Good to the last...

bite!

'Sun-roasted tomato shaved turkey breast shines on this sandwich. It's base is a nine-grain bread featuring succulent yellow tomatoes, red-leafed lettuce, onions and thinly sliced apples. Avocado adds a creamy finish.'

-from Moments in Melissa's Kitchen

Later...

 another beautiful sunset--Provo style.

And now for something completely different...

Zumba!

Not only was it akin to 'chillin' in da club' in terms of lighting,  it takes place at Sweet's Island Place-

a Hawaiian restaurant here in town.

 The restaurant was awesome, and they even had a little stage for live music.

I'll probably go back and try it before I go home.

As a side note, I found a place to live when I get home to Vegas...it's down the street from my friend Becky's house (she's the one who told me about it), and it's super close to school and work..exactly what I need. The deal was too good to pass up, so I took it, sight unseen. I will be living with an older lady so she doesn't have to live alone. She sounded fabulous and funny on the phone, and I think it will be a win-win for us both.  I was surprised that I was so willing to do it. I really did want to live with someone my own age, but I've found myself just saying yes impulsively to big changes in my life: my new job next year, my move to Provo, leaving the west side of town, now living in the heart of the city (which frankly scares me more than anything). Everything else has worked out OK so far..we'll see what happens next! I've over-analyzed so many decisions in the past, and it didn't prevent bad things from happening or challenges from arising like I thought they would, so I'll try something else. My thought is if I don't over think it, then if something does go wrong, I'll just work around it, rather than be mad at myself for trying to prevent the problem and not being able to succeed. I can handle problems so much better when I haven't tried to solve them before they happen. It's bizarro thinking, but it's working so far, and gets rid of a lot of the worrying.