Tidbits

I haven't blogged in quite some time, not because my life is boring, but because there's too much going on and I don't feel like I have the time to share even the big, important events. So now I'll just share little tidbits about a smattering of topics (kind of inspired by Lisa and Lindsay's recent blogs).

Work has been difficult lately - lots of co-worker tension and even a reprimand/warning from my boss. I've been considering finding a different job, but don't really know what else I would like to do. Or how to go about getting one. Luckily, it's smoothed out a little lately. My goal is to make it past Jan 15, my one-year mark at Bartlett.

Sugar maple leaf

I love fall, fall in Georgia, and Georgia. I can and I have written long lists of things I love about the fall season (leaves change colors, cooler weather, soups, apples, pumpkin pie, sweaters, etc). I did get the opportunity to be in Utah for fall colors there, which was fantastic and beautiful. But I love fall in Georgia. It gets nice and cool at night and usually is warm and sunny during the day.  Working outside is downright pleasant! There are more species of trees to turn colors. I went to an apple festival with Kara and Christina.

Fall in Provo Canyon

I feel like I've really been in the South now - I've had a deep-fried oreo at a fair. It was incredibly delicious and so not good for me.

Kara and I love making dinner together. We're always looking for new interesting recipes to try out. We recently tried pumpkin corn chowder, sweet potato enchiladas, and quinoa-stuffed poblanos. It's the majority of the time we spend together in the last four months, and always very fun. I feel like I'm a pretty good cook now, except when it comes to meat because Kara's vegetarian so we never cook any. 

I now have a boyfriend - Chase Smith. We've been dating for almost two months now; that's an impressive feat for me. He's a mechanical engineering student, we met at the YSA ward, and Kara approves of him.

Me and Chase at Blaine and Christina's wedding

My good friends from the ward, Christina and Blaine, got married this past weekend. I was a bridesmaid, which was stressful. Blaine and Chase are brothers, which added a fun twist. I loved my bridesmaid dress, which was a first ever. I have two more friends who just got engaged last month - Diana and Omar. I'll also be a bridesmaid for them in January. I feel like the movie 27 Dresses.


 That pretty well describes the major points of my life lately.