The End of 2012 - what a year

Dear READER,

HAPPY NEW YEARS!!!!!!!

Can you believe its 2013? I can’t it feels like just yesterday when we brought in 2012. 2012 has gone by really fast and I have had a lot happen during the year – and when I say a lot I really do mean a lot.

I graduated from one of the best Universities out there – BYU-Idaho. I don’t think I really realized how much I was getting at that school or how much I would miss it until I graduated. I learned so much there and made the greatest friendships I could ever wish for.

I was offered my dream job, which I took. I wake up every morning and look forward to going to work. Ok there are some days I would like to sleep in for another hour but I still love going to work. I get to travel all over the U.S. which is way cool. It’s funny because I was caught calling one of my work meetings a vacation. It’s because they put us up in these nice hotels, and treat us well even though we are out there working. Its’ great!!! I also work for some of the nicest people out there. They really know there stuff and so far it’s been a wonderful experience working there and I hope to continue that trend for a long time. Side note --- I just hit my six month mark this December. I really can’t believe it’s been that long.

I moved to Virginia – which was a scary move for me. I didn’t want to be in the D.C. area because of how busy life gets and how much people get caught up in their work. I was given the job of my dreams so moving to Virginia was part of that deal. IT HAS BEEN WONDERFUL. I love it. I have a wonderful apartment, with no roommates (not that I didn’t love my roommates at BYU-I, I was just ready to live on my own. It’s one of those things I had to do, just to be able to say that I did it and survived – so far I’m surviving just fine – other then I miss coming home to a girl who will listen to how I flirted with this guy and got his number and so forth, other than that I’m doing great.).

I found a second job – Not that I need it at all, I don’t I just wanted it. I want to get a bicycle, take a trip to Disneyworld, be in Germany for Christmas and I don’t want to scrip through those events I want to be able to do and be, and go where I want not having to worry about the cost. Well at least not as bad as I would normally. So I have this babysitting job. (This is where I am right now on this wonderful NEW YEARS EVE)  Every other week I watch these kids for a few hours. It’s $15 an hour which is actually really great seeing as these are the cutest kids ever. They are 7, 5, and 2. One boy and two girls and they are just adorable. So it’s not hard to come here and watch them at all. Tonight we made telephones out of cups, necklaces out of cheerios and noodles, ate fortune cookies, and played games. It was tons of fun and they each got to stay up late and party. None of them made it past 11pm but we had fun while they lasted.

See it’s been a busy year. 2012 was great to me and so much fun. Worth everything I went through to get where I am today.

Ok enough about 2012. It’s the New Years and that’s all making goals and setting plans so go on to my next post to read about 2013 and what it holds in store. I know that there are only a few maybe two that actually read my post, but I like to keep it a bit interesting and have you read on, so on to the next post.

Yours Truly,

Jenessa

A New Place

Dear READER,


I have an official move in date for my new place. August 18th is the big day. YEAH!!!!!! How fun. I am so excited. I have updated my registry at Bed Bath and Beyond http://www.bedbathandbeyond.com/regGiftRegistry.asp?WRN=-482194950&brn=1 check it out as this is my first official place and I don't have anything. I can fit everything I own in my car. Trust me I did have it all in there as I drove from Utah to Washington D.C.

One thing I noticed about myself is that i collect a lot of things but half of them are not of use. For example I have three boxes full of things from my Mission. I was in Germany and Switzerland and collected everything I have straws from Subway, every chocolate raper, those paper place mats from places we would eat. The front pages of the news, cut out of pictures from the papers, spoons, napkins, flyer's.......the list goes on you name it I probably have it. What good is that to me? So I have decided to go through all my stuff again and figure out what really means something and what doesn't. The other thing is I am going to keep what is important and stick it in a scrap book. If its something a bit bigger I'm going to take a picture of it and then stick it in the scrap book. This way I have it forever but I'm not taking up space I don't have. My new apartment is small but nice and I don't want to start off with a bunch of clutter. I sound so much like my mother.

I also noticed that I gave most of my college stuff to my brother Blaine. He didn't have like anything. So after my six years in college I decided to part with most of it. With that said most of it didn't have full sets and they looked pretty worn but that is what college is all about right. using what you can for as little as you can. It was good and I had some great experiences with my things from college. For example the day the bottom of my pot fell out. It was full of soup and looked so yummy, it had cooked for an hour on low/med and was finally done. We lifted it up to move to a back burner and out came the entire bottom, splashing hot soup everywhere. It was awful and one of those things you look back on and laugh at but at the time all I could do was cry. Or when I noticed I couldn't screw in the handle of my frying pan anymore. Or the day my roommate broke three of my classes while washing them. Or how my flatware, cups, movies, dishes, soups, pictures, etc. just seemed to disappear each time one roommate would move out and another in. So I can't say my brother got it better off, at least he doesn't have to buy it himself and it will be an adventure for him until he graduates or gets married and then can start his new stuff like me.


So my apartment. It's in Alexandria, Virginia and I look out of Washington D.C. Yes I look out over that beautiful city. Most people would hate that. Actually as I was getting it the women was like 'I'm sorry all rooms that overlook the trees are gone so you will be in one over looking D.C.' I think she was a bit surprised as I jumped for joy and said that would be PERFECT. I love the city and I love the fact that I'm part of the whole D.C. thing.

The metro is so close to my home that I can take it into work each day. I CAN"T WAIT the train is killing me at the moment. Two hours in and out of work, I really don't have time to do anything else with my life. Actually I make time for pintrist, facebook, shower, food, and forgo sleep which is probably the one thing I should really focus on.

My parents are letting me use their big furniture - for example the bed, a bookshelf, a table - this is while they will be transferred with the military and until they get back I can save for mine and use theirs. It means I get to get sheets and all the other fun stuff to go with the apartment. I have been on Pintrist (way to much) lately looking at home made crafts for your home and I am so EXCITED. Today if I finish cleaning the house and maybe weeding the garden I will treat myself and actually do one of them. Have I mentioned how excited I am to move into my own place.


Ok well this is getting a bit long, I should get off and start cleaning. Life is good and I am enjoying the journey.


Yours Truly,


Jenessa

Up to Speed

Dear READER,


 I can't believe how long it has been since I last posted. I am so sorry for my absents but I am determined to do better starting today. With that said, the sole purpose of this post is to bring you up to speed on everything that has happened since I last wrote.


I moved back to the East Coast as I got a job in Washington D.C. with an association called AFPM (American Fuel and Petrochemical Manufactures). I love my job and am loving being out in the East again.

I am looking into a Graduate program at George Washington and hope to start here in the Fall. I will be getting a certificate both in Event Planning and Human Resources. This will look really great on my resume.

I just put a down payment on an apartment. YEAH!!!!! This is going to be my first official apartment and I am way excited. I move in on the 18th of August so I am trying to get stuff together for it. I have a registry open at Bed Bath and Beyond which you can view at this site:

http://www.bedbathandbeyond.com/regGiftRegistry.asp?wrn=%2D482194950

I will be giving a housewarming party to go with that but the information for that will come a bit later as I don't have everything planned for it yet.



So to be honest those are the most important things to know.....got a job, going to graduate school, and am getting my own apartment.


It will be fun to take you through the journey of this all and I hope you enjoy it as well. AND I promise to be better at posting so I don't have to do catch up later.




Yours Truly,


Jenessa