just call me wendy.

So there is a boy named Noa that comes to kid's club @ 24 every afternoon that I work. He is five years old and loves girls. Well, loves us "teachers". He chased me around the other day yelling, "Close your eyes! Teacher, just close your eyes!" Little did I know that he was actually just trying to plant one on me. Won't fall for that again! Made me think of the Sandlot when Squints pretends to drown so that he can kiss the older lifeguard.
Boys.


love the intense music before she jumps in.

one of those days.

Have you ever had that realization that you indeed ARE talking to yourself, but did not notice until someone started looking at you funny? Well, I have! It was awesome... I was walking out to my car after work today & pushed the unlock button on my keys several times, but to no avail. I tried a couple of more times until I realized, "Oh, duh - totally not my car! Thought it was.. where is it?" Except instead of just thinking that, I apparently said it out loud and got a funny look from a random stranger. Maybe it was more of a slightly understanding look almost saying, "Ohhhh, you've had one of THOSE days? I have those too".

(littleenglishgenius.com)
[[Sometimes I feel like I'm still stuck in mine.]]

oh the joy of locker rooms

Why people feel the need to walk around completely naked is beyond me. Yes, I understand that you just got out of the shower and are going to grab your clothes. But, a towel would be nice. If you are against towels, at least put something on before you stand in front of the mirror and get ready. I hate feeling super awkward when I wash my hands after using the restroom. It's bad enough seeing people over the age of 50 in their underwear, let alone in their birthday suit. Maybe I'm just super modest? Either that or these women have absolutely no shame whatsoever.

Scarred for life.


+School is already beginning to overwhelm me! I may drop down to 15 credits sooner than I thought. Not giving up yet though! Another Disney movie comes to mind... I swear it's all the movies I watch in Kid's Club at 24! Good thing I still love Disney.

teacher

At 24 all of the kids refer to me as "teacher".

"Teacher, I need to go potty"
"Teacher, he won't share"
"Teacher, she bit me"
"Teacher, he took that from me"
"Teacher, teacher, teacher"...

+It's funny because I actually see a lot of the parents and kids from Kid's Club while I am working at Yogurtland. Sometimes in the same day, like today for instance.

+favorite topping for my yogurt:

[MOCHI] // so good

taking the bad with the good.

Want to know one of the worst parts about living in Provo? THESE shorts & shoes:


I do not understand why guys feel the need to wear cargo shorts, running shoes, and BYU shirts EVERY day of their lives. No you do not need to wear running shoes everywhere. No you do not have to wear cargo shorts every day. My friend told me that Provo is in the top ten of the worst dressed cities. I believe it!


So I FINALLY went running again. I went the first week I was up here and did half a mile and about died. Yesterday I did two and while that is still wimpy to me, I guess it is a start! I want to train for a half marathon again and hopefully this time I don't get really sick so I can actually follow through with the race :) The weather is SO much nicer to run in than back in Arizona so I am grateful for that.

"Racing teaches us to challenge ourselves. It teaches us to push beyond where we thought we could go. It helps us to find out what we are made of. This is what we do. This is what it's all about."
- PattiSue Plummer, U.S. Olympian

"The task ahead of you is never greater than the strength within you."
- Unknown

+Want to know what's awesome about my job at 24? The last time I went it we had a dance off, watched Emperor's New Groove, played capture the flag & Uno. How do you beat that?! You can't. The free membership is nice too :)

& I'm really loving this song right now. Great for running to. Anyone else have any good tunes they like to run to? Let me know!

life lesson

So yesterday was interesting...

+It started off at 8AM when my alarm clock went off so that I could get ready for work. I am used to 9-1 being the opening shift at Yogurtland. I showed up, gave the lead crap for being late, only to realize that I was NOT scheduled to work at all. I was SUPPOSED to be at 24-Hour Fitness for my second day of work. After the other worker asked if I was actually scheduled, all I said was "ah, crap!", and ran out the door, to my car, and raced home to change for my other job. Thank goodness my supervisor at Kid's Club was super cool about it because that would have been pretty awful. I made it there by 9:20 so it wasn't TOO bad. Still, I have never been late to a day of work in my life and I couldn't believe I had to be on my second day of finally-done-with-training shifts. Great impression, huh?

It gets better.


+ When I first moved up to Provo I was desperate for a job. I applied to be a secret shopper and at the end they offered me a couple of free magazines. I didn't want them, but caved after they "insisted". Pushy, pushy people. NEVER again though.
+ I got a call from a random number asking about my magazine order. After telling the lady I wanted it to be cancelled because I didn't want them in the first place, I was informed that it was her first day and I would have to speak to her supervisor because she could not do that. Supervisor #1: aka supervisor del diablo. She started off by saying I had a three year contract thing of some-sort, which through me for a LOOP because I had never even heard of the magazines she was talking about or the company's name. I told her that when the secret shopper company offered them to me, they said I would be notified before any actual payment so that I would be able to cancel since I had no intention of paying for them. She told me I was "playing dumb" (yes those were her exact words) and that all she could do was lower the amount of time to two years. This would not do. After being chewed out by an awful customer service lady, (k, so I had a little bit of attitude as well at this point, but she asked for it) she told me she would have to call me back. I said that was not going to happen and asked to speak to HER supervisor. Supervisor #2 aka el diablo segundo. I decided to be really polite since this new supervisor had not yet been rude to me and explain the situation because I was sure that this whole thing was in fact, ridiculous. After explaining she rambled on with a lot of rude comments as well and ended with the fact that she would cancel the "order", as if it had ever been placed.
+It's funny now, but at the time it blew my mind people could even frustrate me like that. I've dealt with a lot of annoying, ignorant, and frustrating people throughout my 2.5 years of retail, but these two took the cake. Usually people like that don't phase me, but this was a whole new level. What happened to good customer service anyhow? No clue. The whole time I was wondering in the back of my head if this was some sort of "cold call" or if I was being punked. Good news: Ashton and any cruel radio announcer were nowhere to be found.
Moral of the story: NEVER accept free magazines. Or anything of the sort.


{{LESSON LEARNED}}

double time!

Job #2:
+Got the 2nd interview and then the job :]



+Arizona was great!


+These two are the cutest together. She remembered him even after not seeing him for a couple of months.
+I forgot how hot Arizona can be, but it was SO good getting to see my family and friends.


+Aub's cute little Brigham:


+Who knew Maverik had such good frozen yogurt? PLUS it's $1.69 (w/ tax) for as much as you can put in the cup. Not bad, eh?

provo, provo, provo.

"You are here now exactly because you are supposed to be".

+...that quote is something Sherri Dew said in a fireside she spoke at last Sunday, which was AWESOME by the way. I know she wasn't directing this at me, but it sure felt like it. I've already learned so much about myself here. I'll pretend that quote was just for me ;)

+I wish I could remember all of the awfully awkward, yet somewhat funny things that keep happening to me up here in Provo. One off of the top of my head that I can remember was when I was at Smith's the other day. I was with a friend buying a pregnancy test (for HER, not me). Don't worry, she is married :) I know you're thinking it. Anyways, she grabbed one and we were going through the self-checkout & rang it up, but it was pricier than she thought it had said. So she informs me that she'll be right back and runs to double check the price. She leaves me standing there, looking like I can't figure out how to buy the dang thing. A line started to form and so I thought I'd be smart and void the awesome pregnancy test inconspicuously and jet out of there. Much to my demise, it alerted a worker that I had tried to cancel my purchase and so I was asked if I needed any help. I said no thanks, I had changed my mind and walked away quickly.

+I got a flat tire today, awesome huh? JUST put new tires on my car the week before I moved up here. Bummer. Thank goodness some awesome boys from my ward were there to save me so I could get to work on time. :)


+I got a call about an interview for 24-hour fitness and I think I'm going to go. It is a group interview on Friday at noon. I don't have to work at Yogurtland until 7, so I figure I may as well go for it and see if I'd even get the job! I'll keep you posted.

Oh Mona,

[Mona, Utah][quading]


I'm going to miss these two! So lucky to have met them & nanny Lydia.


+Today was my last day of training at YOGURTLAND. I'm still not sick of fro yo. I don't know if it's possible.
I had a few completely embarrassing moments while at the register. I kept saying things like "Did you find everything alright today?" because I got so used to working at Tilly's. I got a couple of funny looks but it wasn't too bad. I got much better by the end of the night. Love my job!

No longer unemployed!

Yes, that is my new job!
Yes, I am glad that I have a job.
& yes, it is good for me because I love frozen yogurt: way more than the average human being. {{fact}}

+I met both of the co-owners and they agreed to hire me right then & there. Quite the relief because both times I went in previously to ask if they were hiring and to bring in a resume, they told me that they had a huge amount of applicants at that store. Time to celebrate! Probably with some fro yo.. :] I start training next week. Woo!