6/3/08

"When it Rains; it Rains!"




That quote is from a wise roommate I once had. She said that one time when things were going bad for her. "Man, when it rains; it rains!" I like that better than "when it rains; it pours." Just seems more logical doesn't it? Maybe not. Anyway, while I was on a wonderful bike ride my tire popped. Okay, that may not be the whole story. I was getting back onto the trial, after I had gotten a drink of water, and wasn't watching where I was going, and ran into a rock the size of Pluto. Okay, maybe it wasn't that big but it felt like it seeing I knew I saw the rock and felt I had given myself enough room to go around it. I guess not. Luckily, I got to have a lovely hour walk back to my car. And, 25 dollars later I have a new tire, inner-tube and slime. All in a days work(or days play) I guess!

I went through my new apartment today. I am definitely giving up a little space for a little peace and quiet. Today would be moving day, if there wasn't a leak below the living room. I think it is going to be a fiasco to fix. SIGH. I think I am just going to move stuff into the kitchen and bedroom and hope for the best. My wise friend, Moo, made a good point. I am glad that I had not moved all my stuff into the apartment and then have it flood. I am a fan of non-soaked stuff. I guess it is okay timing too because really I won't be around much to be in their way while they fix it!

I think I will go to a movie tonight. Some people think it is weird that I will actually go to a movie by myself. I figure that you aren't supposed to talk during the movie anyway, so what is the big deal? I have some free passes and I figured that I will go, seeing I can't do much moving at the moment!

Well, I hope all of you had a day filled with no flat tires! :)

Rollercoaster of a Day!




Happy summer to me. Funny how I think that because I am now on summer break I should have less stress in my life. Not so. Well, I did have a pretty good day. I stayed up in Salt Lake last night because I was sleepy when it came time to drive home. Driving and Drowsy do not mix. I then came back to Provo this morning and had breakfast with one of my friends and her little boy. It was yummy and nice because I did not see them in a while. I then went on a wonderful bike ride in the canyon. Note the beautiful pictures of the sky I saw along the ride.

Then came the low part of the day. I kept noticing that the apartment that I am supposed to be moving into was not having the carpet cleaned like it was supposed to. So, this evening I finally called my landlord in a bit of a panic, seeing Dish Network is supposed to come tomorrow and move my dish over there. I guess there was a major water leak, so I cannot start moving in tomorrow. The bad thing about that is that I am on a little bit of a time limit. Meaning, I fly out to Wisconsin on Monday. Hopefully they will figure out the problem and fix it so I have a few days to get moved...worst-case scenario, I have to box everything and have the landlord move me. Can we say awkward?

Another low point, one of my friend's mom is dying from cancer. For some reason, that made me cry and cry and cry this evening. I just am feeling very bad for said friend and her family. Life just sometimes does not seem fair at all does it? I think the hardest part of this whole ordeal for me is that I feel so helpless. Life is hard when we can't control things, huh?

Then there were good things again. One was a nice walk with my former roommate. She is so cute and so pregnant. We walked on the river trail and it was nice. I then went and watched A league of Their Own with Alyssa. That is one of my all-time favorite movies.

At least the night ended well, I guess. Now it is nearly 2 a.m. and I just feel like sleeping all day tomorrow seeing what I had planned on doing(moving) is not possible. Kinda bummed about that!

Let's hope things all work out! I guess my favorite quote will come in handy the next few days: "Things always work out in the end. If things aren't working out, it isn't the end."

Cheers to you(and I hope you are having a better day than me!),
A