Presidential Barbie

So it’s only been about 2 years or less since I started following SharonSaysSo on Instagram, but I like her content and it’s one of the places I get my news from. She also does a paid book club that I’ve done 2 “semesters” of and have really enjoyed. I only do them when she picks books I’m interested in reading or meeting the author (online, of course). Anyway, I saw that she was coming to Utah to speak. My sister also follows her and texted me to see if I wanted to go. She was able to get us tickets and last night we drove down to UVU for the event. She’s a great speaker and I had an excellent time. I just love the idea that no matter what your political beliefs, everybody can get involved in making the government and communities in which we live better. That normal, everyday people can make a difference. That was the gist of her message last night. Anyway, well worth the trip down there on a “school” night and worth only getting 6 hours of sleep last night. :)

This is the only picture I took. She said she was dressed as Presidential Barbie, which is hilarious. 

Expensive Weekend

Well, life definitely happens when you least expect it. Last Friday night I noticed that my fridge was leaking something and then Saturday morning, there was definitely water on the floor underneath it. I decided Friday night I was probably just going to be getting a new fridge if that one was dying so I did some googling and scheduled a junk service to come pick up the old one. I wanted it gone to be able to clean up the floor. They came really quick on Saturday. I got up early to go get a cooler from my sister and my mom dropped off hers as well. After the fridge was taken, I spend some time mopping up water and cleaning my floor as well as organizing what was going in the coolers. I have already thrown away 2 garbage bags of stuff (all my condiments!) and I know I will be throwing out more. Luckily, my mom and neighbor took a few things I didn't want to lose.  

I went to look at fridges and ended up getting one at Lowes. Since I was there, I purchased a new garbage disposal. My old one stopped working a few weeks ago. And since I was there I also bought a new microwave as well. The one I have has been making weird noises when it goes on and I just decided to do it all now. On the plus side, all of my kitchen appliances are now new and they all match once again. 

My fridge gets delivered today and my microwave, tomorrow. I'm really grateful that things have worked out as well as they did and that it happened on the week I'm home. Fingers crossed that I measured correctly and everything fits. :)

Yesterday, my mom and sister and the twins went for a drive to see the autumn leaves. They've peaked in Logan canyon, but were still really beautiful. Tons of people were out doing the same thing. Of course, I didn't get any pictures of the red and orange leaves. LOL It was really nice to get out into the mountains for a bit though.

Back Home

After 2 work trips back to back and getting sick for the 2 days in between the trips, I’m so happy to be home. I still have one more work trip this month, but I’m going to enjoy being at home as much as possible. It’s only Thursday, but tonight I’m going to do my typical end of week routine with popcorn and a movie just to get all cozy.

I was just in Las Vegas for a conference, which was not so cozy. So many people! I had a good time with my coworkers and activities, but that most definitely is not my normal scene and I’m so thankful it’s not.

The Sphere was kind of cool, but I have to ask myself why it was needed in the first place? :)

I'm not completely ignorant of pop culture, so I had heard of Diplo but....yeah I'm not one of the cool kids. We had our consultants take us out to dinner and didn't go to the club until around 10:45 (the event was put on for us and was supposed to end at 11:00). We were just going to pop in for a minute. We ended up staying until 11:30, when it actually ended, and it turned out to be pretty fun. Clubs are most definitely not my thing and never have been.

Anyway, I am grateful for all the opportunities my company gives me and I work with great people.