Sittin' in my living room by the heater. Wearin' some comfortable sweats... and my glasses. Tara said I looked "studious." Which, knowing me, is kind of funny.
It's been a good week, besides being so COLD! I hit up a ski/board swap & got hooked up! I now have a new coat and board, bought for a very decent price. Now, I may hate the cold, but I'm ready for some snow this winter! I hear it's going to be a record-breaking snow fall this season. Bring it on Mother nature! I'm ready for ya!
God has blessed me a lot here in Boise. It's taken some getting used to, but after a few months, I am finally comfortable where I'm at. I've been hanging out with a solid group of people. SUCH a blessing to have in this new town. Every Thursday, I get dollar tacos with Dani (A friend that went to Weber with me) and it's one of my favorite things to do! I've also been going to a lot of shows lately. There is sweet talent in Boise! And not to mention, cool bars! It's nice being 21.... :)
Today I went to Nampa (about 30 minutes from Boise) with my dear friend, Shailey. We looked around some sweet boutiques and little shops. Then we sat in the Flying M, which is probably THE most amazing coffee shop ever. We each had a cup of joe and and a snack, and talked about life for a while. I think I pondered a little too much today, but I'm thinking it's a good thing....
Now that I'm in my 3rd year of college, it's time to buckle down on a major and go straight for the goal. Unfortunately, I STILL don't know what to do with my life. When people ask, "What's your passion?" I say things like God, people, friends, art, music, camp... bla bla bla. I'm jealous of my friends that have a carreer in mind, and are going for it! I wish I knew....
But I do have an idea, that I've actually thought about alot over this past year.
I've always wanted to open up my own coffee shop. I would love owning my own business (despite all the hard work that goes into it), interacting with different people all day, incorporating my art, going at my own pace, and enjoying a job! It might sound a little dumb; my family think so. But I figure, why not shoot for it? If it doesn't work out, so be it. I need to pray about it.
I'm thinking a long run in the morning... I just love how pretty it is in the Fall :)
Thursday, November 11, 2010
Thursday, November 4, 2010
IDAHO? REALLY?
For those of you who have not heard, I made a last-minute decision to move to Boise, Idaho. It's been quite the adventure thus far.
To begin, here are 10 facts/things to know about Boise:
1. They are big on football here.
2. Boise is the "City of Trees." :)
3. There are more "out-doorsy people" here, despite lack of mountains.
4. In contrast to Utah, there is a coffee shop on every corner.
5. My Mormon-radar does not exist anymore.
6. Many dreads and tattoos.
7. I've never been so excited about riding my bike.
8. 5 minute bike-ride to Urban Outfitters.
9. Boise is in "Treasure Valley." (Don't let the idea of Idaho fool you.)
10. It's is a small town trying to be big.
I moved here on August 15th and moved in with Tara and Jana (some girls I worked with @ Perkins). We found a cute house nestled in an adorable neighborhood on the east-end of Boise. The trees are tall & the houses are old. Most of Boise is flat, so it's extremely bike-friendly. There is a walkway along the river called the Greenbelt. It runs by my house and right through campus. Being the City of Trees, Boise looks BEAUTIFUL in the Fall. There's nothing better than riding my bike through the orange and yellow leaves :)
My social life has been interesting. I went from knowing everyone, to only knowing 2 people. Being a part-time transfer student makes it really difficult to meet people. The first month of beinbg here absolutely sucked. It wasn't until I visited home that I realized how much I liked Boise. There are alot of wonderful people up here, it's just taking time to find my nitch.
This past week has been really good for me. I went to a house show where there were a bunch of people crammed into a small house and a folk band from Reno ( Buster Blue, look em up) played wonderful music. I met some really sweet people there that night. I feel like I've known them forever! So for Halloween, Rachel drove up, and we all wore mom jeans and creeped downtown Boise for hours on end. It was excellent.
Anyhow... I'm now a 21-year old brunnette, flyin solo in a new, exciting place. I miss my momma, my cat, my best friends @ home, and Utah mountains. Peace out, you'll hear from me soon.
To begin, here are 10 facts/things to know about Boise:
1. They are big on football here.
2. Boise is the "City of Trees." :)
3. There are more "out-doorsy people" here, despite lack of mountains.
4. In contrast to Utah, there is a coffee shop on every corner.
5. My Mormon-radar does not exist anymore.
6. Many dreads and tattoos.
7. I've never been so excited about riding my bike.
8. 5 minute bike-ride to Urban Outfitters.
9. Boise is in "Treasure Valley." (Don't let the idea of Idaho fool you.)
10. It's is a small town trying to be big.
I moved here on August 15th and moved in with Tara and Jana (some girls I worked with @ Perkins). We found a cute house nestled in an adorable neighborhood on the east-end of Boise. The trees are tall & the houses are old. Most of Boise is flat, so it's extremely bike-friendly. There is a walkway along the river called the Greenbelt. It runs by my house and right through campus. Being the City of Trees, Boise looks BEAUTIFUL in the Fall. There's nothing better than riding my bike through the orange and yellow leaves :)
I am currently going to BSU, gaining Idaho residency, and working alot of hours at Pottery Barn. I miss going to school full-time, but I'm keeping myself very busy at work. I go to the gym religiously and thoroughy enjoy it. (Minus scary-man, who legitimately creeps me out.) I love the school pride going on here. It's alot different from Weber State, that's for darn sure. Game days here are intense! Blue and Orange everywhere! Man, Boise State kicks ass... but apparently their graduation rate isn't the greatest. Ha..?
My social life has been interesting. I went from knowing everyone, to only knowing 2 people. Being a part-time transfer student makes it really difficult to meet people. The first month of beinbg here absolutely sucked. It wasn't until I visited home that I realized how much I liked Boise. There are alot of wonderful people up here, it's just taking time to find my nitch.
This past week has been really good for me. I went to a house show where there were a bunch of people crammed into a small house and a folk band from Reno ( Buster Blue, look em up) played wonderful music. I met some really sweet people there that night. I feel like I've known them forever! So for Halloween, Rachel drove up, and we all wore mom jeans and creeped downtown Boise for hours on end. It was excellent.
Wednesday, May 19, 2010
Counting Down the Days
I'm going to start off by saying that Mother Nature is definitely on her period. Someone needs to toss her a dose of Midol before I go nuts. At least we got to enjoy some sunshine for the first part of the week. Unfortunately, I'm back to jeans and a sweatshirt. Wa waaa.
This week has been nuts! First of all, Danny Frastaci (A friend from camp) drove through and stayed a few nights at my apartment. We went and saw "How to Train Your Dragon" and I LOVED it. I was geekin' out the whole time. I was on the edge of my seat with a big smile on my face... not to mention the LEGIT 3D glasses. Anyway, if you haven't seen this movie, please do so. You can thank me later.
My mom has been out of town visiting her boyfriend, so it's just been me and Kathryn the cat flyin' solo. At least I'm not being nagged to clean the litter box or fold laundry. I ran out of food to eat, so I had to do some independent woman grocery shopping. I felt legit. It gave me a good feeling of what it's like to be on my own....
WHICH REMINDS ME OF A STORY...
Ahem.
Two weekends ago, I hung out at Steffen's house. It was a nice night around the fire with some good friends. A lady comes over and says, "Ummm I just backed into someone's car."
Knowing my luck, I immediately stood up assuming that it was mine. Welp, it was. Turns out it cost $1600 to fix (Who knew body work could be so expensive.). Thankfully, I didn't have to pay for anything. So while my car was in the shop, I had the fabulous opportunity to drive a (drumrole please) KIA!!!!!!!!!! A good 'ol rental Kia.... FML.
So yesterday, I finally got Lafawnda the Hawnda back, and drove to Smith's to pick up some groceries. When I left, I saw my beautiful Honda in the parkinglot, and had a tender moment. I got out my keys, but the clicker wasn't working... I tried it again and again and again. Still no worky. By this time, I'm a bit flustered. So I resorted to using the key. Still no worky. I'm pissed. I tried all of the doors, even the trunk. Nope. Nothing.
Suddenly, a man walks towards me and says, "WOW, you REALLY want to get into my car don't you?"
My heart sunk. I felt like the biggest dumbass.
Soooo, THAT was Blaire's blonde moment of the day.
Speaking of Blonde... I dyed my hair red. Then my mom and I decided we looked too much alike, so I weaved some brown through it. Looooks gooood!
Anywho, this weekend I'm going to Moab, so stay tuned.
Next week I leave for Idaho. I LOVE CAMP.
June 12th is my race. (running is going well)
Aaaaand, I may or may not be thinking about Boise State this Fall.
Wow Blaire, make up your mind.
This week has been nuts! First of all, Danny Frastaci (A friend from camp) drove through and stayed a few nights at my apartment. We went and saw "How to Train Your Dragon" and I LOVED it. I was geekin' out the whole time. I was on the edge of my seat with a big smile on my face... not to mention the LEGIT 3D glasses. Anyway, if you haven't seen this movie, please do so. You can thank me later.
My mom has been out of town visiting her boyfriend, so it's just been me and Kathryn the cat flyin' solo. At least I'm not being nagged to clean the litter box or fold laundry. I ran out of food to eat, so I had to do some independent woman grocery shopping. I felt legit. It gave me a good feeling of what it's like to be on my own....
WHICH REMINDS ME OF A STORY...
Ahem.
Two weekends ago, I hung out at Steffen's house. It was a nice night around the fire with some good friends. A lady comes over and says, "Ummm I just backed into someone's car."
Knowing my luck, I immediately stood up assuming that it was mine. Welp, it was. Turns out it cost $1600 to fix (Who knew body work could be so expensive.). Thankfully, I didn't have to pay for anything. So while my car was in the shop, I had the fabulous opportunity to drive a (drumrole please) KIA!!!!!!!!!! A good 'ol rental Kia.... FML.
So yesterday, I finally got Lafawnda the Hawnda back, and drove to Smith's to pick up some groceries. When I left, I saw my beautiful Honda in the parkinglot, and had a tender moment. I got out my keys, but the clicker wasn't working... I tried it again and again and again. Still no worky. By this time, I'm a bit flustered. So I resorted to using the key. Still no worky. I'm pissed. I tried all of the doors, even the trunk. Nope. Nothing.
Suddenly, a man walks towards me and says, "WOW, you REALLY want to get into my car don't you?"
My heart sunk. I felt like the biggest dumbass.
Soooo, THAT was Blaire's blonde moment of the day.
Speaking of Blonde... I dyed my hair red. Then my mom and I decided we looked too much alike, so I weaved some brown through it. Looooks gooood!
Anywho, this weekend I'm going to Moab, so stay tuned.
Next week I leave for Idaho. I LOVE CAMP.
June 12th is my race. (running is going well)
Aaaaand, I may or may not be thinking about Boise State this Fall.
Wow Blaire, make up your mind.
Wednesday, April 14, 2010
A Caffeinated Update
I am currently sitting at Grounds For Coffee finishing up my second mug of coffee. I don't have to work this week which means I have a lot of free time. It's the last week of school, which is exciting, but very stressful. I have some final papers due this week... Have I started? No. So here I am blogging.
Today is such a beautiful day. After a week of Mother Nature being on her period, the sun is finally out and I'm soaking it in like never before. It's finally time to get off the indoor track and start running outside. Running has been going well! I ran 8 miles last week, then 5, then 8 again, then 6, and yesterday I ran 5. I'm putting cross-country runners to shame! (But not really. My pace is a joke.) On Saturday, June 12th, I'll be running the Sawtooth Relay which runs from Stanley, Idaho to Ketchum. It's about 62 miles of beautiful mountains, rivers, and trees. I've got my team of 6 ladies all registered and I'm so EXCITED! Each of us have to run about 11 miles each, and at the very end of the race, Sun Valley is throwing a party. (Knowing Sun Valley and their $$$$, it's bound to be legit.)
But anyway, I'm pretty pumped for this race. It's going to be Jana, Tara, Anna, Rachel, Kayleigh, and me running the race! Oh, and Danny Frastachhh is our volunteer. Haha, basically it's going to be the best day ever!
On another note, my life plans have changed. I was originally going to transfer to a different school. I ended up going to Portland for Spring break, and basically fell in love with the state of Oregon. (Except for their traffic tickets...) And I know people usually fall in love with their vacation spots, but I seriously would love to live in the Portland area; it's my kind of place. I pictured myself working there one day and raising a family and it seemed to right. Who knows, maybe I'm kidding myself, but it's now my goal. I'm going to probably stick around Ogden for the next two years and then get the heck out of here. Hopefully I'll be able to move out of the house this fall though, so if you know anyone looking for a roommate this fall, let me know.
Look out Portland, I'm a comin'
Today is such a beautiful day. After a week of Mother Nature being on her period, the sun is finally out and I'm soaking it in like never before. It's finally time to get off the indoor track and start running outside. Running has been going well! I ran 8 miles last week, then 5, then 8 again, then 6, and yesterday I ran 5. I'm putting cross-country runners to shame! (But not really. My pace is a joke.) On Saturday, June 12th, I'll be running the Sawtooth Relay which runs from Stanley, Idaho to Ketchum. It's about 62 miles of beautiful mountains, rivers, and trees. I've got my team of 6 ladies all registered and I'm so EXCITED! Each of us have to run about 11 miles each, and at the very end of the race, Sun Valley is throwing a party. (Knowing Sun Valley and their $$$$, it's bound to be legit.)
On another note, my life plans have changed. I was originally going to transfer to a different school. I ended up going to Portland for Spring break, and basically fell in love with the state of Oregon. (Except for their traffic tickets...) And I know people usually fall in love with their vacation spots, but I seriously would love to live in the Portland area; it's my kind of place. I pictured myself working there one day and raising a family and it seemed to right. Who knows, maybe I'm kidding myself, but it's now my goal. I'm going to probably stick around Ogden for the next two years and then get the heck out of here. Hopefully I'll be able to move out of the house this fall though, so if you know anyone looking for a roommate this fall, let me know.
Look out Portland, I'm a comin'
Friday, January 29, 2010
Back on Track
"I never knew how to worship until I knew how to love." -Henry War Beecher.
I've had a crazy couple months. There has been alot of stress, sadness, confusion, and well, alot of things have happened. Throughout this rough patch in my life, I made the big mistake of not leaning on God. I continued to listen to Satan's decieving lies, and ended up digging myself a hole, that I never thought I'd be able to get out of. I had never been so worried for myself and especially for my relationship with Jesus.
Once we started Spring semester, I was dreading life. I just wanted school, Intervarsity, work, and responsibilities to be over. I had a terrible attitude towards life and it seemed to affect those around me. Thankfully, I've had a good close-knit group of friends who have continued to encourage me and pray for me. Slowly but surely, I saw myself climbing out of this hole I dug myself.
The Bible is amazing, although, I wish I'd pick it up more. The word of God never seizes to amaze me. You can just open to a random page and God will tell you something. Well, I tried this at the beginning of the month, and what happened? It was like a Jesus-slap. I randomly opened my Bible to Isaiah, and it talked about selfishness. It then occured to me how selfish I was being. I had no legitimate reason to put God in the closet, have a bad attitude, and stop loving. I only did it because I was being selfish. The pastors at my church are doing a series on Jonah. I relate to Jonah SO much. Like him, I ran away from what God was calling me to do, and it got to the point where God had to send a huge wake-up call. (Thankfully, I didn't get swallowed by a fish..) But that's all I had to do, was to WAKE UP!
Now that I have woken up , God has been doing some incredible things in just the past couple of weeks. I've missed this feeling. Things in my life are definitely not perfect, but at least I am filled with Joy again, that comes from Christ of course. It's been on my heart lately that we as Christians are in an intense comfort zone. But we are called to reach out, break out of our comfort zone, and fight the battle. I forgot about my old friends that I stopped seeing, simply because of religious differences, or the things they took part in. I need to be with them, loving them, listening to them, and being their friend. So that is what I've been doing. I've been catching up with old friends, telling my faith stories, and letting God work through them, and it has been INCREDIBLE.
If you're reading this, I want to remind you to think about what God has called you to do, and to do it. Don't run away like Jonah and I did. Be obedient, live out your faith, and you will never be happier. I can promise you that.
________________________________________
On another note... here are some things that I have been up to since I last updated this thing...
1. I went to sign up for my marathon, AND it's full. Wa-wa-wa, I'm still going to run. I'm done being upset about it. haha.
2. I'm taking 5 classes this semester and it's kicking my beeee-hind!!!!
3. Megan and I's Monday night Bible studies have been AMAZING so far, and I can't wait to see how this semester goes.
4. I'm 90% positive that I'm transferring to University of Idaho this fall.
5. I am ready for the snow to melt to I can go BACKPACKING.
6. Kathryn is still alive and well, but getting old- reeeeal fast.
7. I'm still nannying,,,, kill me?
I've had a crazy couple months. There has been alot of stress, sadness, confusion, and well, alot of things have happened. Throughout this rough patch in my life, I made the big mistake of not leaning on God. I continued to listen to Satan's decieving lies, and ended up digging myself a hole, that I never thought I'd be able to get out of. I had never been so worried for myself and especially for my relationship with Jesus.
Once we started Spring semester, I was dreading life. I just wanted school, Intervarsity, work, and responsibilities to be over. I had a terrible attitude towards life and it seemed to affect those around me. Thankfully, I've had a good close-knit group of friends who have continued to encourage me and pray for me. Slowly but surely, I saw myself climbing out of this hole I dug myself.
The Bible is amazing, although, I wish I'd pick it up more. The word of God never seizes to amaze me. You can just open to a random page and God will tell you something. Well, I tried this at the beginning of the month, and what happened? It was like a Jesus-slap. I randomly opened my Bible to Isaiah, and it talked about selfishness. It then occured to me how selfish I was being. I had no legitimate reason to put God in the closet, have a bad attitude, and stop loving. I only did it because I was being selfish. The pastors at my church are doing a series on Jonah. I relate to Jonah SO much. Like him, I ran away from what God was calling me to do, and it got to the point where God had to send a huge wake-up call. (Thankfully, I didn't get swallowed by a fish..) But that's all I had to do, was to WAKE UP!
Now that I have woken up , God has been doing some incredible things in just the past couple of weeks. I've missed this feeling. Things in my life are definitely not perfect, but at least I am filled with Joy again, that comes from Christ of course. It's been on my heart lately that we as Christians are in an intense comfort zone. But we are called to reach out, break out of our comfort zone, and fight the battle. I forgot about my old friends that I stopped seeing, simply because of religious differences, or the things they took part in. I need to be with them, loving them, listening to them, and being their friend. So that is what I've been doing. I've been catching up with old friends, telling my faith stories, and letting God work through them, and it has been INCREDIBLE.
If you're reading this, I want to remind you to think about what God has called you to do, and to do it. Don't run away like Jonah and I did. Be obedient, live out your faith, and you will never be happier. I can promise you that.
________________________________________
On another note... here are some things that I have been up to since I last updated this thing...
1. I went to sign up for my marathon, AND it's full. Wa-wa-wa, I'm still going to run. I'm done being upset about it. haha.
2. I'm taking 5 classes this semester and it's kicking my beeee-hind!!!!
3. Megan and I's Monday night Bible studies have been AMAZING so far, and I can't wait to see how this semester goes.
4. I'm 90% positive that I'm transferring to University of Idaho this fall.
5. I am ready for the snow to melt to I can go BACKPACKING.
6. Kathryn is still alive and well, but getting old- reeeeal fast.
7. I'm still nannying,,,, kill me?
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