Livin' the Busy Life

Long time no write!

So guess what?
I. AM. BUSY.

Last post I wrote about University and job worries. So lets add some more things to worry about.

Money! A problem for most people. Yippee. I have decided to go to Greece and Italy. No not permanantly (I WISH) but for a wonderful 10 days. I will be touring Athens, Delphi, Sorrento, Rome, Capri, and Pompeii. It does cost about 3,000 and I'm going with a group, but it should be an experience of a lifetime either way. Which brings me to problem number dos. (#2 for my non-spanish speaking folks out there)

Remember when I was grumbling about not having a job? BOOM! I have 2. I work out at our local golf course (Magrath Golf Club! It's the best!) picking balls off the range and parking carts. Doesn't it sound exciting? It's not that bad. The people I work with are the best. They are super great and a bit on the humorous side! My 2nd job is working for a lady in town. She is the one who decided on planning this Greece/Italy trip. She offered me a job to help pay it off and I am EXTREMELY grateful for her! I tutor her son (sometimes 2 of them depending on the day) every weekday for 2 hours. Sometimes the days seem to just drag on but they are both good boys. I babysit when she needs me to and run errands with the boys. I just try to help whenever I can because every dollar I work for goes toward my trip.

I've never realized how exhausted I can get! I have to keep up my lawn, babysit my little sister, do a bit of housework, work at the golf course and for the lady in town. A couple of nights ago I came home from the course (9:30 pm ish) and was asleep before 9:45. I slept until 6 then got ready for work again.

I've solved the University problem! Yay! But my dearest mother doesn't want me to go. Not like that. She wants me to go to school but she doesn't want me to go to the school I want to go to. Grant MacEwan in Edmonton is where I would like to go for 2 years, then transfer back to Lethbridge. I worried about not finding a roomie? My bestfriend Hallie wants to go there too! AND we would have a place to stay if my mom actually lets me move up there. So my loner and University problems are solved... I just need to get the Wicked Witch of the West of Magrath (my mother) on board.

On a more recent note... MY COUSINS ARE COMING TO CANADA TODAY!!! Every year my cousins come up from Utah for our town celebrations! It's usually a big whirlwind of where to put everyone and wanting to visit and catch up, but HEY! I'm not complaining! For a full week I get to chill with my cousins that I only see for THIS week each year! Oh! Did I mention there's 20 of them? YUP! We are slowly growing!

I love visiting with my cousins but to add a cherry on top of my oh-so-busy schedule... my bishop asked me to give a talk. on PATRIARCHAL BLESSINGS! oh joy. I think it has something to do with the fact that I'm supposed to be getting mine super soon! i'm supposed to get a call! Ahh so excited!

So if you see me over the next week... give a reassuring smile or a thumbs up to show me I'm not in over my head!

Happy Magrath Days!

xoxo Kate