Overdue Update

So I had a bit of a hiatus from this blog. I didn't write the entire month of July. I was in fact busy. So for those who were itching to see what's going on in my life and didn't get their fix, sorry. (I don't think there is actually anyone who cared that much, but play along anyway)

July was a crazy month. I won't go into insane details but I'll summarize it for you.

Two of my best friends left that month. My best friend Jeff went off to Chicago to attend med school and my other friend Kevin went off to Washington to attend law school. I miss them already. I was supposed to go to Chicago with Jeff on a sweet road trip across country. I was in the middle of writing a blog about it, but it pissed me off too much so I scrapped it. I'm sure most people have already heard the story, and those who haven't have probably figured out the trip didn't happen anyway. The car broke down in Denver, and we had to fly back 12 hours later (long story short). I worked a lot to try to keep my income up. I lost a ton of weight too. I lost 25 lbs collectively by the end of July. (That's combining the months of June and July, so don't worry, I don't have an eating disorder.) I worked out a lot and have gotten in the best shape I've been in since high school. The last time I weighed that much was 2 years ago when I lost weight with Brennon. Now I'm below that weight. So currently, I'm the lightest I've been since I was 19. I'm not too far off from my actual weight that I was when I graduated high school. I have really gotten into my health and fitness. My body feels great. I feel more confident about myself. I feel less blue most days. I just overall feel great.

I've also been shopping for a new car. I've been looking at Jeep Wranglers a little more seriously now. I've test drove a few and have enjoyed it. My Nissan Sentra is an awesome car. I have had no problems with it. But I felt it was time for a change to something new. I want something that can handle relatively anything. Weather, dirt roads, mountains, climbing steep hills. A car that can do it all. Yes, the gas mileage sucks a little. But I will feel better driving in the winter. I hate winter. I hate snow. I hate driving in the snow. I hate being cold. So really, this is a better choice without getting a truck. I don't need a truck since I won't use all of it's useful utilities. But a little bit of engine muscle never hurt anyone (except for mother nature, the ozone, and all living life. No big deal). I have been doing battle with salesmen for over a month now. I've been putting my "not putting up with shit" skills to the test. I learned how to shop for cars from the best. My dad and grandpa are legendary car shoppers. They are like stone when it comes to getting what they want. I have done my best to do so myself. I'm hoping I can get the car I want for the price I want with a little diplomacy and hard bargaining. (On a side note, I have crazy theories that my family is Jewish somewhere down the line. We love to really save money where it counts and will fight for it relentlessly, if not brutally.)

School starts in a couple of weeks. Bleh. Can't say I'm really looking forward to that, but what do you do? It's gotta be done. I have to attend a family reunion for my mom's side of the family in New Mexico Labor Day weekend. I have mixed feelings about that trip. I won't get into that though. It should be fun for the most part. I want to plan a vacation to Chicago to make up for the terrible misadventure that happened in July. I don't think I'll get so lucky since money will be tight this fall, as it always is when school starts. I got a new job at Park City ER as a PRN gig to supplement my income. I can just add it to the list of hospitals I've worked at. Sweet. I think it will be a good job. It seems friendly, the hospital is nice and they see real patients most of the time. Seems like a winning combination to me. Additionally, I'm somewhat worried about the full time job I have at LDSH. The hospital is showing signs of going under. They are having a meeting tomorrow about how they can cut tech hours. I worry that my job will be up on the chopping block soon if things don't improve. It's a shame too. I really like the hospital I work at. Awesome people, good hours, familiarity. It's pretty sweet. But if they are going to cut my hours and increase my shifts, that will certainly cause problems for me. We will see. Perhaps I'm just paranoid. Or I'm just realistic. Reality blows sometimes (profound statement right?)

Well, there you have it. The update to my seemingly insipid lifestyle. It's a pretty good life, but it's hard to sugarcoat it so people will find it interesting to read. Even my vocabulary can't save the boringness of my blog. But that's ok. It's nice to just write anyway. It's one of my outlets sometimes. (of course it's an outlet! If you haven't read blogs about me bitchin' about everything in my life to blow off steam, then consider yourself lucky.)

Any case, life is good. Summer is great. My health has improved. I need a vacation. That is the full summary of this blog in case you just scrolled down to the bottom hoping for a summary so you didn't have to read the whole thing.

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