It's been quite a while since I last posted and looking at my most recent post, I was quite correct in knowing that something was going to happen during the trip to Utah to see my fiance. The thing that happened was that I never left. What was supposed to be a two week trip turned into my never leaving. I found myself a job here in town, working at the local McDonald's. I picked up the job towards the end of April. Recently, I've been working on what needs to be a crew trainer, which is the step between crew and manager. I hope to make manager soon after. I like my coworkers and the managers are pretty awesome. A number of the regulars that come in daily told me when I first started all told me what a great crew I was to be working with. And they've been pretty spot on. I've been working pretty much full time since late May or so and even though it feels like I live there, I wouldn't trade my 40 hour work week for anything. Although I could do without the shifts starting at 6AM but getting done at 2PM is kinda nice.
Learning to live with with people who aren't my parents and younger brother has been quite the experience, especially when one of those people is the person I'm marrying. Living with him has brought us closer than the distance ever did and we've been learning how to make this work beyond phone calls and Facebook. And to be honest, staying down here has been worth it, I think. Any problem that either one of us are dealing with is more easily resolved and I like him being the first person I see in the morning before work, the first person I see when I get off work, and the last person before bed. Living with him has allowed us to grow more as a couple than all those phone calls ever did. It's been really showing me that I wouldn't want to be with anyone other than him.
Utah is way different than Washington state. It's so brown here that it makes me miss all the green of home. However, the sunny days have been nice, despite all the heat the summer days bring. It's been nice to be able to walk outside in shorts and a shirt without having to bring a jacket along for just in case purposes. It rained pretty good today and I doubt it got any higher than maybe the mid 80's or so. While it was raining, it was noticeably cooler (in the 70's, according to the grocery store across the street from work) and I actually had to wear a jacket out since I was so cold! I haven't worn a jacket here in months, not at least since right around when I picked up work at McDonald's and even then it was usually just at night when Jack and I would take a walk because we couldn't sleep. However, I'm liking it for the most part. The only downside is I miss my family, friends, and the Tacoma/Olympia area of Washington. I can't wait to go back for a visit.
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