From Wyoming to Oregon

Well in the last 2 weeks I traveled from Wyoming to Oregon took a detour in Colorado and stayed in Idaho for a week I have loved every minute of my trip seeing friends who I haven't seen since June and of course family. Getting a job in Council, Idaho even if it is for a week at a time. However I'm still trying to figure out what I want to do with my life hoping and praying that I get a park ranger job that I applied for in bruneau Idaho in the mean time I'm having a great time just wondering around. Tonight I'm watching a reining maneuvers class where they are backing circles and learning to turn.

My Trip to the Great State of Wyoming

About a year and a half ago my very best friend Lindsey moved to Wyoming to  go to Central Wyoming College. Well that didn't really work for her free spirit, she didn't so much like being caged in a classroom....Can't really say I blame her I hate it too, it's hard to focus and pay attention to teachers, professors, and presenters when there is a whole world waiting for you to conquer with whatever your dreams may be. Anyway she recently got married to the most wonderful guy in the world I could ever ask for her to marry. I wasn't able to attend their wedding due to my schooling :( Instead I went for a visit during my spring break and it was the most incredible trip I have ever taken!

Day 1: I flew into the Casper airport where Colton's dad picked me up and drove the two hours back to Riverton where they live, we went out to dinner with a friend and then hung out at the house the rest of the evening.

Day 2: Both Colton and Lindsey had to work so I got to hang out with Colton's parents and one of their friends roping and tagging calves pretty much all day okay well most of the day we left around 3 then I went and picked up lindsey's car and wondered around the little town of riverton  until she was off work. Then we hung out til Colton got off work and went out to dinner.

Day 3: We went snowmobiling in Jackson Hole. I have never been snowmobiling before and it was awesome!!! I want to go again sometime it was a great workout lots of laughs were had and great conversations it was an overall great but kinda long day.

Day 4: We went to the hotsprings with Colton's whole family for his little cousins birthdays we had tons of fun swimming, playing basketball, and sitting in the extremely hot hot tub. Then we headed over to his grandparents house for a BBQ type thing...it was to cold to sit outside...and ate cake. We definitely scored with gift that we picked out for the kids!

Day 5: sadly I had to leave Lindsey and I got up at about 5:30 and headed down the road to Casper in the snow...I was a little sad that the road didn't close so I had an excuse to stay longer haha


Conclusions from this trip: I absolutely LOVE Wyoming and I will be moving there in October when my job is over at Yellowstone!

Long Days

As we are about half way through week nine of winter term I am swamped with final projects, studying for finals, and getting ready for my very last term as a college student. I thought I was starting a new relationship with somebody but now I'm not really sure. He is kinda being a jerk now and I don't know why, I would like to talk to him about it to see why or if he just wants to stay friends cause Im totally okay with that I just need to know that. Any way enough of my pondering over a guy which apparently I do a lot thinking about it. What good does that do? I need to learn to just talk to the guy get it out and whatever comes of that is it. Stop wasting time pondering my life over a guy I like and what could be just get it out in the open and if its not meant to be then its not meant to be and move on not just sit around hoping and waiting that someday it will work. I need to start living life to the fullest not carefully planned out or hoping things will happen to me. Alright for real this time here's all I need to get done in the next two weeks...

Things I have to get done for school:

• Write my part of the final paper for research class
• Work on Powerpoint for research class
• Study for Population class
• Do ready for Population class
• Work on assignments for Fire class
• Study for Fire Final
• Write final paper for Collaboration class 

I need to keep this quote in mind right now and not get to much ahead of myself right now. I am where I am suppose to be on my journey and the next road is ahead of me and I know where it is leading me at the moment (to Yellowstone) but I need to stay in the present not look back and stop trying to look to far forward. 

Life and such

So lately I have come to a few conclusions about my life.
1) I need a change in pace and to get put of the PNW...which is happening in June
2) I need to stop waiting on a guy that doesnt know what he wants
3) I need to get out and make some more friends...haha
4) I need to make time for things and people I love.

As of right now my entire life revolves around school what time I get up, sometimes when I go to bed, what I do in between classes, what I do after classes, how much homework I have (which is a ton), and what I can do on the weekends because of the massive amounts of homework and studying that I have to do. Now what kind of life is that? I dont really hang out with any of my friends and just kinda sit at home and moap. Well as previously stated in an earlier post I will be moving to Montana to work in yellowstone at one of the dude ranches. Go me life will suddenly change hopefully for good!

This weekend while talking to a very good friend who told me that I should go pack up my stuff and get ready to go and I said oh I will eventually I will probably wait for Brian anyway cause thats just what I do. Whenever we are together it always seems that either I am waiting or following him around or its the opposite he is waiting for me and following me around. But for what why do we do this we arent dating we are juat friends very good friends who act like we are dating. Last night while talking with one of my good friends and decided that I will give him until June when I move to figure out what he wants but I am not going to just sit around and wait my entire life for him.

Don't get me wrong I love the friends that I have and that was made perfectly clear last night when we all went to sharis together. However I have pretty much had the same friends since my sophomore year of high school and like I said I love them but I need to start branching out and making new friends and hopefully maybe when I move to Montana I will start making some new friends branching outside the norm.

I have missed out on some of the things I love in the last little bit. I love to hitch horse hair, however I hate twisting the hair to hitch but I love the actual hitching. I havent been doing it lately because I dont make anytime to do it plus it actually relaxes me when I am feeling  stressed. I like to knit scarves and I want to learn to make headbands and sweaters soon. I need to make more time to ride horses and make it out to the ranch more and practice roping more. I need to start taking time to just sit and relax and enjoy the world around me.

To new beginnings and adventures

Last night I got a call from Yellowstone National Park, I was offered a job as a wrangler at Roosevelt Lodge starting June 15th. I can't tell you how incredibly happy I am for this opportunity and how hard I have worked to get here. So I will finish out my senior year here at Oregon State University working really hard to pass all my classes until then. Unfortunately I will not be able to walk at graduation because I will be driving to Montana to start a new adventure and a new chapter as a career women in Outdoor recreation and if nothing else for at least this summer I will be fulfilling my dreams of working with horses as a career in outdoor recreation. I can't wait to see what this summer and into the fall brings. For the first time ever I will not have any restriction on when I need to be home so I can go back to school in September I can and will be staying at least until October if not through November and I cannot contain my excitement. Well I need to get going to class so for now its school and getting as much time in with friends and family as I can.

To the New Year

As I look back on 2013 I see many great memories. A year ago today I was sitting at my sister's watching the ball drop and hanging out with her and troy. Tonight I'm at my brothers house doing pretty much the same thing hanging out with him and his family. I was an RA last year which was a good experience however I would never do it again I got to know Denell who I now call one of my best friends I got to know Zach better which was absolutely fun and hilarious but safely he had to take a job during spring term and left us. I got to be the head wrangler for Butte Creek during the summer which was a fun and challenging experience I might do that again. I lost some friends this summer from their stupidity that I didn't want to deal with but in turn got to know some really awesome people better during that time. I moved into my very first house with a roommate that I absolutely hate but only 6 more months and I will never have too see our talk to get ever again. I made it a definite possibility to moving to Wyoming to live with Lindsey and Colton. My sister got married to the most wonderful brother in law I could ask for. My brother and his wife brought a new baby girl into this family which we are thoroughly enjoying her. It's been a great year full of awesome memories I hope to have just as memorable and challenging and full of changes as this year.

Yipee

Yesterday I officially had my second to last advising appointment. I only have four classes to take winter and spring term and then I will be done with college. The most exciting thing that happened in this appointment is that I applied for graduation and walking in commencement. Yeah! Now I'm spending my weekend with my sister and her family. Oh and this week I got to have lunch with Zach which is always fun we talked and laughed and had an overall good time and delicious food that I made :)