Today was crazy and when I got home from work all I wanted to do was go for a bike ride but then I realized the handle bars were too low.  After pulling out my tool kit (thanks Mom and Dad!) I realized that my allen wrench wasn't going to work because unbeknown to me there are two different kinds (metric and american) and I only had american so this prompted a trip to Lowe's.  

I am now the proud owner of a set of metric allen wrenches to go along with my american ones.  My bike handles are now the right height but tomorrow I get to fix the tire... Yep its flat.  Just my luck.

The trip to Lowe's also yielded a new addition to my apartment in the form of a new house plant!  My other plants did not survive the winter in my apartment.  According to them it was TOO cold.  My new plant is a maidenhair fern.  Come to find out it is the diva of all houseplants so it might not last very long.  The funny thing is that I choose a small fern because I didn't want all the commitment of a larger fern; instead I choose a diva.  Perfect end to my crazy day.

MIA

So I have been MIA the last year and a half after moving to Sparks then to Fallon and finally settling in Nevada's capital!  aka CARSON CITY!

Things I like about Carson...

• My apartment
• Living so close to work (5 minutes!)
• Carson feels small town but has tons of shopping
• My job and the people I work with
• The extra time I have now that I'm not commuting
• Restaurants (REAL ONES!)
• Chance to read
• Being Bear Den Leader and my scouts
•  Going home for lunch

These are just a few of my favorite things

Moved In!

I have moved! I'm now located in Sparks Nevada.  A lot has changed and I am excited about it all. More to come on my apartment later!

house sitting

I am currently house sitting for a friend and it has given me the chance to be on my own again... the problem with this is that I again remember all of those things that I need to work on to be a better live-alone person. (You though you only needed to learn how to live with others but I think you need to have skills to live alone.)

exhibit a. I learned this evening that I really need to learn how to cook amazing food. Tonight I tried to make mac and cheese and I almost ruined it. I added way to much milk. One would think that after living by myself I would be a pro at making mac and cheese but I am not. But man can I make a mad bowl of cereal or hot chocolate or taco soup.

exhibit b. Some nights I get so wrapped up in a book that I forget what time it is and stay up way to late... This needs to be improved upon because I still have to go to work in the morning. Note to self set alarm that tells me to go to bed.

exhibit c. Although I like animals I'm not really a have-an-animal person. Although it is nice to come home to something I feel bad that I am gone and that they are home all alone while I am at work. Mom does remind me that at least I come home at night otherwise they would be home all by themselves always. Her logic makes me feel better.

exhibit d. I don't like bugs, rodents, or dead animals. No I have not seen any while I have been here but I still dont like them. Just a few months ago I tried to convince my dad to come over to my house to pick up the dead rabbit that the dog drug in. He refused and made me pick it up myself...(not that I blame him. I think it was about 12:30am and he was in bed asleep. but still.)

I'm sure that there are more examples but I haven't thought of them yet. more exhibits to come.

Taking a break on a Saturday!

So today during a break in cleaning, doing laundry, and organizing Dad took Madie and I on a little trip over to Dad's latest project... now I'm not really sure what it is suppose to be but until it is in use we have our own little skate park! In the following videos Madie will show us her fearlessness as she takes on the concrete slope on her rip stick...



This is over behind the Lagoon.

On another note I'm sad to say that I did not try the slope on the rip stick because I was afraid for my life... and all the skin on my knees and hands, as well as all of my bones. But Dad and I went up everything on the 4-wheeler. (I don't know if that really counts.)