Urban Poly Princess

I arrived in West Jordan around 3pm and went to my cousin's house for directions. My niece told me how to get there and it is actually where she attends school and where my cousin teaches. The church is right next to it. I stopped at the dollar store to buy a tray and cookies. Through doing lots of events that is easy, so is the sandwich thing. I should've done that too or instead of. 2 big bowls filled with sandwiches, I like my chicken, cashews, purple grapes, celery and mayo mix. If you just buy a bunch of rolls, tear them apart and fill them with sandwich meat they are perfect. Sam's club also has mini cheesecakes, top with jam and put on those pretty trays and you're good to go. When I don't have time I do that for potlucks. The plastic crystal trays dress it up and are perfect for... WHITE potlucks. I haven't been to a Poly party in awhile. I should've made and took a tray of musubi, yes, A TRAY. People bought a couple stouffer lasagnas, meatballs, rolls sandwiches, chicken curry, chinese wonton salad, and someone brought 10 boxes of Little Caesar's pizza.

I went there after 4pm, almost an hour late BUUUT thanks to Polynesian time it hadn't started yet AND it took another hour to begin. There was a friendly Tongan girl who greeted me there but I couldn't figure out who she was. Now I think I know who it is. She gained a lot of weight and I feel bad now. That was Gina. She was in my Tongan Singles ward and she married my friend from Hawaii Pelman. She's my Facebook friend. I feel so horrible I think I need to send her a message. I just did that.

It was so nice to see so many friends that I haven't seen forever. Mata's family feels like my family too. Channel 2 News did a story on the party which was nice.

What was I thinking when I took my little bowl of cookies there??? I bought more cookies today since I have to take that Sunday for Linger Longer. On my drive home I stopped at Walmart because I felt sleepy. When I started the car it felt weird so I turned off the AC which seemed to help. I parked the car and checked the oil, it was fine!!! I got in the car again and the check engine light lit up. I went to Autozone just off the road going into sardine canyon. They said nothing showed up when they hooked up their little machine and told me to check with the dealer.

Extremely frustrated I drive to the dealer who tells me it'll be an hour wait and unless the light is flashing I can still drive to Logan in that condition, which I do but the pressure light keeps coming on which usually means there's something up with the tires so I pull into the only gas station on that stretch of road until we get to Logan. So I'm in Wellsville where I often stop to check the air in my tires because air is free there before I travel through sardine canyon and then on the freeway to Salt Lake City. I wonder how close Curtis' house is to that gas station. I went to Wellsville once to invite the librarian at the elementary school there and then at the junior high school to join our Cache Valley Library Association we started about a year after I first moved here. It is very tiny.

I am always struck by how deprived I am living here when I start to think West Jordan is a nice town. NOOO it isn't!!! Cottonwood is a nice town, Sugarhouse is a nice town, West Jordan is Mediocre. It is just nice when compared to Logan. Andrew texted me today that although he didn't agree with me he still loved me. He made sure to clarify NOT in a romantic way. DUHHH... I want to make it alright with us again but I'm not ready to chat with him AT ALL.

When I got home there was a pretty cardboard butterfly box at my front door. It said I was bitten by the love bug and it was filled with mini candybars, tootsie rolls and notes with positive things like I like your hair, you're beautiful, I like your style, Thank you for your service in the temple, You are spunky and you have a good sense of humor. These were all written by different people. I'm thinking sweet RS sisters. It was so nice of them to do that. That is such an LDS-girl thing to do and it is so sweet.

I don't allow myself to get close to people very easily. Especially women. I have enough friends. Now it seems like women try very hard to get to know me better but while I enjoy some women most I am fine not to see or hang out with. I love my friend Deb Martrona. She is divorced and has a daughter. I am glad I met her in my real estate class.

I am just thinking I met Joseph at the bank today in Rose Park. I was in sweats and a t-shirt and I was about to pick up my mother and drive home. I didn't want to see ANYONE and I had absolutely nooo makeup on. So of course that's when I run into Joseph. He was in my class when I trained bill collectors for First Security Bank. I saw him a couple years ago at our ULA conference. We had a reception at the Hilton downtown and he worked there then. It was good to see him although he works in some sort of finance and he wanted my number. I tried to deflect that by asking if he had a card BUT he persisted. I gave it to him BUUUT I don't think he's LDS although he is extremely good-looking kind and communicates well. I hope he has a family. I think his interests are making me a client which I'm not interested in doing or becoming.

I don't date people who are not active members. I certainly don't date nonmembers despite their good qualities. He gave me a card from when he ran for office once. I REALLY hope that means he has a family.

Alma 32
16 Therefore, blessed are they who humble themselves without being compelled to be humble; or rather, in other words, blessed is he that believeth in the word of God, and is baptized withoutstubbornness of heart, yea, without being brought to know the word, or even compelled to know, before they will believe.

I like this verse and chapter very much. It is one of the chapters everyone reads over and over again. I really like this verse because it reveals that it is ideal to maximize our potential AND THEN be humble and committed to our father in heaven. I like this very much. We don't want tragic circumstances and challenges. An amazing life WITH accompanying humility is what we aim for.