People never cease to amaze...

Today I got an e-mail from my "long lost" cousin. Let me begin with a little background, might I add that this will probably make me look like someone who has a totally one track mind, but anyhow, here I go...
Back in the days of high school when homework was a heck of a lot easier, I had a super awesome friendship w/ my cuz. She was more like a sister! It was like the bff type. :) Anyway, she was just fun to be with cause we were both super outgoing and had a good time, but we never had to worry about being put in a scetchy situation with each other, we knew what was right and we did it...most the time :). Anyhow, she seriously was a great example to me. She had a strong will to do what we've been taught we should. So when she graduated and moved to school, I really missed her a lot. We would talk often and she would update me on the boys she was dating and so on.
Once while she was updating me she informed me that she had two prospectives, yet one wasn't someone who would be able to give her the things she's always wanted and desired. So it was with great shock that I got a letter one day after not talking to her for a couple of months telling me that she had moved in with him!!!
Now, me being the niave child I was wrote her back and told her that I couldn't imagine she was living with him and not giving of herself...completely. I never heard back, so we'll just "assume" (Hello! Red lights started flashing a little to late for me, but I caught on).
So she's living with this guy who hates, along with his family, everything our family has ever lived for. Somehow things just weren't clicking in my head.
Truth be told, I was very dissapointed in her. I guess maybe I just haven't forgiven her and I need to, I'm sure. It's just hard when you look up to someone so much and they have so much potential, yet they make stupid irrational mistakes. So I yes, I struggle with her. Truly I do, I think it is SO sad! Yet we all have our agency.
So because of this I do better to just keep my distance, probably not the best think I can do on my part. She did marry this guy recently and I did show my support, and with all my heart, I truthfully wish her the best and I really hope she IS happy.
The thing that amazes me is when I think I know all the suprises with the choices she's made, she gets in contact with me via e-mail, or phone and lets me know just one more. Come on! Give me peace!

Sorry for the vent, but I just had to do it! I think one of the hardest things for me to see is someone with such potential, such determination to fulfill their dreams, just loose sight of what they've been doing and give it all up. That's something I struggle with. It's really hard for me to understand.

Moab was fun!

This past week has been great. I got a 96 on my stats final! Giving me an A in the class. Then on Thursday I started a Gerontology class. "Elderly care in rural areas" or something to that effect. The class entailed us going around the state of Utah to rural areas so that we could see the options for the elderly in those areas. The professor started the trip to give WSU students to opportunity to see what is availible in rural areas and possibly spark and intrest so they would consider a career in a rural area. (Very smooth considering the last day of class...) Thursday we started in BC! My dear old home town! We stopped my the Senior center and learned some stuff about the serives offered there, then we went to Tremonton, Rob's home town. (More than likely, I'll be working in a "rural" area, that's where we're from) The senior center there is a bit behind BC, but it stinks that there in a condemed building, they should hopefully get that fixed soon.
Later we went to Logan and toured the Sunshine Terrace, a nursing home that has a foundation that includes an assited living facility as well as an adult day care. By far, they were the most impressive. Very organized, and had a lot to offer their residents.
We met in Price on Friday morning at their Senior Center, and I have to say, I was most impressed with theirs. Very organized and had a lot of opportunities for their community. Later we met at the Moab community center and that was way nice, they just built it and they added a hall for the seniors. Ceramics was big in all the senior centers, except Tremonton.
Anyhow, the focus of the trip in my opinion was the river rafting experience we got on Saturday.
As Dr. VO says "You can't go to Moab and not go down the river." So we had to throw that in.

Summary, 3 credits in 3 days, resulting in my completion of all elective courses for my Bachelors in Dental Hygiene next year! Yippie!