IN This Week...

I am the type of person that gets stuck into a routine. The weekend comes and Shane and I will either go out to dinner then come home and watch a movie or go to the movie theater. If we don't do that we will take the bus out for a drive. I love the bus. You see living in Cedar City we don't have too many options to do something different. Do you ever get stuck in a routine?

I am jealous of all my friends and family that live in Salt Lake because they have this awesome magazine called 'In Magazine' this is Salt Lakes premier entertainment guide. If there is a super fun event going on you better bet all the details will be in here. IN Magazine lists all the shopping malls and centers, attractions, and parks in Salt Lake City and surrounding areas. In this months issue they had an interview with a Utah Jazz player, Gorden Hayward. (See they even appeal to men!) They also listed a 2012 gift guide for Christmas! Speaking of Christmas...If you need help with Christmas gift ideas make sure to check out their December issue they will have so many helpful tips. It is a one stop shop for a fun time in Salt Lake. Every month they have a full dining review that is provided by a local food review expert, SLC Foodie. To help save you money they have great deals and coupons in there for literally just about everything! Here is their Facebook Page so you can go check them out. If you want discounted tickets that are worth having...check out their Facebook page and they are always mentioning what tickets they have for sale!

Now for my small business, big business or any business crowd...Kathleen Beckmann does advertising for this magazine! If you want to advertise or feature your business somewhere that is well known and reaches a large amount of consumers this is the place to do it! IN Magazine is well known and gets everywhere in the Salt Lake Valley! It's an easy and effective way you get your business out there. The graphic design team is phenomenal.  If you need your ad designed for you...they will be more than happy to do it and free of charge at that! If you already have an awesome ad and want that in there...they are more than happy to use it. They are super easy to work with and their advertising team is pretty awesome! Check em out!!! IN Magazine's Facebook Page.

If you are interested in advertising or featuring your business, contact:
Kathleen Beckmann at (801) 204-6368 or email her at kbeckmann@nowsaltlake.com

So...There's This Girl...

I know everyone and their dog is doing the 30 Days of Thanksgiving in lieu to Thanksgiving. I am doing it on my Facebook but I am thankful for so many wonderful things that I thought I would focus on one major thing on the good old blog once a week.

This Week I am extremely thankful for my Mom.

My mom is probably the strongest person I know. She has been through so many things and remains to be an incredible woman. I look up to her more than she will ever know. She has always been there for me through broken hearts, mean girls, drill team drama, exciting job interviews and promotions, fashion advice, more fashion advice. I could go on and on and on. My mom has always been the one person who knows me for who I really am. We can gossip with each other saying the most outlandish things and just laugh about it. She is a phenomenal business woman and I hope I am as successful in my job career as she is.

My mom is the most creative person I know. (unbiased) She is so selfless when it comes to her kids. When I graduated high school my mom created scrapbooks of my birth to my graduation for me to keep forever. Every Christmas she puts together outfits of all the clothes she has bought me. That last part has been bitter sweet because now that I am older and my parents don't buy all of my clothes I have a really hard time putting together outfits that are as cute as the ones my mom always put together for me. A couple weeks ago my mom took me shopping for new business outfits for my new job! Spending those couple of days shopping with her was so wonderful! I love the relationship I have with my mom.

Growing up is hard on parents. I am almost positive that it is harder for the parents than it is for us kids. They have to go from being able to tell their kids what to do to only being able to give their kids advice and hope they take it. I know it is hard on my mom that I live 3 hours away from her. She doesn't get to see me as much as she would like and I know that is rough on her. If she had it her way I bet she would have me live next door to her. I love that my mom wants me so close to her all of the time. I think that says a lot about the type of relationship we have. I am very thankful for my Mama.

My Mom is Famous! She is the sexy one in the middle :)

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Love you Mama. Thank you for always being there for me and supporting me. 

 

My Last Day...

Today was my last day at my current Wells Fargo branch. It is so bitter sweet. On one hand I am super excited to be moving up in the company and achieving my goals, but on the other hand I am really sad to leave all the great people I work with.

There is a point in a new job where you don't feel like the new kid anymore. I feel like I had juuust accomplished this and now I am leaving. I am so comfortable with everyone there and they understand my sense of humor. I have become really good friends with one of the girls there, Kylee, and I will miss working with her everyday.

Now I get to go and be the new kid again...yaay! This is seriously the only thing I am nervous about from moving into a new position. I know I am going to be a kick ass banker. I am good at learning new things and great customer service is something I am good at. However, I don't really like that new kid feeling where no one really knows me. I feel like I am an easy person to get along with so hopefully they will except me with open arms.

All in all I am really excited for this new step into my career life. I am so blessed to have had such an amazing opportunity to work with such great people and I look forward working with more wonderful people at my new branch. Monday is my first day as a BANKER! Wish me luck!!!

I thought these quotes were appropriate:

Have you guys ever been scared of change?? Or being the new kid??

Creepy Crawly Halloween

Happy Halloween Everyone!!! I seriously love this holiday! Did you know today is Nevada Day and so everyone in Nevada has this day off?! Freakin lucky ducks!

Shane and I aren't necessarily celebrating actual Halloween today. Why you ask? Well because we had an early celebration last weekend in VEGAS! It was so much fun! My most wonderful best friend Miki and her cute husband Jared came down with us.

Shane and I go to Vegas around this time every year for the NHRA drag races. He loves them for the actual racing. I love them for the people watching...talk about rednecks.

So when we discovered that the drags fell on the weekend before Halloween we decided it would be a brilliant idea to invite Miki and Jared! And a brilliant idea it was! The drags weren't until Sunday so we went out on Saturday in our awesome costumes...Miki and I were Indians and our sexy men were Cowboys! Miki and Jared had never been to Fremont Street so Shane and I decided that would be the best place to go. It was so much fun! We saw just about everything...literally.

Here's Shane and me in our Costumes!

Haha I think I miiiiight be part Indian? eh??

Aren't we sexy?!

I am so glad I got to have some girl time with Miki. It is hard living far away from your best friend. We had lots of catching up to do and I am so happy her and Jared decided to come with us! Shane and Jared get along really well which makes it a lot of fun for the four of us to go out. I can't wait to do this again!!

Viva Vegas! On Fremont Street

Shane and I at the Drags!

There was a miniature golf course by our hotel that was all KISS themed! Shane was in heaven and had to take pictures!

That's Right...This JUST Happened!

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So for those of you who don't talk to me everyday...which is about everyone except Shane...and my Mom... I was given permission to apply internally for a Banker position at my current lovely job, Wells Fargo.

Now let me clarify a few things first.

NO. I am not a banker already.

I am a teller.

Yes. There is a difference. 

A Teller: 

processes your transactions like deposits, withdrawals, payments, etc. etc. 

A Banker:

sets up your accounts, does loans, helps you with most of your questions on your accounts and much more.

Now that we are all on the same page...this was a preeetty big deal to me! I jumped on that opportunity like it was a brand new trampoline! I was so pumped. That's not all though. I interviewed in a group interview for this position on Friday. I was a nervous wreck people. A NERVOUS WRECK! I was shaking and in order to calm down...I sang the whole way to my interview. No, not to the radio. I made up my very own song about how I was gonna kill it at this group interview and how I am a bad ass. Yes, I am basically the next Rihanna. No big deal. So I interviewed...it ended...and I sat and wondered all weekend! Untill...

Yesterday.

I got back to work from taking my lunch and there was my boss holding her office phone implying that it was for me. (The manager I had interviewed with on Friday was on the other end of that line) I walked into her office and she told me to shut the door. I couldn't help but think to myself, "Holy Shit...I really hope I got this job...or else this is going to be SO embarrassing." Well turns out... I got the job! I was so freaking excited! It took everything for me not to scream! It is soooo bitter sweet! 

You see, this position is at a different branch here in Cedar. I love the people i work with right now. They are all so wonderful and I am going to be really sad to leave them. But, I am so dang excited that I am moving up in my career! This is the best feeling ever! I never thought I would be where I am right now. I am loving life so much and seriously positive thinking is a huge factor in all of this happiness.  Seriously! Always find the positive in a situation...it helps so much!

This was my "I can't believe it" face!

Can I tell you all a not so secret?? I am kinda most excited that I get to wear heels again!!!

Done Being a Slacker...

Oh...heyyy. 

It's been awhile eh? I apologize for my lack of blogging skills lately! I have been slacking in a lot of areas actually. One mainly being the G word....ya. GYM. Pathetic. I didn't go once last week! Not ONCE. 

So I have decided to start a money jar. You know how some people do a swear jar? Mine is a not working out jar. I will start every week with seven dollars, if I work out I put a dollar in the worked out jar and if I don't work out I put it in the "I'm a fat lazy ass" jar. At the end of the week I take the money in the "I'm a fat slacker" jar and have to give it to someone or something I don't want to. The money in the "You're a sexy beast for working out" jar can be saved for new clothes or spent however I would like. 

I am really excited to try this out! I need to get my butt into gear! With all the holidays coming up I need to find some self discipline like...now! 

What do you guys do to motivate yourselves to get up and hit the gym??

Dear Boys...That Call Themselves Men....

Dear Life,

How are you so amazing?! I am really loving you right now. Keep up the good work.

Dear Boys..That Call Themselves Men...

Just so you know, when you whistle at a girl...she isn't going to be like, "Oh my God. He juuuust whistled at me!!! He is totally the one! We should date." Sorry to be the one to break it to you but you are interpreted as a creeper not a gentleman. 

Dear People Who Put Flyers on My Car,

I know this is a big surprise...buuut no one reads them. If I don't pull them out from under my poor violated windshield wipers I usually make a game out of trying to get them out from under them while driving home. So thank you for the entertainment but I'd rather you stop killing poor trees for no reason. 

Dear Wells Fargo,

I love my job. I love working for you. I love everything you have done for my life! Thank you!

Dear Boyfriend, 

Even though you mixed up dates and are now going to Detroit instead of to Thriller with me, I still love you. You are wonderful and I am loving our life right now. Your crazyness makes me laugh really hard and I love when we act like idiots together. You are my everything and I am so blessed to be your girlfriend.