Yum..... (And a new job!)

Tonight I had Red Robin! Story: My friend at work, Cassie, asked me where she should go to eat in Idaho Falls. So I'm thinking... Red Robin! But she said that she didn't want a sit down restaurant... Thats when I started to think about it.

Red Robin Yum.....

Red Robin Yum....

Red Robin Yum.....

Red Robin Yum....

It was stuck in my head all day! So I asked my dear friend Rianne if she wanted to go to Red Robin (YUM) with me after work. She said yes, and so we went!

In other news..... I got a new job! I am still going to be working at the Student Health Center, but instead of going back to being a receptionist, I'm going to be the HR manager. I'm not sure of everything that I will have to do, but I know it will involve making job descriptions for all of the positions, doing background checks on all of the employees, and teaching the managers how to properly interview someone, as well as just general HR stuff! At first it was just like, we should hire someone to do these things, and then it was like, Tara, you could do some of these things next semester, and then it was like.... Tara, will you take this job and do this instead of being a receptionist.

I can't remember if I blogged about how I didn't want to be in a management position next semester because I didn't want my winter to be really stressful. But I'm excited about this job, because it won't be as stressful as a management position! Its a brand new position and I will be starting from scratch, kind of like what I did this semester with the Operations Director! They said I will be working directly with the HR department in the Administration building. I will also be taking a class next semester called HR Management, and I have talked to my future teacher about helping to mentor me as I start this new job. He said he would love to help, so I'm pretty excited about it. It will be really obtuse to begin with, and I will probably just be asking my boss what exactly I should be doing. But I feel like it will be a great experience for me and I will learn a lot from it. Instead of having 3 years of Reception experience, I will have about 2 years, 6 months as a manager, and 6 months in HR! I think that combination will give me a good boost on my resume as far as having experience to be a Healthcare Administrator! I'm just so excited!!!

Sleep and Thankfulness....

Today I was thinking about how incredibly fast my vacation went, and then it occurred to me why it was so speedy quick! Usually my days consist of about 16 hours of awake time and 8 hours of sleeping time... this past week, it was more like 12 and 12. I was sleeping in that oh-so-comfy bed in my parents house, and I never wanted to stop sleeping! Everyone in my family goes to bed pretty early, and I don't like being alone in that huge house all by myself, so I would usually go in my room and be on the computer until I fell asleep. One night it was around 2 before I fell asleep, but the norm was 11 or 12. But then I didn't have anything huge to wake up for, so I would sleep in until 9...10...11:30... It just kept getting later and later. Then it would be 9 that night and everyone is going to sleep again, and I'm thinking, I have only been awake for 12 hours... I can't go to sleep now. I think that might have had a huge impact on why it zoomed so fast.

That was the greatest vacation I have had since... my last vacation! I had a blast just hanging out with Ty, Kyle and Nat and little Abby, going to lunches with my mom and dad, and just talking and being with Keri! We have the most fun together! Sometimes she would have homework, so I would play with play doh on her bed until she was done! I liked those times!!! I'm pretty sure we ate out everyday, expect last Sunday and on Thanksgiving, but I'm not complaining! It was a blast just being in the warm Arizona sun, hanging lights up with my dad, eating In-n-Out, and teaching a 6 month old to crawl!

Everyone likes to use this time of year to say what they are thankful for. I think I'm pretty much telling my Heavenly Father each night all the things I'm thankful for, but I think I will share it with the blogger world tonight! This Thanksgiving, I'm thankful for my wonderful family! I'm thankful for the laughter that is in my home! I'm thankful for the friendships I have amongst my siblings and especially with my parents. I'm thankful for a dad who will take me on car rides and will listen to me talk his ear off for hours. I'm thankful for a mom who appreciates lazy days where you just need to watch Chopped and Say Yes to the Dress before you shower! I'm thankful for a sister who can open up to me and share anything she is thinking. I'm thankful for Ty who held my hand as we walked in to Kay Jewelers to surprise Kyle, and I'm thankful for Kyle for laughing at what Ty and I thought was super funny! I'm thankful for an older sister who calls just to talk and allows me to invite myself to spend a week at her house next year!!!

I hope that one day I can create a home for my family that is half as wonderful as the one I grew up in!

Vacation!

A day in the life of Tara... on vacation!!!

Wake up around 11:30,

Play Racko until about 1:00 with mom,

Go out to TGI Fridays with the parents for lunch,

Play Settlers of Catan,

WIN Settlers of Catan!!!

Road trip to the lake with my dad,

Pizza for dinner,

Movie date with the one and only Staci Beckham,

and then watching movies on Hulu until I decide that I'm tired!!!

I sure do love vacations!!!

I wish I had a photo booth in my room...

Did I mention I love being home and being with my sister???

Doo daa lee dooooo

Basically, I just love being home!!! If you didn't know that already, you should just know it! I just think Arizona is the best state in the whole world, and if you don't know that yet, move to Arizona, and then you will know it!

I got home yesterday. About a month ago, Southwest Airlines didn't consider me to be a full time student since I was only doing my internship and not enrolled in 12 credits of classes. So they didn't give me any benefits, NO FREE FLIGHTS!!! It was horrible, I'm not sure how the other half live without the ability to hop on a flight whenever they would like to come home. So I had to buy my first plane ticket. I went through Aliengent Airlines which is this small little company that flies small little planes to small little airports. I flew out of Idaho Falls and into Mesa (both airports were smaller than the food court of the Salt Lake or the PHX airport). I paid for a ticket and got squished between two big men, one of which had a carry on dog that smelled. (Remember how I hate pets, I really hate sharing airplanes with pets!) But I was pretty tired and slept/played bejeweled on my ipod for most of the flight anyway. It was delayed about an hour which was annoying, but I tried really hard not to be annoyed. I kept reminding myself that there was nothing I could do about it, and I would be home eventually, so there was no point to be mad. But I was still mad!

But eventually it did land, and my mom and dad were waiting at the airport for me! They picked me up and took me to Oregenos! True story: I had never eaten there before. "Really, I'm sure we have taken the whole family here before..." my dad said. I'm pretty sure they all went without me :( But it was really good food, and it was fun to be with my parents.

We played a ton of games of Racko last night. And then we watched Jeopardy, Chopped, and Bones! My mom made delicious chicken and potatos and vegies in the crockpot. Then my dad and I went to the Apple store to fix my laptop. Then we ate ice cream!

And that was just the first day!!! I am so excited to be here for another week! I have some big plans, like going on a date with my dad later today, going to see Breaking Dawn with Keri and maybe with cousins and then tomorrow again with Staci!!! Watching my mom jump out of an airplane on Monday! Meeting my best friends fiance!!! Putting up Christmas decorations and lights! Oh ya, and Thanksgiving!!!

I just love being home with my family and seeing my friends again! And I'm NOT looking forward to going back to the snow and ice and coldness that Idaho has to offer! :/

I love movies!!!

At the end of work today, someone was watching the preview for Breaking Dawn, which comes out THIS week!!! So I called Keri and was telling her how excited i was to see it. Then I get on facebook and saw THIS preview out!!! AAAHHHH!!!!!!

March needs to be tomorrow, because seriously this is going to be the best movie of all times!!! I can't wait!