Sold my little green ranger on Monday. I was sad and happy to see it go. It is nice because I only have one truck to insure and one truck to drive to Portland. Sad because of all the memories I had in that truck. I went everywhere in that little guy. It was such a good little truck and I will miss it....until I climb into my new big one!!!
About 4 years ago I was living on Dewey Ave in Cedar across the street from my dear bro Dave. He had 3 roomies each of them had a Ford Ranger. So when we would park on the street my green one, Kody J red one, Kyle's maroon one, and other kid whose name is gone from my mind....well he had a black one. So we called ourselves the power rangers. It was a lot of fun and a great memory I have of Dewey Ave with Ron the parking ticketing Nazi! Good times....
Friday, October 17, 2008
Thursday, October 16, 2008
Opening and Closing Doors.
It is official. I gave my 2 week notice today. My last day at Cedar Dental Center will be Oct 30. I am then leaving from the parking lot to move to Oregon. This is going to be a very hard thing for me to do. I have many people who I want to say goodbye to. The last 14 years of my life have been here in Cedar City. I have made many many great and dear friends. I am aching from the fact I have to say goodbye to my beloved Cedar Breaks. I will miss the red cliffs at dawn. I will miss the Shakespeare Festival, humbug lollies, Melling Drive, the smell of the milk plant, the wind, the dust, the freshly cut alfalfa, the college radio station, the dental office and all the patients I have grown to love and care for, the pharmacy and all the patients I have grown to love and care for. I will miss so many people--so many of you have impacted my life for good and I will truly miss you. I will miss the sunsets, the lazy summer evenings sitting on the lawn, the fire pit and chocolate marshmallows--I'm sure they don't have them in OR:). I am tearing up now so I am going to talk about something else...
So Oregon is going to rock. It is so green there. I really think I am going to love it. It will be a great adventure for me and Dan. It will be so wonderful to be in the same town as Dan. I look forward to seeing him everyday. I am slightly nervous about navigating the city but I'll figure it out sooner or later....probably later and after I have been lost a few times. But what a great opportunity for me to learn the ins and outs of another city. I am sure there are some great hikes I can go on and I'll fall in love with the city and the surrounding areas. While today I love the rain I may become sick of it. I think it will be a while though because I really like the rain and the smell and the coolness it gives the air. I am also looking forward to seeing the historical stuff like the Oregon Trail stuff. It will be great to learn more about that part of history.
I guess that I am pretty happy to have a door opening after closing such a beloved door. I will miss you CC!!!!
So Oregon is going to rock. It is so green there. I really think I am going to love it. It will be a great adventure for me and Dan. It will be so wonderful to be in the same town as Dan. I look forward to seeing him everyday. I am slightly nervous about navigating the city but I'll figure it out sooner or later....probably later and after I have been lost a few times. But what a great opportunity for me to learn the ins and outs of another city. I am sure there are some great hikes I can go on and I'll fall in love with the city and the surrounding areas. While today I love the rain I may become sick of it. I think it will be a while though because I really like the rain and the smell and the coolness it gives the air. I am also looking forward to seeing the historical stuff like the Oregon Trail stuff. It will be great to learn more about that part of history.
I guess that I am pretty happy to have a door opening after closing such a beloved door. I will miss you CC!!!!
Monday, October 13, 2008
A Great Flashlight Holder
So I went to Portland again this weekend...sorry for not calling Emily! I admit I could have made time for you but then when would I have kissed Dan? I just don't know why or how you came in second. Anyway, I was in Portland for 5 days. It was a lot of craziness. I LOVE being in Dan's company. When I am not around him I start freaking out. I get all nervous and start doubting my feelings and his feelings and stuff and stuff.
I went to class with Dan at Portland State Univ. It was weird being back on a campus again. I missed it a little but then when they were talking about tests and projects and papers I was really glad I was finished--well for a min. Oregon does have the expanded RDH and the restorative RDH and the Limited Access Permit (practice RDH w/o dentist supervision ie nursing home) and so I know a girl who is going to be checking into those and probably taking a class or two.
For the weekend we went to Hermiston to Dan's parents place and worked on cars all night long. Yes you heard me ALL night long. It was so cold I thought I was having a seizure. And since I am the pro at intricate auto workings I got the important job of flashlight holder! I felt so productive and useful-yeah right I felt like a clueless Barbie doll. Anyway we worked all night until about 11 am when we loaded all the metal and took it to be recycled and then we came home showered and slept. THEN woke up worked some more then slept and woke up @ 2am to get me back to Portland to fly out by 8:30am. So pretty much the entire weekend was sleep deficient for Mary Ann. It was rough. I am a very grouchy person when I am hungry and tired. So Dan got to see a little glimpse of the cranky me..although I held it in pretty well and managed to earn the title of 'best flashlight holder ever' bestowed by his friend Caralee who has mad mechanic skills. She was so nice and did not make me feel worthless or intimidated while she worked her tush off with the rest of us.
So while things are going well in Portland I am still trying to listen to everyone. It is hard to be objective because I want to be with Dan so much. I feel it is a good decision. BUT there are a lot of people out there who are scared for me and don't want to see me get hurt. To all of them I have to say....The only way I will not get hurt is to not try something new. I don't want to get hurt either but I cannot live in my little basement apt for the rest of my life either. I need to grow and if getting growing pains is required then I need to learn to take the good with the bad. I am not sure what the future holds. I just hope I can take the downs with all the ups!
I went to class with Dan at Portland State Univ. It was weird being back on a campus again. I missed it a little but then when they were talking about tests and projects and papers I was really glad I was finished--well for a min. Oregon does have the expanded RDH and the restorative RDH and the Limited Access Permit (practice RDH w/o dentist supervision ie nursing home) and so I know a girl who is going to be checking into those and probably taking a class or two.
For the weekend we went to Hermiston to Dan's parents place and worked on cars all night long. Yes you heard me ALL night long. It was so cold I thought I was having a seizure. And since I am the pro at intricate auto workings I got the important job of flashlight holder! I felt so productive and useful-yeah right I felt like a clueless Barbie doll. Anyway we worked all night until about 11 am when we loaded all the metal and took it to be recycled and then we came home showered and slept. THEN woke up worked some more then slept and woke up @ 2am to get me back to Portland to fly out by 8:30am. So pretty much the entire weekend was sleep deficient for Mary Ann. It was rough. I am a very grouchy person when I am hungry and tired. So Dan got to see a little glimpse of the cranky me..although I held it in pretty well and managed to earn the title of 'best flashlight holder ever' bestowed by his friend Caralee who has mad mechanic skills. She was so nice and did not make me feel worthless or intimidated while she worked her tush off with the rest of us.
So while things are going well in Portland I am still trying to listen to everyone. It is hard to be objective because I want to be with Dan so much. I feel it is a good decision. BUT there are a lot of people out there who are scared for me and don't want to see me get hurt. To all of them I have to say....The only way I will not get hurt is to not try something new. I don't want to get hurt either but I cannot live in my little basement apt for the rest of my life either. I need to grow and if getting growing pains is required then I need to learn to take the good with the bad. I am not sure what the future holds. I just hope I can take the downs with all the ups!
Friday, October 03, 2008
How Blind Am I??????
World, I am ready to introduce you to Dan. He is all I think about right now. Just some quick stats...He lives in Portland---that's in Oregon. He has 2 daughters, he is a student @ PSU. He is in the National Guard. He is a skilled auto mechanic. He sings along to the radio. #11 is malpositioned in the cutest way! He has scared the shit out of my father. He makes me smile. He is a GREAT kisser. He opens my doors. He gives me flowers. He has made my phone minutes increase from 741 one month to 4800 this month and still have 12 days to go--thank heaven for Verizon!! I know you're dying to know how we met---online. Scary huh? Almost all of my friends and family are scared of him. I'm not. What can I say except there is a saying about love and blindness....hmmmm. I think I fit this saying. Well that is all I'm going to say for now....and even this might be too much. I will probably wish I had not said anything, but I have held it in for so long I just wanted to share. Feel free to express your true feelings and warnings. I really could use the dose of reality. We are all still friends right?
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)