[RE] scheduled.

we're going to try this whole phone interview again.

tomorrow at 2 pm.

i'll let you know how it goes.

some PHOTOS, finally.

i do most of my blogging while i am at work because my computer at home is so incredibly slow. (don't worry, i am still able to do what i need to at work). but because of that, i rarely have my pictures accessible to post. last night i was a thinker though, and i put some recent pictures on my jump drive. you know what that means? i'm going to add PHOTOS. woot. i know i always enjoy reading things more when i have a picture or two (or three or four) to look at as well. so you probably feel the same, right? :)

last weekend i was able to go home for my dad's birthday and my new niece, abby's, baby blessing. everyone was able to come except kevin's family of course. they have a pretty valid excuse though. they live in colorado AND just had a baby themselves on february 27th. we missed you guys!!

kali, just hangin' out on the couch

just visiting. we all wore black for dad's special birthday!

jill, kali, kaleb, and karen

happy birthday dad!! the big 60!!

don't worry, dad didn't even notice how we were ALL wearing black until someone pointed it out to him. love you dad!

beautiful baby abby in her blessing dress

everyone in the family that was able to make it for abby's blessing

Interview

The phone interview I was scheduled to have yesterday didn't happen. The person I was supposed to interview with ended up having to go to a meeting, so we have to reschedule. I am still waiting to hear back from her about rescheduling. I will be sure to let everyone know how it goes though. Thanks to all those who are curious and wishing me luck, I appreciate it!

My future? ...Yikes!

Graduation is quickly approaching. Right now I have 4 1/2 weeks left. That is only 21 days of actually attending my classes. The thought running through my mind, "Holy crap! What am I going to do?!" It has been my goal/plan to move down to the Salt Lake/Draper area once I graduate from BYU-Idaho. I figure it will be easier to find a job down there than it would be up in Logan. And, I think getting away {more like staying away} from Cache Valley is probably the best thing for me. I love Happy Valley and going back to see my friends, but let's be honest, I can't move back there. If I go back I would probably live with my parents. Don't get me wrong, I love them and it would be great financially, but socially it would be horrible. I love my friends back home, but I know that if I were to live there I would only ever hang out with old friends and probably never meet any new people. I feel like Cache Valley is not for me... right now.

So for now the search is on for a job. I'm looking for preschool teacher or daycare positions down in that Salt Lake/Draper area. Why Draper you ask? Mainly because I have family down there and they have seemed to like it a lot. So I figure I'll give it a shot. Plus, it didn't hurt that my three sisters found their eternal companions in their singles wards... I'm just saying, maybe it runs in the family?? Who knows?! :)

My sister, Jen, called me with information about Here We Grow Child Development Center who is hiring preschool teachers. Well, I called and they called me back. They asked when I could come in for an interview!! I told him them I was in Idaho but will be graduating in 4 1/2 weeks and am looking for something. Soooo... we have set up a phone interview tomorrow at 2 pm! I am hoping and praying things will work out how they are supposed to! I have searched and found quite a few other preschools and learning centers down in Draper. I am going to call them and see if any of them are hiring. I don't think it will hurt if I apply to several different centers, and who knows, maybe one of them will be lucky enough to have me work for them! :)

Wish me luck! And if you hear of anything in the area of Child Development- daycare, preschool, etc, let me know!! I'd appreciate any help I can get!!

Blogging Slump...

So I'm sure you can all tell that I'm not very good with keeping an updated blog. Boo me. I have a plan in my head, that I am going to try and use blogger more as a type of journal. Not one that is super personal, but just about my life and the thoughts and things that are going on in it... As boring as my life may be, I will try to post at least weekly! Sometimes I feel like I have nothing interesting or important to blog about, and when that happens, I get in a slump.

On a lighter note, Kevin and Jill welcomed little Ashton into their family on February 27, 2009! He's the eighth grandchild for my parents and the fourth child for Kev & Jill. We are all very excited that he is here! Welcome to the clan, Ashton!

Ashton James Bodily

Okay, well today is day one of me starting to blog more often and be better! Here it goes...

Visit to Rexburg!!

Last week I got a call from Karen. She and Greg wanted to come visit and make a trip to the Rexburg Temple. So, Tuesday afternoon they pulled into town and we went to Craigo's. After lunch I watched Kaleb while they went and did a session. It actually worked out perfectly for them because the Rexburg Temple had been closed for cleaning and re-opened that day. It was so much fun to see them and spend time with them. While I was watching Kaleb we got out the big tent that my mom let them bring up. He loved it. He was crawling in and out of the door and playing peek-a-boo with me and my roommate, Lindsey and her boyfriend, Rob. It was so fun to watch him. Then when Brittany got home she let him play with her phone. I was worried he'd do something that couldn't be fixed, so we switched and I gave him my phone. I thought it would be funny to see what his reaction was to my phone ringing, so I had Brittany call my phone. The video below is just a small glimpse of how Kaleb reacted. Haha, we thoroughly enjoyed it for at least five minutes! He is so stinkin' funny and cute and we were laughing so hard.

Britt and Kaleb

Kaleb being super cute in the tent!

Karen & I in front of the Kimball Building on campus. This is where Karen started the Bodily girls off working in the Admissions Office, back in 2000!!

Greg & Karen in the Hart Auditorium

Been There, Done That!

BEEN THERE....DONE THAT.....Copy and paste this onto your blog and then bold all the things that you HAVE done.

1. Started your own blog.
2. Slept under the stars
3. Played in a band.
4. Visited Hawaii!
5. Watched a meteor shower
6. Given more than you can afford to charity
7. Been to Disneyland
8. Climbed a mountain
9. Held a praying mantis
10. Sang a solo
11. Bungee jumped
12. Visited Paris
13. Watched a lightening storm at sea
14. Taught yourself an art from scratch
15. Adopted a child
16. Had food poisoning
17. Walked to the top of the Statue of Liberty
18. Grown your own vegetables
19. Seen the Mona Lisa in France
20. Slept on an overnight train
21. Had a pillow fight
22. Hitch hiked
23. Taken a sick day when you’re not ill
24. Built a snow fort
25. Held a lamb
26. Gone skinny dipping
27. Run a Marathon
28. Ridden in a gondola in Venice
29. Seen a total eclipse
30. Watched a sunrise or sunset
31. Hit a home run
32. Been on a cruise
33. Seen Niagara Falls in person
34. Visited the birthplace of your ancestors
35. Seen an Amish community
36. Taught yourself a new language
37. Had enough money to be truly satisfied
38. Seen the Leaning Tower of Pisa in person
39. Gone rock climbing
40. Seen Michelangelo’s David
41. Sung Karaoke
42. Seen Old Faithful geyser erupt
43. Bought a stranger a meal at a restaurant
44. Visited Africa
45. Walked on a beach by moonlight
46. Been transported in an ambulance
47. Had your portrait painted (pencil sketch, not painted)
48. Gone deep sea fishing
49. Seen the Sistine Chapel in person
50. Been to the top of the Eiffel Tower in Paris
51. Gone scuba diving or snorkeling
52. Kissed in the rain
53. Played in the mud
54. Gone to a drive-in theater
55. Been in a movie/commercial
56. Visited the Great Wall of China
57. Started a business
58. Taken a martial arts class
59. Visited Russia
60. Served at a soup kitchen
61. Sold girl scout cookies
62. Gone whale watching
63. Got flowers for no reason
64. Donated blood, platelets or plasma
65. Gone sky diving
66. Visited a Nazi Concentration Camp
67. Bounced a check
68. Flown in a helicopter
69. Saved a favorite childhood toy
70. Visited the Lincoln Memorial
71. Eaten Caviar
72. Pieced a quilt
73. Stood in Times Square
74. Toured the Everglades
75. Been fired from a job
76. Seen the Changing of the Guards in London
77. Broken a bone
78. Been on a speeding motorcycle (such a rush yet scariest moment of my life!!!)
79. Seen the Grand Canyon in person
80. Published a book
81. Visited the Vatican
82. Bought a brand new car
83. Walked in Jerusalem
84. Had your picture in the newspaper
85. Read the entire Bible
86. Visited the White House
87. Killed and prepared an animal for eating
88. Had chickenpox
89. Saved someone’s life
90. Sat on a jury
91. Met someone famous
92. Joined a book club
93. Lost a loved one
94. Had a baby
95. Seen the Alamo in person
96. Swam in the Great Salt Lake
97. Been involved in a law suit
98. Owned a cell phone
99. Been stung by a bee

Wow, I only bolded 29 of the 99!!! Looks like I have a lot of things to accomplish in my life! Most of these will be going on my "Life's List!"

I tag anyone that wants to do this!