"HoLD On" (7/26/14)

I'm going to keep this post super short and sweet since it is pretty late here. Today has been a little draining, but things have seemed to work out in their own way. I must say that life has an odd way of allowing the timing of bad things to happen not only to you, but to your loved ones too sometimes. Beyond my car drama, I found out that Zach and Emi both got stung by bees at different times today (they weren't together when they got stung) and one of the kids in my mom's daycare pooped in the pool. As funny as that sounds (and as much as I laughed hysterically when I heard the news), my sister, Emi, reminded me that it wasn't humorous. The pool will have to be shocked and have things done to it, which will prevent it from being able to be swam in the whole weekend or longer. Apparently, the boy who did the deed in the pool was reminded so many times before getting into it as well as during his time in it, that if he needed to go to the bathroom, he needed to tell Emi. Lo and behold, just a few minutes into swimming, he let his bowels do the talking. Anyway, those are unfortunate things I know of, which happened today (less than half a day after my car fiasco took place).

Today, I woke up very early and called my car insurance company to ask if towing is covered in my policy. I found out that it is, which is great news! I called the mechanic, who will be working on my car, and he informed me that he will be able to look at the car on Monday. Hence, my plan is to have it towed in then. I made arrangements with Norma Metz, my former mentor teacher during student teaching, and she said she could give me a ride to the school on Monday for Jump Start. She was such a sweetheart- she was willing to pick me up and take me to and from the school all of next week. Yet, I plan to rent a car starting Monday afternoon so I won't burden other people with my car troubles. Once my plans were made for fixing my car and making it to school on Monday, I relaxed for a decent portion of the day. I walked to Mountain West Burrito, which is right next to my apartment complex, and bought a huge steak burrito to eat for a late lunch. Their burritos are so delicious and the one I got was enormous!!! I love having the knowledge that if I ever have car issues and don't have food at my place, I can walk for 5 minutes or less and get an amazing lunch or dinner at Mountain West. After I ate dinner, I felt tired, but I couldn't take a nap for some reason. Hence, I cleaned the house and my bathroom (a task I've been wanting to do since I got here over 2 weeks ago). I just need to vacuum tomorrow and other than that, I'm good to work on other stuff. I plan to wake up tomorrow and shower after I vacuum. Chris is going to drive down to Provo to hang out with me. I imagine we'll probably get together later in the afternoon or in the evening. It's times like these, when my car isn't working and when I'm living alone, that I am very thankful to have a sibling out here. Hanging out with Chris or any of my siblings on the weekends means so much to me. I feel so lucky to get to hang out with the people I love more than anything; who I can be myself with more than anyone else.

All in all, things have really worked out better than I expected they would when I was shaken up last night, unable to even turn into the covered parking space right outside of my apartment due to a wheel that felt like it was stone. It's not always easy to believe that "everything will work out," but I've found that when trials arise, it's important to just trust that God will help in His own way. So often, He prompts His children, fellow friends or family, to be your angels in times of great need. Despite all of this happening, I did receive great news today, which made the day even better. I found out that Elise Rusk, the girl who was an intern on the first grade team this past year, will be staying in Provo another year. She was originally supposed to move to St. Louis while her husband attended Law School there, yet his school accepted too many applicants and offered him a great scholarship for Fall 2015 as an incentive to wait a year to attend the university. You may wonder, Why are you so excited Elise is staying in Provo another year? I found out less than a month ago that Clint will be hiring a fourth teacher onto the first grade team due to the high volumes of Kindergarteners coming to first grade. He hasn't hired this additional teacher yet and my hope is that ELISE WILL GET THE JOB!!! I would LOVE to work with her again and would seriously consider it a dream come true to be on the same team as her again! I love her and have seen what an incredible teacher she is! It seems like a no-brainer for Clint to hire her, in my opinion, yet I have to play the waiting game to see if this will happen! My fingers, eyes, toes, and whatever else can be crossed are most definitely crossed in the hopes that Elise will be an official teacher at Sunset View this school year!!!!

The song I've decided to post today is called "Hold On" by Wilson Phillips. I feel like this song is representative of how I have felt today. Things will work out- it's in times of trial or difficulty that it is vital to "hold on" and remember that better days are ahead. I really do believe that and I know that if I "hold on for one more day, things'll go [my] way" eventually.

Until the day arrives that my car will be fixed (and hopefully for a decent price), I plan to "hold on" to hope.