i'm here for my first trade show with the new company. blech on trade shows. but pretty dang cool that i get to be around people all day who are crazy about animals like i am crazy about animals. on the show floor today were a couple of snow white great pyrenese, an oversized black rabbit of some sort, and a multitude of pet and veterinary related products. it's making my recent acceptance that another dog might be in my future (not immediate, but forseeable), seem a little more imminent.
though of course, there is always the housing situation to be dealt with. said housing situation has varied from barely tolerable to outright hell since i moved in in february. after months of drunk strangers (guests of my roommates) making life intolerable in multitudinous ways, i am finally getting out! i have no idea where i am going yet (though i plan to stay in huntington), but i don't care. thanks to my prayers and those of others, i have finally found a replacement, and have a couple weeks to figure it out. :) that little smiley face says a lot. the fact that i would actually be excited about moving (my least favorite thing on the planet) says much about how bad it has been.
but, truth be told, it's been the only bad thing in my life, and for that i'm grateful. the rest of my utah trip was amazing. i attended my first general conference session ever (thanks to my cousin mel, and my cousin jan for giving me the tivket mel had offered her).
corey played hookey and we hit the alpine loop for a taste of fall.
i spent time with cousin katie (and mel)
went to hogle zoo with my friend and former co-worker charity.
visited friends heidi and dave, who i haven't seen since their move to utah years ago! the visit was an invite i issued to myself, that went like this:
ring. ring.
dave: hello?
me: hey dave, it's tara
dave: hey tara!
me: what are you guys up to?
dave: heidi is at costco and i'm just hanging out
me: do you have wireless internet?
dave: we do:)
me: can i come over?
dave: yep!
met cousin laurie's new baby laynie and played with zach and parker.
attended the 'legend of sleepy hollow' with corey, jill, and long time friend emilie, to watch her husband pat pursue his love of acting.
talked melanie and friends into visiting a haunted house with me.
met cousin jan (with aunt shannon) for a delicious meal.
played laser tag and arcade games, and raced go karts with cousin pam and her new husband ben.
headed southeast to arches national park (another stamp in the national parks passport) where i hiked (yes, I hiked!) up to delicate arch.
left arches just in time to hit canyonlands national park (one more stamp) for an incredible sunset.
got dumped on by a surpise snowstorm in scary scary mountain passes in southern utah Trust me, this pic doesn't do it justice).
and finished off the trip by meeting corey and jill at zions national park (already HAD that stamp!)
needless to say, it was an AMAZING trip.
much more goodness has happened since my return, but that will have to wait for another post!
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