Sir Paul McCartney

I am the luckiest girl alive.

Well this is what I thought when I became the lucky recipient of a free Paul McCartney concert ticket. How did I come across this you might ask? Well let's just say that my friend Jenna is super awesome, and that maybe my addiction to facebook has paid off. The bottom line is that I got to go and it was amazing! I almost didn't go and thinking back I can't believe I almost passed it up. I got there about an hour and a half late, but it was fine because who needs to see opening acts anyways? And Sir Paul played for about three hours so I had plenty of time to rock, and rock we did. It was so cool to see so many different age groups there who all loved the same music. He was the most incredible performer. The night was complete with a flaming stage and firewords. I feel like this concert was life changing. So thanks to Jenna for the free ticket, thanks to Dad for letting me take your car, and thanks to Paul McCartney for a night of legendary rock.

Red Light Green Light

Today I ran a red light, the second one this summer.

Maybe I am losing my mind. Luckily both have been while I am at work, so no worries about a ticket. And double lucky that neither has caused an accident, especially since one of the times I was driving a one-ton dodge dump truck that would have demolished any other car. But still, think of the lives I am endangering! Have I done this before on my own but just haven't noticed?

I am getting worried.

Pinko De Eye-O

I have pink eye. The source of it is uncertain, and while pink eye is really not that bad, in the words of Izzy "this day is terrible." It probably doesn't help that I also have this chronic cold, I had to miss a whole day of work, and I did absolutely nothing productive today, but I didn't rest at all either. On the bright side I only had to pay $4 instead of $60 for eye drops, thanks generic drugs, and thanks Rebekah for driving me everywhere, sorry I infected your whole family.

Dear pink eye, please go away soon, you make my eyes so hurty.

Getting Too Old For Awkward

This is an actual experience I had today.

While I was on facebook this boy from my singles ward starting chatting with me, which was a little weird because I really don't know him that well at all. For the purposes of this story let's call him Steve.

The conversation:

Steve: Hi

Me: Hey

Steve: How are you doing?

Me: Good and you?

Steve: Good, do you know who this is?

Me: Yes we are in the ward together.

Steve: Yeah but do you know my name?

Me (starting to get really weirded out...): Yes

Steve: Then what is it?

Me: Yeah its Steve.

Steve: Do you know that I know your name?

*Remember we are on facebook...

Me: Yeah I am Kayla and we are in the same ward.

Steve: So do you have a cell phone and if so can I have your number so I can text you today?

Me: Yeah I do but if you want to say something to me you can probably just tell me now on facebook.

Steve: Okay, but if you have a cell phone can't you just give me your number?

Me...End conversation, log off facebook, close the internet browser...

Did that just really happen? Oh yes it did. 

Perhaps it was rude to just leave him hanging, but I am getting too old for awkward.

Call Me Legit

 I finally feel like a legit Utahn today. After 23 years of living in Utah I finally experienced the greatest snow on earth. That is right, I went skiing. Thanks to Bethany for the free ticket and to Matt for teaching me to ski. They were both super patient and helpful. It was literally a perfect cloudless day. I loved it.

What do you say to a four year old?

Recently I watched Snow White with my four year old niece Izzy. Now Snow White is a Disney classic that every child must see. However it also was made back in 1937 and is not quite up to date to the sensitivity of the modern child. At the end when the wicked queen is planning to tempt Snow White with the poison apple she comes across two creepy vultures. Izzy asks me, "why do those birds look so happy?" What do you say to a four year old? Well Izzy they are excited that someone is going to die because vultures like to eat dead things. Uh no, so we settled that they just didn't like the queen and they knew she was going to die. When the queen finally does fall to her death in a dramatic scene on a high cliff with dark clouds and lightening, the vultures swoop down after the queen. "Why are they following her? Are they just happy she died?" asks Izzy. Um yeah I say. It reminds me of when I watched Mulan with Leah. That movie brought up ancient china, cross dressing, and why boys in China had long hair, etc. Come on Disney, keep it together.

Going Backwards

Sometimes it feels like I am just going backwards in life. I feel this because I moved back home, I am going back to work at the city, going back to USU, I am going back to my old roommates, etc etc. So all of this going back makes me feel like I am literally going backwards in life. Oh well, maybe I should take a lesson from my future teaching subject of history and see that sometimes you have to take a step back to get moving forward.

In more exciting news I am a new aunt, again, and again! Matt and Debi had little Jane and Rebekah and Sean had little Olive. Two nieces in one week! I love them both so much. I could just hold them and watch them for hours. Our family is so blessed with amazing girls :)