It's been an odd day, one of those where I go from having my blood boil to just laughing it off and shrugging my shoulders and realizing that I can't control other people. I can't control their actions so I might as well move on, cause I can control mine. I pray everyday to make me a better person, and I think slowly but surely, it's happening. I try to be more tolerant, to understand the other side. I try not to be too proud, and try to be more giving and more open. Each day is a conscious effort to apply these to my life. And somedays, obviously I succeed more than others. But I am trying, give me that.
The last few weeks in Boise have been pretty amazing, nothing big to write home about.
Adventures have included a keyboard purchase, as well as pawn shop purchases of 10 movies for $20, which led to 30 movies and a nice pile on the living room floor. You can easily pick out my half of the movie selection :)
A trip north to Idaho City, an old gold mining town was interesting and a small-town tourist trap. I thought it was hilarious. That night, a late fishing adventure along the banks of the Snake River led to someone's foot in the fire and a cell phone in the river, thankfully neither belonged to me.
An iceblocking adventure came next. And yes I said iceblocking. The hill in front of the governor's mansion in Boise is pretty darn steep, which leads people on sunny days to purchase blocks of ice and ride them down the front lawn. It took me a while, but eventually I rode it all the way down the hill :) I had fun washing those grass stains out.
Memorial Day was a celebration at Jeff's house. We ended up grilling out and even ended the evening with some marshmallows over the grill!
Took the 4- wheelers out on a little adventure, brought the guns and ended up shooting at some badgers. Turns out my daddy liked to take me shooting when I was younger, unbeknownst to me. Obviously, something stuck, not bad for a girl. 9m are loud, that's all I have to say.
We ended touring the Idaho State Penitentiary which was active from 1862-1973. It is a huge complex on the north side of Boise. While there, we found an arms exhibit that Jeff absolutely loved. Which even to me it looked like an impressive collection that spanded from the beginning of guns right through World War II. Needless to say, we spent most of our time there, which led to little time spent elsewhere and we almost got locked in, which would not have been good. Oh well, guess we will just have to go back someday.
Jeff's nephews baptism/birthday party was also that day so we went over to his brother's house for some good food and company before we were off to downtown for some Rollerderby! Yes, that's right, rollerderby. It was surprisingly entertaining, I found myself getting into it, as well as enjoying the people-watching aspect of the crowd. For this I made sure to get a front row seat on the second level so I could look down :) Afterwards we made an evening of downtown and even ended up at a little Basque place that I have been dying to try.
Jeff, finally, finally, got all the paperwork and everything completed for ECU. Which means come August, he'll be in Greenville. Needless to say this mades me happy. Of course we had to celebrate with some brownies, frosted with cream cheese frosting. Hey, we're young, let's live life, right? Which brings me to enjoying the tail-end of some festivities the other night for a certain bachelor party, obviously all had a good time.
So, that's it for now, just recapping on some good fun and I'm trying to work on the thesis, but it just keeps bogging me down. Too many what-if's, too many variables, too many details. But it will get done, as always. Hopefully, I have a job lined up at an extension office here, which will help me manage my time better. I always do better when I'm busy and crunched for time. Next week it's off to Louisiana and to Milwaukee which should be definite good times. I'm excited for what both will bring!
When you find peace within yourself, you become the kind of person who can live at peace with others.
Oh those pilgrims were on to something. Constantly striving, I like to think I have peace within myself, that I am grounded, that I am good with the person that I am. Which is why I don't bring conflict, I am at peace with others. Now only if others had peace within themselves.....
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