I woke up a little after 6am in order to make an interview here in Rexburg, at 7:30am (being a girl and all, I needed to give myself some extra time to get ready). The interview was with a hotel called the Magnuson Hotel. I was amazed that I was able to pull off a descent interview that early in the morning. After wards, I went home to pick up Justin, and began our journey off to Lyman.
It was one of the longest rides of my life, and because we caravaned with Matt's family, there was no stopping at all. It was a rough ride not only because I'm pregnant (Matt's family driving straight through did not leave any room for any bathroom breaks), but because there was a point in our trip that involved absolutely nothing along the freeway for an hour and a half straight. No shops, no gas stations, no rest stops. We did however, in the middle of that hour and a half, pass through a town called Carter in which we had to slow down to 35 mph for railroad tracks, and 3 houses that surrounded it. We assumed the people that lived there were "The Carters," and they were all cousins.
Seriously, this is what it looked like for a very, VERY, long time
After our long drive we finally arrived, met Matt's soon-to-be wife, set up for the reception that night, had a BBQ at the bride's house, and then the reception. Since everything closed at 9pm and there really was no where to celebrate, the only form of a bachelor party the boys could throw was playing basketball in the church gym, and having a delicious meal from Taco Time.
The next day involved more driving. We first stopped at Provo to pick up Justin's buddies, Alex Leal and Matt Hopkins, and headed down to Manti for the sealing. These three boys together are hilarious. It made the trip down and back from Manti more interesting.
The Manti temple is a beautiful Temple, inside and out. The sealing was amazing, and you could really feel the spirit in there. It reminded me a lot of our sealing, and a few weeks after our 1 year anniversary, it seemed like the perfect time to be able to witness another couple's sealing. Just remembering the pure happiness of that day, and knowing that you're going to be with your companion for eternity is such a comforting feeling. The couple looked happy, and we were so happy for them!
After the pictures, and the delicious luncheon (Cordon bleu & Rasberry cheesecake! How could you go wrong?) we dropped Matt and Alex off in Provo, went back to Rexburg, and arrived home at midnight. It was a long trip, and an exhausting one, but we figured we couldn't really complain since Matt Harris came and DJ'd at our wedding after he had a wedding the day before in Nevada, and drove through the middle of the night in order to make our sealing, and celebrate the rest of our day with us. We were more than happy to celebrate his special day.
And as for that job interview (whether or not you forgot, and were anxious to hear the results), I received a call yesterday from the guy who interviewed me, and... I GOT THE JOB!!!! Finally! after 3 weeks of filling out applications, and 4 interviews, I now have a job. I was actually offered a job at Macy's down in Idaho Falls (30 minutes away), but it required me to work Sundays, and it didn't seem worth it to drive all the way down, and make only $8/hr. Although I am only making minimum wage, I at least go to work that's 5 minutes away, and because it is a hotel business, I do have to work at least 1 Sunday a month. I'm so excited about it, since this could potentially be toward my career of doing event planning/coordinating since a lot of Hotels are hosts to different types of events.
I start work tomorrow, and will be training at two locations that are seconds apart from each other, The Magnuson Hotel, and Days Inn. Wish me luck!
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