The Count Down

Waiting for my trip to Hawaii. . . . . I think it has become one of the hardest things to wait for.  I am SO very excited to be able to get out of here and go on a vacation.  I can't wait to get to see my awesome family in Hawaii and get to spend some time with them as well.  Mostly I am just excited for a full week of not having a schedule, getting some much needed r&r, and enjoying the beaches in paradise.  However, I am pretty sure that the next two and a half weeks are going to last much longer then I would like them to.  I do have plenty to fill my time though.

Today I had to meet with one of the members of our Bishopric and I now have a calling.  It has seriously been bugging me for the last few weeks that I was the only one in my group of friends without one.  Well, I guess I got what I asked for. . . I am now the Mingles Committee Co-chair.  So in to the wonderful world of Mix 'n' Mingles I shall dive.  I don't really know how I am feeling about the calling right now, but hopefully it will be good.  One of my good friends was sitting behind me in Sacrament meeting today when the sustained me and all he could do was laugh at me. . . .maybe I will have to rope him in to helping me out ;)  Anyhow, it should prove to be somewhat interesting anyway.

I also have the task of making 6 Halloween costumes before the 29th of October.  There is a group of us at work that have decided to do something as a group for our annual costume contest.  It should be a lot of fun and we are hoping that we could win us a prize.  If not though, we will have had a good time at least.  However, I really do need to get started on making the costumes, although they shouldn't be too hard.  And yes, I am going to keep it a secret for now, because it is going to be a surprise at work.  I will post pics later so you can see what kind of fools we make of ourselves.

And last, but not least, I do still need to finish getting ready to leave for Hawaii and I have that daunting task of packing ahead of me.  Packing is my very least favorite part of vacationing, but it is oh so worth it when you get there.  For the cause of Hawaii I have now purchased 2 new pairs of flip flops, 2 new beach towels, several new books (have to have reading material for the flight), and all sorts of odds and ends.  Hawaii has just been on the brain for weeks and it is only getting worse the closer it gets.  Oh and for those that are unaware, I also got a new position at work, I started on October 1st.  I am now scheduling appointments for one of our sales reps . . . and the best part is, everytime he signs on a new contract, I get a commission.  It rocks!!!  I am absolutely loving my new job. . .  I really enjoy it and LOVE not having to take calls anymore.  It is GREAT!!!!