Why Hello There!

Well, I finally started a blog. Yay for me! I think it's mostly because I'm always buying new journals and such, but I never really get around to sitting down and writing in them.... So here I am. I'm not quite sure it's such a good sign though that I think I'll be more likely to journal just because I can do it on the computer.... oh how I love technology! I also wanted to start a blog because I'm always looking at my sisters-in-law's (you know who you are, Lauren and Merideth!) blogs because they are always so dang cute. My only blogging dream is that I can someday become as talented as them- and I guess keeping a history is a good idea too ;) But I will definitely need some help because I still have NO IDEA what I'm doing!

So I can I can update everyone on the exciting (ha!) life of Caroline Altom... I went to BYU-Idaho from January to July of this year and because of their weird track system I am currently "off-track" until January of 2011. So I came home for the month of August and then went and lived with Blake and Christine in Logan, UT for about a month and tried to find a job there so I could live in Logan for the fall. I had such a blast living with them! Blake and Christine are just so hilarious and so kind and so awesome! And Sam and little Ike are just too cute! I love those boys so much. But unfortunately I was having trouble finding a job there so I prayed about it and knew I had to move back to Reno, which I was sad about because I really loved being in Logan. But the day I got back to Reno I had a job interview at Learning Express Toys and I got the job! So I am currently living in Reno back at home and working about 24 hours a week. I love working at Learning Express Toys, it's always fast-paced, we have such fun stuff, so many adorable little kids come in, and I like the people I work with! So it's turned out to be a huge blessing.

So now the "fun" part... I have decided not to return to BYU-Idaho. I really did like it up there and I made some friends for life, but it's a little too small for me and they don't have any majors I'm super interested in. So after leaving, I decided to look around more at my options and really think about what I want to study. Luckily, when I got home I was hired to work at two wedding receptions. And this changed everything. I really had a blast working at both of them, and after the second one, someone told me "You are such a natural at this! Why aren't you doing this professionally?" And I thought, "Yeah, why am I not doing this professionally?! I love it, so I should do it!" So that's when I started searching around for majors that would help me along that path, and that's when I found the: Hospitality and Tourism Major at BYU-HAWAII! It's perfect because it's like a business degree with emphasis on events and hotels AND I can specialize in food/catering as well! It's like it was made for me. Obviously, I applied to BYU-Hawaii almost immediately in hopes of transferring there in January. But, (ARGH!) I am still waiting and waiting to hear from them. It seems like there has been some confusion and that I might not end up there in January, but all is well because I can always stay home and keep making money and maybe even take some classes at UNR or online... we'll see! This has been hard for me because I'm such a planner and have to always know what I'm doing.... good thing I'm going to study to become a professional planner ;) I guess this is just a hard way that Heavenly Father is trying to teach me patience and trust.

Anyways, that is the dramatic and exciting life I'm living right now! (Exciting right!?) Hopefully I can be more religious with blog posts than journal entries, and hopefully I can become more skilled at the art of blogging!