PuppyLOVE

Utah is filled with children. Young and old, tall and short, happy and sad. The funnest part for me is watching how the parents interact with them. Some are quiet, others scream. In my living complex there are a lot of families. The kids run up and down the hall, the parents scream and threaten. It makes me wonder what having kids today is really about.

I can imagine having kids is like having someone that you care for so deeply, someone that you are attached to. You care for them so much but they are not at the same intellectual level as you yet. They have so many life expiernces to discover, so many rules to learn. They can't learn everything quickly, these things take time and patience.

Although I am not a parent screaming and threatening everywhere I go, I can understand their reason for doing it. Having someone that you care for so deeply who is younger than you and going through rough times is difficult. You want to hit them upside the head and scream "get it already". But patience is a virtue. They will learn.

Speaking of children, I miss my puppy Hazel. She went through some rough surgery yesterday and came out alright. She is the disobedient spoiled turd who I miss yelling at. When you are all alone and had a rough day, puppy love is always there. No judgements, no fronts, just pure undivided love. And they love giving it to you too, not matter how much you give in return. (RIP Alex: the greatest love giver in the world) :)

I have yet to find an animal shelter here, I am in need of my puppy love. But until then I have plenty of work ahead of me. Tonight is the night where we invite friends and family of all the new hires to come eat for free. We should be cooking plenty of burgers on fresh grills that have never been used, fryers that have never had oil and 2 shake machines that have never been filled before. It's exciting to be going down in history !

The next week will be a crazy one, with snow storms headed in this weekend. When I get a day off I am going to try to head up to the mountains and ride some famous Utah powder, I heard its the greatest snow on earth...

go get some love-AB

Me at the only bar we could find in Provo last week! My Initials! ABG!

Snow

There's something so very comforting about crawling into an unmade bed. I don't know why. Hotel hopping these past few weeks has made me realize this. When the maids tightly bind your bed so that it looks like perfection, I get a lonely and pained feeling. I have the urge to mess up the bed and untuck all of the sheets. However, it just ins't the same as if it were left from the night before.

When left from the night before at least there is a tiny trace of familair. It is not the same as home, but it is a cozy alternative.

Think about your home, your comfort zone. The people that you share your life with. Cherish them and show them your love. Let them grow there own way, but don't let them grow apart from you. Keep your home close to your heart, no matter where you are. Try to find your familiar in your journey, and home won't seem so far away. :)

The traces of snow left on the ground show a fresh begining to a chapter of life. Winter is here, and the cold weather brings change to our body and soul. It is 32 degrees here in Sandy, Utah. Warm to some, but not to me.

The countdown is on, 3 days till the grand opening of In-N-Out Burger in the greater Salt Lake area. Hope the turnout is as great as we expect. Here's an article to remind those just how busy our opening day was in Tucson, AZ in 2007.
http://www.tucsoncitizen.com/daily/local/49303.php

For those who are planning on making it to opening day, expect to wait at least 2 hours for your food. Hope to see you all there, snow or sun!

Have a Beautiful Day!
AB