So I survived my last two weeks at Smith's while also starting work at Burt Brothers! I am slowly getting more comfortable with the people at work. I don't know why this is, but whenever I meet new people I am so completely shy that I kind of freak myself out. New people I meet always tell me how shy and quiet I am, but anyone that has known me for more that a few weeks would probably laugh at that and say that sometimes you can't get me to shut up. Usually the shy comment is my cue to turn my personality back on but at Burt Brothers I've really had to put some effort into it. I think that I am probably just being extra careful (and I'm slightly intimidated) in my new more professional setting. Some things I really am having to get used to are 1) sitting for 95% of my time at work and 2) being virtually alone at work. I guess I'm not technically alone but there isn't really anyone to talk to where as at Smith's I was always either talking to a customer or a co-worker. *Shrug* I'll get there eventually.
This weekend was the first time since his funeral that I've visited my grandpa's grave. It has just recently hit me how different it will be without Grandpa Gibb around, especially with the holiday season approaching. I'm predicting a very emotional family Christmas party this year. I've heard whispers that Uncle Ron and Aunt Leslie are switching things up this year so maybe that will help everyone adjust. How do you really carry on a tradition that is centered around a person without that person there? We will manage, but I am a little nervous.
This past week I went to another one of my brother's band competitions and I have to say that they have gotten so much better and my bragging rights have, in my opinion, shot through the roof. I was also royally ticked that the American Fork band stole the percussion caption and 1st place overall at Davis Cup by such a slim margin. ROYALLY TICKED!
Finally, probably the most exciting thing that I did this week. I just got home from seeing the Body Worlds 3 exhibit at The Leonardo in downtown Salt Lake City. Seriously that experience is now in my top 5 awesome things that I've done! I wish I had hours more to spend there and just take everything in with so much more detail. For those of you that are reading this that have never heard of body worlds, let me explain. There is a German scientist that discovered a way of preserving human bodies in a very permanent way. The process he invented is called plasination. Basically a "plastic" substance is vacuumed into a cadaver down to the cellular level and after positioning, the plastic is set, and the body is forever preserved that way. The bodies, or plastinates, at the exhibit have been preserved in a way to artistically celebrate the human body and it's miraculous systems while providing an educational experience for the participants. If you are in the Salt Lake area, go see this exhibit! Click Here! IT IS WORTH IT! Just a few of my favorite things about the exhibit....
1. The individual body systems that have been preserved and laid out in a way that you never thought you could see. For example, they have on display the 3D network of blood vessles in a human head as it would appear if everything else in the head were invisible. I mean, it really looks like a face but it is just blood vessels!
2. The "slices" of organ systems that are like real CT scan images. They show a slice of a healthy torso through the liver and then one with a cancer ridden liver that has a metastasis bulging out into the body cavity. Even whole organs such as a smokers lung (with accompanying "Quit Today" box for viewers to drop their cigarettes into).
3. Full plastinates showing the miracle of the human body! One of my favorites is a woman crouched gracefully having just released an arrow from a bow. It was amazing to be able to see the tension of her muscles, down to a pointed toe!
I am so grateful for my body! It truly is a remarkable gift from my Heavenly Father. Observing the detail that He has put into just one physical life is a testament of His love for His children! I have always said that science and religion go hand in hand and my experience tonight is no exception. See it, you WILL be amazed!
Other randoms before I depart...
My nephew is sitting up on his own and I am so proud.
I made marshmallow fondant and I'm going to make a cake and decorate it sometime this week (pictures of the sure to be disaster to follow)
I am so extremely grateful for my places of "escape"
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I am very excited to sleep in (some) tomorrow
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