I’ve figured out how Thurm & I are going to make our millions. We are going to become Bamboo Farmers!!! We will just have to move to Oregon and buy a lot of land and grow Bamboo. The genius is in the simplicity. Bamboo is the next cotton & wood put together. And we’re getting in on the ground floor! Who wants to be an investor?

In other news, I just had a four day vacation in Bear Lake with my family. It was four fun days of the four S’s: Swimming, Sun, Sand & Snacking! I could do without the sand. My niece organized the “Amazing Race: J Family Version.” We received clues and raced to complete challenges which included a round of mini golf, eating a raw onion, putting on a skit (per usual- anytime either of my parents perform some sort of pantomime, skit, singing, etc. hilarity ensues. Please ask me about the Blackfoot Fair karaoke machine incident of 2001), swimming the length of the pool, digging in the sand for hidden money, and eating a bowl of ice cream. Overall a great trip and I didn’t get sunburned too badly.

Favorite Weekend Quote: 5-yr old Carter (poking Uncle Jared with the orange flag while riding in a ski boat): “Um, excuse me, I think it’s time for me to go back to my family.”

Thurm starts teaching Wednesday. He seems pretty excited about it all. Which I’m SOOO glad about. I have a week left at my job, which I’m SOOOO glad about. I’ve been too busy wrapping up our life in SLC and Thurm starting his new job that I haven’t worried about my new job in Wendover, whatever that might be. I’m just excited to be able to walk to work : ) How great is that!

Yesterday Thurm & I took a trip to Walmart to purchase a small paint roller. We bought one that was only 4 inches long because we are fixing a hole in our wall. During check-out, the cashier, a 17-year old guy, looks seriously at Thurm and says "I hate to be the one to tell you this, but this (referring to the small paint roller) is going to take you all day!" haha. Its the little things that make life great : )

Wendover or Bust...

Thurm got a job teaching English at Wendover High School. We are moving there September 1st. I'm still unsure as to my employment, but a few options are in the works. Its taken me a week to wrap my head around living in a town made up of 5,000 people, all of whom work for the five casinos. Two hours from anywhere... in the middle of the desert...but I am actually warming to the idea of taking a 9 month sabbatical from the city life. It will be nice to get away from traffic. We can walk to work and go home for lunch : )
I am hoping that Wendover will just be a 9 month stint, but it could possibly turn into a 2-3 year stint. But it is going to be a great school for Thurm to get his feet wet in. Small classrooms, a laid-back principal, possible coaching positions. I think he is really going to like it there.
I'm sure my first week there I'll have goals set of how I'm going to spend my 9 months. I am FOR SURE taking up running. Nothing like a run in the desert. I think I'm going to photograph the entire town and all 5,000 people. Thurm & I talked about taking up shooting glass bottles with shot guns. Thurm thinks he might take up gambling. I could cocktail waitress in the evenings. The possibilities are endless. I need to re-name my blog www.wendovernatalie.blogspot.com.

Ahhh Wendover....Pop 5,000

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