Cedar City Trip

We just got back from a 2-day staycation to Cedar City. My mom also came with us. We drove down on Thursday and saw Macbeth at the Utah Shakespeare Festival. The actors were wonderful and we had great balcony seats in the outdoor theatre modeled after the Globe in London! William stayed at the festival childcare center during the play. It was his first time being watched by a non-family member but it sounded like he was fine. On Friday, we drove to Cedar Breaks. The red rock and hoodoos were beautiful. We then drove back to Sandy and stopped at Brick Oven for lunch on the way home. We also all have colds today so I'm 4/4 so far on getting sick on vacation.

Aquarium Maybe

It has been since December 2023 that I quit being an animal handler at the natural history museum. I probably would've quit anyway due to my difficult pregancy, but the work culture became too toxic with the bossy older volunteers and a new supervisor. Since then, I've been wanting to get back into volunteering with animals. With motherhood, work, and my doctorate, I also don't want it to take up too much time away from home. I completed orientation at the Loveland Living Planet Aquarium to be an education volunteer. Now I'm not sure if the required 8 hours a month is feasible. I'm looking for an opportunity where I only have to volunteer once every few months. I've been looking at Thanksgiving Point, the Ogden Nature Center, and USU Botanical Center.

10 Months

William is officially 10 months old. He has his front two bottom teeth coming in and is trying new solid foods. He also continues to crawl and stand. He is getting closer to walking. He can also understand a few words. He is so sweet and loves spending time with people. He is so close to 1 and time has flown by.

SLCC Retreat Committee

I am officially on SLCC's academic advising retreat committee and I am helping plan our annual retreat. I am planning a service project and we might hold the conference at Megaplex Theatres. I am so happy to be on a committee and develop some more leadership experience. There are also lots of changes coming to SLCC that I will update on when I have more information.