Ok ok....I'll blog some more...

I know its been FOREVER. I know you guys are dying to know what the latest and the greatest. The more time I let pass, the less I want to blog. Too much to catch up on. I have been in LA for 2 1/2 months now. Guess how long I'm gonna be here?? The end of Febuary. Crazy right? I decided to extend my contract here. I do like my job at LA Childrens. The staff is great and I am learning alot. All the places I want to go for my next assignment have this nasty little thing called winter. Bleh, gag, brrr, yuck, no thanks. So I figured southern California was a great place to continue soaking up some sun and pretend snow, ice and cold don't exist.

     One of the things I really wanted to do since I was living in California was visit the family that lives in California. It was an awesome trip. I got to spend time with my awesome Uncle Dwight and Aunt Barbara. They have always been good examples to me and I will always be grateful for their frequent prayers that the poor single Buchanan sisters will find mates. My Aunt Barbara did inform me that I was loved regardless:) Good to know single people are lovable too;) I also got to hang out with a couple of my cousins that I don't get to see often enough. I loved hanging out with their cute, energetic and awesome kids. Hats off to all you moms and dads out there. Raising kids isn't easy. Sometimes I wonder how I will ever be able to make the transition. Being single I am spoiled with lots of sleep, free time and flexibility. Heres some pics of the good times in Nor Cal. I got to drive up the coast, another thing on my bucket list.

Around LA I have walked around some pretty impressive malls. Who has enough money to shop at them? I have no idea. I spend a lot of time at the beach. I go there a couple times a week to go for a jog, catch some rays, read a book or take a nap. I went kayaking for the first time and saw some sea lions right by our kayak. I checked out the local state fair. There are also a lot of good places to eat around here!

Last weekend I went to Salt Lake. I do love visiting my sister and friends there. Its interesting I don't realize that I am not being completely myself until I get around close friends and family. Always being in a new place where no one really knows you can be different. I loved every minute of being around some of the people that know me best. I hope that with a little more time here more of that Monica can come out. I definately let loose in Salt Lake. We played in the local Walmart and splashed, slipped, trudged through epic amounts of mud!!! Some of my friends and I participated in a Mud Run benefiting leukemia and lymphoma research. The pictures say it all.......

So after a fun filled weekend with Jessica....Amber is coming into town today and I have tons of fun things planned for us. There is so much to do in LA and I am so excited to have someone to do them with. So look forward to a fun filled post later. So sorry about the ridiculous spacing of everything on this blog. I am not very good with computers and the computer won making this post:)