Movin' on Up!

Well folks, the blog gods must have read my last post about the lack of restaurants here. This week, they opened up a Gandolfo’s on Main Street. !!! Gandolfo’s is far from my favorite place to eat but, needless to say, I was still pretty freakin’ excited… so excited that I went there a day early, walked in, and embarrassed myself when they told me to leave.

Round two: success. Ordered myself a turkey sandwich… and it only took 30 minutes to get it. Hey, baby steps, right?

Next step. Chick-Fil-A.

A girl can dream can’t she?

Food, Music, & Movies

Well I have been out here in the country for a little over a month now. When people ask me how I like it so far I find myself not quite knowing what to say. So for all of you reading this wondering if I am liking it, I’ll just say to you... I am still adjusting. :)

I want to tell you all about a few things that I can already tell will take some serious time to get used to: Food. Music. Movies. Three things that everybody enjoys! And you know what I’ve realized makes them even more enjoyable? VARIETY.

First, I want to talk about food options, or lack thereof, here in Roosevelt. Where I come from there is just about any restaurant you could think of within a 20 mile radius. Here, I can count on one hand the number of dine-in restaurants that people would consider worth going to. All I’m saying is I could use a few more options. Is an Applebee’s too much to ask for? As for fast food, we have McDonalds, Arby’s, & Subway, along with a couple local places. During my lunch break I like to be able to pick up something quick and cheap, and I usually resort to McDonalds. I must not be the only one thinking that because it seems like just about everyone and their grandmother goes to McDonalds when lunch rolls around. I thought Salt Lake fast food was a long wait, but I have learned to count on at least a 20 minute wait every time. Not cool, Roosevelt. Not cool. To sum it up, I get hungry…for more restaurants.

Moving on to my opinion about music here in R-Town. Now, being the country music fan that I am, I am usually completely happy listening to the local country station. However, there are those days where I like to mix it up and get my thug on… And there lies the problem. I could really use a radio station that plays some Hip-Hop and some current Pop hits. I log on to ITunes and feel completely out of the loop that I don’t know any of the top 10 downloads because they just aren’t played out here. It blows my mind. Pandora, don’t you let me down.

Lastly, I want all of you out there in the city to appreciate your movie theaters, because I know I will from now on. At any given time there are 3 movies showing here in town. So unless you like 1 of the 3 playing, you won’t be going to one. I’ve noticed that most people will drive to Vernal, a town 30 minutes from here, to catch a movie. There are always more options there but I miss the convenience of just going down the street to catch a late-night movie. It has certainly made me appreciate the movie theaters back home more!

These things are certainly not the most important things in the world but they do create a big change for me! All in all, Roosevelt seems like an alright place, but if I was running it I would bring in some more restaurants, a new radio station, and build a Megaplex.

That’s all for now. Stay tuned! :)

city-raised, country-coached.

The story of a city girl and a country boy begins in 2010.

We met in Dr. Jackson's morning graphics class. One year passes and we were finally able to call each other “ours.” In May, we both graduated college. With nowhere else to go, we both returned to our hometowns - mine, a suburb of Salt Lake City. Population: 51,377. Closest shopping mall: 3.9 miles.

For him, home is a place he refers to as “God’s Country” but is more commonly known as Roosevelt, Utah. Population: 6,106. Closest shopping mall: 124.8 miles.

Despite coming from two completely different backgrounds, we got along perfectly. Travelling 2.5 hours every other weekend to spend time together was our only option, and we did it for nine long and lonely months.

The plan was always to end up in the same place, it was just a matter of WHERE. After a very confusing inner battle with myself, I decided that I didn’t care where I lived; I just knew I wanted to be with him…which leads me to the reason for this blog…

One week ago, I accepted a job offer in this so-called “God’s Country,” and will be moving in exactly 26 days. To date, this is both the scariest and most exciting thing I have ever done. I am full of mixed emotions and can say that I am completely uncertain of what to expect. Well, that’s not completely true. I expect to spend weekends hunting or fishing instead of shopping or eating out. I expect to see more camo gear than department store clothing on a daily basis. I expect to regularly drive passed someone I know on the way home from work instead of getting stuck in rush hour traffic.

Knowing that my life is about to DRASTICALLY change, the next few months are sure to be a learning experience.

I wanted to share the journey of my new life: city-raised, country-coached.