Who'da thunk old shows were so fun to watch :)

The semester has finally ended. Woot woot! I get to spend the rest of summer home (almost an entire five months at home can you believe it?). I love being home especially since it is summer. You get those wonderful summer evenings where you can stay outside and play basketball. You can go swimming and hiking. I'm way excited to go camping. :) Well along with the relaxation I have to work. I actually got two jobs this summer because I need to find a way to fund my education. I get to work at Coldstone again, mainly as a cake decorator and I also found a job at Canyon Creek Assisted Living.
At first I was really scared to take this job because it is my first CNA job and the lives of people will be in my hands (kinda). Now, though, I love it. :) I get to take care of little old people who are really sweet, but a bit forgetful. I spend my days playing solitaire, serving chocolate pudding, watching old movies (mostly black and white western), and reminiscing with the residents about their 'good old days'. It is a lot of work sometimes, but it makes me really appreciate the fact that I am only 19 and I have quite a few years before I can be thought of as 'old'. Plus it is nearly impossible not to love the people I get to take care of. It kind of goes along with the saying that you learn to love those you help. Also if I had never taken this job then I never would have known that old western black and white shows were so...interesting. :)

To think or not to think....

I love to think. Especially about conundrums that no one else understands. My friends sometimes get annoyed when I watch movies with them because I ask too many questions instead of just being patient and watching the movie all the way through. Or I get up and leave the room when the characters are frustrating me because unfortunately they can't hear the 'wonderful' advice I am giving them. :) The sad part about this love of thinking is that I haven't been able to do it lately because my brain has been so swamped studying for finals. Learning the citric acid cycle, glycolysis, and the endocrine system can really take it out of ya.
Luckily (although some people might think the total opposite) my Bishop has asked me to talk on Sunday. Now you may be thinking 'Oh no someone get a doctor McKayla wants to talk'. But listen for a sec. I was given a choice between a parable or to talk about love. I chose love because it is a bit broader topic and I can choose a variety of different angles to approach it. The reason that talking is going to be a good thing is I get to think. :) I am not sure exactly what I am going to say, but I know I want to use Elder Wirthlins' talk about love. I'm not sure if you remember it, but it was fantastic and just reading it made me happy so if you want a good talk to read go to this site http://lds.org/conference/talk/display/0,5232,23-1-775-10,00.html .
So if you have any ideas or good anecdotes to add to my talk I would be very happy because my previous talk was only 2 minutes and this talk needs to be 8 to 9 minutes! Kinda scary. Well I'm going to go think or maybe sleep and then think some more tomorrow. :)