One highlight of that week was going on an afternoon trip to Las Vegas with one of my best friends ever, Sarah Oldland. We had planned this a few weeks prior and I was never quite sure it was going to follow through but on her birthday, we ended up going. We had a blast down there in Sin City, Nevada. Sarah recently got a new convertible mustang and we rode through Vegas with the top down. She and I went down there with no direct plans of what to do. We just walked through the strip and did whatever we felt like doing. We planned as we went and we saw a couple fun shows such as the Volcanic eruption by the Mirage. We spent most of the time in Caesar's Palace and it always looks much larger inside than outside. There were so many shops, it was like a city within a building. For dinner, we went to the Cheesecake Factory. The food was pretty large for the price we paid, at least for Las Vegas standards. It was definitely the most fun time I had celebrating a friends birthday. I have to give compliments to her because I was very flattered that she trusted me enough to take me down to Vegas with her. It was just the two of us that went and neither of us have had much interest in getting in a committed romance sort of relationship. We were both OK with being just your old typical best friend but she still could have looked at this as kind of risky. You get it, a girl and a guy going one on one down to Vegas can look suspicious to some but we were able to just enjoy hanging out down there, gender differences aside. Their were plenty of other outings that happened that, but they were relatively small and easy compared to the Vegas trip with Sarah. I got to enjoy dinner with my friend and mentor, Mr. Rod Linford and his wife at Peppers and I had another dinner the next day with my friend and Danville coworker, Samantha at Chili's. I also got too watch Minion's in theaters with my Mom and brother Parker. That was a bit out of my norm because I do not normally prefer movie theaters, but because I was moving, I decided I had better enjoy every moment I could with my family. I did enjoy Minions. I see it as a movie that I will eventually end up buying on Blu-Ray. Probably in a Despicable Me box package.
On Friday, July 17th, I packed and moved to Salt Lake City. My Dad helped me carry my stuff up which I loved because I never get too see my Dad as often as I like. Just sitting with him in the car going to Salt Lake had a lot of meaning to me and I could tell it was meaningful for him as well because he ended up inviting me to hang out with him for the weekend. I could not say no to that. After dropping off my stuff in my new home, we drove off to Tooele. Dad showed me the new Nerd Store that just opened up there and it was really enjoyable to explore. I got my self a few Pokémon cards, which I never thought I would get into again but when my stepmother Jen told me that they do Pokémon tournaments up here, I began having interest in them again. On Sunday, Dad and I watched the WWE Battleground Pay-Per-View. If it wasn't for my Dad being a fan, I doubt I would be much of a fan of either. It is a show I got raised into and as a result it has been apart of my weekly routine. One of the funnest matches was Kevin Owens vs John Cena because my Dad was routing for Cena and I wanted Owens to beat him. It was fun trash talking each other during the match. If Owens hurt Cena, I would make a comment toward my Dad and if John Cena did a big move on Owens, my Dad would talk back just as hard. John Cena ended up defeating Owens forcing him to tap out with the STF submission maneuver so Dad ended up getting the final gloat. Later in the Pay-Per-View, Dad and I were super stoked to see the Undertaker make an appearance. He interfered in the middle of Seth Rollins and Brock Lesnar's WWE World Heavyweight Title Match which I wanted Lesnar to win, but for once, I did not care. The fact that it was the Undertaker and not just some jobber easily made up for the disqualification. 
When Dad took me back to my new home, I was very excited to get comfortable with it. It wasn't too hard to do that because my bedroom has a very soft bed and my roommate was very nice about showing me the ropes of the place. I have enjoyed getting to know him because he seems really nice and happy to help me with anything I may need help with and he is just easy to talk with. We also have mutual agreements with our living styles so it does not seem like there is going to be many arguments between us. Overall living up here has been very quiet. Having no job until August 24th means I have to try that much harder to create plans for my day. Some examples of my plans have been walking to my new job to test how long it will take to get there, walking through the city, exploring the University of Utah Campus and of course shopping for groceries when I need to.
One last event that I have to write about on here is I did go back down to St. George to go see Rush in Las Vegas on July 25th with my stepfather Robert, and my stepbrother Cameron. Maybe I am just biased being an enthusiastic fan of the band, but the concert was a mind blowing experience. It was my 3rd time seeing the band but I think this was the most enjoyable one. My first concert I saw, I still was getting to know the band, and on my 2nd time seeing Rush, I was going through medical conditions so that only leaves so much room for fun. This R40 concert had no roadblocks. I was feeling very good and I am a much bigger fan now than I was when I first went which was still pretty huge at the time. I am such a fan of the band that Rush is almost like a drug to me. Whenever I need some emotional healing, I go to them. When I need motivation, I listen to a couple tunes or if I am just simply feeling good, Rush is often playing somewhere even if it is just in my head. To see them live in concert was like dying and going to heaven for 3 hours. I was so into it, that I kept track of every song they played. Well that is pretty much the gist of it for now. I have a feeling it is going to be a slow few weeks but I will definitely keep finding ways to make my first few weeks enjoyable up here until I start working again. I am stoked to begin working at Indian Hills Elementary and studying at the University of Utah but that is still 3 weeks away. On the bright side, I have 3 weeks to keep catching up on my reading, in fact just very recently I finished the "Battle of the Labyrinth" so now it is on to "The Last Olympian". I will also find some fun bike trails to ride and keep getting in shape which reminds me. I was 258 lbs. in March and now I am at 223 lbs. I am very proud of that!
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