Hey everyone. Things are still going swimmingly out here. My only concern had been my friend Mark who was just turned into the hospital last week right around Mac's party. But I got a detailed message from his dad yesterday, too detailed since he's a doctor himself. But it sounds like he's on the mend. And he has some kind of serious brain condition (very long word) that was caused by lymes. So watch out for those ticks this year. He was probably bit last year and it would be like lymes for it to not really effect him until now. Or that's what I'm told anyway. But it sure is weird to know somebody really well and see no signs of anything and then find out a week later that he doesn't even know his parents or how to walk well. But they put him on antibiotics and he's showing improvements. But it sure has been stressful for his parents trying to get good hospital care out in nyc. Apparently they had to beg them to take him out of a cell in the mental ward after he was there for 4 days. Ridiculous!
But anyway, things out here have been really great. The sun is shining today and it's gorgeous. The lake is turquoise and the mountains are covered in snow. I'll probably go hiking of biking or running this evening. I started my job yesterday and it's gonna be just fine. They get really busy. Which is cool with me. I'd rather be slammed and have the day fly anyway. I don't get stressed anymore. After 6 years of waitressing I've learned that even the biggest problems aren't real problems, so there's no point letting your blood pressure rise. It's just food! Not rocket science.
I went to a local bar last night. There were a bunch of river guides from the rafting co. there. A few of my friends and I have already decided to play spades and shanghi all the time and hike on our days off. So I'm all set for the summer. Now all we have to do is befriend those rafting guides so we can get free rides! Things are looking pretty darn good! I think it's going to be hard not to come back here next summer. Lots of people do.
And yesterday I drove this cool guy home from the bar who used to do wildlife photography out at Yellowstone. And he promises me that if I go hiking with him, I will see Grizzleys. From a safe distance of course. Plus he's a bear spray pro, so I'd like to have him along anyway. And he has really cool animal pictures, (exp. he found this fox den in Yellowstone and says he has pictures of baby foxes). And anyone who knows me kinda knows that I'm a tree-hugggin', animal-loving freak so that's pretty cool to me.
Anyway, I wish you all could be out here too. It feels great!
Love you all.
Shayla
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