Conflicted

The past few days have been extremely stressful for me. I am looking to buy a townhome in the Salt Lake area. After hours upon hours of looking online, I came across a brand new development in the North Salt Lake area called Foxborrow. Everything about it is perfect. It is in my price range, is brand new, beautiful, big backyard, laundry room, 2 bedrooms and 2.5 bath. What more could you ask for right?

Well, I started researching the area and came to find out that not only is it next to the refineries, but it is located next to a plant called Stericycle. This plant burns hazardous medical waste for all of the surrounding states including UT. I have been reading tons of articles, emailing and talking to people who include the Mayor of North Salt Lake, the Sierra Club, people who are currently living in the area, people who considered living in the area and environmentalist. Half of the people say it is fine and they wouldn't worry about it, while the other half say they would never live there and people who have kids or are in child bearing years should not live there.

Another thing I have been thinking about and talking to others about is the fact that if it is so dangerous for those living within 3 miles from the plants then it is dangerous for those living in Salt Lake, which is 5 miles away. So honestly, everyone in the surrounding areas are prone to the pollution and toxins as well.

So now I have literally stressed my self out beyond belief, because I have until Tuesday to make my decision. I have put a hold on the house but it is only good until Tuesday. I am driving around with a realtor all day Sat and Sun to check out other options. What is frustrating is that so far I have not seen anything that is as great as the townhome in N Salt Lake.

Do any of you know anyone who lives in North Salt Lake? I am all for everyones opinion on the situation. :)

Random

I can't believe I haven't posted anything since Dec. 22. That is bad. As a social media "specialist" I should know better.

Christmas
Christmas was a lot of fun this year. It can sometimes be boring and uneventful seeing as how I have a small family and there are normally O kids around to add to the excitement of the day. This year Brian and Sarah, my cousin from Phoenix and his wife, came to Utah to celebrate the holidays. They announced Christmas morning that they are expecting a baby girl in May. Crazy! So that was pretty exciting news. Now we will have 501 birthdays in May instead of 500.

My cousin Melissa just had a baby girl, Syndi on Dec. 13, so that made Christmas extra special this year. She is so cute and looks just like Jaden, her son. It was really fun to see the 3 little ones running around on Christmas and of course I loved holding the baby. (that's the best, when they can't talk, walk or need to be entertained. that sounds bad, I know.)

My mom and I were able to see 3 movies over the five day Christmas vacation. Marley & Me, Doubt and Australia. They were all pretty good. I was excited because I LOVE movies and I hadn't seen one in forever. I would recommend them all.

New Years
Marc and I went to Jackson Hole with his friends from college and stayed with another friend that now lives there. (can we say loaded? yes) We skied one day and it was fun. It was the first time I have ever skied with Marc. I was kind of sick the rest of the time, bummer.

Weddings
My co-worker is getting married in two days and I'm really excited for her. We just had a lunch shower about 10 min ago. Also, my roommate/friend just got engaged over the holidays! So it is kind of wedding central. Angie asked me to be a bridesmaid so I'm super excited. We are already talking about everything and it is a lot of fun. Someone else who is super close to me (I am not naming names just yet) may be getting married as well this year. It will be different, but I will be happy for her as well. Time will tell. I'm sure I will be announcing the news shortly, stay tuned. It's a shocker!

All in all, Christmas was great and things are going well. According to my friend, 2009 is the year of change and change is good. I guess we will all see what it brings!

Cheers