Ayudar.

Okay.
Decision time:
I need your help.
Major.
I have to decide by Friday.
Opinions will be greatly appreciated.
Comments, texts, whatever.
And sorry I didn't do my usual cute highlighting, colored words thing.
I'm stressed and had a lot to say.
Anyways.
Here we go:

My two options this summer are:

#1. ST. GEORGE
I have been really blessed to have a father work at SkyWest Airlines. He has sweet hook-ups and discounted hotels. One of the things he has also done for me is put my name in for a job multiple times.
And finally, a job has come through. A lady named Kelly in the administrative services needs a secretary. She knows my dad's work ethic and said she would hire me, without an interview. All I have to do is show up and watch her work for an hour on Friday and say, "I want the job" and I have the job. From April when I get home to whenever I decide to leave. Bam. Major job. It will be anywhere from 5-8 hours a day, $10.10 an hour, opportunity for a raise.


PROS: I can go home this summer. I can hang with my family and my sister and Mags and not have to worry about missing them again over the summer. I also have the opportunity to get a second job and potentially make a lot of money this summer. And of course, I will be super tan when Fall 2011 rolls around. ;]


CONS: I would be making more money if I take option 2. Lots more. I also think it would be fun to live in Connecticut with my grandparents and experience life. I love the East Coast, and who knows how willing/capable they will be to have me in the future. Also, two of my best friends live in Connecticut and I could spend the summer at the lake with them. I could watch all my college friends leave on missions and party with them after work. Plus, if I go home now and work, I would have to go to CT next summer, right after my study abroad, to pay it off. Which would be 9 straight months away from m family. :[
Which leads into option 2....

#2. Connecticut
Again. I'm blessed. My mother was forced into moving to New Canaan, Connecticut when she was 16. 45 minutes outside of New York City. And like my mom, my grandparents are AMAZING people. They offered me a place to stay as I temp for big companies (basically filing and secretary work) in Stamford, a town about 10 minutes away, and as I nanny for my aunt afterwards. Basically, working from 8 in the morning to 8 at night. And when I say I would be making more than $100 dollars a day, I'm not exaggerating. It's actually closer to $150 when you look at it, between the two jobs.

PROS: I'm all about life experiences. And this is a great one. I've always wanted to live on the East Coast. Here's my first opportunity. I would be making some great money (fantastic actually) and I would have my tuition and most of my study abroad paid for by the end of summer. I would already have a second job too, that pays great. I would get to spend time with my extended family that I love. And of course, the best friends I've made up here are back there. Some of my closest friends are right around me. I can watch them go on missions and hang out with them all summer. I would only have to work until the first week of August too, and then I can come home for 3 weeks. Plus, think about how many cities I can visit on the weekends. NYC, Boston, Philly, DC....the options are endless.

CONS: Living back in CT is EXPENSIVE. Sure, i'll be living with my grandparents, but gas prices SUCK right now. I would be using a lot of that. And those weekend trips I just listed above aren't going to come cheap. Yuck. Also, my mom pays for little things like deodorant and mascara, and in CT, i'll be paying for all of that. Plus lunch every day and other things for the office. So. I may be making only a little bit more than I would in STG. I'm also away from my family and my besties during the summer. I'll miss one of my best friend's bridal shower and lots of mission farewells. I miss watching Tina and the girls from my ward graduate. And my skin will be pasty, pasty, pasty. Also, I will be working A LOT, so my only free day besides Sunday would be Saturday.

There are the options...what do you think?
..chelle..