Learning to Relax

Today has shown me that I need to learn how to relax. I apparently am wound up WAY too tight and as much as I tell myself to breathe and relax, it doesn't happen. My parents and I went up to Oktoberfest at Snowbird ski resort today and I was too stressed out to even truly enjoy myself. I think it's partly being surrounded by 4,000 strangers who's only goal is to get past us at any cost. No one seems to have any awareness of others, but maybe that's why they're all relaxed and I'm too stressed to chill out. It also adds more to my belief that I probably shouldn't have kids because I don't have any patience at all that I feel like a parent probably has to have. I think I should stick to dogs, Minnie actually adds calm and peace to my life. Even walking her and waiting for her to do her business gives me some kind of zen happiness that I don't have any other time. Is it my job? I do work A LOT. Is it here in Utah that makes me so go go go? It's a pretty fast paced place, way different from the sit-on-the-porch-watch-the-cars-go-by South of my childhood. Maybe part of it is being an only child, I will admit that I get frustrated when others don't do things according to my schedule because I never really had to worry about it. I've only tried yoga in the past as a form of excercise but maybe I need to try it to relax. I will be 29 years old on Wednesday, I can't seem to drop this weight that I've gained in the past year, my cholestorol is super high, way too high for my age, and I need to learn to relax before I go Vanilla Sky and drive off of a bridge from stress. Any ideas? let me know...