God seriously takes care of us in such amazing ways.
So, as most of you know, I lost my last job right before we went on break for Christmas. It was disappointing, because I was counting on finishing out the school year with that job (I was working as a one-on-one aide with an autistic girl in a regular kindergarten classroom). But, I knew God knew what He was doing. That job was an endless source of stress for me. No matter what I did, it was never right...or good enough...and if it weren't for the little girl being so sweet, I probably would have quit that job. But, I stuck it out...and it was taken away.
Anyway, I wasn't really looking for another job after that. I knew I would be getting my last paycheck in January and we'd be getting tax money in February. So, I knew we'd be fine for the first two months. We had our trip to Colorado planned for the end of March-beginning of April, so I knew I'd have to wait until after that to really start looking for something. Fortunately, I didn't really have to look very long...
In fact, I didn't really start looking at all.
Our good friends from church own their own business. They do electrical work. And, they've been swamped lately. Having two little ones makes it hard for the wife to help her husband in the office. So, they decided they needed to hire someone to help them out part time. And, guess who popped into their head first? Yours truly.
I was so excited when my friend told me about it! 15-20 hours a week doing office work? Sign me up! And, I can do some of it from home? Sweet!
I started on Thursday. They said I caught on really fast, which was nice. I've only ever used QuickBooks for a register system when I worked at a small lingerie store, but it's really easy to use for other things, too. They sent me home with some plans for a house so I could bid for the job. It's time consuming to count each different electrical item needed...but it's also fun! It's just crazy to me how someone could live in a 6000 sq. foot home and have as many rooms as some of these homes have!
But yeah...that is my new adventure in life! I will be working three days a week, 5 hours a day, at their office. I am excited to learn how to do new things and to be able to help them out! God seriously always has our best in mind. He knew that I really only wanted to work part time...and that I love office work...and He provided the perfect job for me!
Sunday, April 10, 2011
Par-tay!
This weekend was full of birthday celebrations.
The first being my little sister's 25th birthday! We celebrated on Friday night and it was a lot of fun. I wanted to do something creative to make her feel special, so I set up a couple of fun things.
First of all, I printed up a bunch of pictures of her...through the years...and strung them on yarn with mini clothes pins. I added some little colorful pieces of paper to make them stand out a little bit more. She did this at her wedding with pics of her and Andrew along a fence, so I thought it would be fun to do this to look back at her 25 years.
I then cut up a bunch of pieces of that same colorful paper for people to write a prayer or a wish for Bridget on. I cut some of them in squares and some with my Victorian scrapbooking scissors so they'd have fun edges. Bridget had this cute leaf bowl that I put on the table for people to put their wishes and prayers in.
I then bought a frame with a mat. I decided we'd take a group pic of everyone that was there to celebrate her birthday. I put the mat out so people could write a birthday message to Bridget on there, so she'd always have it to remember who celebrated her first twenty five years with her.
I had a few extra pics I couldn't put up on the wall, so I spread them out on the table with the papers and the mat.
Here are some pics of the party itself!
(Jeremy, plural)
(Group pic without me)
(I am hoping to be able to cut myself out of this one and add me to the other pic. I haven't ever done that before, though, so I'm hoping it will work out ok)
(25 candles!)
(My cute sister and her hubby)
(She was very excited to receive this spaghetti spoon!)
(Sister love!)
*********************
Our next birthday celebration was for our friend, Jeremiah. He turned 30 this last week, so his girlfriend, who happens to be my bestie, threw him a party. Here are some pics to commemorate our celebration!
(Singing Happy Birthday!)
(Me and my bestie)
(This is my friend...we call her the ninja...she kinda hates that nickname...but oh well. It's pretty much the truth)
(My sweet friend Katy!)
(Me and Mama Candi. We all love Chance's mom!)
(My amazing friend, Lisa. She's pretty much a rock star)
(My hubby and his best friend of over 20 years)
(Three generations!)
(The birthday boy and his lady)
(My hubby and Jeremiah like each other a lot)
(The birthday boy's party hat!)
We had a fun weekend celebrating milestone birthdays!
The first being my little sister's 25th birthday! We celebrated on Friday night and it was a lot of fun. I wanted to do something creative to make her feel special, so I set up a couple of fun things.
First of all, I printed up a bunch of pictures of her...through the years...and strung them on yarn with mini clothes pins. I added some little colorful pieces of paper to make them stand out a little bit more. She did this at her wedding with pics of her and Andrew along a fence, so I thought it would be fun to do this to look back at her 25 years.
I then cut up a bunch of pieces of that same colorful paper for people to write a prayer or a wish for Bridget on. I cut some of them in squares and some with my Victorian scrapbooking scissors so they'd have fun edges. Bridget had this cute leaf bowl that I put on the table for people to put their wishes and prayers in.
I then bought a frame with a mat. I decided we'd take a group pic of everyone that was there to celebrate her birthday. I put the mat out so people could write a birthday message to Bridget on there, so she'd always have it to remember who celebrated her first twenty five years with her.
I had a few extra pics I couldn't put up on the wall, so I spread them out on the table with the papers and the mat.
Here are some pics of the party itself!
(Jeremy, plural)
(Group pic without me)
(I am hoping to be able to cut myself out of this one and add me to the other pic. I haven't ever done that before, though, so I'm hoping it will work out ok)
(25 candles!)
(My cute sister and her hubby)
(She was very excited to receive this spaghetti spoon!)
(Sister love!)*********************
Our next birthday celebration was for our friend, Jeremiah. He turned 30 this last week, so his girlfriend, who happens to be my bestie, threw him a party. Here are some pics to commemorate our celebration!
(Singing Happy Birthday!)
(Me and my bestie)
(This is my friend...we call her the ninja...she kinda hates that nickname...but oh well. It's pretty much the truth)
(My sweet friend Katy!)
(Me and Mama Candi. We all love Chance's mom!)
(My amazing friend, Lisa. She's pretty much a rock star)
(My hubby and his best friend of over 20 years)
(Three generations!)
(The birthday boy and his lady)
(My hubby and Jeremiah like each other a lot)
(The birthday boy's party hat!)We had a fun weekend celebrating milestone birthdays!
New Headband
I was very excited when my husband brought in the mail today...
Because this little beauty was in it!
I am SO excited about my new just.lovely.things headband! Heather of just.lovely.things makes one of a kind, vintage-inspired headbands...and they are just gorgeous!! To see more of her stuff, visit her shop. Her items go really fast, though...so if you see something you like, you'd better snatch it up right then!
And here's another pic just for good measure:
I am SO excited to wear it out...especially when my hair looks better.
Sheesh!
(That's what I get for taking pics at the end of the day)
I have other things to blog about, but it's late and this will just have to do for now. More to come!
Because this little beauty was in it!
I am SO excited about my new just.lovely.things headband! Heather of just.lovely.things makes one of a kind, vintage-inspired headbands...and they are just gorgeous!! To see more of her stuff, visit her shop. Her items go really fast, though...so if you see something you like, you'd better snatch it up right then!
And here's another pic just for good measure:
I am SO excited to wear it out...especially when my hair looks better.
Sheesh!
(That's what I get for taking pics at the end of the day)
I have other things to blog about, but it's late and this will just have to do for now. More to come!
Thursday, April 7, 2011
Some Pretties
So...I haven't made any new jewelry yet...
But, I'm definitely itchin' to...especially since I bought some really pretty beads in CO!
The reason for this post is to showcase my friend Angey's new Etsy shop! She used to design jewelry in L.A. and took a break from it for awhile. She is now back into the swing of it...and she's creating beautiful pieces! I'm very excited that she's regained her passion for it and I wanted all of you to see what she's been creating! You can check out her shop here.
Isn't her stuff so cute? Be sure to check out her shop to see more!
But, I'm definitely itchin' to...especially since I bought some really pretty beads in CO!
The reason for this post is to showcase my friend Angey's new Etsy shop! She used to design jewelry in L.A. and took a break from it for awhile. She is now back into the swing of it...and she's creating beautiful pieces! I'm very excited that she's regained her passion for it and I wanted all of you to see what she's been creating! You can check out her shop here.
Isn't her stuff so cute? Be sure to check out her shop to see more!
Wednesday, April 6, 2011
Fun Times
So remember that fun trip I kept mentioning that was coming up?
It finally happened!
We took off last Tuesday on a plane to Denver, CO to see our sweet friends that live in Colorado Springs!
We were there in October (which I posted about here) and were really looking forward to the next time we'd be able to go out there. Thankfully, we got enough money back from our tax return to pay for plane tickets!
We got to do a lot of fun stuff again while we were there. We went to Manitou Springs and Cave of the Winds. We ate at fun places like Meadow Muffins, Fargo's, Five Guys, and Josh and John's Ice Cream (Emily got a pic of the boys in front of the shop. I'll have to share it when I get it from her). I found a bead store (!!) in Manitou Springs...and of course I had to buy some. We went bowling with some of their other friends that live there...and we played lots of Super Mario Bros on the Wii. We went to church with them, and I got to go to work with Emily on Friday and meet the guys she's always blogging about. We had such a good time...but our time flew by so quickly...even though we were there two days longer than we were our first trip.
Their little beauty is SO big now! She's talking up a storm now. She even started trying to say Josh's name the last day we were there! She kept saying, "Jah?" She's so stinkin' cute! And, I'm super excited that she's going to be a big sister in just a few more months! I'm eagerly awaiting the news of what Baby.O #2 is going to be!
It was very hard to come home again this trip. I have such a hard time with goodbyes...even though we don't say goodbye...it's definitely see ya soon.
Here are some pics from our trip:
(For those that know my husband, this number is pretty significant in his life...and he gets really excited when he gets that order number at restaurants)
(A guy playing bagpipes in Manitou Springs)
(We tried the water from the spring...it wasn't very good. Tasted very much like sulfur and too much salt. Very bitter)
(Me and the little beauty. She had a lot of fun at the old arcade)
(The boys and Harper.girl)
(Inside Cave of the Winds)
(We took a picture of the $10 pic they tried to get us to buy. Such cheaters...)
(This pizza place is super cute inside. Very turn of the century)
(Me and Em inside Fargo's)
(Such a sweet, beautiful little girl!)
(Josh playing with Harper after church)
(The mountains on our way to the airport. It snowed the night before, so there was a fresh coat of snow)
We are definitely looking forward to the next time we get to go to Colorado and see our friends!
It finally happened!
We took off last Tuesday on a plane to Denver, CO to see our sweet friends that live in Colorado Springs!
We were there in October (which I posted about here) and were really looking forward to the next time we'd be able to go out there. Thankfully, we got enough money back from our tax return to pay for plane tickets!
We got to do a lot of fun stuff again while we were there. We went to Manitou Springs and Cave of the Winds. We ate at fun places like Meadow Muffins, Fargo's, Five Guys, and Josh and John's Ice Cream (Emily got a pic of the boys in front of the shop. I'll have to share it when I get it from her). I found a bead store (!!) in Manitou Springs...and of course I had to buy some. We went bowling with some of their other friends that live there...and we played lots of Super Mario Bros on the Wii. We went to church with them, and I got to go to work with Emily on Friday and meet the guys she's always blogging about. We had such a good time...but our time flew by so quickly...even though we were there two days longer than we were our first trip.
Their little beauty is SO big now! She's talking up a storm now. She even started trying to say Josh's name the last day we were there! She kept saying, "Jah?" She's so stinkin' cute! And, I'm super excited that she's going to be a big sister in just a few more months! I'm eagerly awaiting the news of what Baby.O #2 is going to be!
It was very hard to come home again this trip. I have such a hard time with goodbyes...even though we don't say goodbye...it's definitely see ya soon.
Here are some pics from our trip:
(For those that know my husband, this number is pretty significant in his life...and he gets really excited when he gets that order number at restaurants)
(A guy playing bagpipes in Manitou Springs)
(We tried the water from the spring...it wasn't very good. Tasted very much like sulfur and too much salt. Very bitter)
(Me and the little beauty. She had a lot of fun at the old arcade)
(The boys and Harper.girl)
(Inside Cave of the Winds)
(We took a picture of the $10 pic they tried to get us to buy. Such cheaters...)
(This pizza place is super cute inside. Very turn of the century)
(Me and Em inside Fargo's)
(Such a sweet, beautiful little girl!)
(Josh playing with Harper after church)
(The mountains on our way to the airport. It snowed the night before, so there was a fresh coat of snow)We are definitely looking forward to the next time we get to go to Colorado and see our friends!
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