I am a newlywed as of March 21, 2009. I married my best friend, Adam, and have never been happier.My husband and I both work at jobs we love. Lucky, huh!? I am also a full time blogger, although it isn't a "job." However, it would be great to quit my office job and be paid to blog....or SHOP! Dream jobs at their finest.
Ever since finding out we were pregnant Adam and I have wanted to take a babymoon. You know, a last chance trip before Felix makes his grand entrance. We talked about a few things but in the end decided to go to Disneyland! (Surprising huh!? he he)
We flew out on Sunday morning bright and early and arrived in California at 8:00 am. We picked up our rental car…a sporty little Dodge Charger…and headed straight to the hotel to drop it off. We went straight to Disneyland! Adam started the day off with Indiana Jones because it only had a 15 minute wait. I didn’t go, for safety reasons. Then we headed over to Pirates of the Caribbean, typically the first one of the trip.
It was so fun to be in the park with my hubby. We went on ride together and I waited for him on the bigger rides that I couldn’t go on. We ate until we were stuffed. We had churros, Mickey Bars, funnel cakes, ice cream, ice cream sandwiches, pretzels…the works!!
That afternoon we met up with Acting Up, SCERA’s youth theater, and attended their awards ceremony. They were in Disneyland for a competition….which is mostly the reason why this babymoon could happen. Adam really wanted to go and support the kids…I just talked him into making a day of it babymoon time
After some more Disney time we went to Acting Up’s fireside in Garden Grove. They did a great job. There were a lot of people there and the message was wonderful!
The next day we hit the park just as it opened and played with the Acting UP chaperones while the kids were in a workshop. After their workshop we played with them. Well mostly Adam did. You know teens, they only want to go on the “big” rides. Since I couldn’t do those I just sat and waited patiently. I know some of you might think “How boring”….not in Disneyland though. People watching is spectacular in Disneyland–plus my feet could use a rest!
We flew home with the kids that night. It was a short trip but it sure was fun to get one more trip in, just hubby and I. Next time we go there we will have a little guy to teach the Disney ways to. OOOO! That will be soooo fun!!!
While we were gone Max went and stayed at my mother-in-laws. Max and Marley love to play together! They play tag and chase each other around all day long when they play together. We picked Max up and brought her home. Check her out after 8 hours of sleep….still pooped!
You know, the beginning of my pregnancy seemed to fly by! I don’t know what it was but I feel like it went by super quickly!! Now after my 20 week ultrasound and finding out that we are having a boy, it seems to be CRAWLING!!! I am talking like super super slow mo. I don’t get it. It seems like my friends who are pregnant are still moving along at a quick rate but not me. I am just at a stand still.
Why is that? Is it because I know what gender our baby is? Is it because I work and that time goes by slow? Is it because I haven’t started working on the nursery? Is it because my friends are getting ready to pop but I am 2 months behind them? Is it because I can’t feel Felix moving? Is it because we haven’t decided on a name? What is the deal?
After we found out we were having a boy we couldn’t hold it in. We called my mom and dad on their trip in Hawaii. I called all my sisters and my brother. I stopped at the store to pick up It’s a Boy “cigars” (bubblegum style) and cupcakes with “It’s a Boy” picks in them so we could tell our co-workers. We even ordered a cake to surprise my mother-in-law.
That night we took it over to her house.
Yellow and Orange. There was no way she could guess. She actually thought the orange was pink at first and started yelling, “A girl!? You are having a girl?!” ha ha Shelly is hilarious! (Just for the record, I have the BEST mother-in-law! Seriously she is the greatest!!)
She grabbed a knife and made the first cut. I thought for sure she would start freaking out because when she pulled it out there was frosting on the knife. Nope! She went in for another cut. I knew for sure this time she was freak. Nope! She put the knife with the colored frosting to the side, grabbed the spatula and pulled the piece out.
“Ah! A boy! You are having a boy! Oh I am so excited! I thought for sure it would be a girl. A boy! Hooray!” She was so happy. And if you know Shelly at all, you will know that this is as good of a picture I could get of her reaction
Here are pictures from Felix’s 3rd photo shoot. He is going to be a little cutie!!
When I saw this image come up on the screen I said to the technician, “Is that a boy?” She said “Yes. You are having a little boy.” I was so happy I started to cry and said to Adam, “We are having a little boy! That is just what we wanted!” We are sooo happy!
Smile for the camera!!
Here are his little arms and tiny little hands
Do you see both of his legs?
Look how cute and tiny!!
During our ultrasound we also learned that my placenta is in the front. I guess the egg can plant in the front of the uterus, putting the placenta in the back or it can plant in the back, putting the placenta in the front. When it is in the front it is called Anterior Placenta…this happens in 25-30% of pregnancies. It isn’t anything to worry about though. The baby doesn’t care which side of the uterus his is lying on. Really the only thing that changes is I can’t feel the kicks and punches as early as others. The doctors described it like Felix was kicking and punching a pillow.
Every once in a while I can feel a little kick or punch but mostly it feels like a light poke. We were told that I probably wouldn’t start to feel Felix moving regularly until about week 28 and Adam wouldn’t be able to feel it until week 32! Can you believe that?! He might as well wait until Felix is born…ha ha! I guess it is kind of nice though because at least the kicking and punching doesn’t keep me up at night. I just wish I could feel him wiggling and jiggling around more.
“If, however, you have an anterior placenta that is also lying quite low in your uterus, it could partially or completely block off the cervix (and the baby’s way out), a condition called placenta previa (which can make a cesarean section necessary). But again, because the placenta generally migrates around in the uterus quite a bit during pregnancy, a low-lying placenta will very often have moved into the upper part of the uterus — and safely out of the baby’s way — by the time you’re ready to deliver.” Hopefully I don’t have any issues. Fingers crossed. My friend Meghan just had a rough ending to her pregnancy because of placenta previa. Read her story!
Well I guess we will take him however we will get him. I just hope it is more on the easy side
That’s right folks! I am not dead. I haven’t given up blogging. Craving Chocolate and Lazy Days hasn’t been abandoned. I have just been a super crazy busy person. So let’s play 8 and 1/2 months worth of catch up shall we?! Here goes!!
Winter 2010-2011
Right before Christmas 2010, I was looking for a part time job. I was working at Heritage 7-3:30 and Adam was working a bunch, like always. I was feeling like all I did was come home, play with Max, and lounge around until Adam got home. I figured I could get a little part time job and make a few extra bucks.
While I was applying for jobs I came across one at a tanning salon. I thought that it would be so much fun to work there and get free tanning. So I put in my application. A few days later I went in for a group interview…a strange group interview actually. During this interview the owner, David Eseke, told us all about how he had grown up as a struggling teenager complete with drugs, alcohol, and stealing but conquered his life’s circumstances and became a wealthy business man. As odd as the story was for a group interview I will a little inspired. I had seen kids at Heritage make such a change in their lives that I knew it was possible and I thought that my background would really allow me to have a good connection with David. In my interview I expressed my desire for a part time job but was asked about my interest in a full time store manager job. This completely caught me off guard seeing as how I was not unhappy at Heritage. I loved Heritage.
After learning more about the store management position and the money that came along with the job I felt like I would be crazy to not take it. David was telling me I could make $50,000 a year working at a tanning salon. That seems incredible seeing as how that was almost double what I was making at Heritage. I thought about how being a “store manager” would look on my resume vs. just an “administrative services coordinator.” I thought about how my hours would be different…instead of Monday-Friday, no weekends or holidays it would change to some days, some nights, weekends, and holidays. But that was the only downfall in my eyes. I figured that the money would make up for change in hours. I talked to my hubby and gave a little prayer or two. I felt like it would be a fun change. Rather than sitting all day I would be standing. Rather than dressing up everyday I would be in comfy blacks yoga pants and a uniform top. Plus, in the back of my head I kept thinking, “If I don’t like it I won’t be there long,” seeing as how Adam and I are trying to conceive. So I took it!
I put in my two weeks at Heritage and committed to staying as an on call operator, something we had always wanted but could never find anyone who would be okay with a few shifts here and there and at the same time actually be able to do a good job when they worked. Now, I am a lightening bolt kind of girl. I feel like I need to know without a shadow of a doubt that my decision is right. I hadn’t seen the lightening bolt up until this point. But when I put in my two weeks at Heritage I felt like I saw it. I let my boss know I was going to be taking another job but that it wasn’t because I wasn’t liking my job. The response came as a surprise to me. “Well wonderful! Good luck! We are happy for you.” Whoa…what!? I had worked at Heritage for 4 years and 8 months. I was excepting something like “OH NO! Why? Is there anything we can do to keep you around?” Not just a nice “congrats!” Now maybe that was selfish of me to want, but everyone wants to feel wanted. So that is when I felt like perhaps this was my lightening bolt. Heritage gave me a goodbye chocolate cake (they knew my weakness) and I said my full-time worker farewells.
And off I went to becoming the store manager at Palm Beach Tan and rolling in the big bucks.
Christmas was fun! We went to the cabin with my family and then spent time with my in laws. Here it is in a little slideshow:
Then, on January 5th, my little bro went on a mission for our church to Salt Lake City. He flew in and Lori and I thoroughly greeted him. Then we wisked him off to eat his “last lunch” with his sisters and their families. The Chinese buffet gave him that last boost of needed nutrition required before heading into the Missionary Training Center.
At the end of January I got eyeliner tattooed on! Thanks honey! Hooray for Wish List Wednesdays!! It is the best $100 ever spent. No pain, no swelling, just less time getting ready.
Then, on February 9th we went to the Jazz vs. Bulls game. Another good game but alas, another loss. This was Jerry Sloan’s last game that he coached before he resigned. How lucky of us to be there!
On February 25th, Max turned 1!! I can’t believe how fast time has flown by. We love having little Maxi Pants in our house. She is the best puppy! We celebrated by having a birthday party at Marley’s house…complete with cake and presents!! Check out her cute pictures!
On March 4th Adam and I went and stayed in Salt Lake City. On Saturday morning we went to the Mars Needs Moms 3D premiere, checked out the Clark Planetarium, and then headed to the Gateway for some shopping. That night we went to the Jazz vs. Kings game with Erin and Josh. OOO! It was a good game and a nail biter for sure. 17th row baby!!
March 22–Best Day Ever!! I got my braces off! It was the best feeling ever…or at least that I had felt in 10 months. All my hard work had paid off and I finally had the teeth I wanted the first 3 times in braces. I celebrated with a caramel apple. Check out these pearly whites!!
For my 27th birthday, Erin, Josh, Adam, and I celebrated by taking the Wendover fun bus out to the desert to win some cash. My luck at the Roulette table wasn’t very good all night…I would win and then I would lose it all and then some, win it all back and then lose again. At the very end of the night, er morning, I put $5 on number 17…my lucky number. Erin told me to go big or go home so I put my remaining $4 on #17 too. BOOYA! WINNER! I won $400 and something bucks!! I was so stoked. I had been playing #17 all night and it had only hit once or twice before. I was screaming and jumping up and down. In fact I think I even yelled, “I am a millionaire!” ha ha Needless to say, I was excited!
WINNING!
On my actual birthday, Adam and I were watching tv when the doorbell rang. Adam peeked out the window and told me it was for me. I was thinking “Oh, I bet it is the Relief Society coming by to drop off a card or something.” I opened the door and OMG! All my sisters, brothers-in-law, and nieces and nephews were there yelling “Happy Birthday!” Then a few short minutes later, all of Adam’s family came through the door. Everyone came with arms of food…and a childhood style birthday cake. I am such a lucky girl with such a great fam and husband!
Summer 2011
If you know Adam and I pretty well, or even at all, you will know that when summer comes I see less of Adam. Work is so busy in the summer for Adam that it is hard for us to do anything but work. But we were able to get in some play time. We went to the American Idol Tour. Salt Lake City was the first stop on the tour and boy it was hot! Before the concert we got to go to the “meet and greet”. It wasn’t really a “meet and greet” so much as it was a “see and sign”. ha ha There wasn’t really any greeting going on.
This summer I slaved away at Palm Beach Tan, all while looking for a new job. Surprise? I know! Me too. I really thought I was going to like the tanning salon job, and at first I really did. But the longer I worked there the more I got to know the owner, David. The more I got to know him the more I realized I was working for a person I couldn’t trust. I wasn’t making near what I was promised, I couldn’t tell anything to David in confidence (like a store manager should be able to with the owner), David crossed the line several times in his language to me, and overall I just felt like I couldn’t trust him.
In May I began going to different interviews. I turned down a handful of jobs because I didn’t want to make another job change mistake. Sure I didn’t want to be at the salon anymore but at the same time I didn’t want to settle just so I could get out. At the beginning of July I went in for an interview. I thought I didn’t have a chance because the next week I was going to Disneyland. I told them if offered the position I would want to put in a two weeks notice and although I didn’t love David, I had enough respect for him to not put in my two weeks from Disneyland and I would want to give a full two weeks. (I loth when people put in a two weeks notice and can only work part of it.) I worked a 12 hour day at the salon before heading home to pack to get out of town.
While I was in Disneyland I was offered a position in the HR department for this company. I really wanted to think it over so I put it in the back of my mind and enjoyed Disneyland. Adam and I went to Disneyland with my mother and brother, who came home from his mission early for health reasons. It was so great to just get away. Going on a vacation in the summer is next to impossible for Adam, but somehow he made it work. Thanks babe! I really needed to get away from Palm Beach TanCrazy Town. We had a blast!!
While we were in Cali we also took in the Queen Mary, complete with the haunted tour…freaky! Then we headed over to eat. We wanted to go to a place we don’t normally go to…no Chili’s, no Outback…we chose Hooters! Trevor blushed the whole time. It was great…needless to say the wings are not all they are cracked up to be. Then we went over to the Aquarium. So fun!
Then we finished with a drive down the PCH and landed at Laguna Beach for a cone from Haagen Dazs. Count me in to live in that white palace on the left!
The last day at Disneyland I had pretty much decided that I was going to take the HR job offer, however like I said before, I am a lightening bolt kind of girl. I just really wanted to make sure I wasn’t making another mistake. That afternoon I got a text from one of my girls at the salon. It said, “So I hear I am getting a new manager at the beginning of August…” I replied, “Are you leaving or am I?” She told me all about how she found out from another non-management employee that David replaced me. I was really confused. David didn’t know I have been looking for a job for several months, I hadn’t done anything that warranted me needing to be replaced, and overall I was doing a great job at the salon. The customers loved me and my girls. Our salon was cleaner than it had ever been and our sales per customer were right on target, if not even a little better than target. I was hitting my goals and things were going good. In fact, I thought that when I put in my two weeks notice it would come as a surprise to David.
Alas, the week I was gone on my first vacation in my 7 months of employment, David found someone to replace me. I actually didn’t care that much, but the thing that got me the most was the fact that I found out through an employee who wasn’t a manager and she found out through an employee that wasn’t a manager who found out right from the mouth of David. What owner of any business tells others about replacing a store manager before he tells the store manager!? Not only is the completely unprofessional, it is unethical and disrespectful.
I promptly called David to find out what was going on. He returned my call hours later. He said that what I heard was true. Then he tried to act like he was the victim. He said he had taken my replacement to a manager meeting a thought he could trust the other managers to not say anything. I called him out on the carpet explaining that actually I found out through a non-manager who HE told. I couldn’t believe that he was trying to come off as the victim. He then tried to play the good guy role by saying he didn’t want to tell me until after my vacation because he didn’t want to ruin it…little did he know he didn’t ruin it….he made the ending one of the best ever! I was pretty upset, mostly because I couldn’t believe he would be so dishonest. When I agreed to taking the job and leaving Heritage I explained to him that one of my biggest fears was leaving a job I was head of heels for and then not performing well at a commission sales job and then being out of a job and having given up one I loved. He said and I practically quote (I am sure I say it more eloquently), “I would never ask you to leave a job to come work for me if I didn’t know you would succeed. I promise I will do everything I can to help you and even if this isn’t a good fit you will never be blindsided with a lack of a job.” Well I am calling BULL SHIT David. Once again, dishonest.
Anyway, David could tell I was hurt and said that maybe on Tuesday we could talk about this a little more. WHAT!? You are kidding me!? I didn’t know he could get any more stupid. He really thought I would come back and train my replacement for the last two weeks!? That’s a HELL NO! I told him I wouldn’t be returning to work and that further conversation wasn’t necessary. So what does he do? Nothing that I hadn’t seen before…he tried to come off as the good guy in the situation once again. He said he wanted to talk to me about severance. NO WAY! He will never get that fuzzy feeling in his stomach like he helped me out. I wasn’t going to take money from the scum of the earth. No way no how! He tried to pull the “let’s talk Tuesday card” again but I reminded him I wasn’t going to be working the 42 hours I was scheduled for.
As soon as I hung up the phone, I called and accepted the job I had been stewing over. I had received my lightening bolt! Suddenly I felt 10 inches taller! The weight of having a job I was unhappy at was off my shoulders and suddenly I was looking forward to going to work again.
When I got home I started working at Independence Rehab. Our business goes into skilled nursing and assisted living facilities and provide their physical therapy, occupational therapy, and speech therapy to patients. I am the Human Resources Administrative Assistant. I am enjoying my job and making some good friends. It is nice to be back in a professional atmosphere, working with professional trustworthy people. Awww…relief!
I have wrapped my summer up with a Salmon Supper in Payson, a Tim McGraw concert, several SCERA concerts including Brian McKnight, and a weekend at the cabin with my family.
Then, most recently I did something I have never done before…I went BRUNETTE! Crazy, I know. But it is fun to try something new. What do you think? (This was taken just as I left the salon. My hair has lightened a tiny bit since then.)
Well, that brings me up to date now. I promise I won’t go another 9 months without blogging ever again. I have missed it too much!
Here are a few things I forgot to post! These are just some fun things I recently did.
September 29–I went to Park City with Adam and the SCERA gang for their annual retreat. It was fun! Just a day in the sun riding the lift, Alpine Slide, and Alpine Coaster.
October 9–My parents came out for the BYU Homecoming game. It was so much fun to spend time with the whole family!! Plus BYU won..FINALLY!
Look at those delicious Cougar Tails!! 2 feet of maple donut amazingness. Good thing our diets start tomorrow Look at the lady behind us. She is mad she didn’t get one.
October 29/ 30/ 31--Halloween! This year I went as Minnie Mouse! The oh so amazing Camille designed and made my dress. She is freakin’ awesome with a sewing machine!! Thanks Camille!!!
When I showed up at the SCERA for their potluck Halloween lunch, much to my surprise, Adam dressed up. Look at how perfect he looked!!
You know Max couldn’t be left out. She wanted to dress up as a cheerleader. Isn’t she the cutest cheerleader ever!?
We started our Disney days out by heading into Disneyland first…bright and early.
Immediately we started seeing characters!
One of our first rides was Splash Mountain. I have NEVER gotten to wet on this ride as I did on this day.
I may not look all that wet…that is because I am SOOO wet my clothes are all one color.
Later in the day we visited Mickey in his house…notice that I am in different clothes? I was so cold after Splash Mountain that I went and got a new pair of pants.
That night we went over to California Adventure and experienced World of Color! Talk about amazing!! (I cried.)
That’s right! We are headed to the Happiest Place on Earth!! An adults only trip…Adam and I are taking my MIL, SIL, GrandmaIL, and my mother. It is going to be so much fun!
We take off on Thursday and are not returning until Monday evening.
Things I can hardly wait for:
–to see the World of Color
–to eat a Mickey bar
–to sing along to the Tiki Room
–to smell Pirates of the Caribbean
–to see Adam so smiley and happy
–to go back to the place where Adam proposed to me
I love a good debate! Especially when it ends with a hug and ice cream That is why I decided to start Friday’s Friendly Fight. Each Friday I will bring up a topic. Feel free to jump in the conversation with your thoughts and feelings. Then at the end of day, we will all be friends and have seen each others view on the topic. (If you have suggestions for a topic, let me know!)
Here is the topic today:
A few weeks ago I went to Seven Peaks with my sister, brother-in-law, two nieces and a nephew. Look how cute they are! We had a blast playing in the sun.
Before we get into the debate, let me share a little story with you…don’t drink while you read this story…it may come out your nose.
First of all, take a look at these slides.
My cute little nephew wanted to go on these slides. His sisters were too scared to go with him and mom and dad didn’t want to go. So I played the best aunt card and took him on the yellow slide…nice and easy.
Check out his form…arms and legs spread wide open. So much for my instructions at the top, “Cross your feet and arms!” He loved it. I also liked it but the wedgie at the end just ruins it all for me. I am not talking a little wedgie either…I am talking full on the entire back of your suit in your crack wedgie.
Unfortunately when I hit the bottom Austin wanted to go on the blue slide. Well, I am not a chicken and I DID have to live up to the best aunt status so of course I took him on it.
I went second in case he got too chicken and didn’t go down.
Look at my cute suit! It is from Diviine Modestee. (Check out that link… I am practically famous!)
Well that cute suit did something completely unexpected. It wasn’t so modest in the end…not just because of the wedgie factor either. When I got to the bottom of that fun blue slide, I was so concerned about picking my big ol’ wedgie that I didn’t notice the right side of my chest hanging out! That’s right…the suit rode right up my body and out popped my boob. And not just a little…there was full on nippledge! After I realized I was turning this family water park into a nude beach, I pulled my top down and stepped out to greet my sister, my brother-in-law, their three kids, the lifeguard, 2 random men, and a lady.
I thought my sister and brother-in-law were going to lose it. I laughed it off but I wouldn’t say I was embarrassed. I mean “Oops! ha ha” but not like “I have got to get out of here.”
Next we were headed for the wave pool. Aww….laying and relaxing in the sun…with about 200 kids yelling all around…eh! Well, after about 7 attempts I finally hopped up on my tube and headed out into the water. (Note: I have no arm muscles I swear!) Once we were out there I tried to adjust my bathing suit. You see, clear tubes and a butt in the hole can sometimes not look the cutest. In the process of trying to adjust myself, I fell out of my tube.
GREAT! The waves had started, I am out a little in the water, and now I have to try again to get back in the stupid tube!? Each time the wave would come I would try to catch the low part so my feet could touch and I could jump back up. About 10 attempts later I got up…but was caught between, “If I continue to pull myself up I will lose my bottoms,” and “I can’t get down because I will never get back up.” I gave myself one more boost and up and over the top I went! GRR! I can’t get up on this dang tube!
Finally after several more attempts I got myself up. Unfortunately there was only about 6 more minutes of waves left. PS…they go for about 15-20 minutes. Once up I was wasted! I didn’t have anymore energy left.
As I was soaking up the sun at last, I looked over and saw a mother laying in a tube with her sleeping child on her chest. Now this wasn’t any sleeping child…it was a tiny little baby. She was in the deep end (my guess is 8 feet deep) of a 400,000 gallon wave pool with a tiny little baby. Not to mention there are tons of kids around and four feet high waves. One mistake and that tube could flip.
So here are the debate questions:
**Is this mother putting her child in danger by having it out there?
**Should the lifeguard prevented this?
**If you would have seen this would you have said something to her, the lifeguard, or other authorities?
I have been so busy this month that I feel like it just began. Here is a quick half a month in review:
July 2–Hubby’s b-day. I bought him some new clothes and a leaf blower. I know that sounds like a weird present but he asked for it and how can a girl turn down a man that just wants to work in the yard. We went to his favorite restaurant to celebrate, Outback. I didn’t know what the fire code was so I didn’t bring any candles…he is getting up there Our lovely friend and Outback owner, Jeff, did provide Adam with 1 candle to make a wish on though.
July 3–This year because the 4th was on a Sunday Utah mixes everything up. Although the observed holiday was the 5th, Stadium of Fire (the nations largest 4th of July celebration) was held on the 3rd. I just made for a three day weekend of celebration rather than a two day weekend I guess. We went to the Stadium of Fire and had great seats…right next to ______. Don’t worry, he was far enough to the side we could see over his head! It was a wonderful night filled with fireworks and CARRIE UNDERWOOD! I have loved Carrie ever since seeing her on American Idol. Her concert was GREAT! One of the best I have been to. Plus, unlike the Jo Bros she actually sang…I mean there was not any lip syncing…this is a rarity among concerts now.
Plus…we got the privilege to take Adam’s cute Grandma Sig, my MIL, and SIL. Minus the traffic getting there, it was a great night.
July 5–Just like every year for the 4th Adam went and pulled an all nighter to save the highly desired shade spots for the patriotic parade. Just like every year but one, I slept in my bed and woke up in just enough time to make it there Hey! If I pulled an all nighter I wouldn’t have friends…trust me! We enjoyed the parade among a hundred or so family members, including two of my sisters and their cute fams.
Please note that the lady you can see wearing the fanny pack in the picture with my nieces and nephews DOES NOT belong to the family.
Here are two of my favorite highlights of the parade. The llamas, representing Llama fest 2010, and the Provo Temple…only in Utah.
Before the parade started, I went to get a drink of my chocolate milk and guess what I found in it. MY PALM PRE! I freaked out! I did my best to dry it out. In the end the phone thought the silent switch was flipped and it wouldn’t ring. Also it thought there was a headset plugged in and when I tried to make a call I couldn’t hear unless it was on speakerphone. What a pain!
July 7th–Max went in for a little “surgery”. It was a quiet house while she was gone so we were excited when we could go pick her up. The vet told us to keep her calm and that she shouldn’t jump. As soon as she got in the house she took off running toward the bedroom and jumped up on the bed. Later that night she jumped out of her exercise pen…despite having a sheet clothes pinned to the top trying to keep her in. My little part gerbil, part monkey, part cat, dog hasn’t stayed calm since coming home.
July 14th–I opened three new positions at Heritage. My friend Meghan is leaving to start her student teaching and then..have a baby! I decided to pass on having another full time (no one can live up to Meghan anyway) and have six part time secretaries instead. That way it will be easier to get shifts filled when someone goes out of town. Hope I get some good applicants!
July 15th–My parents flew in to Utah! I love when my parents are in here. We always have so much fun all together. As soon as they got here we went to Lagoon. Unfortunately my dad had to work and couldn’t come. My sisters brought their kids and we all had a great time. After a few rides we took all the kids to get dressed up and take old fashioned photos. Look at how cute they are!
Then we were back on the rides. After getting soaked on Rattlesnakes Rapids we rode the train. It is a fun little ride to see the tigers, emus, deer, and whatever other animals can be kept in a cage. The kids liked it so I can’t complain.
Later in the day I went on Wicked (a straight up then straight down roller coaster), The Colossus (Utah’s first roller coaster), Samuri (a crazy topsy turvy spinning around ride), and many more. It was so much fun! Not too many others would go with me…mostly just my BIL Josh and my nephew Austin. Austin is such a brave 48″!
All in all this has been a wonderful month. Life as Mrs. Robertson is always fun and exciting. Just wait until you see what I have planned for the rest of the month!
That is why I decided to start Friday’s Friendly Fight. Each Friday I will bring up a topic. Feel free to jump in the conversation with your thoughts and feelings. Then at the end of day, we will all be friends and have seen each others view on the topic. (If you have suggestions for a topic, let me know!)
Look at my cute suit! It is from 
Our lovely friend and Outback owner, Jeff, did provide Adam with 1 candle to make a wish on though.
