Thursday, May 22, 2008

Pictures as promised!

Ok so here are probably the last pictures for a while... Partly due to the fact I left the battery charger for our camera at home and it is dead now... and the other part cause I am just having so much fun and keeping myself pretty busy taking care of our very OWN place again!!!! I couldn't love house work more than I do now... It feels wonderful to do our dishes and make our bed and do the laundry.... I am sure it will fade soon, but for now I am very much enjoying the work!!! It feels like a brand new start again!!! I love it... 

Other great news... I got a call just before I left for Florida from a call center here in Tampa.. I applied for a  just in case job.... and they are hiring for a T-mobile position.. it is an outsourcer but they are just launching a T-mobile sales department and saw all my experience with T-mobile and want me to come in for an interview next wednesday! They also pay really well as far as I saw.. it was something like 11.50-12.50 depending on experience... I think I have plenty of experience... We will see how it goes.. The plan was to work something in the early morning before Dan leaves for work... He doesn't leave till like 1:30 or so everyday... So hopefully things will work out for us!!! I am loving it here though...
Here are some of the pictures... I tried to do it as you walk in and what you see... but i feel like you never really can tell what a place looks like till you walk around it yourself.. so I also posted a video tour of my apartment that I love so much!!!!





Above: you are looking at our entry way... you see the shoe closet(note: not coat.. there is no need here)  on the right when you walk in.... 

this is what you see when you step inside our front door and look to the left our living room.. and the door is the entry to our bedroom.
then when you turn to the right from the entry way... our bedroom door again and the kitchen and dining area
here is a fuller picture of the dining room... 
Then you see to the right behind the couch in the living room wall.. is the hall leading to EmmaLynn's room..
This is the main bathroom it is the door you see in the picture above to the right side of the hall
this is the end of the hallway.. on the right side before EmmaLynn's door is the laundry closet. EmmaLynn was sleeping when I was taking pictures so there isn't a good picture of her room.. not a big deal... 
this is our bedroom when you step inside and look to the right slightly 

this is when you are standing by the window in our room you see the 2 closets.. yes 2... split our clothes up.. more room.. love it! and the master bath
here is our bathroom
and a mirror shot of our little vanity.. I thought for sure we would have had something bigger in the master bath.. but I still love it!

 here is the video.. feel free to mute! I hate the sound of my voice!!! but i guess that is normal... anyway that is all!! enjoy! 

Wednesday, May 21, 2008

I am HERE!!

I made it to Florida, we are doing well. Trying to get things organized and find a place for our stuff! But it is BEAUTIFUL! The apartment is a great size for our little family, and very very nice! there is a pool and a playground and palm trees!!! I love it! So far so good! I will get some pictures up and posted sometime soon! 

Funny thing is it was so strange to see my husband after 2 months... almost a little awkward... I am over it now.. but it was totally weird! EmmaLynn is so happy to have her Daddy.. she remembered him after a little bit... I think she was kinda weirded out by it at first too, but we are both happy to have Dan back, and live in our own place again!!!!  i"ll have pics tomorrow!!!

Monday, May 19, 2008

Only 1 more Day!!

Wow!  This week has gone by so fast. I have so much to do tomorrow. Then before I know it I will be getting ready to wake up on Tuesday and spend most of the day flying to FLORIDA!!! I am so excited, a little stressed, but overall relieved to finally be going to be with my husband after 1 week shy of 2 months. I can't wait to experience a different area! I will post pictures as soon as I can!!! I am going to miss everyone back home, However, this will be a wonderful experience! Hopefully it turns out for the best and Dan continues to do well!!!!  so until then..... 

Sunday, May 11, 2008

Here Goes Nothing!

Well, a decision has been made! It is about time! We have decided that it is not good for our family to be apart any longer. EmmaLynn really needs her daddy and I guess I wouldn't mind being with him again! :) hehe Dan is doing better in Florida, so we are going to make the trip down to Florida.  EmmaLynn and I are leaving on the 20th of this month! I am excited, and a little scared. Hopefully he continues to be successful and we are able to get out of debt or at least for the most part! we will have to see! This week is going to be extremely crazy trying to get everything ready for our trip down! Wish me luck! And Happy Mothers Day to everyone! 

here are some pictures I have taken lately. Time goes by so fast.  EmmaLynn is getting so big and doing all sorts of fun new things! I love it!


The first 2 pictures are taken by Jarrin himself! The only 2 that didn't have Eleasha nursing in them! hehe! Quite the photographer!


Here is his self portrait! 
Here EmmaLynn and I.. In mid sentance... goofy looking I know! 
Here is a picture of EmmaLynn w/ grandpa... she is making her OH! face! so funny.. and she does it to get a laugh out of us all.. quite the character!
EmmaLynn and her Uncle Aaron
Little miss prim and proper! kinda weird face.. she is with My sister in laws kids Baby Collin and Christian
When ever these two see each other they squeal and laugh and get so excited... here they are soo cute looking at each other like goofy.. Little Collin is hungry! hehe
EmmaLynn in the sunglasses... 
They didn't stay on very well.. she could see over it

Here she is playing in the sandbox out back with Keely and Jarrin 
She didn't want to get dirty so you see her one hand in the air on the right.. she is reaching for a tool she wanted to move the sand with... she is getting better at letting herself get a little dirty.. my fault I suppose. I keep her as clean as possible.. 
here she is with her cute smile! 
we found the little indian feathers and put them on her.. here she is in the perfect squatting pose! what a cutie... she loved to walk around in it! 
Here is EmmaLynn playing peek-a-boo the best I could get on video cause she gets distracted... she normally says it very clear "peep boo" but here it is!


She says all sorts of new things.. she is saying ball and grandpa, thank you, baby, duck, doggy along with everything else! I love it! Her Grandpa loves it when she says Grmp PA! it is so cute!!! 
So until next time! 

Friday, May 2, 2008

Florida

Well, I have come to realize over the last month just how much my husband does do for me! 

I know that may sound awful but it is true.  After our trip to Boise back in the beginning of April Dan left to go to Utah, then to Florida. He is selling Security systems for a company called Platinum.  I would be there with him now if he were doing better, but as it turned out it took a little bit of time to get it going. 
So for a month I have been somewhat of a Single mother.. I have to say, it is a tough job. I give major props to the women out there who are single mothers and to more than 1 child also. It is hard work especially when you have a sick child or cranky one nonetheless.. It is quite exhausting. Just that little bit of help when he would come home at night was such a relief.
He really did do quite a bit, I guess you just kinda get used to the things they do and don't notice quite so much anymore...  However he really is a great daddy to EmmaLynn. (she totally misses him) and he really always tried to do whatever he could to help me if I needed him to or if I was just totally frustrated or sick, or whatever the case may be. He just wanted me to be happy! No he is not perfect, no one is. We all have our flaws, but I do miss him and really appreciate what a good husband he was.. or is to me...  So things are going better in Florida so far. We initially said he only had 2 weeks to make it work.. but it turned into a month, so now things are looking a little bit better, so I might get to go to Florida and live there for the summer! Our whole reason for even trying this was due to the amount of money you could possibly make. So by the end of summer we want to be able to make at least 30 thousand(which is a lower end goal they say is very achievable) this will help us to pay off our debts due to the dumb business and tractor we got ourselves into... so pay off all of them and have money left over to put into food storage and preparedness stuff... 
And the best part of it all... ok there are a few great parts... 
1. the best is I am in my own apartment again all by ourselves... Privacy!!!
2. I get to go to FLORIDA!!!! I have never even been to the other side of the country... Utah is the farthest I have ever traveled... and there is Ocean there close.. ( which I have only seen once when Dan proposed to me)
3. I get to see my good Friend who lives in Alabama 
4. And when we come back again we don't have to live with the in laws.. we will have our own place again!!! Thank GOODNESS!!! 

So hopefully it works out and it does happen.. I might be with out a husband for another month but if it means being debt free.. I can handle that! I am certainly hoping and praying for some success... what a roller coaster.