Finally

Florida times

Here we are on our trip to Disney World

EmmaLynn really liked the Who-ville part of it.. She was so thrilled. We rode the Merry Go Round which she loved hated to get off it. Above here is a picture of her on a surf board! She looks so cute!!

here she is above peaking though the who door... Grandma Johnson was here with us this was after they brought our car here for us... it was so fun! Thank you!

Here is a perfect picture of her face.. this is like what she did when we walked into the who ville!
here is a picture of something she started doing recently.. she puts a bucket on her head and carries her baby around with her... It is quite funny!
We rode the Hulk roller coaster and just behind it is something we also rode on you sit in it then it shoots you up high then you fall back down and do it again.. it is soooo fun!!!! 
more cute faces... 
peek a boo behind mommy's leg
Kisses for the camera man
here she is walking in mommies shoes!! so cute!
Dancing to the music again.. she loves dancing.. I will have to put her in some dance classes when she gets older...

Grandma Johnson sent some dress up stuff for EmmaLynn here she is styling it!!!
This is one of her favorite places in our new apartment... we don't have a lot to fill our cupboards so this is where she plays! she puts stuff in here sits in here closes the door and plays peekaboo! It is so fun!
We went to the Florida Aquarium last week here she is in a little snail shell. So cute!!!

here she is with her sunglasses we bought her.. Isn't she so cute!!! 
Here she is sporting those sunglasses again!
Some of the cool fish she liked
Here she is staring at the big turtle in the aquarium
Here is the big sea turtle!!! it was cool! She can also say "turtle" now... It is soo cute!!
another big fish tank we are checking out
and again!
She couched down and looked up at all the fish she was so excited to see them... it was soo cute.. An old lady was sitting close by thought she was just the cutest ever!

Here she is walking along the edge of the tank.. looking at the fish following one of them!
This is a picture of some of the storms we get here in Florida.. the dark you see is coming toward us.. a few minutes later it was blowing like crazy thundering and lightening and pouring down rain!!!

So, It has been a while since I updated due to the crazy work schedule I have been working. I have been working monday - Saturday, and by the time I get home I just want to play with EmmaLynn and get what I can done at home and go to bed to start again the next day. Work is alright. Somewhat unorganized. I will be Training a new hire class the next 2 weeks. With the way things have been going Dan and I have only had Sunday to spend time together and with EmmaLynn. It should slow down this next week and I should finally get 2 days off in a week... but we will see what happens.. I should be getting a raise on monday.. I am hoping for a big one.. otherwise, I might end up deciding it isn't worth my time away from my daughter.. However I am pretty sure they will give me what I want.. They can't afford to loose me now.. As far as everything else goes.. Well there really hasn't been time for much else... EmmaLynn is talking more and more everyday.. I figured out today that when I ask her to say please she starts to throw a fit... But, when daddy asks her she will sign it for him.... what a stinker right!? oh boy the battles that are to come... she is finally starting to get her 5th tooth and 6th tooth... slowly but surely! That is all for now... Hope everyone else is doing great! Below is a funny video of EmmaLynn watch it till the end! 

Florida Life

Well living here in Florida is quite a different experience, it is hot , humid and fun for the most part.... when it is really hot we go to the pool.. it is pretty much like a big bath tub... but fun nonetheless... 

So I told you about going to an interview for the T-mobile that is launching at the outsourcing call center here in Tampa... Well I went in for my interview on Wednesday... and when they found out that I was a Customer Care rep for T-Mobile and knew everything they didn't know.. they not only offered me the job but immediately offered to have me as a Coach or Supervisor! So it turned out better than I expected it to! They were going to have me start on the 16th, but decided since I knew everything they would start me in the middle of a training class that was already going just as a refresher... So starting Monday I went to training which turned out to be extremely boring cause it didnt' take long for it to all come back considering it has only been 6 months out of the systems I used 5 days a week for the last 2 years ..... Anyway, I am done with training and I start coaching on the floor on monday... I have an early schedule from 8-5  mostly will be 8-4 and Dan is with her all morning till about 12.... then he drops her off with one of the other guys who he works with, julie and she watches her for about 4 hours... She worked as a nanny before though so she is really good with her and EmmaLynn likes her... So it has worked out really well... I am still trying to decide if I like the whole working thing still... cause I did really enjoy being with EmmaLynn all day everyday... I miss being mommy... so we will see how long I last... It will depend on what they decide to pay me and if it is worth the time I miss with EmmaLynn... Dan might just have to pick it up and work really hard... I might only do it for a couple of months... who knows... It is something I am really thinking and praying about. So we will see what happens... 

Dan has been doing alright at work. It is a challenge some days. so we are still trying to get things going... I Still am not sure where I am or where anything is besides grocery store work and home... i have yet to explore... our ward is super tiny, but seems alright for only being there one week so far... 

Oh yea, and while I was here the girl across the hall from me... she is another wife here, gave me the books Twilight to read.... They were pretty much great books!!! love them.. and I am eager for the next one to come out this august!!!! Then of course in December there is a movie about it coming out.... What a good writer!!! So if anyone hasn't read those books yet.. you should!!! 

I have limited access to the internet I have to go all the way to the club house to get free internet... maybe if I stay working we will get it at home sometime... for now my posts are probably going to be much more spread out few and far between. I hope everyone else is having a great summer! can't wait to hear updates... seems I am not the only one who hasn't posted in a while!!!

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! 

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!!!

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..... 

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! 

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.