I had a profound thought today about rainbows and just happened to have this picture of a lovely rainbow from a trip into Montana last year. I decided to share....
There are things in my life I want. I'm pretty sure that's normal. But sometimes it feels like the things I desire are at the end of a rainbow and it's going to take a small green man with a four leaf clover to help me get to it. (Is that not a creepy image or what?...) I understand that with faith, work, dilligence, and possibly a bit of patience, things will happen but I hate the wait. I hate feeling like I'm chasing an illusion.
I'm sorry to sound a bit down. I guess it's been a long week. Work is going well. I enjoy knowing I have something to do each day. I have discovered however that my clutzy nature is not always conductive of a smooth working environment. I try so hard to get things right and I just always seem to mess something up. It may not be huge or detrimental, (or sometimes it really is...) but I hate the fact that it happens. My brother in law who is showing me the ropes has the patience of a saint with me but I can even tell he gets tired of my lack of ability. Happily they didn't need me to work tomorrow so I can have a few days to recover (and let THEM recover) before I go back to another crazy busy week.
I honestly don't know why I feel so dragged down right now. But the beautiful thing about rainbows is...well um...they are beautiful. They are a beacon that the storm is passing, and there is something lovely coming down the way. I'm going to try and turn my negative feelings into positive ones. That will be my homework for the next week. I'll let you all know how I do with that. :0)
Love,
H.

Hi ho hi ho it's off to work I go!

Because of some craziness that involved moving 10 hours away only to move back and then get surgery and move again, I have not had a job in quite some time! People always say, oh I'd love to just be at home all day and read, or watch tv, or get my house in order...I thought I was one of them. But alas I am sooooooooooo tired of not working. And subsequently living on a budget!
Today however I was offered and accepted a position at Artbeat which begins tomorrow! It's a bit weird I know to be so excited about working there. I'm there all the time as a spouse or a daughter or a nuisance, but now I'm all those things AND an employee!
Now we can save up quicker, pay off debts sooner, and I wont forget to mention having a bit more fun. Another plus side to working there (other than the fact I know a little bit already about the tasks I'll be doing, as well as knowing ALL of my coworkers, and getting to see my husband all day) the hours are excellent and will work around my schooling in the fall.
My only concern at this point is once we have a child, (and believe me we will someday,) how will that affect my working. Well we will come to that bridge when we get there, just like school and everything else. I've discovered that no plan is for sure and flexibility is a must when thinking of kids or your future in any aspect really.
So off to bed I go. 6AM comes to quickly in my opinion!

H.

Online Photo Contest

 

Heather: A good friend of the family invited and encouraged me to enter a photo into this contest to win a big shiney brand new expensive beautiful camera. Of the THOUSANDS and I mean THOUSANDS of pictures I've taken honestly there were only a handful of pictures I felt were decent enough to enter. Que this little guy...on a trip to Seattle we were wandering around a zoo and there he was just chirping away in a tree. I took a picture and then moved on with life as I normally do. No big. So why pick this little fella to enter a contest? Well although it may not be the most brilliant photo ever taken, I honestly loved how vivid the the colors seemed to me. It looks cold for some reason and I liked the chilly feel to the picture. This may be to in depth of a look into one of my pictures but for some reason or another I'm very proud of this shot. :0)

love birds

 

Casey: I've recently discovered photography. 'Discovered' isn't exactly the best verb for it, but I like it. I'm not taking pictures with some fancy camera or anything either. No, what I use is a 3.2 megapixel camera on my cell phone. It takes decent photos as long as you hold still and there's no wind.

This picture is something I took while walking on campus of LCSC a few weeks ago. I'm glad I got the shot when I did because a bunch of rain and wind destroyed everything. Now that I think about it, a picture of the ruined trees might have looked cool from a good angle... oh well.

Picasa is my friend, by the way. If you're unaware of it, Picasa is a free app Google makes (just like this blog) that lets you do pretty stuff to photos. With the magic of Picasa, I made this picture a little bit prettier. At least, I think so. It's certainly a lot easier to use than Photoshop. Not only does photoshop have a bazillion different functions and features, but it's also crazy expensive.

For those of you who don't watch it, watch 30 Rock on NBC. It's a funny show.

Where do we go from here?

The concept of keeping a blog is nothing new and yet it seems to have taken us a long time to get on board. I think the official decision was made after speaking with our caseworker for LDSFS yesterday, we somehow wanted to put ourselves out there, and share our experiences in life.
As a bit of backround we have been married for over 3 years now. We love to travel, laugh, and basically have a good time. It may seem cliche but we are really best friends and share in just about everything.
For over 2 years now we have been trying to expand our family with no success. We haven't done any fertility treatments yet because of finances, as well as a feeling to keep trying on our own. For a long while we suspected H was the main reason for the lack of pregnancy. Lo and behold after a laparoscopy this year the doctors found endometriosis as well as a few other not fun things going on in H's body. Now that it's taken care of we have a renewed hope of getting pregnant but after much prayer and fasting we felt we needed to also pursue other avenues of having children. Enter LDSFS! :0) We are now in the vary early stages of applying for adoption. There are so many ways to become a parent and we are excited with either prospect.
Our lives do not focus only on our current childless status however! :0) We are both going back to college in the fall and that is an adventure unto itself. C will be studying Computer Science with an emphasis on Web Development. H is going to get her groove back and relearn how to learn. She is focusing on humanities but hasn't quite decided what specific major she's going for.
C is also kept busy right now by his job at Artbeat, Inc. It's a family owned screen printing, graphic design, and embroidery business. Early this year C transferred to the front and left production to pursue sales and marketing. He also designs and does upkeep for the company's website. As of late he has also been helping with small art projects and is constantly learning new techniques and skills that help the business. Although it can be stressful at times, C often feels rewarded and content in his current place.
H helps her and there at Artbeat too but after her surgery in March she hasn't done much more than gain a few pounds on her backside! haha Not to fear however, pilates to the rescue! She has been enjoying her new found freedom from pain! It's crazy how sometimes you never know how bad you feel until you don't feel bad anymore. In the next week or so however she does plan to go back to work and lose that bit of extra going on.
We hope to write on her no less than once a week and both of us plan to share and contribute our thoughts. So until next time!