Monday, December 5, 2011

Insights...

There is so much to update! We moved from the Village & haven't had the internet until recently, so there is much to do. Stay tuned for pics & other joyous stuff! For now, I just wanted to be a little introspective.

This move has been hard on me. Probably harder on me than it should have been. I knew it was coming, I knew there would be changes, but I think I resisted it. I have been thinking a lot about the power one individual can have to change those around him/her and how that effects that individual. I started out trying to meet people in our new place, but feeling horribly awkward and out of my element. Eric seemed to take it all in stride, but I was just annoyed by people around me which didn't really encourage me to break out of my selfish coma to see what surrounded me. I just kept complaining about things and closing myself off more than I should have. I don't remember exactly what kicked me out of this state, but something did. Probably someone who showed a bit of extra kindness and interest. Or I probably reached my "low" and got sick of it finally.

Anyway, my point is that now, after I've wasted a whole lot of time (as far as meeting others and serving others goes, although it was a good introspection time for me), I'm finally getting accustomed to life outside the village, in a regular ward, with my husband working a regular job, doing the somewhat monotonous things I do everyday with the challenges and rewards I enjoy every day. And really, life's as good as you make it. It really is! And I have nothing to complain about; I've been blessed with so much! If you want to know more, ask me. I'll probably tell you.

Friday, August 12, 2011

Blogger posting problems

Blogger wouldn't let me post! Every time I'd push "publish post" there was no response, regardless of text only posts, pics, or whatever. I was talking to one of my amazing brothers about it and he suggested trying Mozilla. I don't really know why I never thought of that because I used to have to do that all of the time at work... Mother's block, I guess. Regardless, I have a few posts that will be coming soon now that things are figured out. *Sigh*

Remember to look through the last few posts... they were the saved posts that I finally got to work.

Friday, July 15, 2011

Otto is 2!


Otto had his birthday in June and we decided that since we will be moving, we would do a friends birthday party to celebrate his happy day. We combined with 2 other June birthday boys in our court, which was a lot of fun and Jenni (the mom of the 2 other boys) was great to work with! Here are some pics...
The amazing Thomas pinata Jenni made!

The kids enjoying the pinata... none of them dove in after pulling the strings to open it, but instead just sat there admiring it or opening 1 piece of candy. It was hilarious.
One of the birthday boys - turning 3!

Otto, the birthday boy - turning 2!
The third birthday boy - turning 1!

The train cakes that Jenni made!
The rice krispie treat, fruit, and frosting dump truck that Eric made!
(Otto loves trucks!)
More fun pictures!(Otto's never really had a sense of what a "personal bubble" is, has he?)

Thanks buddies!

After the friend party, we got together with family members and celebrated with a BBQ and presents at Aunt BriAnn and Uncle Derek's house.
He was spoiled with MANY more gifts (which he adores, even still!) - thanks everyone.

The amazing "Otto's Trash Truck Service" cake that Sarah & Brian made!
He loved it! Thanks to everyone for coming and celebrating with Otto. He loves you all SO much!

Eric's Graduation

Thanks to everyone who supported Eric in his schooling and on his big day! It was fun to celebrate his accomplishments with you!

New Mormon Messages

There are some great new Mormon Messages on You Tube;
Let me know what you think!

Wednesday, April 13, 2011

Eric's Final Presentation - April 22nd

For details on Eric's Final Studio presentation, go to this link. It will be at Trolley Square on April 22nd from 5:30 to 7:30pm with awards and remarks at 6:30pm. Hope to see you there!

Thursday, April 7, 2011

The Longest Week and a Half

I'm fully expecting the next week and a half to be the longest yet in our marriage. Eric's finishing his final project, which he will present to a jury on April 18th. He will then just have a few little things to do before graduation. This week he's been focusing on his drawings and he hopes to focus on his model next week. Last night he was working on it in the studio at school until 5:30 or 6:00am. Then he came home and slept until 9:30am and got up, got ready, and went back to the grind. He's gradually eliminating sleep during the night. I think that will be the norm until the night of Apr. 18th. Then he'll crash for sure. But at least he'll be done - we can't believe it!