I love our life!

I love my life! I can't think of anything better than my life right now. 

Okay so there could be some things better, if i was pregnant, had unlimited supply of money, if Eric was done with school. But lets me honest. Not having those things is shaping us into who we are. By not having money we are learning how to budget. Its these years that will help us teach our kids how to handle finances. School is a huge step and having someone to be there all the time is going to be amazing! and as for being pregnant, well i know its not for us right now but it still would be nice to have my own family. In the meantime, i am enjoying doing things now that i can't do once we start having kids :)

So fun experiences this week? Haggling with a pawn shop guy :) that was quite the adventure. So for Eric's new job we have quite a few tools to buy, because it isn't what he is going to do for the rest of his life we aren't buying new. We ave been spending time in pawn shops trying to find the best deal. Well Wednesday we went out and stopped at a few places, one shop had quite a few things we needed, so Eric was going to try to bundle. I told him not to go any higher than 35. When we went to pay Eric said "what will you do for this bundled" and the guy replies "hmmmm 35?" GREAT! i was so excited! i told the guy i was prepared to haggle but he said the price i wanted to pay! after that he said it was 40! i looked at him and said...NO 35! haha that was my haggling but it was so fun! We still have a few things to get but things are starting to come together!

Monday, I got a call saying my background check was good and all i needed to do was take the drug test, knowing that if Eric was going to work there too then he would have to take one too i waited to go in, sure enough Eric called and accepted the job and we headed up to bountiful! So our Family Home Evening consisted of Peeing in a cup! we both passed our drug test (surprise surprise;) ) 

Friday was my first day on the job, it was great! i have a lot to learn but i really like who i work with! Friday was also an ROTC dinner for Chris and Marie, so i went and got Marie and prettied up for it (it wasn't hard she is already BEAUTIFUL!) then we babysat Ethan. We played candy land, which was so fun! he had never played before. As all of you know winning candy land is all chance. so the first game Eric won. Ethan was a really good sport. and we decided to play again. Eric won... So we played again. I won... So we played again. Eric Won. So do you see our delema where is a game of chance and We need to find a way for this little boy to win! Ethan had to go to the bathroom during the 5th game so we stacked the deck with the people cards to put Ethan ahead and Eric and I behind. but that still wasn't enough! i kept getting the double cards and soon caught up to ethan and passed him a couple of times. After that Eric took over the deck and would make sure ethan got the double cards and i got single ones. HE WON! finally Ethan got to win! we stopped playing after that. We looked for more games and decided on Go fish! which is just as fun! but poor Ethan. (who is only 5) couldn't hold all the cards. It was so sweet watching my adorable husband go over and put ethan on his lap and hold the cards so they could play together! i was so happy! i couldn't help but see our future! Ethan won 2 games of Go fish or in his words "GOLD FISH!" after that we put ethan to bed and watched wreck it ralph! however i had a craving for snickers. Eric being the sweet husband that he is endured about an hour of me asking for snickers before he went and got some for me ;) about 8 of them (yes i still have some don't worry!) 

Dinners were pretty simple this week, I made teriyaki meatballs, chicken chimichungas, sweet and salty chicken, and stir fry! learning and trying new things the meatballs were really yummy! i didn't like the chimichungas! we had the chicken before and it was a little better this time. and there are no left overs from the stir fry!

Eric and I got a calling in our new ward and next sunday watch out for the announcement of what it is!! (super excited!) and we are speaking in church on sunday! 

Hope you all have a great one!!! 

6 months

Wow its so crazy to say 6 months has come and gone! My life with Eric is simply amazing! With every marriage we have our ups and downs, but overall we are so happy! 
So half a year what did we do to celebrate? well with being out of a job for so long we didn't do much, but Eric got me breakfast in bed (he went to Mcdonalds and got breakfast for me! ) :) he is so sweet! I had a massage scheduled with my usual massage therapist, but she had to move it to monday, but i have been in so much pain (i will tell all later) So eric called around and got me a massage with a different place (i really can't remember the name) I spent the rest of saturday in no pain and no headache! it was great!!! Other than that we didn't really do anything big to celebrate :) It was just simple :) 

So update on the job, I actually got a job offer! i am going to be an assistant office manager for willy ford Lincoln in bountiful. It is so nice to have a job that is not a temp job, (of course i still have to pass the drug test but i am not really that worried about that one) I am headed to the reading clinic today and tomorrow to help a friend out and cover her students. But that is going off subject, (i am excited though) Eric has been offered a job at the same place, we are trying to decide if it will be a better job for him :) 

So has i mentioned before...my pain. Well lately after i sleep i wake up and i feel like if i lift my head up it will crush my neck because my neck is so weak. I know its really not THAT WEAK but it feels like that! I have been having lower back pain as well. So we are looking into lots of different things that it could be. We still aren't sure but i am trying to get it massaged out as well as i am trying different pillows to see if we can find a solution. I woke up this morning in not as much pain so we will see what continues to happen. Now if only i can stay asleep through the whole night and not wake up half way through! 

Wearing your Pearls :)

Okay, When i think of a stay at home wife i think of the ladies in frilly dresses, with pearls on their necks, even when they are not going out they are just wearing them. Well i don't know if they are considered pearls, but today i wore my wedding necklace. i didn't wear them around the house just because, i wish i did that. No i had an interview today! i was pretty excited but the job ended up not feeling right. So i keep searching, however i am not discouraged. Eric and i continue to do what we need to do, We are not our just spending money we are being frugal. We have our budget planned and we are going to stick to it! 

I am having spring fever!! and my apartment is showing it, I wish i had an unlimited supply of money so i could get what i wanted to organize everything but it will have to wait. I think i will put together a list and work on slowly getting the things that will help out :) Now what i mean by spring fever is everyone does spring cleaning, While monday it started with my living room. There isn't much we can do. Its not like i can really go rearranging things when there is a 29 gallon fish tank that i can't move! but i was able to make it feel a little bit better, however right after doing that i moved onto the bedroom. We still have packed boxes, and clearly we haven't needed the stuff yet, but i am stick of the We will see what all comes from it but who knows. All i know is i'm slowly starting to declutter our place! 

My goal for tomorrow is to reorganize the kitchen! i am not happy with how we organized it! I don't really know where things are. We will see what all happens but i can only hope that i can find a better way for this to happen! I need to get better with my kitchen duties as well. I was doing so good cooking but after my job in the kitchen i have failed... :( tomorrow i am going to make a honey lemon chicken. I will let you all know how it goes. 

So to go back to the meaning behind this post. Wearing my pearls, wearing my necklace today made me realize i have so much i can do while i'm at home. Eric is being the provider of our small family for the time being. Until i can find a job again i am going to do all i can to be that woman worthy of her pearls :)

Drip, Drip Drop little April showers :)

Wow what a crazy time life has been! i would not take back any of it! this weekend was amazing! i spent time with my family while watching general conference! how i just love it when we get the wise wisdom of the wonderful prophets to help guide us! I love President Uchtdorf, his talk was amazing!! i've always found his speaking to be what i need to hear. I still remember sitting in the conference center when he gave his "happily ever after" talk! i have to say i found my happily ever after :) but this conference it was just so good to hear him speak again!

Well not much has changed around here, except for the fact i once again am job searching, Not that i mind it, but i'm stuck in some stick situations. i just got called with a job offer, that is only part time though, it is exactly what i wanted, it is a receptionist position, but it is up in Bountiful. I of course will talk to Eric when he gets back from work. 

So why i am again in the hunt for a job, while as you know i have been struggling with my job since i first started there, Things just got worse and my boss got drunker and drunker. I got to the point i realized i didn't need to do this anymore! I went to the temp agency to tell them, they didn't say they would do anything!! Later another employee went in and then they were willing to do things, which told me that my voice wasn't heard, i wasn't really okay with that thought! I went in and told the guy that i would be looking for something new just so he would be aware, sure enough friday became my last day at my temp job, as we assumed it would be, however we are not to worried. 

After this weekend i have decided that...I am still extremely baby hungry! i knew Eric and i are going to wait. And i know its for the best, plus we need to put money away for this adventure in our lives, but it doesn't change the fact that as i held my 2 month old nephew i couldn't help but imagine what it would be like to have one of my own, even as Eric held the little one i saw what a good dad he is going to be one day! i love seeing him hold God's little ones. As well as playing with my 10 month old nephew. He is walking around and smiling with his little fangs! talking and cooing! he is to the fun age of playing around with you! Although i get baby time with my nephews i can't help but wait in anticipation for when i have my own little ones to hold! 

We dyed my hair this weekend! Although it wasn't super drastic (or so i've been told) i love it! Mom said we have to wait till i get a job before we can do the rest of it :) but in the mean time we have put blonde back into my hair! I am loving it :) but i want to take it dark too :) at least the bottom of it :) 

Well like i said life is just wonderful! i wish you all a week of happiness and i hope these wonderful april showers continue! :)