Halloween

Happy Halloween!

we have only had 2 sets of trick or treaters so far. the first I got to speak spanish with and the second didn't say trick or treat or anything.... :) at least I got to speak spanish with some cute kids

The Killers

Because I love The Killers, because I can't wait for their new album and because I am a Mormon

free Halloween Printable

go here for my free halloween printable.

October 12of12

I know it's now the 24th, but better late then never.

1. our back yard- Jake had some dirt delivered and is leveling it out. 2. blocks at a craft night my great neighbors invited me to. 3. going through my scrapbook things for craft night 4. getting jewelry ready for the boutique on Saturday 5. my sleepy husband 6. mod podge blocks 7. more back yard 8. basement walls are now painted 9. more scrapbook stuff 10. laundry 11. hair ties made for the boutique and the etsy shop 12. finished blocks.

a successful Sunday

It's the 23rd and I still never posted my 12of12. At least I did it. I haven't had much success with what  I've been working on lately, but I have to say that today was a success.

After church, I put dinner in the crock pot and while Jake was gone visiting some families, I baked cookies and made a yummy chex treat that I've been wanting to do for a while.

Video chatting with some family and ending the evening with my wonderful husband made it a great day. All in all it was a successful Sunday.

Home

I love this song.

wordless Wednesday

etsy shop?

So my husband thinks I should start an etsy shop.  I'm just not sure because there are tons of etsy shops and nothing I make is anything completely original.  What do you think readers?
I am tempted to try it but just not sure how to promote it.

fall

what's on my mind today? The fact that my yummy pumpkin spice hot chocolate mix is almost gone and the freezing cold weather is just beginning. Let's just hope that the "Limited Edition" flavor comes back again this year so I can stock up.

Sometimes I feel bad for Fall. It's beautiful and I love looking at the colors as we drive through the canyons and mountains around where we live.  I really do like fall, I promise. It just gets a bad rap in my book because it is followed by my very least favorite season of them all: winter. I realize each year that I have very few fall decorations- not because I don't love the beauty of fall, but because I am never ready to accept that summer is over and then bam! winter is here. 

One day I want to live in a place without winter. Or a place where winter isn't so freezing cold that you never want to leave your house. For now, I'm going to put on my slippers, drink my yummy hot chocolate and pretend that winter doesn't come after fall.... even though it's starting to look like it outside.

wordless Wednesday

baby gifts

It seems that more and more people are having babies lately. Since Jake's family has 2 baby showers this month and I've been wanting to try some of the cute baby onesies, I went for it.  Here are the baby boy ones I did. The tie is my favorite.

job hunt

well it is now official news. I am on the job hunt. My job with Logoworks is coming to an end. There are some good things and bad things about working for a big company like HP. The bad part is that a few people up top who really don't care about anyone else can make big decisions. Like shutting down a company that is profitable and that was the first of it's kind.  Anywho... if you know of a great job out there for someone like me, please pass it on. I will be with the company until the end- which is expected to be the rest of the year. (Unless I find something amazing before then- which is not likely to happen in Logan).
I wished for the day when I could be done with my job and be a stay-at-home mom. But since I don't get to have that chance, I wanted to be able to work part time. But, since we just bought a house in July and used all of our savings and have more work to do, I will be looking for a full time job. Or maybe 2 part time jobs. I don't know. But I will definitely be missing my health insurance.
I wish I could go back to school and get a real career too. But the thing is: school costs money.

And we won't even get into how hard it is to hear that everyone is having babies and I'm not. Yes, I do believe that God will one day provide those blessings if not now. (like we heard in General Conference this weekend). But, I am having a hard time waiting.

So, this girl who graduated in Spanish (because I could never decide on anything else) needs a career path and needs it soon. Job hunting just plain stinks.