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| 6 months. Kevin and I have been married a half a year. Wow. | | |
| Again...so tired. but in a good way. Started the new job! I had orientation/training all week last week, so today was my first "real" day. Things went well...it's pretty easy work, although definitely tedious. Stacks of paper upon stacks of paper type thing. But it's definitely not stressful...I just type away while I jam to my ipod. I'm hoping I won't have to stay in this position long...I think I've decided i would like to be a court clerk. They actually go to court, sit by the judge, and do stuff (I don't really know what they do; they're not the ones that type out everything people say, though.) but anyway, it sounds fun and interesting. So hopefully w/i the next year I can change to that. But for now I'm content being a processing clerk II. (I have no idea what the II means.) My grandparents sent Samson the cutest toy...it's a stuffed mouse with rope bones as arms and legs. It's seriously as big as he is and it's SO FUNNY watching him play fetch with it and trying to hold it in his mouth. We've only had him a little over 2 weeks, but he is growing. His paws remind me of Simba on the lion king...all clumsy and cute.  I also got a very sweet card from my bff jessica today! thank you so much, it seriously made my day! Save up and come see me this summer!!! And, I must give a shout out to my sweet husband. He has been so awesome since I started my job. He's done laundry, made dinner, cleaned the house...I'm seriously so blessed. I am truly thankful for Kevin...he's my gift from God. Ok, enough warm and fuzzies, here's some pics of Samson and his toy... 
his jaws are as wide open as they can get!  you can't really tell, but he's about a foot off the ground in that picture!  who can resist that face? 
his inquisitive look. | | |
| Seriously...I'm exhausted. The 3 am potty breaks, constant supervision, and energy, Energy, ENERGY! are wearing me out! Ok, all you real moms can go ahead and laugh your heads off now. I'm not complaining, really. I love my puppy to death, but he IS definitely a handful! Happy Valentine's Day/Single's Awareness Day everybody. I have noticed that when you have a valentine, the day doesn't seem to be nearly as big of a deal as when you're single. At my high school, you could send a latex balloon, or for a dollar more, a mylar balloon to someone on valentine's day. If you didn't get a balloon from someone, even if it was just your best friend, you were basically a loser. Talk about pressure! I remember literally PRAYING in Jr. high that I would get at least one balloon so I wouldn't look stupid. (God was good. Thank God!) In college, V-day was more about wishing you had someone and wondering what you were going to do that night while everyone else went on a date. It's like the day shows just how much emphasis we put on having a significant other in our culture. And it's stupid! There are SO many positive things about being single, it's ridiculous, and there's no reason to feel that you're a loser if you don't have someone. But somehow, even if you're ok with your singleness most of the year, on V-Day, it's not quite as easy. That was a little tangent, but my point is, I wish now that I HAVE a valentine that the day felt as huge as it did when I did not have one. It just seems like things are off kilter or something. Does that make sense to anyone else? | | |
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Samson's here and he's so awesome! I never imagined that he would be so sweet! I took him over to the church after the service yesterday, and everybody was passing him around and all the kids were surrounding him and petting him, and he was SO calm and sweet. He has been so much fun so far. And only a few little accidents :). 
I like this one for some reason... 
sleeping on daddy's belly...:) 
so cute. 
Manoah, Erin, and Andrew from church 
My family! | | |
| 2 am and can't sleep... I am very saddened by the death of Anna Nicole Smith. I used to watch her reality show a couple years back and pray that I could meet her and be her friend. I never met her, and now never will. I find her life and death to be very tragic. She was a very sad person who seemed to always be crying out for help. I wonder if anyone ever tried to answer her cries... I am also saddened by the death of Linda Cummins, but yet I am rejoicing for her. She led such a significant life! She poured her life out for the students at AU. She never married - she just devoted her life to her passion and minsitry. I admired her very much when I was at school. I am sad that her life was cut short by cancer, but am so happy that she is getting to sit in the presence of Jesus right now. Ah, I am a little jealous, even. Our time is so short. I hope to make it count, like Linda, and I hope to befriend, not avoid, many anna nicole's along the way. | | |
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