Ooooh so many things to be thankful for this week! We are officially Home Owners! For the past few months we have been shopping around hoping to purchase a home. About a month ago we found the perfect starter home for us. After a lot of negotiating, a lot of paperwork, and a LOT of waiting, its finally ours.
Every morning I wake up to birds chirping and other beautiful sounds of nature. We have big windows in every room, and some rooms have multiple windows so there is a good amount of natural light always shining in which I love! We have such pretty scenery around us, sometimes I like to pass the time by just looking out my windows at the mountains, trees, and other beauties of the earth.
We had a lot of great help moving out of our apartment and into our house. I have completely put together my new massage room:) (with the exception of wall hangings, Josh will be doing that tomorrow) The kitchen is set up for the most part, we bought the most beautiful dining table and chairs but those wont be delivered until the middle of July. Our living room still has a couple of boxes in it that consist of books, dvds, and pictures. Josh will be putting pictures up on the walls tomorrow. Our bathroom is almost organized the way I want it to be, but we still have a ways to go on the bedroom. But I figure its more important to have our living areas looking nice and organized, when that gets done I will move on to the bedroom. Unfortunately my husband doesn't agree. Maybe he will do the bedroom himself then!? Doubt it, haha.
Another plus, (if the list above wasn't enough) is that we have awesome neighbors! We are surrounded by dog lovers, which we absolutely love:) And we are not the only ones with two dogs either. Now I don't like to play favorites but sometimes I just cant help it! The little four year old boy who lives below us is just to die for! When I come home from work he always invites me over, "Do you want to come down here for a while?" he'll ask. and when he sees me outside with the dogs he tells me at least once, "I like your dogs!" He is also very sweet to remind me to take care of them too, haha. How could I resist but naming him as my favorite. I could go on forever with cute stories about him and we haven't even been here a week yet!
The Lord has blessed us so much and we are indeed grateful to him. Josh and I discuss often how lucky we are, we have each other, our families, our health, and our house. What more could we ask for? Like I said, its a VERY THANKFUL THURSDAY today.
Thursday, June 23, 2011
Thursday, June 9, 2011
Thankful Thursday!
Have you ever had one of those nightmares where you go to school/work/anywhere that people will see you, and realize you are scantily clad in just your underwear?!
This dream became a reality for me yesterday, only backwards.
Rewind to Wednesday morning. Josh and I wake up early to do some errands. Keep in mind that early for us is like 8am, but still! We get home completely exhausted from running around Roy, Layton, and Riverdale until about 1:30. Josh leaves for work between 1:30 and 1:45. I need to be at work at 2:30 because I have a 3 o'clock appointment. I knew I would have difficulty making it through my shift without a power nap. The most comfortable way for me to do this is in only my underwear and tucked into the sheets of my bed. I know that is probably more information than most people care to know but it is an important detail to the upcoming circumstances. So I set my alarm for 2:15 and get some shut eye.
I wake up to the sound of a text message. I look at the clock to see how much time I have left before my alarm will go off. And what do I see? 2:50 Still disoriented from my slumber I put my head back on my pillow thinking about what I am supposed to do when my alarm goes off. That is when I realize that I am already 20 minutes behind schedule! I jump up out of bed, throw my clothes on, put Penny in her kennel, and make a run for my car.
I am about half way to work as I start to evaluate the situation. I forgot to set my alarm? No, it is set for 2:15AM! Ugh. I am so frustrated and humiliated and angry with myself. At the stop light I look down to pull my phone out of my pocket so I can call the spa and explain my tardiness, and that's when I realize it.....I am wearing my work clothes, but I am NOT wearing a bra!! I try to calmly consider my current situation.
1. The shirt I am wearing today is very form fitting.
2. I am on my way to work where I give people professional massages.
3. I am already running late.
4. But I have no choice, I have to turn around, go back home, and put on a freakin' bra.
I turn the car around and race home like a mad woman. I call my work, in a state of panic and humiliation. "Roxie, its Britany! I'm LATE! I am coming right now! Ill be there in 5 minutes! Can you take my client back for me?!" Call me a chicken but I wasn't ready to fess up to the reason of my tardiness. I got to work about 3:03 all sorts of disoriented from the events of the past 13 minutes. It is no secret that I am pretty out of it after waking up from a nap but I am baffled at the fact that I actually got dressed, (minus the bra) left my house (minus the bra) and drove half way to work (minus the bra). I pull myself together and give my client an awesome massage. I wasn't going to let anything bring me down! Pun intended!
Why am I fessing up now you ask? Well a certain book comes to mind that puts me at ease. 'You Are Special' A children's storybook about a little boy who is teased and tormented for being different and wants to change himself to become more socially acceptable. He comes face to face with his Creator to present his request, and questions why the Creator made him this way in the first place. Those three small words were all it took. You Are Special.
So laugh all you want people, but on this Thankful Thursday I say with great confidence. I AM FREAKING SPECIAL TOO! :)
This dream became a reality for me yesterday, only backwards.
Rewind to Wednesday morning. Josh and I wake up early to do some errands. Keep in mind that early for us is like 8am, but still! We get home completely exhausted from running around Roy, Layton, and Riverdale until about 1:30. Josh leaves for work between 1:30 and 1:45. I need to be at work at 2:30 because I have a 3 o'clock appointment. I knew I would have difficulty making it through my shift without a power nap. The most comfortable way for me to do this is in only my underwear and tucked into the sheets of my bed. I know that is probably more information than most people care to know but it is an important detail to the upcoming circumstances. So I set my alarm for 2:15 and get some shut eye.
I wake up to the sound of a text message. I look at the clock to see how much time I have left before my alarm will go off. And what do I see? 2:50 Still disoriented from my slumber I put my head back on my pillow thinking about what I am supposed to do when my alarm goes off. That is when I realize that I am already 20 minutes behind schedule! I jump up out of bed, throw my clothes on, put Penny in her kennel, and make a run for my car.
I am about half way to work as I start to evaluate the situation. I forgot to set my alarm? No, it is set for 2:15AM! Ugh. I am so frustrated and humiliated and angry with myself. At the stop light I look down to pull my phone out of my pocket so I can call the spa and explain my tardiness, and that's when I realize it.....I am wearing my work clothes, but I am NOT wearing a bra!! I try to calmly consider my current situation.
1. The shirt I am wearing today is very form fitting.
2. I am on my way to work where I give people professional massages.
3. I am already running late.
4. But I have no choice, I have to turn around, go back home, and put on a freakin' bra.
I turn the car around and race home like a mad woman. I call my work, in a state of panic and humiliation. "Roxie, its Britany! I'm LATE! I am coming right now! Ill be there in 5 minutes! Can you take my client back for me?!" Call me a chicken but I wasn't ready to fess up to the reason of my tardiness. I got to work about 3:03 all sorts of disoriented from the events of the past 13 minutes. It is no secret that I am pretty out of it after waking up from a nap but I am baffled at the fact that I actually got dressed, (minus the bra) left my house (minus the bra) and drove half way to work (minus the bra). I pull myself together and give my client an awesome massage. I wasn't going to let anything bring me down! Pun intended!
Why am I fessing up now you ask? Well a certain book comes to mind that puts me at ease. 'You Are Special' A children's storybook about a little boy who is teased and tormented for being different and wants to change himself to become more socially acceptable. He comes face to face with his Creator to present his request, and questions why the Creator made him this way in the first place. Those three small words were all it took. You Are Special.
So laugh all you want people, but on this Thankful Thursday I say with great confidence. I AM FREAKING SPECIAL TOO! :)
Wednesday, June 1, 2011
May summer come soon? (pun intended)
This weather sure is somethin'! I don't mind it tho, there is nothing I can do about it so I may as well enjoy it.
Monday morning we woke up early and decided to venture up to Waterfall Canyon. When I let the dogs out I saw snow on the ground and secretly hoped that after informing Josh of the weather conditions he would reconsider our hike and postpone it to another day. Silly me. That just made the adventure more appealing to my sweet husband.
SO we bundled up, left Stella at home, and took Penny with us. It has been quite some time sense I have been on a hike, let alone been to the gym so saying that I am out of shape is a bit of an understatement. After the first few hills I could feel the burn in my calf muscles. I would like to think that the burn was a result of me wearing my shape-ups but I kind of doubt it.
We had to stop a few times on the way up, I found myself feeling tired and light headed. But I was determined to make it to the top. Like an idiot, I told Josh we probably wont need snacks because it should only take us an hour or so. I will NOT be making that mistake again! A word to the not so wise, ALWAYS BRING FOOD WHEN GOING ON A HIKE. It helped a little bit to hold Penny's leash myself, that way she would pull me up and keep me going. She did so well the entire time, even jumping over the river she was a champion.
Finally we made it to the top, just when I was beginning to think that the top would never come. By then the air was cold and wet, and snow was falling from the sky. It felt so good to have made it. I leaned up against a boulder to catch my breath. Josh had a worried look on his face and mentioned that I looked pale as he gently put his hands on my shoulders. I lifted my gaze to look at him but all I could see were black splotches. I felt my knees become weak and it was difficult to stand. Josh held me up by my shoulders asking me if I was feeling alright. I told him I was blacking out and he grabbed the towel out of his bag and set it down on the rock beside me as he helped me sit down. He called Penny to lay against me and put he jacket around us like a blanket. I could tell he was scared but he seemed so calm as he kept repeating to me, "it's going to be ok sweetie just try to relax."
After a few minutes I was seeing clearly and feeling much better. I was still cold and wet from the snow and the waterfall, so I asked Josh if he wouldn't mind pulling the car up for me :) Unfortunately that wasn't a possibility. The way down went by a lot quicker than the way up. I felt so good an accomplished to have completed the hike, despite my brief moments of fatigue.
Monday morning we woke up early and decided to venture up to Waterfall Canyon. When I let the dogs out I saw snow on the ground and secretly hoped that after informing Josh of the weather conditions he would reconsider our hike and postpone it to another day. Silly me. That just made the adventure more appealing to my sweet husband.
SO we bundled up, left Stella at home, and took Penny with us. It has been quite some time sense I have been on a hike, let alone been to the gym so saying that I am out of shape is a bit of an understatement. After the first few hills I could feel the burn in my calf muscles. I would like to think that the burn was a result of me wearing my shape-ups but I kind of doubt it.
We had to stop a few times on the way up, I found myself feeling tired and light headed. But I was determined to make it to the top. Like an idiot, I told Josh we probably wont need snacks because it should only take us an hour or so. I will NOT be making that mistake again! A word to the not so wise, ALWAYS BRING FOOD WHEN GOING ON A HIKE. It helped a little bit to hold Penny's leash myself, that way she would pull me up and keep me going. She did so well the entire time, even jumping over the river she was a champion.
Finally we made it to the top, just when I was beginning to think that the top would never come. By then the air was cold and wet, and snow was falling from the sky. It felt so good to have made it. I leaned up against a boulder to catch my breath. Josh had a worried look on his face and mentioned that I looked pale as he gently put his hands on my shoulders. I lifted my gaze to look at him but all I could see were black splotches. I felt my knees become weak and it was difficult to stand. Josh held me up by my shoulders asking me if I was feeling alright. I told him I was blacking out and he grabbed the towel out of his bag and set it down on the rock beside me as he helped me sit down. He called Penny to lay against me and put he jacket around us like a blanket. I could tell he was scared but he seemed so calm as he kept repeating to me, "it's going to be ok sweetie just try to relax."
After a few minutes I was seeing clearly and feeling much better. I was still cold and wet from the snow and the waterfall, so I asked Josh if he wouldn't mind pulling the car up for me :) Unfortunately that wasn't a possibility. The way down went by a lot quicker than the way up. I felt so good an accomplished to have completed the hike, despite my brief moments of fatigue.
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