Guitar Practice

Emily and I went to the outlet mall this afternoon so I could look for a pair of comfortable work shoes...instead of shoes, I came home with a job application in hopes of getting a 2nd job with my great friend Shanna at Gymboree! Any ways, when we got home my dad was cooking dinner and playing his guitar in the kitchen. Emily was very curious and wanted to play also. I got these great pictures and video of them together...my mom has decided that she needs to get Emily the pink guitar that she spotted the other day so that my dad and Emily can jam out together!! Moments like these are great to capture and I am so glad that I am here to get moments like this on camera for Emily for the future for her to remember.

Warm Weather

I love the beach, especially when it is so sunny and warm. This past week has been absolutely PERFECT here. Emily and I spent 3 days down at the beach, would have spent more time there, but she came down with a 2nd cold in 3 weeks...poor kid. It has been blue skies, warm and here is the topper...NO WIND!!! It has been absolutely amazing here. However, the rain is supposed to come in again tonight for at least a week...UGH. Mother nature is such a tease sometimes!
Emily has been doing great in school. She has learned how to write her name correctly with a little assistance, she loves counting everything...and when I say everything, I literally mean everything! We have a nightly tradition of reading at night when I put her to bed, and lately she has been wanting to "read" to me. She looks at the picture and creates her own story from it. Which has led to some interesting stories, such as Cinderella going to the bar. Not quite sure where she learned that word, but either one of the kids at preschool has talked about bars or one of the highschool students...either way, the main preschool teacher was notififed of this and is going to pay extra attention to conversations!! Emily has finally come out of her shell at school and has become quite a social butterfly and participates a lot more. She obviously gets her shyness from me...I am terribly shy around new people.
In other news, I went for a job interview on Sunday and was hired on the spot! My boss said that she never hires people on the spot and even called one of the employees over to verify this fact for me! She said she loved my bubbly personality and can't wait for me to start. So, once my criminal background check comes through, I will be a front desk clerk here at a local hotel. It isn't exactly what I want to do, but it sure is a step in the right direction and gets my foot in the door. 2 months exactly after moving back to Oregon I got hired...well...almost 2 months...one day shy! And, I will also be car shopping too...my parents bought me a Saturn and I am reimbursing them with my tax return. While out last week on a date, my car started acting up...I am not mechanic by any means, but I am pretty sure my transmission is going out! So, now I get to go finance a car...ugh. But, at least I have a job now, so that will be nice. Changes are starting to happen and I am so thrilled!

Singing with Nana and Papa

Emily LOVES to sing. She sings in the car, to the TV, to a CD, and even has quite the imagination and makes up songs all of the time. The video with my mom she is singing the song that the bus sings. A great family friend gave Emily the bus and I think that it is probably one of the best gifts ever. Emily loves it. And the video with my dad...Emily decided that it was papa's birthday and wrapped some of her toys up, stuck them in the box and kept singing happy birthday to him over and over again.

The Simple Things

Since moving back to Oregon, I have been completely depressed. I see everyone I went to high school with either happily married or in great relationships. It seemed like I was the only one still single, which made me wonder what was wrong with me. Had me in complete depression. I had fun back in Michigan...went out on dates, although nothing was ever too serious, just dinner or a day at the lake so Emily was included. Since being back in Oregon, it seemed like EVERYONE was taken. Last Sunday while browsing around on Facebook, I came across a guy that I met 10 years ago. I sent him an email to see if he remembered me, and ever since, we have talked every day! We got together for the first time this past Wednesday for coffee, and in he walks with these beautiful daisies. Daisies are my absolute favorite flower and I was thrilled to get them. I know it is sad, but it is by far one of the sweetest things a guy has ever done. Who knew that just some daisies, a simple flower, could make my heart melt!

For Those Who Wondered!

I love this website...you just take a picture of you, the father and the child and it tells you who the child looks more like...not sure how accurate it is, but it is kind of fun!

A Few Random Happenings

A night out with a great friend before she moved to San Fran! My parents were so awesome and watched Emily for me while I went out. We went to the casino here and town, had dinner and spent some time wandering around watching people gamble away their money!


Emily had a play date a few weekends ago with one of my friends daughter's. They had fun...interesting to watch how much a child can change in 2 years! My friend's daughter just turned 2...I think I take for granted sometimes how well behaved Emily actually is in comparison to other children.
Nothing else too exciting going on over here. Still doing the relentless job search. Planning a trip to Vegas in the fall (hopefully) with my friend who just moved to San Francisco, and hope to at least go down there to visit so I can say I have been to California! And still planning on a trip back to Michigan in July to retrieve all of my stuff out of storage and be done back there.
Emily is still loving school, however missed 2 days this week because she was sick...which she passed on to me!

Emily's 4 Year Pictures

I have a CD with well over 20 pictures, but these are a few of my favorites. A close family friend does photography now and we asked her to do Emily's pictures since I am now back in Oregon. We spent about an hour at the park taking tons of pictures. I am sure she had tons of fun chasing Emily all over the park trying to get her to stand still for a picture! It was fun and I am thrilled with how they turned out. I think outdoor pictures are so much better than typical studio pictures.