LONG POST AHEAD!

Alright, first....I GOT A JOB! haha...I have been 'trying' for the past 2+ years to get a job (okay, not really trying too hard until the past year or so!) Well, I have applied to about 20 jobs via email, and didn't hear anything. Finally I got a call one morning from a guy from one of the banks I applied at. He wanted to do a phone interview, so I went ahead and did it. After the phone interview he said that they'd let me know by Tuesday (it was Thursday when he called) After I got off the phone, I just felt so calm and peaceful. For the past few months I've been feeling on edge and really...I don't even know how to explain it, but it kinda sucked to be honest with ya...lol...But after that I felt SO CALM. Well, Tuesday came, and I was up at 8 in the am WAITING for the call...lol...well, Greg went to work at 4:30, and about 4 we were sitting there talking about how frustrating it was and I just started crying. I was SOOO frustrated because that was the ONLY contact that I'd had in the past 2 years. Well, Greg goes to work, and about 4:35 I get a call from the place wanting to do a second interview! I WAS SOOOO EXCITED! But also super nervous. I had Greg give me a blessing because I just wanted to do well, and have the confidence that I'd been lacking. I thought the interview went REALLY well. The manager is from Wyoming (rawlins) so we were able to talk and joke about how great it was. I didn't know how I felt about the interview. There's always so many things I wish I'd said once I left, but I'm sure that's how it is for everyone. But he told me he would let me know by Friday.

So, Friday came and went, and needless to say, I was pretty upset. Back to the beginning! So I sent out about 5 more applications that day....Well, the next thursday I woke up at about 8, and I looked at my phone to see what time it was. My phone had no service, and it wouldn't show me the time. I had to look at the world clock to see, but decided to just go back to sleep. I woke up at about 11:30 and my phone still had no service...so I got out of bed, and restarted it. Once it pulled up it showed I had a voicemail, so I checked it thinking it was one of the other places I had just applied to. To my SURPRISE, it was the first guy I intereviewed with saying, "I just talked to Danny, and I have some good news for you." Oh my heck, I couldn't stop smiling! I was so excited, so I called him back, and I got the job. I don't know if I was just too impatient and I thought he might the Friday before, or the next Friday...or maybe they offered it to the other two (there were only 3 interviews) and they didn't want it...lol, but I don't care either way. I got the job, and I'm SOOO excited about it. It's at a bank, and I have a great shift, and only have to work every other Saturday. I'm super excited, and I know that this will be a good job for me. The Lord knows what is best for me and Greg, and even if it took this long, and though I would get frustrated, I knew that we would be okay. It's really not like I HAVE to get a job, but it will help. So I can't wait. I start tomorrow and have to do training in SLC this week. We'll see how it goes. I'm nervous/excited/anxious! I hope it goes well! :D

(oh, and this is a total side note, but in the past week since I accepted the job, I heard back from TWO other places I applied!! What the heck?!? oh well....at least I know that 2 other people who need jobs will get those jobs!) But thanks for all your thoughts and prayers! I'll let you know how it goes!!

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Georgia Trip - Part 6

Alright, this is the last...haha...

My flight home was just as wonderful as my flight to Georgia...except I had a nasty cold and was feeling sick to my stomach....But my flight from Atlanta to Denver was pretty good. We were in the biggest plane I've been in. There was a completely separate section for 1st class...lol, but the TV also had a lot more options, so I watch "Keeping Up With the Kardashians" the whole way. Pretty exciting! In Denver I had a pretty long layover. I actually got in from ATL in time to catch an earlier flight to SLC, but that would have been pointless, so I just waited. There was a totally creepy guy there that kept following me. I was sitting at the end of a row, and this dude came and sat across from me but a couple seats down. Then I got up to use the restroom, and when I came back someone had taken my seat, so I sat on the same row, but the the next section over. El Creepo got up and moved to the end of the section he was on, but was closer to me. I must have given him a funny look because he said, "Sorry" when I looked at him. hmmm...then he kept moving around and looking at me weird. It was kinda creepy....But that was the end of that. LUCKILY we weren't on the same flight! UGH! That would have sucked...haha...But it was great to fly into SLC and to be able to see Greg again. I get homesick really easy, and even though I had the kids to keep my mind off of it, I was REALLY glad to be home and see my hubby.

It was such a fun trip! We didn't do a lot of adventurous things, not a lot of sight-seeing, but it's okay. The most fun I had was chasing the kids up and down the stairs. Lilli is such a cutie...even though she can be a total stinker, she has such a unique and creative mind. I just love her. Aidan and Alex were so much fun too! Alex is just like Lilli, so he can get pretty animated. He would take off up the stairs, and I'd come up behind him and say, "I'm gonna get you!" And he'd scream and try to go faster. It was so funny. Aidan is a little bit quieter, but he is still just as cute and as fun. He ALWAYS had to have my phone, and if I would put the phone up to his ear he'd start chatting away. There was one night Ben called and Shari put it on speaker phone so he could talk to the kids, and Aidan just talked away. It was so cute. I loved sitting on the landing while the boys would crawl up the stairs. They'd go into Lilli's room and I'd say, "Where's Alex? Where's Aidan?" and they would scream, and peek their heads out of the door...they are just super cute. I love all of their different personalities. I'm glad they're a little bit closer so I can so see them a little bit more. I just love them...and btw...I am Lilli's favorite aunt! She told me...and then I proved it when I went to Cokeville to see them. She was in Kenzie's arms, and I said, Lilli, who's your favorite aunt? And she immediately perked up and came into my arms! and the boys both love me too!!! It's a tough job being the favorite aunt, but...what can I say? I do a good job! :D Anyway...here are just a couple more pics from my trip that cracked me up!

He was going crazy with the spaghetti!
She would say, "take a picture of me" and then she wouldn't even look at me! little stinker! Lol
I just love this little boy! He's such a cutie!
haha! What a nerd! I love it!

Thanks Shari (& Ben) for letting me come visit! I had a BLAST staying up late talking and hanging out! Love you guys!

Georgia Trip - Part 5

Whew...Almost done! ;)

Monday we went to the park on base and let the kids run around and play. When we first showed up, there were people there, and Lilli said, "Oh, my friends are still here!" lol, she is a funny girl!! But she had a blast playing with the other kids her age there. Then a lady with some dogs was there and Lilli had to pet the does...it was pretty funny. Here are some pics of the kiddos playing.

i LOVE this picture of Alex....he is the happiest little guy, and I just love his big ol' smile!



This is my fave of Lilli too.


Love this of Aidan too!



Fun stuff! After the park we went to Augusta to do some shopping. We just hit Old Navy where Shari picked up some super cute clothes for herself and the kids. While she was in trying on clothes, I had Lilli and the boys and we were just walking around. I stopped to look at some things, and I look over and this is what Lill is doing.....



It was HILARIOUS!!!! She is such a nerd. Funny thing real quick, that morning before we left I had just gotten ready and was getting the boys ready, and Lilli comes out of the bathroom with a toothbrush scrubbing her forehead, and says, "Sorry Breanne for using your makeup." lol, sure enough she had gotten my eyeliner and drew on her eyebrows. It was pretty funny. You can see the mark in some of the pictures. Funny!

And the boys were just as cute as ever...throwing teddy grahams on the floor...Love them!

After shopping we at at Chili's where the service was 100 times better than at Red Robin. Lilli constantly cracks me up. The manager stopped by our table to ask how our food was, and Lilli starts this big ol' conversation with him. "Hi my name's Lilli, what's your name?" "These are my brothers." "My daddy's an airman." It was funny. She's just got the cutest personality and everyone just loves her! It was a great day....

Georgia Trip - Part 4

I'm slowly catching up...

just remembered...so, Saturday Lilli had a primary activity, so we packed up an drove the 10 minutes to the church. They were doing a boot-camp type of thing (surprise surprise..lol...you'd never guess we were in a military area!) Anyway...in one of the rooms they were in I was sitting on the floor with Aidan watching Lilli...I went to stand up and I noticed the floor was wet, and then I felt my butt was wet...umm..yeah, apparently someone had thrown up in there and I sat on it! GROSS!!! (though I *believe* they cleaned it up before I did..but still!)

anyway... Sunday was a fun relaxing day. Church wasn't until 1 (i think) so we didn't have to rush in the morning to get ready. But church was yet another adventure. The boys did not want to sit still...haha, luckily we had nearly the entire bench to ourselves. It wasn't too bad though. It's always interesting to go to different wards. There were definitely some interesting people there. Shari had warned me about one, and as soon as she started talking, I knew EXACTLY who it was...lol...quite funny. The other funny part about church..umm...80% of the women there were pregnant...and VERY pregnant at that...I thought Utah was bad! Must be something in the nasty water there! (It really is nasty water...but okay if you have it with ice!) Anywho...so yeah...here are pics of the boys after church. Aren't they cute? I wish I had a pic of Lilli. Shari curled her hair and she looked so cute!

That night we went over to Shari's friend's house where we had some super delicious blueberry pancakes. Some of their other friends were there as well, so Lilli had fun playing with all the kids. Once we read a story and scriptures, the kids were put down. Then the adults played Quelf..."Quelf in the Land of the Farm!" Okay, I didn't really play. Me...doing stupid things in front of people..let alone people I don't know...yeah, I just watched, but it was still fun. And that night Aidan took his first lots of steps. He had been kinda walking, but only about a step or too, but he walked all the way from Shari over to me clear across the room. Yay!! (Now he's walking around like crazy, but at the time it was exciting!)