Job hunt

Well, I officially was let go from my CPA job this week. I knew it was coming...work was going really slow, just wasn't expecting it to come this fast! I didn't even get a chance to say goodbye to the kids I've watched for 3-4 years!! So, I'm on the look out for a job, and I'm super excited to see what God will work out for me.
I feel so silly posting this or telling any one that I've lost my job because there are more brethren looking for jobs longer then I have, and need it more then I do because they're married, or have kids, but I do need prayers that God will show me a job thats right for me.

Well, off I go to look for applications! :) Love you all

Giving up..

I've been getting ready for the tupperware party for tomorrow night, and I decided I wanted to make a few desserts for the ladies that all come. I made brown sugar fudge and "Whoopie Pie". The whoopie pies turned out like what you see in the picture above. Floppy and gushing out. I tried and tried to make these look pretty, but with the marshmellow fluff and the soft cookie...it doesnt really work.
Not sure why they didn't turn out looking like these. I think I used every bowl in the house and now have a very messy kitchen to clean and only 3 whoopie pies to show for it all...sigh. Maybe I'll make it into a cake...with the filling on top..hmmm...

Wall-e and the cord...

When Timothy and I moved out, we took our pets with us...Wall-e (my Chinchilla) and Chuck (His lizard...), and currently have them where our washing machine and dryer would be if we had one. Chuck has to have a hot light on during the days so he's always warm. So, since they're pretty close in the closet, the cord to Chuck's light was close to Wall-e's cage, which is a huge no-no. One of us forgot to make sure it was out of Wall-e's reach...and it wasn't, a few nights ago. Thankfully the cord was unplugged, but he chew through the entire cord twice. A lot could have happened if it was plugged in. The whole apartment could have caught on fire, or I would've woke up to a charred little Wall-e in the morning...=\ Anyways, I was thankful that there wasn't a fire and that Wall-e is still alive. I'm still scared I'm going to wake up in the morning and find him dead because of how much wire he chewed through. ={ He seems healthy and happy still!

Still Alive...

Sorry its been weeks and weeks since I last posted. Feels like everyday is the same thing over and over again-- nothing worth posting about. :P Work has been keeping me super busy since tax season started! They've had me start working more hours, so with two jobs combined, I'm working over 40 hours. Which is good since we just moved out and jobs are a little slow.

Let's see...what's new..? I turned 21 years old this month, found out 2 nieces/nephews are due in August and September <3, I'm having a Tupperware AND Pamperchef party this month and next month, annnd I think that's all that's new. I'm super excited to host the parties at my little apartment. It'll be my first time having that many ladies over at once! :D Can't wait!!

Sorry this post isn't about anything exciting or important...

The Apartment

So I thought I'd post some pictures of the aparment. We're still in the process of trying to figure out where things go, but that's kind of the fun part! Its been so much fun playing house! Getting up early in the morning and making Timothy lunch and breakfast, making dinners and planning them. So much fun! Anyways, here they are!
The kitchen, not much of a theme going on here ;D

Moose living room. Lol..looks empty in here for now..no couch yet! ;) But we did just get a vacuum cleaner as a gift. I'm more excited about that then a couch! lol

Dining room....

Black and White bathroom ;) Timothy helped with this room. Picking out the colors and such...

Happy Thanksgiving...

I can't hardly wait for Thanksgiving to get here! It's one of my favorite holidays because my whole family is all together all at once, and I just love seeing the faces of the people I love around the table. I know we get together quite a bit already, but for some reason this day is more special-er to me. I like to look down the table and think of why I'm so thankful for each one around the table, and what each one means to me.

And this year, we're having Sis. Carrie and Bro. Mark over for thanksgiving! (Sis. Tiffy's older sister and brother-in-law) Can't wait!

Russell, love you and hope you have a great thanksgiving! Will be thinking of you lots and tons! <3

The ball

Left to right: Kaitlyn, Ann, Brittany and me

We're baack! I dont even know where to start!!!! We. Had. An. Awesome. Night. lol! But, I forgot to take my battery for my camera to the ball and so I didn't get ANY pictures of what the mansion looked like or what everyone else looked like!! D: Such a bummer.
The mansion was gorgeous! It had christmas tree lights everywhere on it and around it. It looked amazing! They were white lights, and it had a romantic feel to it. lol.
We got there and pretty much went straight to the food since we were all starving! It was set up like a buffet and the servents and a maid stood around the table with all the food making sure that if we needed anything that they were there for us. Then we went and sat out in the gazebo which was huuuuge! It had glass all around it and lots of christmas tree lights everywhere. Later that became the dancing area for the night. ;)
After eating we toured the mansion and got our pictures taken by a professional. Throughout the whole night the photographer kept finding me somewhere and taking lots of pictures of me, lol, it was kind of funny,
Also we had someone ask us to be in a scene of their film they were making...we never asked what it was for! We're also getting put into the Portland Tribute newspaper this thursday possibly, so that's cool too! :)
Then we pretty much danced all night! It was reallllly cool! Lots of slow dancing in squares...looks exactly like what they danced in the pride and prejudice movies. ;D We all had so much fun, we were squealing all night, lol!

So here are some of the pictures after the ball....
This is just a close up picture of our hair. Mom did both of ours! <3

Finished

Last night Brittany and I dressed up early so that some of our family could see our dresses before the ball. Since they wouldn't be able to see us during the real dress up. I'll post more pictures in a few days of the actual getting ready and having our hair all done and make up on and what not and pictures of the other girls. We'll see if I can sneak a camera into the ball and take pictures of other people. ;) Also, Sister Dayna made our fans for us so that they'd match our dresses. Too cool, huh? Thank you sooooo much sister Dayna! :D And thank you Sister Dayna and mom for helping Brittany and I learn to make our own dresses. Next year its YOUR turn to come with us to the ball ;D

Tea Party!

This was the "Master Sheet" of all the ladies tables, showing where they all were supposed to be seated.

Yesterday was the Tea Party, it was a crazy party this year, but sooo much fun!! We had (I think) a little less than 100 women this year. The largest group we've had in the 9 years we've done the tea party! The guys were such a big help this year!! In the past, Brittany and I would serve all the ladies by ourselves, but the last few years, we've grown in the amount of women we get each year, that we need the guys to help. This year they did all the serving and we helped in the kitchen with our mom's, and set up some of the games. Over all, the party turned out really good we all had alot of fun! ;DI love that the guys get all dressed up fancy. Soo handsome! :)All the servers back:Branden, Jason, Timothy, Jonathan, and Danny. Front :Brittany and I. :)A little 'behind the scenes" pictures of us all crowded into Sis. Dayna's kitchenMe and my sistas <3
Our turn to rest...And eat <3

Thanks to the sisters that stayed and served us tea! We love you all <3

First Two Weeks

Well, it was my first two weeks of my new job! Basically what I do at the office is: File, send out their mail, get their mail ready to send, copy papers, fax, and other office-y jobs. Then I get about 1.5 hours to watch their kids, and take them for a walk. Its nice being able to still be with the kids. They're like my little shadows..following me around the office asking what they can do to help, its cute. ;)

This job worked out so awesome. I had gone to another CPA office to see if it was something I'd want to do, and I came home not feeling right about it, and kinda feeling down in the dumps, because I knew I wanted it, but again, it didn't feel right to me. So after I got home from checking out that office, I just prayed all day that something random would show up and be perfect for what I needed. Or that I'd come across something while in town searching for a job.
Instead, about a week or so later, I got a call from my old boss (the lady I baby-sat for), asking if I wanted to come work for them at their office. This was an answer to my prayers! I didn't have to try out for the job, or really anything, I just had to say Yes! This job is so much fun, I get my own office room and I have to dress all fancy for work, its a fun new experience! ;) I'm very thankful God heard my prayers and answered so quickly. <3

Anyways, sorry I haven't been posting lately. Thanks for reminding me to post an update, Sis. Stubby!! :)

Little Man in a Fix

I know this is really late, but here it finally is! This is one of the worst
dances we do in the festival.
If you watch it you'll see that they almost drop
the girl at the end of the dance. Its very painful to do, and looks
so scary while watching because
it looks like any of the girls could fly out into the
audience if the men dont have a good hold on them, but everyone
in the audience loves it! When
I danced 2 years ago, I was doing this dance with
my partner and my brother Timothy, and with all the sweat and
it being so hot, they lost hand holds
and dropped one us girls. She was fine, but it made
her slide a little ways on the wooden floor. =o

Scandinavian Festival

Awwwwww!

Yippeee! Its the Scandinavian Festival this week! Even though I'm not in the festival this year, I had to at least dress up once in my costume! The festival started yesterday, and basically all the festival is, is eating and dancing. A lot of dancing. The food is great, its something I look forward to every year.

Bro. Branden, Sis. Dayna, Sis. Britt, and ME!

Anyways, I took some pictures of Brittany and I in our costumes. Tomorrow I'll try and post some videos of our Scandinavian dances, it won't be as cool watching it as a video, but it'll give you a little taste of what we used to do every year. ;)Just a picture of our full dresses. Lots of layers...soooo hot!Looks like Brittany is throwing up. I don't think we were expecting this shot to be taken. ;) I just look...weird.

Random picture of us. Britt's whispering and I'm trying to look shocked. Not a great actress.

Breaking Dawn Release Party

Left to right: Amy, Brittany, Me, Kristen and Mandy

I'm taking a quick break from reading, so I can post, hehe. Sis. Kristen, Sis. Brittany, Sis. Mandy, a friend of mine (Amy), and I all went to the release party last night at Borders. It was...interesting. There were a lot of people dressed as different characters, and lots of people with home made T-shirts for a contest they were having. It was absolutely crowded with teen girls...I can count on my fingers how many teen boys were there...not many at all. Lots of teen girls screaming, shrieking and hyperventilating all night long. It was sometimes scary, sometimes funny to watch. But a experience for sure. I've never been to a book release party, so I didn't realize how crazy it would get. Chelsea, if you look closely enough, the guy in the front with the backward hat, was dressed as Emmett. Also, this is just a shot of all the Twilight Fans.

Once we were lining up in line , it was amazing how many had come out of hiding in the rows and rows of bookshelves and crowded around. It was hot, sweaty and LOUD.
So, Chelsea, here are the pictures of our Release party that you weren't able to attend. =( Maybe we can photoshop you it. ;D

Our copies of Breaking Dawn...We stood in line for about 20 minutes, we had a GREAT spot in line.

Just a pin they were handing out to people if you asked for one. Won't wear it again, but still cool! ;D

Chinchilla

I just love saying that word for some reason! But anyways! I've been wanting to get a pet Chinchilla for a while now...actually since last Tuesday. I was shelving books at work and they had a book on pets, and the book had a section on Chinchilla's. They're SO cute! They look like a rabbit/mouse. So, I asked mom if I could get one, but since we already have a boring bearded dragon lizard, we can't have a Chinchilla....at home. BUT I can have him at the library, if I do the research and everything. Not sure if the library will actually let us have one, but we need some kind of pet there!!
So, anyways, mom told a lady from the library what I was thinking about doing, and she has some Chinchilla's! She called me this morning and asked if I wanted to baby-sit a Chinchilla all this weekend so I can figure out if its the right kind of pet for me and for the library. I'll definitely post some pictures of my little adventure with the Chinchilla! :)

Awkward Moment

This morning as I sat in bed, enjoying my day off work, and staying in my pajama's as long as I like, someone knocks on the door. Mom comes running in my room saying "YOU have to answer the door! I'm in my pj's still!!!" Ahem. I was in my pj's too. Short shorts, t-shirt and sweat shirt, hair in a HUGE bun on the very top of my head. The very top. So I run to the door, and who do I see? A Police man. Yes. A police man. Coming to tell us we need to move a car in our street somewhere else. Before he tells me what he's there for I blurt out, "I'm not dressed!!" -giggles- He blushed really red and said, "That's fine,I just need someone to move the car somewhere else." Of all the stupid things you could say to a police man...UGH! I'm never again going to stay in my Pj's till 11 o'clock in the morning. Never ever again.

ow ow OW

Amy (my sister-in-law) and I went to a free class (Cardio Sculpt) at the fitness center in town tonight, and it was GREAT! I pretty much feel like a bowl of Jell-O at the moment, and I'm absolutely scared to see what I'll be like tomorrow. I figured out I have more muscles that I never knew I had, which makes it so I can't hardly lift my arm up to pull my ponytail out, or bend down to pick something up without shaking uncontrollably. I'll admit it now, I'm totally completely out of shape, but the class made you feel great. Its an hour class, and mostly what she had us do was use weights. It was just me and Amy and an older man that took the class...sounds like the man is usually the only one that comes to the class, which was nice not having a huge group watch pathetic me work out. The guy was so nice he gave us 1 free 2 week pass so that one of us could come back and do the class again next week. Very nice.
So! I probably be a puddle all week, so if you dont see me post, that's why. -giggles-

Chuck E. Cheese's

Today Jonathan and I decided to take Abigail out for the day. We were planning on going to the beach, but all sorts of things happened as we were getting ready and by that time we didn't want to go. So, instead we took her to Chuck E. Cheeses, Ben & Jerry Ice Cream, and to "Papa's"(my poppi) work. I haven't been to Chuck E. Cheese since I was 3-4!
Anyways! We had a blast! Abigail ran around wanting to get on all the games and rides. And surprisingly, it was fun for me and Jonathan too. We got to play on some of the older kid games. ;) We also got to meet Chuck E. Cheese! Abigail was scared of him, and wouldn't talk to him...I wouldn't either want to either, if I was her! =o

Anyways, not too much else to write. Later! =D

Baby-sitting rates

I got a call tonight from a lady I've never met, or worked for, that wants me to baby-sit for her sometime this week. Seems like every time I start to think work for me is starting to slow down, I get mothers calling me and asking me to baby-sit. Sometimes I've never met them and they heard about me from other mothers I've worked for and sometimes its a mother I haven't worked for in years, but it always comes at the right time when I least expect it. And sometimes before I've even went to God with my little problem.
But anyways, as I was talking to this lady, she asked what I normally charge an hour. I've been so used to baby-sitting for one lady for 2-3 years that I've forgotten what baby-sitters normally ask for and thought it'd be too much to ask this lady for for the first time. So I just told her to pay whatever she pays other sitters. When I actually researched it, I was quite surprised at how much baby-sitters make now. It's either $5.00 per kid per hour, or $9.00-$13.00 an hour depending on how long you've been baby-sitting and how old you are. For the people I baby-sit for on the side, I usually asked for $5.00 per hour. $4.00 for the first kid and $1.00 more for any other kids. $5.00 per kid per hour seems like alot. That's pretty much a parents date night money for the night depending on how many kids they have.

So, my questions is for you mom's out there, how much is normal, really?

Unexpected

I found out today that I won't be needed for baby-sitting anymore. They're officially grown up now, going off to school, and don't need a baby-sitter. They grow up way to fast! I've baby-sat them for 2..maybe even 3 years. I knew this day was coming, but didn't think it would be this soon. I'm very much going to miss seeing them each week. Miss the sweet smiles as I walk in the door and the "I love you, Raine" they'd say at random times.

Now it's off finding a new job. It almost sounds fun. I've got a few fun possibilities. Not sure what God have in store for me, but that's kind of the fun part. He worked this baby-sitting job out so perfectly for me, that I didn't even start looking for a job. I got a call from a person I didn't know that said she heard about me from another lady and needed a baby-sitter. And at the time I had just stopped baby-sitting for someone else that very same day. We'll see what happens...:)

At the beach with Poppi

Left to right: Me, Jonathan, Timothy and Poppi

Yesterday us three 'little' kids went to the beach with Poppi(Dad). It got hot here fast this week, so like everyone else in oregon, we headed off to the coast! I've really never gone to the beach when its been nice weather...its almost always raining or just freezing where you can't enjoy it, but it was beeeautiful yesterday! And surprisingly, it wasn't windy and cold.

We tried going to a beach we've never been to before, and we found one in Depoe Bay, but as you can see on that foot(Above) that it was very painful. Here in oregon we have nice soft sand...or so I thought until we got to this beach. There were different sections where the 'sand' (small pebbles) got bigger, and then smaller. I've never seen it do that. It was kinda like walking on glass. The cool thing about this beach was that there were two little caves in the side on the cliff that we could climb up into. It was neat! Timothy is having to use a stick to walk in the sand with.

We also got to try some crab for the first time. Well, my first and last time. ;) I didn't care for it too much, but Timo and Poppi enjoyed it. I'd rather stick to eating tuna fish. That's about all I can handle eating from the ocean. =/Us 'little' kids. Might not look like it, but I'm older then the one in the middle (Timothy).

We stopped at a few other places. We checked out the Devil's Punch bowl (but it was low tide so nothing exciting happened there.), and downtown Newport..or the historical part of Newport, where there are lots of sea lions out "arf-ing!" It was kinda funny. ;)For those of you who've never been to the Oregon Coast, this is what it looks like. =) Beeeeautiful!