Gimme a break

Freaking pregnancy hormones. RRRRrrrrr. I was supposed to contact the real estate office tomorrow, but I thought it wouldn't hurt to call a day early. The owner didn't answer so I left a message. I was checking my email and saw one from him. I opened it and it says... Maya, Thank you for your interest in the position but I have filled it with someone who already had their license. Good luck with your search.... Are you kidding me?! This guy already gave me the job last Tuesday! The world is trying to tell me something, obviously. Is the message here that I am not supposed to get a job besides nails? I did have a VERY good week at the salon but it is never guaranteed. I really just don't know what to do with myself. Part of my problem is that I have been used to working 2 jobs for the last 3 years of my life. While I do techincally have a job doing nails, it just doesn't feel like I am doing enough. I will admit that I do feel like CRAP most of the day and maybe it would be best that I concentrate on the baby, Jacob, myself and nails. I'm still mad at the shadyness of the owner of the real estate company. I suppose if thats how he works its best I didn't start there. Real Estate school is not that expensive, maybe I will look into it for myself.

Blah!!!!!!

I have been on an emotional roller coaster today. I must have cried for an hour this morning, over nothing in particular. I feel extremely nauseous. I went to lunch with my parents and could barely eat. I'm sure I am completely stressing Jacob out, along with my parents. I just hope that they can hang in there with me. Jacob is very understanding, but I know it has to take a toll on him.

Once I got myself together I went for my job interview at the real estate company. It only took my 10 mins to get there! Score! I met with the owner and the first thing he said to me is you are greatly overqualified for the position you applied for. He asked why with all of my experience was I interested in doing admin work. I explained how I was supposed to transfer with Engle when we moved out here but the community they wanted to place me at ended up being 1 1/2 drive each way. Being new to the Valley, I don't have a big network of people and am slowly learning my way around. So getting my foot in the door at a real estate office was were I was comfortable starting. He offered to give me the part time job to get some money rolling in, but also offered to send me to real estate school and give me leads as long as I was willing to commit to working with him for 6 months. I can't believe this opportunity! I have to admit, it almost sounds too good to be true, but what can I lose? Worst case scenario, I have my real estate license. I will admit that I have been contemplating going to real estate school out here. The market is also starting to take a turn up. Being that home prices have gone down it isn't great for the seller, but there are TONS of buyers. Everyone is wanting to pick up these houses before prices increase again. So here I go again people LOL I'm accepting this job. Good lord, its about time that something was offered to me that I am excited about! I guess turning down all those other jobs may have paid off. Lets hope so anyway!

Being that I will be having to work Saturdays and I will be working next Saturday I called my Dr's office. I had my ultrasound scheduled on the 9th. They only do ultrasounds on Saturdays so I asked if I could move it up to this Sat since I will have it off. Yeah!!! They said yes! So this Sat at 130 we get to do our first ultrasound! Woo hoo!

Looking better

Wow! I think both Jacob and I were asleep by 8 last night! Jacob feels a lot better, but I think he has passed it on to me now :( On a good note, not so nauseous today! Woo hoo! I also have a job interview at a real estate office pretty close to our house tomorrow. Everything about it seems to fit what I am looking for so hopefully it will come through. I swear, my problem isn't getting job offers, its me accepting the offers.

We have been looking at getting rid of both of our vehicles and getting 1 new one. Since Jacob has a company vehicle it just doesn't make much since for us to have 2 car payments, 2 car insurance payments and tags on both. I like my Land Rover, but I bought it for Colorado. I don't need the heated seats, windshield and mirrors, let alone the price tag that came with it. Jacob is having a little bit of a tough time thinking about giving up his BIG truck, but its not really baby friendly. It does help that we are looking into getting another 4 door truck. So far our favorite is the 2008 Tundra. I thought my favorite would have been the Titan, but after seeing both there is no comparison. We are still shopping around, we don't plan on making any decisons too soon.

Sick

Both of us have been sick this weekend. Mine of course is just normal pregnancy sickness, mostly I'm just nauseous. Jacob would also say that I am irritable :) I'm trying to keep a handle on it, but I can tell that I am short fused. Our computers have been acting up and I can't help but yell at them LOL. Better than yelling at a person right! Poor Jacob has cold/flu symptoms and is on call this weekend. I have been doing my best to take care of him, making him lots of soup and keeping him medicated.

I spoke with Laura (the lady that I was supposed to start working for tomorrow) and she thanked me for being honest with her about the pregnancy. She wanted to know if I planned on going back to work after the baby comes and if so how long would I need off after the baby comes. Honestly, because this is our first baby, I have no clue. Who wouldn't want to stay home with their new baby! Being that it is a small office that handles a large amount of business and she would be the one having to cover for me during everything we both agreed it would only be fair to her to hire someone else. I was so torn with this decision because I know we need the money badly. I also have had some slight cramping and light bleeding this weekend, which scares us. So a full time job may be too much for me to take on. I never thought to look on craigslist for a job but Laura suggested I check it out. She also said that after I do have the baby and am ready for work to contact her. I looked on craigslist and there were quite a few part time jobs, even in the real estate field, which is my forte. So I will keep looking and hopefully something will come through that I feel won't be too stressful. Jacob is such a great guy, he supports my decisions, no matter what they are.

Dr Appt

I went in for my first OB appointment today. My doctors office is in Banner Hospital, which is just down the street from us. It is a huge hospital and we were on the wrong side so they called a golf cart to take us to the Woman's Center. There are 4 doctors in the office, I will have appointments with all of them so that I am familiar with the doctor that will be on call when I deliver. My Dad went with me so I didn't have to go alone. It took about 2 hours, most of which was waiting. They said I am around 7 weeks, but after my exam the doctor agreed with me, I am probably more around 5. We will know more when I go in for my ultrasound on the 9th. Since I have miscarried in the past they are giving me an ultrasound earlier than usual. For now we will say my due date is Sept. 21st. I have to go in for blood work before my next OB appointment which will be in 4 weeks. They sent me home with a care package and LOTS of stuff to fill out.

Jacob and I decided it was best to tell my employer that I am pregnant. Since I would not have anyone able to fill in for me when I have Dr's appointments or have the baby I wanted to let her know so that she can decide if she would still like for me to work there. It is VERY fast paced and she is so busy that she may not be very happy with the time that I would need to take off here and there. We will see what she says. If she chooses not to hire me then I will continue to work at the salon and try to find something part time that is not as demanding. I am a little concerned about the stress that this full time job might cause. Not to mention I feel like a freakin zombie! I remember working at Engle when I was pregnant. It wasn't that demanding but I was dead tired, it was very hard for me to work until 6. It seems after about 3PM I am downhill. Shoot, I've been going to bed at 7 sometimes 8 and I am passed out before 9. My back has been hurting and my hips, I'm not sure if that is normal or not, but I'm assuming my joints are adjusting.

On a funny note, we were watching Notes from the Underbelly a few nights ago and were cracking up. I'm thinking I am going to need a pregnancy pillow LOL.

Can't get much better

I got an email last week from a company that I had interviewed with a few months back. They had some changes in the company and wanted to know if I was still looking for a job and if I was, was I interested in taking the position. I went in this morning to have a meeting with them and it looks like I will start on Monday. It is the corporate office for Johnny Rockets (which is a restaurant chain) I will be doing payroll, data entry, along with basic admin work. It is very fast paced, but I would rather be busy. I am NOT a receptionist type person, I can't stand to just sit at work. I have mixed feelings about it, but I know we really need the extra income. What can I say, I was looking forward to taking it easy, being I'm pregnant. Hopefully the fatigue won't get the best of me. The salon isn't hard work and pretty flexible. I don't want to give that up yet so I spoke with the owner and we worked out a deal where I can stay there and work only Saturdays. I do have a few clients and I don't want to lose them incase this job doesn't pan out.

On another note, I have a doctors appointment on Friday with an OB. I can't wait until I have an ultrasound to find out exactly how far along I am. I have lost 4 pounds, but not because I feel sick. I'm sure its water weight from all that caffiene and sugar I had in my system. I really have felt pretty good. I get nauseous at night, but nothing too bad. I have horrible heartburn, but I'm sure that is attributed to the spicy and tomato based foods I have been eating. It's hard, not a whole lot of food sounds good. Last time I was starving all the time. Just goes to show, it can be different every time.

More good news

We have an announcement! We found out Saturday morning that I am pregnant. We aren't sure exactly how far along I am, but by the calculations they do I am about 6 weeks. Last time they said I was father along than I really was until they did the ultrasound. If I had to guess I would say I'm only about 3 weeks along. We are keeping our fingers crossed that this time will go better than the last, but we are still very excited. I will keep you posted!!

Finally

I finally got the disk yesterday. I am so excited! There are so many pictures though.......Jacob is laying tile over at Justins house this weekend, so I have lots of time to myself. We also got some pretty exciting news this morning!!! I'm leaving it at that for now :)

Nuts

Im going nuts people..... I have been waiting very paitently for the picture disk to come, but its not here yet. I just can't wait to get my hands on it!!! On another note, it seems that not so lucky things keep happening to us. It started with T-mobile taking out nearly 1K out of our account (no they wont be returning it) I cancelled my account with them and was supposed to be billed. Then there are some leftover issues to deal with our houses in Colorado. I have still been looking for a second job, but I have managed to get myself a few return clients at the salon. So money, money, money isn't that everyones problem :) The housing market has really dropped here, which is a blessing for people wanting to buy. It is such a steal right now. We aren't really in a place to buy, being we still technically have houses in Colorado. It is difficult for us here since we were doing so well in Colorado. Having a house would definetly help with starting a family and all. It has been a little hard to enjoy our "honeymoon" stage with all this stress, but we are so happy to start our life together. We can't wait to start a family, in fact we had to take a test this month. Its probably for the best that it was a negative. I'm off to work, maybe when I come home my disk will be here!!

Sooo excited

The photographer sent me the link to our wedding pictures. I have to say that I am in LOVE with almost all of them. I am having a hard time pulling myself away from the computer. Somehow she was able to hide our flaws, or the extra weight :)I am so glad that we found her. Now the problem is waiting for the disk to come so I can print them. I am so ready to scrapbook! LOL If you want the link to view the pictures shoot me an email. Otherwise I will post a slide show when I can!

2007

2007 brought a lot of change to our life. I lost family, friends, my home, my job, my car, my life as I knew it. Jacob uprooted everything home, job, life. While I didn't truly "lose" these things it really feels as if it was the cycle of life. I know there is a 7 year theory, and I must say it is quite a coincidence. While I "lost" a lot I see it as more of a new beginning. I have a new love, new home, new friends, new family, new job, new car. I do believe that I am heading to a new better life, but it is sad what I had to leave behind. I have to tell myself that things happen for a reason. What is refreshing is when you know what the reason is. I have done a lot of soul searching during the past year. Do I like who I am? What are my inner thoughts, am I proud of them? Am I proud of the decisions I have made? What has made me who I am and what do I want to change? I can say that 2007 ended the best way possible. I am so excited to say that Jacob and I are starting our life together. Babies in the future you ask? Of course!!

We don't have any true New Years resolutions besides the normal, going to get back in shape :) Lets hope we can stick to it!

Roar

Jacob was so excited that we caught this on tape. Too bad the big guy didn't join in.....

Mr and Mrs

Time flys so fast! Saturday, my sister came to town with her husband, Joey and son, Derek. It was also my Dads birthday, so we had a little celebration for him. When we came home Steve, Brianna and Ashlyn stopped by. Jacob was on call and ended up having to go out around midnight, so that cut our visit a little short with them. Sunday, Jacobs cousins and his cousins fiance came into town. We met everyone for dinner at Serranos and headed home to play some games. Around midnight everyone went home and we headed to bed. Jacob woke up around 5 to pick up his Mom and brothers, Brick and Talon. By the time he got home with them I was up getting ready to leave to have my hair done. It took a few hours for my hair so as soon as I got home we headed to my parents house. They set up the ceremony site early so we took a drive by it. Sooo pretty! The people delivering the tables and chairs to my parents house were late dropping everything off, but it worked out fine. My sister and Joey were such a help with everything. My brother Fred was in charge of picking up the food. There were a few things that we forgot and they just took care of everything for us. The day just flew by! The photographer came to my parents house at about 3:30. Just in time to watch Jacob helping me get dressed LOL I know, NOT traditional, but very cute. My mom was too busy trying to get herself ready. We headed off for pictures and before you knew it, it was time to start the ceremony.

First the mothers walked up together and then Jacob seated them. Next was Julia, who was adorable! It was a little odd walking up the "aisle" without music, but it was beautiful. My Dad did a great job on the ceremony. It was fairly short and sweet. We did a few pictures afterwards, then off the the reception. I think everyone had a good time. The most important thing to us was that everyone felt comfortable. The food was pretty good, a little dry, but I guess that's to be expected. We ordered Alfredo the dark and baked ziti from Oreganos. We had food left over to take home with us, which we were pretty excited about. After we were done eating my Dad gave a toast followed by Steve and then Jacobs Mom. Next was the cake. We were very nice to each other, no cake in the face! We tried to wrap everything up and we headed over to our house to ring in the New Year. We had a pretty good group of people come to our house with us. We brought the keg and champagne with us and put it to good use. Katy, Brianna, Steve and Mark stayed until about 4 in the morning. Actually Steve stayed the night and was picked up the next morning. Jacobs Mom, brothers and us slept until about 1 in the afternoon. Wow!!

We had a few very busy days after that doing things with Jacobs family. I am so glad that they were able to make it out. They are so nice, I'm happy to be a part of their family. We watched movies until 4 in the morning Tuesday night. Wednesday we tried to go to the zoo but they were closing for a few hours as soon as we got there. So we went out to eat and headed back to the house. Talon wanted to go to the skate park, so we loaded up the car and went to one close to our house. We stayed up again that night as much as we could. Jacob had to work in the morning Thursday. Once he came home we headed over to the zoo. The weather was great and all the animals were out. We were there a few hours and then went to grab a bit to eat. We hit the mall after that to get Brick and Talon a little present. We were there until the mall closed, came home and they had to pack. We headed over towards the airport to drop them off. They left at midnight. We were sad to see them go. It feels like you just can't ever spend enough time with people when they come into town. Especially during a busy time like a wedding. We didn't get to see everyone as much as we would've liked. Thank you everyone for making it out!!! I'll post some more pictures when I get them.