Jordan and I went to check out the snow sculptures for Fur Rondy

One of my first days as a shift supervisor, I came out of the bathroom to find that a car had rammed into the glass window!! Supposedly he thought he was in neutral and leaned over to grabbed something while taking his foot of the clutch, well he was in drive, so the car lurched forward into the window!! Costly mistake if you ask me ;) I made a lot of phone calls and had a lot of help from a seasoned supervisor on the floor, but ,needless to say,it was a crazy day!!

I got to be with my sister at the "getting ready party" this year! It was so fun to be a part of it

January 2010

Well I got the promotion!! I start training on Thursday and got a $1.00 raise :D Thanks for all your prayers and support! I'm so excited yet very nervous!!!

We got a deadline slapped on us concerning the house...we needed to get all painting done by yesterday so our landlady could put the house on the market. Needless to say I've been painting my life away for a month and sadly its still not quite done. Just the touch-ups after mudding/texturing, so we're close!

Jordan's sticking with his job for now, but has his eyes peeled for something new.

My Aunt Jessica is in town for awhile and its been so fun to see her! She's been in Guam for the past year because her husband is stationed there. She came in this last weekend and its been wonderful hanging out with her again :D

2010's been filled with work, basketball, homecoming!, and friends! We're still enjoying all Alaska has to offer :) ps - I posted a couple pictures below

home for the holidays

A quick update from last post...our dog had a full recovery :D and Jordan's tooth is all better :D


This Christmas was wonderful! I just loved being with my family again :) We had our immediate family Christmas Tuesday night with a fabulous dinner and creme brulee for dessert! Wednesday afternoon we left for the Peninsula to join the extended families in their celebrations. We ate a LOT of food, had tons of parties, and opened gobs of presents. My Uncles Jason and Matt brought their newborn twins (Cate and Carter) to Alaska for a couple weeks and my Auntie Michelle and Uncle Jeremy just had their baby boy Warren, so we had 3 newborns under the same roof. so fun!

Jordan left me the day after Christmas to visit his folks for a week....i wish i could've gone! I miss them so much :( He had a blast coyote hunting, watching football with his dad, meeting his sister's boyfriend, and seein' old friends.

For New Years I headed down to the Peninsula again with my sisters, brother and his girlfriend. My parents joined us later, but they missed out on games and a delicious meal. We had fireworks and a live show from Recall (my brother and cousin Robbie's band). The girls and I then headed over to hot tub @ Grandad's so we didn't sleep til about 3:30! I haven't done that since college I think...so I'm still recovering :D




Now Jordan's home and we're back to work...so hard after such fun! I've been talking with my boss lately and have decided to take the promotion when/if they offer it. I should know more tomorrow. A promotion to start the new year? I like it :D Jordan's starting to feel ready for a new job, so be praying for him as he finds out what's next. Happy New Year Everyone!

Thanksgiving Week

We've had a rough go of it this past week! If any of you have facebook I'm sure your curious about my status update a few days ago...

First off, yes my dog got hit by a car:( We went to Soldotna last weekend to have an early Thanksgiving feast with the family (those still around, my parents and siblings had already left) before they headed to the warmth of Hawaii. We woke up Sunday morning to our dogs being let out of the garage. About an hour later, after getting ready for church, we came downstairs for breakfast (which was amazing as always Rob!) Jordan noticed our dog outside not moving, which is veeeeeeery unusual for her. He went to investigate and found blood. We have no clue what happened, but with the markings on her body and scuff marks on her ears we deduct that she got hit. The following three days she did nothing but lay around with pitiful eyes :( it was very hard to watch. When she did walk around (because she couldn't avoid it) it was mostly a hobble because she wasn't using her right back leg. The fourth day however I came home to a wagging tail! Since then she's been using her leg more and more. She was even running yesterday! We think she'll have a full recovery! Thank the Lord :D


Secondly, Jordan called me after work one day announcing that ten minutes before he was off a gas line whacked him in the face a broke one of his front bottom teeth out! How frusterating! He headed straight for the dentist and they said if he can keep the swelling down he'll only have to get a crown....prayers please! His work it taking care of the expenses :) I can't believe this is his second broken tooth in like two months!

Thirdly, we were supposed to have a sad and lonely Thanksgiving....I worked til 1, but Jeremy and Michelle (who are in town til the baby comes) called and invited us over to have Thanksgiving with them and her parents :) it was a blast! Their condo is so adorable and those boys love beating up Jordan ;) It was great to be with family.

Lastly, although we had a rough week it ended on a great note! Jordan took me to The Nutcracker last night :) It was fun to dress up and be a kid again. I hadn't been to that since I was probably ten! We walked around the town square and looked at all the lights. Thanks baby for an amazing time!

jobs

We have been toying with ideas for what to do next because Jordan's job isn't as permanent as we were hoping. He is on base now, which is a blessing in and of itself, but since there he's learned that there is not much work to do and too many guys. There is talk of more layoffs and of finishing this spring instead of two years from October. Yes I know this is a big change! We aren't too worried about it though because Jordan's extra time off has made time for him to work on this house. We were worried about not enough time to do things or to see each other, but since they've cut his hours we've has plenty of both :D The challenge now is how much longer does Jordan really have and where do we begin to look for jobs? He wants to move onto the peninsula, but not sure how to make that work.

I also am having some unrest at my job. There's talk of promoting me, but I don't know if I'll take it especially if I'm moving in the spring. I also am considering leaving Starbucks but that's hard to do when I don't know what job to move on to. A lot of prayers are being uttered these days. We know God knows and that is our greatest comfort.