Happy Birthday Mekenzie!!

This last Monday July 25th, my sweet Mekenzie turned 3!! We had a fun day swimming at Lagoon and then watched fireworks at my cousin Megan's house. Mekenzie got her first set of barbie dolls, a rapunzel dress, crown, and a purse of hair stuff! She is definitely a girly girl!! She also requested for pink cupcakes to eat! She is one who knows what she wants!

Words cannot express on how blessed I am to have Mekenzie for a daughter! She is such a sweetheart with such a spunky personality!! I love her dearly and am saddened with how fast she is growing up, but at the same time, love the different stages she's gone through so far! She is my beautiful princess!! Happy Birthday Mekenzie!!! Your dad and I love you so much!!!!

Paparazzi

Last night, my sister in law Kellie hosted a Paparazzi party. It's a company that sells jewelry and hair accessories. I didn't think going would have me leave with such an excitement for my future! Some of you know that I started selling the Us Borne books. I've been trying to earn extra money besides of what I do at Jetblue. I like working for jetblue, but needed something different to get extra cash for Disneyland this Christmas and other things we want to do. I just cant handle working more than I have to on the phones! Anyways, Us Borne wasn't what I was hoping for in getting that extra income and to be honest, a little frustrating. I haven't been enjoying it like I should be. With that, these last few days, I have been really frustrated on trying to figure out what to do. I was thinking of maybe serving at a restaurant or something else, just to get out of the house. Then, with the party last night, walking into the room with tons and tons of amazing jewelry, 5 dollars each, I instantly got to thinking of what it would be for me to sell it. This jewelry is awesome and I would LOVE to sell the product!! I got to talking with the consultant about starting up, and with what you get out of it, it is so worth the parties and such!! Much more than Us Borne. Plus, everyone loves jewelry, especially at a great price!! So, I became a consultant!!! I have never felt so good about something! I know i wont know what to expect with booking parties and such till I actually start doing it, but from the consultant who just started 3 months ago, she has paid off her 5,000 loan she got to start her business and on average makes 2,000 a month. She did start big, but if I can even earn 500 extra each month, Douglas and I wouldn't have to stress so much about the extra things!! I am so excited on starting!!! If any of you would be interested in taking a look at the jewelry or even doing a party, let me know! It seriously is awesome!!!!! I pray that this will lead me in the right direction of helping my family!

  The Jewelry I got last night!!

A Fun Weekend!!

This last weekend was tons of fun! On Saturday, Douglas and I went and saw the new Transformers movie, then went to my Uncle Golden's house for our annual 4th of July BBQ. The water was perfect this year and the food was great! My cousin Tyler had his in laws over. His Bro in Law just got back from his mission to Brazil and cooked us different meats the way they do it there. It was really good!! After swimming, we watched the Riverton fireworks. I just LOVE fireworks!! Sunday, we didn't do a whole lot since I had to work, but on Monday, I took the kids to the West Jordan parade and carnival. They had fun watching the floats and getting candy. Mekenzie also loved all the "princesses" that were in the parade. Since Douglas had to work that morning, once he was finished, we met up with him and my cousin Megan and her family, and saw Cars 2. The kids did pretty good as long as they had their popcorn and drink :) It was a cute movie. Just very different than the first one. After the movie we ate at chik-fil-a (our favorite) then went home. I went for a run, then went to the store and got some sparklers for the kids to play with. Haiden at first was scared of them, but once he got used to them, kept wanting more and more to play with!

  I know the kids are still at an age where they don't quite understand the meaning behind all of the parades, fireworks, ect, but for me, The 4th of July is one of my favorite holidays. Not just because of all of the parties and such, but because of the reminder it brings on how blessed a country we are to have our individual freedoms and rights. I am grateful for those who made it that way for us and for fighting for our freedom. While singing in church on Sunday and singing the Star Spangled Banner, I was overcome with the spirit and couldn't help, but tear up a bit! It's just a special time for me to look at my life and thank my Father in Heaven for all the things we have for living in this country and spending time with my family and friends!

Friendship

Recently, I have had a lot of thought on friendship and what it means to me as a person.
There are many so called "friends" in my life that I involve myself with here and there, but it's crazy how few is considered a TRUE friend of mine. It's made me realize the importance of friendship, who matters most to me in my life, and the things I want to do myself as a person to be the friend others would want. Here is a little poem I found that pretty much explains my thoughts on what a friend should be.


Friends

A friend is someone we turn to
when our spirits need a lift.
A friend is someone we treasure
for our friendship is a gift.
A friend is someone who fills our lives
with beauty, joy, and grace.
And makes the whole world we live in
a better and happier place.

- Jean Kyler McManus -