Dear Hair, Please be this long again! XOXO- Laura

My job!

Well, I started my new job one week ago today. This first week has been slow going, and I wasn't sure at first, but things are picking up and I think I will really like it once I get into it. Everyone is really nice and one of my coworkers actually knows my dad. In the course of one year I will have the opportunity to travel to Atlanda, Georgia, Las Vegas, Nevada, Washington, D.C., and Jackson Hole, Wyoming.

Oh...and did I mention that I work in a castle ;)

2011 So Far!

We're only half way through the year and I already feel like 2011 has been quite the journey!

January: I woke up on New Year's Day with a call that Jason's dad had been taken to the hospital in an ambulance and soon found out it was Meningitis. I spent the first 10 days of my year at Jason's side in the hospital, praying that his father was alright. He ended up pulling through and is still working on a full recovery. I started my last semester at the U of A and tested for my Brown One belt.

February: I was super sick the first two weeks of February. I was even sick on Valentine's Day...my favorite day of the year. The weekend after I got better Jason and I headed to California to watch his kids at Compete Nationals. From there we headed to Disneyland to celebrate a delayed Valentine's Day.

March: Jason began working on opening his second business and I began searching for "real" jobs. Jason found a location and I helped him begin moving stuff into the business.

April: I gave a huge presentation for the Dean of Agriculture's retiree farewell and made a connection at the meeting who offered me a job. Jason and I celebrated our two-year anniversary by spending the day on Patagonia Lake.

May: I found out that my hopeful job had fallen through and graduated a week later. I had an amazing graduation party but felt bummed out that I did not have a job lined up. Jason officially opened his second business.

June: I helped out at VBS! My nephew was born! AND BEST OF ALL? I GOT A JOB!

What's left for the year?
Well first, I need to actually start my job. I also need to find a new place to live. I really want to decorate a place and make it feel like it is all MINE! I'm hoping to find a place that will let me throw some paint on the wall and put some holes in the wall...we'll see what happens.

In two weeks I test for red belt...my last colored belt before black belt! I can't believe I've been training so long! It feels like I just started!

I've started making hair flowers and headbands. I want to stock pile for awhile and try to sell them around Christmas.

I'm very excited to see what the rest of 2011 brings!

Life (Warning:choppy- didn't feel like editing)

This week ended up being COMPLETELY different than I expected. I had planned on helping at Vacation Bible School in the mornings, applying for jobs all day, then taking karate at night. Things happened as planned on Monday and Tuesday, but I was thrown for a loop on Wednesday.

I was just waking up on Wednesday when my phone rang. It was my mom saying that Sara was in labor (about a month early)! I had already committed to VBS so I was going to help there then head straight to Gilbert. While I was teaching at VBS I got a phone call but had to ignore it because I was teaching. On the way home to pack to head to Gilbert I listened to my voicemail...it was someone wanting an interview! I called and tried to schedule it for Monday, but ended up having to wait till the next morning.

Thursday I woke up and headed to my interview. It went REALLY well! I am supposed to be hearing back Monday or Tuesday. After my interview I headed straight to Gilbert to meet my new nephew! He is perfect and absolutely adorable. I spent the afternoon at the hospital, holding Crewe, playing with Maecy, and chatting with my family. While at the hospital the UA called me for an interview! After the hospital I went and saw Julia and her family.

Friday morning my mom and I went to Denny's and then Khol's to buy me some more interview/ (hopeful) work clothes. We decided to run into Office Max and while we were there I ended up buying a new laptop! It was completely unplanned, but they had the laptop I wanted and gave it to me for 33% off! I couldn't refuse. I came home and set up the laptop and then hung out with Julia again. After that I headed back to Tucson.

Today I woke up and headed to Jason's. We were planning on having a really productive day, but instead we ended up playing ping pong with his parents for a few hours. Now I'm just chilling at home apartment searching.

I'm OBNOXIOUS!

I got a new computer and as always, there are a few things left to figure out on it... my computer was nice enough to capture one of those moments ;)

What you have caught on film is captured forever... it remembers little things, long after you have forgotten everything.

I have always been a picture addict. I love taking pictures, framing pictures, AND NOW I LOVE EDITING PHOTOS.