Baby Jake

Today, we got pictures of Sweet Baby Jake! Every time I see a picture, he just gets cuter. He'll definitely be a heartbreaker!

I Can Scrapbook!

Friday night, I got to scrapbook with Andrea. I figured out why she does so much scrapbooking; it's because she is so much fun to scrapbook with that everyone wants to scrapbook with her. Due in large part to her instruction, I have finally created a page that looks good! I think I know what the appeal is to it all. I love documenting the memories I have with Isaac. Someday, our kids will look at the goofy pictures of their father and laugh about the silly poses that he made and how young he looked. I thought about making a scrapbook when I was in college, but now I have the motivation of journaling my memories with my sweetheart. It's so fun! A lot of warm feelings come with going through great pictures and having great conversation until late at night. I love it!

Change Is Comin' (Hopefully)

Today, I went to a job interview at Compass Bank. Wow, there is a whole other world out there! I really enjoy helping people with their finances and am perfectly content working in banking for the rest of my career, especially now that I know that there are places out there that will treat me much better than Texas Trust does. She told me that they will make their decision by next Friday, so I have my fingers crossed. If I don't get this job, at least I know that I should be looking more diligently than I am now. It is definitely time for a change!

Cannon Fodder

One of the many endearing things about Isaac is that he prides himself on making me laugh, especially during the times when I think I can't. He's my funny man.
He has been channeling his funny bone for yet another great purpose. Although he has done this his whole life, lately he has been very focused on cartooning. Today, he spoke with one of the editors of the UTA Newspaper about having a daily cartoon in the fall! The comic will be named "Cannon Fodder." We all dream about getting paid for what we love to do. Andrea gets paid to teach scrapbooking, Isaac gets paid to cartoon, and I get paid to do banking...oh wait.

Here We Go...

Ok, so I am doing the blog thing.
I figure this may redeem me from at least a few years of neglecting my journal, or who knows...I might actually enjoy writing a blog.
This past Thursday, I went to stake enrichment. I went expecting the cheesiest night of my adult life, but ended up loving it. Terri Pepper's class was definitely the highest point (not to say that arts and crafts time with Andrea was anything but enlightening). She talked about taking time out for yourself to develop your talents and create life experiences. She has started a list of 100 things that she wants to do in life. I decided to follow her example and start a list myself. I figured that a blog was a great place to keep my growing list.
1. Snorkel with the stingrays
2. Compile my family history
3. Write a personal history
4. Learn to play the guitar, or at least one song
5. Learn ceramics
6. Take a dance class with Isaac
7. Make a quilt (quilt it by hand)
8. Run in a race
9. Get a masters degree
10. Have a baby
11. Whale watch
12. Complete a scrapbook
13. Write a blog