Friday, June 19, 2009
Happy Day!
Since I know all of you have been worried sick about this, I'll put your minds at ease.... Devon and I FINALLY got to use our Seven Peaks passes. Since it looks like rain tomorrow, we decided to try late this afternoon and it was PERFECT!! We had a blast! Warm weather, short lines and fun rides, who could ask for more??? And to top it all off we were able to eat dinner out on the deck, on our new patio set. It's really beginning to fell a lot more like summer!
Tuesday, June 16, 2009
Employed, and armed with a new patio set.
So I have a job. A real, 40-hour-a-week one.
It's not a great one. In fact, I'm not all that excited about the job itself, but it is nice being numbered among the ranks of the employed again.
I got hired by P****** Security, one of those Utah County security system sales companies. I'm going to be a supervisor in their customer service call center. The starting wage is mediocre and I'll probably be working a crappy evening shift, but at least I'll have a full-time paycheck coming in again. I start training on Monday.
In other news, Annette and I used some of our wedding gift money to buy a nice seven-piece patio set. We found a great deal on one through Wal-Mart and went to buy it yesterday. Unfortunately we grossly overestimated the size of the car and realized soon after leaving the store that it was going to be a real trick getting the bigger of two boxes in.
In somewhat of an embarrassing but nice turn of events, a kind lady with a suburban was driving by at the time. She asked if we lived close and said she'd be happy to have us load the two big boxes into her car and drive them to our house for us. Rather than wrestle with the box for 45 minutes we swallowed our pride and accepted her offer.
A day later I have finished assembling the six chairs and one table and it looks great! Six-and-a-half foot sun umbrella included. Maybe we'll get a chance to break it in when the weather clears up this weekend.
It's not a great one. In fact, I'm not all that excited about the job itself, but it is nice being numbered among the ranks of the employed again.
I got hired by P****** Security, one of those Utah County security system sales companies. I'm going to be a supervisor in their customer service call center. The starting wage is mediocre and I'll probably be working a crappy evening shift, but at least I'll have a full-time paycheck coming in again. I start training on Monday.
In other news, Annette and I used some of our wedding gift money to buy a nice seven-piece patio set. We found a great deal on one through Wal-Mart and went to buy it yesterday. Unfortunately we grossly overestimated the size of the car and realized soon after leaving the store that it was going to be a real trick getting the bigger of two boxes in.
In somewhat of an embarrassing but nice turn of events, a kind lady with a suburban was driving by at the time. She asked if we lived close and said she'd be happy to have us load the two big boxes into her car and drive them to our house for us. Rather than wrestle with the box for 45 minutes we swallowed our pride and accepted her offer.
A day later I have finished assembling the six chairs and one table and it looks great! Six-and-a-half foot sun umbrella included. Maybe we'll get a chance to break it in when the weather clears up this weekend.
Monday, June 15, 2009
A Little Bitter....
Back in the good ole' days when Devon and I both had jobs we decided to purchase 7 Peaks season passes. When we lost our jobs, we thought we'd lucked out, we may not have any money this summer, but we'd at least have one good date activity that wouldn't cost us anything more than what we've already paid out. All and well and good, except it won't stop raining!!! And the days it's not raining, it's certainly not warm enough to go walking around in nothing but our swimming suits. We're still holding out hope that Utah might show a few symptoms of summer before the end of August!
Tuesday, June 9, 2009
My First Post
Devon's being bugging me all day to post something....Since he's gone to all the work of making this our blog instead of just his, I'd better oblige. Besides that these last few months (especially the last few weeks) have been pretty eventful.
It all began a few months ago....Devon and I decided that we were going to get married. I've been married previously, so I knew I needed to start working on the process for my temple sealing cancelation. I contacted my ex and met with the bishop before we were officially engaged. We felt good setting a date, as we would have 4 1/2 months to get everything done. Things went smoothly, we got letters from everyone in less than a month. Everything was then turned into my Stake President. This is where the fun began. I contacted the stake executive secretary multiple times to get an appointment. Each time I was informed the Stake President was busy, but would try to get me 'next week.' After a few weeks of this, the stake split and my ward became part of a newly organized stake. Apparently my former Stake President wanted my new Stake President to handle this, hence why the executive secretary kept putting me off. Finally after a month of trying I had an appointment with the Stake President! At the meeting he told me he was going out of town and would write the letter and submit the paperwork as soon as he got home. With a month and a half to go I was notified, by my bishop, that the paperwork had been submitted. Everyday I was out checking the mail. With about 3 weeks to go till we were getting married, I still had nothing. Worry turned to fear when Devon and I were hiking down from the Y on May 6th. We ran into my Bishop, who informed us that my Stake President hadn't actually sent in the paperwork because he was waiting for his official church stationary. We were assured that someone would be contacting Salt Lake.
Just two weeks before the wedding we received official notification that the paper work had been received by the First Presidency and that we could call on Friday (just one week before the wedding) to see if it had been reviewed yet. On Friday I received a call that there was no word on my paperwork, but we could check back Tuesday. On Tuesday, we were told that a decision was possible on Thursday. My hopes of heading off to California worry free were shattered. But I still had hope for something to come through Thursday.
About half way to California on Wednesday I received a call from my Bishop that he had just spoken to the First Presidency's office and my sealing had been canceled!!!! They had even agreed to call the Newport Beach Temple and verbally give permission for us to be sealed, since there wouldn't be time to mail a letter to me. We were ecstatic!!!!!!!! Then after about 2 hours worth of phone calls to the temple, sealers, stake presidents, our family and friends, everything was set!
I heard it said, and even experienced it, that every wedding has a wedding day disaster. Ours was a wedding week disaster that had a very happy ending. After that everything else went perfectly. Minus some June Gloom, our wedding day we wonderful. I was able to marry the man that I love, in a place that would allow us to be sealed forever. I never realized how much I took getting married in the temple for granted. It's just something that you do. It wasn't until there was a chance of it not happening that I really realized how much it meant to me.
I'm not really sure how to judge the actual length of this post, but I'm thinking it's pretty long. So, I'll have to give more details about the wedding, receptions and honeymoon later. :)
It all began a few months ago....Devon and I decided that we were going to get married. I've been married previously, so I knew I needed to start working on the process for my temple sealing cancelation. I contacted my ex and met with the bishop before we were officially engaged. We felt good setting a date, as we would have 4 1/2 months to get everything done. Things went smoothly, we got letters from everyone in less than a month. Everything was then turned into my Stake President. This is where the fun began. I contacted the stake executive secretary multiple times to get an appointment. Each time I was informed the Stake President was busy, but would try to get me 'next week.' After a few weeks of this, the stake split and my ward became part of a newly organized stake. Apparently my former Stake President wanted my new Stake President to handle this, hence why the executive secretary kept putting me off. Finally after a month of trying I had an appointment with the Stake President! At the meeting he told me he was going out of town and would write the letter and submit the paperwork as soon as he got home. With a month and a half to go I was notified, by my bishop, that the paperwork had been submitted. Everyday I was out checking the mail. With about 3 weeks to go till we were getting married, I still had nothing. Worry turned to fear when Devon and I were hiking down from the Y on May 6th. We ran into my Bishop, who informed us that my Stake President hadn't actually sent in the paperwork because he was waiting for his official church stationary. We were assured that someone would be contacting Salt Lake.
Just two weeks before the wedding we received official notification that the paper work had been received by the First Presidency and that we could call on Friday (just one week before the wedding) to see if it had been reviewed yet. On Friday I received a call that there was no word on my paperwork, but we could check back Tuesday. On Tuesday, we were told that a decision was possible on Thursday. My hopes of heading off to California worry free were shattered. But I still had hope for something to come through Thursday.
About half way to California on Wednesday I received a call from my Bishop that he had just spoken to the First Presidency's office and my sealing had been canceled!!!! They had even agreed to call the Newport Beach Temple and verbally give permission for us to be sealed, since there wouldn't be time to mail a letter to me. We were ecstatic!!!!!!!! Then after about 2 hours worth of phone calls to the temple, sealers, stake presidents, our family and friends, everything was set!
I heard it said, and even experienced it, that every wedding has a wedding day disaster. Ours was a wedding week disaster that had a very happy ending. After that everything else went perfectly. Minus some June Gloom, our wedding day we wonderful. I was able to marry the man that I love, in a place that would allow us to be sealed forever. I never realized how much I took getting married in the temple for granted. It's just something that you do. It wasn't until there was a chance of it not happening that I really realized how much it meant to me.
I'm not really sure how to judge the actual length of this post, but I'm thinking it's pretty long. So, I'll have to give more details about the wedding, receptions and honeymoon later. :)
Monday, June 8, 2009
Real life...
The honeymoon is over. We're back at a normal Utah County elevation near a more normal sized lake. I've got a few scattered items I still have to get from my parents' house, but other than that I'm moved in and will start the slow process of unpacking.
Over too is the ice cream reception, though if you need any chocolate syrup let us know... we've got enough to last us through the millenium.
So I'm back to picking up whatever part-time money I can scorekeeping softball or refereeing or whatever. I have two referee evaluation camps coming up in the next couple of weeks. If I do well at those I'll hopefully get a few more varsity games this next basketball season.
And... back applying for jobs. Yes, we'd almost forgotten we were unemployed but were reminded when we realized we didn't have to get up and go to work this morning.
Let the real fun begin!
Over too is the ice cream reception, though if you need any chocolate syrup let us know... we've got enough to last us through the millenium.
So I'm back to picking up whatever part-time money I can scorekeeping softball or refereeing or whatever. I have two referee evaluation camps coming up in the next couple of weeks. If I do well at those I'll hopefully get a few more varsity games this next basketball season.
And... back applying for jobs. Yes, we'd almost forgotten we were unemployed but were reminded when we realized we didn't have to get up and go to work this morning.
Let the real fun begin!
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