Free Muppet! (With purchase of a vehicle)

We got a new vehicle! It's AWD & safe and I'm in LOVE. We traded in both of our 2 wheel drive vehicles for this one since Mr. Wonderful has a work truck & a Zombie-Apocalypse-Mobile.  I finally will be able to maneuver down the road when Mother Nature throws her worst at our side of Colorado. 

It's a Toyota Venza! I can just hear most of you saying " its a whaa???" It's about the same size as a Ford Edge. Still nothing? 

How about this? Does this help?

Love love LOVE this car!!

If its pink or sparkly. Yes, I want it!

This month has been crazy busy! 

I started another at home business! I had been thinking about it for a while and one day, we just decided it was time for me to JUMP!  So jump I did!

So here I am, a new independent designer for Origami Owl!  (<-- That's the link to my website! Check it out!)  It's honestly an awesome company to be a part of! 

I mean really.. how can I not want to be a part of this?!  It was started by a 14 year old girl with a dream of buying a car on her 16th birthday, and it has blossomed into a successful organization & its still pretty new!  I've already had a pretty positive response from people when I talk about it.  I hope it will be successful, giving me a sense of belonging no matter where we end up (at least it will force me to meet new people).

Staying positive & motivated is hard for anyone when faced with new obstacles, but I'm looking forward to the new challenges!

I've decided to make this my mantra.

Fingers crossed! Here goes nothing!

Christmas Time!!

Alright, So I'm a bit late in catching you all up on the holidays & whatnot.  Here goes: Christmas time out here is a magical time of year! We get snow, there are small town tree lighting ceremonies- the works!

This year we attended the lighting of the Hotel Colorado! It was magical... And FREEZING!! 

I will say, that this really put me in the holiday spirit!  

Our first 2014 Guests! oh.. and Flu Season.

January brought Aunt Mary & Uncle Doug to our house! It was wonderful to get to spend some extra time with them!  They both arrived feeling extra marginal.. and continued to get more sick so we made them stay until they were healthier before we sent them over to the front range to see the family. 

Thankfully, I was smart & got the flu shot.  (Say what you will.. I didn't get sick!)  Mr. Wonderful refuses to get them and is pretty sure that the Flu just doesn't like him.  He hardly gets sick, but when he does... look out world!

I figured since I'm in retail now (and around germy random strangers all day) that I should do everything I can to not get/ bring cooties home with me. 

Good news! I learned how to make Cream Puffs! They were delicious! See how yummy they look??

Movin on up!

I got a promotion! I'm now a Sales Team Leader! Basically I'm mini- manager, under the Assistant Manager and the Store manager, but it's still a move up! The shifts are better since they're a little longer- I don't have to work as many days a week (which in the winter means less driving in the snow since my commute looks like this quite a few days a month).

And this on other days! 

And some days it's like this! Yes, that's a herd of elk. 

I'm working on liking it. In all truth & honestly... I don't love it- in fact, I think I hate it.  But maybe, once I find my "groove" it will be okay.

Currently I'm plagued with catty-bitches (yea, I said bitches... twice in fact!) One in particular is saying not so friendly things behind my back and smiling to my face. Thankfully, I believe in karma, so I've put it behind me. I'll stick with it just to piss her off even more. Its the stubborn streak from my Swedish/ Norwegian/ Irish/ Scottish side.

Don't worry, I'll keep you posted with my progress. 

:)

Hibernation.. It's what happens in the winter.

I must apologize for my temporary hibernation. I just realized I haven't written since the end of November! The holiday season in retail-land kept me very busy working 6 days a week (I think they must like me or something.)

This place has been covered in snow for what feels like forever!

In December, we got to spend some time in Vegas with my brother & his family.  We had a wonderful time!  It was so nice to be able to be with them for so many days in a row!   We even got to go see a Cirque show! (Thanks again Scott & Michelle! It was incredible!) 

Getting to be nearer to family (even for a short time) has just reinforced for me the feeling that The Western Slope is not our forever place. I want to be near family. It's so important. I miss them terribly when we don't get to see them often enough. ❤️