Urban Chic

Ah, the life of a working girl. I was recently blessed with the most BOMB job ever, for so many reasons! I am working as the receptionist for an environmental consulting firm. So many amazing people, doing amazing things. I get to wear jeans (AH-MAZING!). The do in house catering all the time, I'm never hungry. Take today... breakfast AND lunch. Oh, did I mention the gym? Yep, free gym access on the 1st floor. I have a great friend who I work with, she rocks. It's downtown, which I LOVE! So urban, ya know? ;)

Anyhow, welcome to my humble abode for 40 hours a week.

This is where I sit. Awesome, right? Off to the left, you see my smoothie made my my most loving husband for me this AM, next to my water bottle (the water bottle is awesome free schwag from my awesome job). Then there is my sweet dual screen monitors, proudly displaying the cuteness of Amy. And then the PHONE. My job security. That and my charming personality. Such a winning combination. :)

This is what everyone gets to see when they walk in. Envision ME in that chair. The candy jar is off to the left. Yep, I bribe my coworkers to be my friends with candy. Don't judge me. I'm a newbie.

Hope you loved the tour!

Maryland

This is the beginning of my valiant effort to resume blogging. I don't really have a ton to blog about, but here goes anyways.

About a month ago, I made an impromptu trip to the East Coast to visit with my family out there, as well as attend a funeral. My sweetest sister in law ever even said we could have Michael's 3rd Birthday party while I was out there, too! The week was jam packed full of playing, snuggling, laughing, chasing, dancing, and being the silliest little auntie and nephew/niece we could be. Alas, picture taking was not our first priority, so only the following two pictures came about.

The kid is a ton of fun. This was my valiant effort to show Christian that he was having fun with the toys that we got him. However, I think that the fact that I could hardly get him to sit still to take a picture while he played is more proof that he liked them.

Seriously? Could YOU ever say "no" to him?! I think not! This little stud of a boy got to come along on a fabric store trip with us, and what a trooper! He got to sit in the cart and play with Aunt Lisa's purse! Lucky dog. I look away for a second, and he had found my glasses, and was rockin' them like it was no big deal.

Hannah was sweet enough to let me sit in on a picture or two of the kids while they got their 3 year (Michael) and 6 month (Amy) pictures done. Those little gems are soon to follow. Don't you fret, my little pets.

Maybe

Maybe I'll come out of hibernation to say this, and only this. I love my niece. Exibit A:

Amy is the ultimate cuddle bug, and the best snuggler EVER. When i was out in Maryland for a week, I fell desperately in love with this little princess. I got this little gem on my phone last night, and it physically took my breath away. And since it's MY blog, you get to see it too. Lucky dog.

Maybe if Christian and I decide to document all of the exciting life changes that have been happening, I'll post about those too. Let's face it, though. Amy and Co. is where it's at.

So, on that note, goodbye my lovelies. Enjoy your St. Patty's Day!

Life as I Know it

Hello, Blog. My name is Lisa, and once upon a time, we were good friends. Please don't feel neglected. I have been at a loss for words. Please be my friend as I struggle back to life via this keyboard.

Please keep in mind that this blog post will be deeply personal, and extremely selfish. But, it IS my blog. So I will be unapologeticly selfish.

I have been under the impression recently that I should have it all figured out. I am 23 years old, have been living on my own for 4+ years, married, financially independent. I should know what I am doing, where I am headed, and when I will get there. I should be secure enough with myself that when people wrong me, I am fine. Things should roll off my back. When I am treated unfairly, I should remember that I have an incredible mom, dad, brothers. A husband who will do ANYTHING if it means my happiness. Extended family who will, and who have, dropped everything to give me a call. Because those are the things that matter. My nephew who is the most studly of all 2 year olds. HE matters. Those other people? Not so much. I should know that. I shouldn't worry about other things.

But I do.

And you know what I am learning? That it's okay. It's okay to occasionally handle situations wrong. It's okay to not know what to say all the time, and to take a few minutes to process information. And it's okay to be offended when people who should care about you, don't care. And, for me, above all else, it's okay to cry. It's okay to not have it all together. You know why? Because I have an incredible mom, dad and brothers. A husband who will do ANYTHING if it means my happiness. Extended family who will, and who have, dropped everything to give me a call. And for that studly little nephew, and his equally precious little sister who is having her last few moments with Heavenly Father before honoring us with her presence. I am so blessed. I am on this journey of self discovery, of learning who I am, what I like to do (went to yoga tonight... and LOVED it!! Who would have thought??), what makes me happy. And I am learning to act on these things. I am learning to be true to myself.

Am I ahead of the game, am I trailing behind, while others are already soaring through the finish line? Does it matter? Not to me. I am on my own journey, my own path. And as far as I am concerned, I am right on schedule.

2 years (and then some)

Seeing as its been an awfully long time since I posted an actual post, we have a lot to catch up on. We moved, lost access to the world wide web with said move, played all summer, enjoyed Logan in the fall, spent Turkey Day with Christian's family, travelled far and wide (California) to celebrate the birth of our Savior, spent loads of time with family and friends, and have spent January detesting the snow with every fiber of my being. Fun recap, huh? Well, during afore mentioned celebration of Christ, my lovely parents loaned us their monitor, so we could rig up a computer to use. We tapped into some Internet... and wa-la! We have communication with the "dear void" (name that movie). Have we been missing anything?

"Sometimes I wonder about my life. I lead a small life - well, valuable, but small - and sometimes I wonder, do I do it because I like it, or because I haven't been brave? So much of what I see reminds me of something I read in a book, when shouldn't it be the other way around? I don't really want an answer. I just want to send this cosmic question out into the void. So good night, dear void." (okay, if you don't know the movie now, we shouldn't be friends. Just sayin')

January also marked year 2 of our eternal union. Anyone who knows me knows that any cause for celebration is good enough for me. Let's party! So, in honor of the milestone, we went out on town. (Keep in mind, said town is Logan... not too many options.) We went to dinner (thank you, gift cards!!), then to the movies (again, thank you, gift cards!!!) to see Avatar. From a completely anti sci-fi point-of-view, and from a lover of romantic comedies near and far, the movie was pretty good.

Let me say this, though. When you spend 2+ hours engrossed in a 3 D rain forest, and come out for 6+ inches of snow, its a tough reality. Sadly, the following picture is the only one that was taken of the whole night. Enjoy.

i hate winter. But I love my husband. HAPPY 2 YEARS!

p.s. and a happy return to blogging :)

Hello, 2010!!

This is a quickie, just to let the blogging world (Hi, Mom! Hi Hannah! Think that's it...) know that we are live here in Logan! Found some Internet to tap into for now. Once we upload some pics, we will be blogging fools, once more. :)

MIA

I know, I know... we have been totally MIA. And, I'll just start with, no, no pictures today. I am currently freezing my butt off in the library so I can effectively communicate with all of you blog-watchers out there (so I may be talking to myself.. no matter). Anyways, Update #1: we moved out of Grandma's basement, and into a cozy little apartment. (no Internet currently)Update #2: We have been out of town A LOT lately, and are glad to be home a little now. Update #3 I met Noah Mavy. For real, in the flesh. Ahh... to live in CA. Update #4: I love Christan, A LOT. guess that's not an update...
We have pictures to document all of these updates, and pictures of The Nephew horseback at a rodeo, and all of them need to get on the blog. I am aware, and am formulating a plan. For now, just love us and our simple, Internet-free lives. :)