ReCap of my Flowers from Will the last 6 months of 2011!

07/14/2011



08/17/2011


08/28/2011


10/18/2011


11/03/2011


11/17/2011


12/09/2011


12/23/2011

Tacky Christmas Sweater Party

Last Saturday I went to a Tacky Christmas Sweater Party with some old friends, here are some pictures below!





~Special Thanks to Melissa who let me borrow her amazingly tacky sweater :)

Quilts...

Here are two pictures of a sports quilt mom and I made for a lady at church. It only took us 5 hours on saturday night and about 5 hours sunday morning!





This is a King size T-shirt quilt we are making. It still needs to be quilted and binding, but the top is very pretty!

Rest in Peace Grandpa Crawford

My Grandpa Crawford Passed away Wednesday morning at 1:38 a.m. He had a stroke about 2 months ago and hasn't improved. Dad and I went to see him in Arkansas at the hospital a month ago and he was paralyzed all along his left side, had a trachea in, and said part of his brain had died. He just slowly went down hill. We knew this day would come, and Tuesday they called in all the family because he was breathing very heavily. They gave him morhphine to ease his pain and we all just waited for him to go to Heaven.

This was the last picture of him with my grandma I have from July of 2008:

New Job Status

I just finished my second week at my new job and its starting to get better. I just like having a routine and knowing what I should be doing. I've got payroll down, and next week they are going to start me learning all the finances :/

More Flowers

My flowers I recently recieved from Will, I don't see him very often but these sure do brighten my day...

New job thoughts...

So I started my new job yesterday. I am not so sure about it yet. I sat through an orientation on the computer and they expect me to know everything?! and then today I have to file stuff that has never been filed and has been sitting on the desk at least a few weeks. Did I mention I HATE FILING. It is the worst. I didn't even get through today. Maybe its the getting up early lack of sleep, 12 hour days, not sure. I know I just have to perservere through the next few months and I need the experience but right now by body is fighting against all of the "right" things I should do. I am hormonal, cranky, exhausted, hungry, aggitated etc.

Guess what just came in the mail today....

MY DIPLOMA! I am officially completely done :) ahh so nice.

Quilting

These are two pictures of a quilt Jordan, Hayley, mom and I are making! mom is in the process of quilting it now then we have to do the border! It is so pretty I LOVE IT!
Whole quilt:



Close Up:



This is one quilt I have been working on for my cousin Tyler. It is a T-shirt Quilt of his old shirts. It is still a work in progress but I thought I'd add it on here.

Change

A lot has changed in the last month. I was finally referred to Dr. Huo at Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas for my knee. My appointment is September 15.

Also, I got a new job (well really a second job). It happened when I wasn't even looking last friday through my boss' boss. It is a part time position with Sodexo, they are a food service and housekeeping service that is environmentally friendly and also has different charitys and foundations it supports. It is known world-wide and I will be an Administrative Assistant! Since it is part time I will be working 8 a.m. - 12 p.m. there and then at the hospital 12:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.! Gonna be some long days but at least I still have weekends off and my health benefits still. They have two different offices, one a block from the hospital and the other is right down the hallway from where I work in the hospital! I should start next week. I am a little anxious starting something new and now having a routine down yet, butI am so grateful for the opportunity to do this and put it on my resume oh and the extra income is nice too.

Knee Swelling

So maybe running was a bad idea???





So today I went to the docotr and got my knee drained and more x-rays. He basically said to keep getting it drained until I will need a knee replacement. He suggested a knee brace that is specially made for me that will push my thigh and calf outward to relieve the pressure the bones are putting on each other since I don't have cartilage and its caused osteoarthritis and grade 4 condromalcia. I went and got measured for the brace (that id have to wear daily) and just got a call that because I havent met my deductible yet of 400 plus the cost i'd pay $550 WITH insurance! CRAZY! So It might be a little longer before I get it...

Guess no more running for me :(

Although It has sowllen 4 times in the past two months. Thats every other week. Takes a week to swell then goes down then swells again. I called in to work and am at home with it propped up on ice. Don't think my boss was too happy but oh well.

Also on the job front I havent gotten any more interviews or call backs, but I did apply to two new jobs through mother frances. One is in the Human Resources Department as an assistant recruiter and the other is an office assistant at the orthopaedic clinic. Yes the one I keep going back to. I hope something works out because I am in need of a change in jobs. I think everyone is tired of hearing me bitch about it everyday when i get off. I want to be a happy person and not fake. So I Need a new JOB! Hopefully there will be a new post soon about a interview :)

Today

Today I decided I wanted to start running again. Being in the 100's already this summer has made me feel like a big blob so this morning I went out for a run! Considering I haven't ran in forever I decided to start easy. A 5 minute warm-up, 10 minute run (pretty much a mile for me), then a 5 minute cool down, then stretching. I was worn out after these 20 minutes! Man am I out of shape! (Notice the red face!)

Recent Stuff Mom and I made

I just decided I better start keeping track of everything we are making!

These are for my Aunt Sue's Family that is due soon!

(I think on the dotted one we are going to ad one more yellow dot to the right middle. And we have one more bib to make too.)

My 26th Birthday

So this birthday just like last year we last minute decided to go enjoy a day at Hurricane Harbor! Brandon, Mom and I went and had a Blast! We all got a little too sunburnt, afterward I went shopping a little before heading back to Tyler. Once I got back Will took me to a delicous dinner at Bernards. I was so pooped out at that point I forgot to get pictures of us together :(

"Just Because" Flowers

Last week I got some "just because" flowers from Will. They are gorgeous and I love suprises like this when I have had a long day or week.

Another Interview

Today I had an interview at Mansions at the Cascades for a leasing agent for the apartments and town homes.

http://www.mansionsatthecascades.com

If you go to this website and click on 360 view the first ones are town homes and if you scroll to the bottom are the apartments.

I must say they are amazing luxury apartments. Crown molding, marble counters, hardwood floors, stainless steel appliances, etc.

The lady I interviewed with said I was only her second interview and she had appointments through all next week. Then they would pick a few for a second interview then there regional manager would come down for the last interviews. So I am one down. I hope they call me back although I am terrible at interviews. I get extremely anxious and nervous and my heart pounds so hard and I start sweating. It's bad.

She also said they take there employees on a trip once a year. Last year they went to SPAIN! Yes SPAIN! And this year they are going on a 7 day cruise to Mexico. Next year if I am lucky enough to get the job we would go to ........................

PARIS!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I can't even imagine. But I really want the job for the job. I think it'll be a new experience to not have a desk job. Please say a prayer for me and that if I do get called back for another interview that I can relax breath and speak clearly. Wish me luck!

Eden Grace Schmoldt

Congratulations to Melissa and Cary on their new baby girl! May 31, 2011 at 7:52 am, 7 lb 8 oz. 19 in
These are her hospital photos, SO PRECIOUS!













The Proud Brother!

Graduation photos

Here is a photo of me at graduation. Not a perfect pic because I won't get the actual picture until this weekend but this is just a peek!

WRECK

Brandon got in a wreck today. Everyone involved is ok and It wasn't his fault. A new light was put in, in the other direction there wasn't a stop light before so people aren't used to having to stop. Needless to say when my brother went straight on green the car ran the redlight and my brother hit him. The other car spun around and landed between the fence and a tree on the sidewalk of someones house. By the end of it all of the news stations were there. Here are pictures below.
(Brandons is the blue explorer. The other car is obviously totaled.









(There was another wreck there this morning 5/26 and it was worse than Brandons, their was a older lady on a stretcher and in a neck brace. I sure hope they do something to warn people about the light)

Interview Over

So I had my interview at 1:00. It did not turn out well I don't think. It was for a Membership sales Consultant at the Health and Fitness Center. I thought it sounded good considering my degree is in health and kinesiology! However, it involved everything sales and handling all of the accounts, also a ton of marketing and event planning. She kept pushing the sales and talking about how big of a deal it is and meeting goals were. Needless to say I was a little taken back when she started asking me marketing questions. So, I stuttered a little and stumbled on trying to get any words out because I was not expecting marketing and have never done it before. By the end she said they had 2 more interviews on wednesday before they made final call backs for the second interview. I am thinking about sending a letter saying thank you for the opportunity and taking the time out but I am going to persue me other opportunites.

Now what to look for...

I am a Graduate!

So I graduated on Friday the 13th! it only lasted an hour, but I am glad it is over. Now I need to focus on my interview on Monday. (My hat was so heavy from the rhinestones it kept falling back!)