New Beginnings

New Beginning 1.     I love this time of year. Summer is coming to an end and Fall will be here very soon. Halloween is right around the corner and I can't wait to put Alexa in her first Halloween costume! She is going to look so cute. I had to order her costume online and it won't be here till the 23rd of this month, but as soon as I get it she is trying it on haha. :)

New Beginnings 2.     Matthew and I are going to Lake Tahoe to spend Thanksgiving with the Fairbanks and the Johnsons. It's going to be so much fun! I have only been to Lake Tahoe one time, but that was 9 years ago when my parent's and I went for their 20th wedding anniversary in September. Tomorrow, they will be celebrating their 29th Anniversary and I'm going to make them a carrot cake tonight. :)

New Beginning 3.     I'm almost down to my pre-pregnancy weight.  I have been eating a lot healthier and I have been running a lot. I can run for 25 minutes straight. I know I could run longer, but I get bored and want to go back home to Matthew and Alexa haha. My deadline to be back to my pre-pregnancy weight is New Years Day, and I'm very confident that I will make it. :)

New Beginning 4.    Our neighbors are getting married today!!!! I have known them for a little over a year and they have been engaged since December. They are such a fun couple! They don't party or drink and they love playing the card game Golf! They were the ones who introduced us to that game and now we play it all the time! We always go on walks together with our dog's and soon they will be trying for a baby! :) Our friendship is like the show Friends because they come over and walk in whenever haha. Matthew and I like that. They are paying for most of the wedding, so I let Christy borrow my wedding jewelry because it can be very expensive. I can't wait to see her walk down the isle!! It's going to be a great night! I will miss Alexa, but like Matthew said, I will be with her everyday very soon. :) Not only am I super happy for our friends, but its date night and I love dressing up! I bought a super cute dress at Forever 21 and I can't wait to get off work at 2 to start getting ready for tonight! :)

New Beginning 5.     On another happy note my last day of work will be September 29th. I decided to quit my job and be what I have always wanted to be, a stay at home mom!!!! :) I'm super excited!!! I love Alexa so much and soon I will get to be with her and Matthew all the time! :) I can't believe she is already 7 months old. This time last year I was trying to fit my belly into costumes. She is growing up so fast. Her two bottom teeth have already sprouted from her gums. :) I still can't believe I have a daughter, and soon she will be calling me mom or mama. I feel so lucky because life is perfect right now, or will be in 2 weeks haha. I have the best husband and daughter I could have asked for, and I love them very much! :)

On My Lunch

45 days left today and I will be 34 weeks on Monday!
The Resident's that I provide activities for are having a baby shower for me next Wed. About 65 ladies have already said they were coming. It's going to be fun! :) I can't wait to have Alexa here!

I'm tired and it's raining hard outside. It's about 1:09 and I don't get to leave work until 6. :( I wouldn't mind it so much if I had things to do. I only have one activity going on today and it starts at 5, so until then it's going to be a pretty slow day.

Just thought I'd share

Halloween Party

Last night my work had a Halloween party for the residents so Matthew and I dressed up as Batman and Bat girl. It was fun!

Nifty Fifty Party!

This Party was one of my activities that I planned and it was a 50's night for the residents. As you can see we all had a great time!

New Job!

If you all remember I had an interview about 2 weeks ago and I found out today I got the job for the second time! I know the "second time" doesn't make sense so I will explain. First of all it took a while to hear back the first time cause she had a few more interviews to do and she was supposedly going to tell me last Monday if I got it or not, but the guy she needed to speak with was on vacation and that she will call me either way by Thursday at the latest. Well on Monday last week I found out that I was pregnant so I had a choice to tell or not to tell the lady who might hire me. I finally came to the conclusion to be honest with her since I knew her from Matthew's previous property he worked for. I figured that yeah I could have told her after she hired me, but I would hate to put her in that situation. I didn't know what to do because I wanted this job, but I also knew what my heart was telling me and that was to just be honest no matter what happens. On Thursday she called and immediately I told her that I was pregnant and that I completely understood if she didn't want to hire me now. She was very grateful that I told her the truth and that she really wanted me for the position! So that was the first time I got the job. She said that I would have been a great person to work with and that I would have been great with the residents, but she understood that family comes first. She told me that she has never been in this situation so she was going to talk with someone and see what they say about it. Well today she called and asked me if I still would like the position, so now I got the job for the second time! She said that she knows I may not stay after the baby is born, but that maybe my mind may change if I need the money at the end of 8 months and I totally agreed. She said I will be perfect for this job and the fact that I'm pregnant did not change her mind in any way. I told her that I was really grateful because I was already thinking that she was going to hire someone else since it would be in her best interest to hire someone to stay for a long time. She understood but she really wanted me for this job.
So I took the job and I will be starting the job around July 20th! I'm really excited to get started! I will be a part time Activities Director for a 55+ apartment community! Funny how life works out when you least expect it!