Job Update

I did end up getting the job I interviewed for. It is doing in-house PR for Excel Eye Care Center. I start sometime next week. I will now be working two jobs trying to get us out of Matts parents house. Matt is working too but his current job will not give him a raise so he is looking for a new one.

On another exciting note.... Matt will be graduating in a week and a half. YAY!!!!!

Blessings

Matt and I have been so blessed the last few weeks. I was able to find a part time job working at Sportsman's Warehouse. It does not pay much but everything helps. While I was working a man from another company offered me an interview for a part time PR job. If I get it I will tell more. I do not want to jinx it. It is what I have been looking for. I love being a mom and I love working so, part time work is perfect for me. Then today we found out someone might be putting an offer on the house Matt is trying to sell. This will be his first since he has become a licensed Realtor. Last, my mom told Matt about a job in Salt Lake working for an oil company. This is good because my mom also works in the oil industry and has connections. This would be a great first out of college job. The oil industry pays well. We are praying this will all pan out.

The funny thing about all this is that I have been talking to a girl I work with about the blessings of paying tithing. She has a hard time paying money she. She can hardly take care of her family. I know that our blessings that concern money are directly related to paying tithing. What a great testimony it is to see such immediate blessings.

Eye Opener

I guess Matt and I got a little ahead of our selves by telling people about the baby we are expecting. As of June 28, 12 weeks along, the doctor could not find a heartbeat but she said she wanted to make sure; so she sent us down to imaging to get an official ultrasound and have the radiologist check. The baby did not make it past 9 weeks. We could see a head and limbs but he or she never had a heartbeat.

I have been devastated about it because I thought it would never happen to me. I was really naive. I thought it would be just like my first pregnancy and everything would go normal. I guess I should have never assumed it would be fine. I now know how a few of my friends have felt recently. We are just waiting now to see if my body will miscarry on its own or if I need to have a D&C done. Either way it is hard to deal with. I would never wish this on any one.

I feel like I lost a child that I have known for years. Who would have thought carrying a child for only 12 weeks would have made me so attached? I loved this child as much as I love Matthew and know I will have my chance to raise him or her someday in heaven.

I am scared and very sad but we will make it through this. I think I am still in shock but writing about makes me feel better. I guess it is the journalist in me. I just know that everything will work out in the end. I have already been blessed with a beautiful little boy who loves me and I love him.

Quick Update

I wanted to give everyone a quick update on how our family is doing. We achieved our goal in May of attending the temple every week. It was amazing and I love the feeling I get when I am there. Unfortunately, we have not been able to keep going every week. With being out of town and being sick it just has not been possible.

As for my getting in shape goal, I am going to have to put it on hold. Most of you know already that I am pregnant. I have been trying to walk with our new dog when I am not throwing up. I have even had to ask for prescription strength nausea medicine to keep me from being too sick.

I was able to visit my family over Father's Day but glad to come home.  We went boating and just spent time together as a family. I was also able to attend a good friends 50th birthday bash while I was home.

The worst part of our summer so far is that the majority of our friends have left for the summer. One of the couples we spend time with the most moved to Alaska and have no idea when they will be coming back. Our other friends should all be back at the end of the summer.

We are just planning on fishing and camping all summer. Everyone is invited to join us. I am hoping this will be a relaxing summer before we go from a family of three to a family of four.

I will keep everyone updated on the baby front. We will not find out what the sex is for a few more months but we are definitely find out. I am not patient enough to wait. 

Life Changing

We had the craziest weekend. We took a trip with friends to Matt's family ranch. The start of the trip is what made it so crazy. I believe in fate and this weekend helped confirm.

We took a different route than normal because we decided to eat at this amazing pizza place in Mt. Pleasant which took us through Spanish Fork canyon. We normally take I-15 to Nephi but my husband must have been inspired. We rolled into highway 89 having a great time and chatting with friends when...a car coming toward us flashed its lights. We figured there was a cop up ahead but that was not the case.

As soon as we saw we knew something was wrong. We pulled up to a two car crash and both cars were smashed up pretty good. We were the second or third car to arrive at the scene. Matt immediately got out of his car and went to check it out. We let Matt go alone so we would not be in the way. He is EMT certified. He comes back to us a few moments later and tells us there was a small child trapped in one of the cars and his mom was likely dead. His mom had been pulled out of the car and first responders were performing CPR. Matt rips a crowbar out of the truck and runs back to where the baby was. He and a few others had to pry the smashed in door off car to get the baby out.

In the end, the mother died on the scene and the baby had two broken collar bones and a broken leg. The driver of the other car had a few scrapes but was fine. You can read about the whole incident on KSL.com
 


I didn't even know the people in the crash but I was really emotional. I just kept thinking that it could have been us and our baby. I then thought about the baby growing up not knowing his mother. The whole situation was so sad.

The New Me

I have decided to get serious about working out again. I used to work out like crazy before I had Matthew. I have been a slacker. I am in no way thinking I am fat but I am not happy with all the loose skin from having a baby. My pants are also starting to fit tighter than they did just six months ago.  My love handles have increased quite a bit and not too attractive.

I have decided to track my progress on my blog. For some odd reason it makes me feel more accountable for what I do. Here are some before pictures that I hope will be changing in the near future.

As for what I am doing to get healthy, I have started a kickboxing class. I have been to the class three times and I am already getting stronger. I am also doing some out of class exercises since I only go to class twice a week. I have been trying to do abs and push-ups everyday.

The class includes an intense ab and arm workout:

• Sit-ups
• Leg lifts
• Scissors
• Plank (Knees to Elbow)
• Push Ups (Regular, Diamond)

After we warm up with all of that we start doing punches and kicks. We spar with the teacher and each other and then we practice on the bags. It is really fun and makes me feel tough.

Temple Goal

Matt and I have decided to attend the temple once a week for a month. It is amazing how hard it is to go regularly. We can see the temple from our house and yet once a month is as good of an attempt we have made. I am really excited about doing this and seeing the blessings that come from our dedication.

The reason for us doing this is because we are sort of lost. I am not working but I know what I want to do. Matt will be graduating in December but does not know what he wants to do with his degree. He does know that he wants to own his own business some day but not sure what kind of business. If he could fish as a job he would be happy.

I really want to work in sports. Specifically I want to do community relations for a university or professional team. I am currently doing an internship with the Arena Football League but if I want it to turn into a job we would have to move. I am okay with it but Matt needs some convincing.

If anyone would like to take this challenge with us please do. We have not decided what day we will be doing it but it will probably be early Monday morning or after 5 on Thursdays.

Ideas

I need some story ideas for my internship! I am working on three different stories right now but I need some inspiration. If you have any ideas or good blog ides please let me know. It does not have to be a long story every time.  For example I am doing a Top 5  People To Watch This Season. Anything would be great to get the creative juices flowing.

Opportunity to Hone My Skills

Yesterday I received a call from the Arena Football League following up on and internship I applied for a while back. They interviewed me over the phone for about 30 minutes and then asked me to send over some writing samples. I sent them some of the feature stories I wrote when I worked at USU. I guess they liked what they read because this morning they decided to bring me on as a beat writer. I will be going to games for the Utah Blaze and writing inside stories about the athletes. I hope this helps me get enough experience that I can eventually work full time for one of the professional teams in Utah.

I will keep everyone updated on the stories I write. Let me know what you like and do not like. Feedback is a journalists best friend.