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We watched Food Inc. this weekend. Oh. My. Gosh. It's a must see! Seriously. We were pretty healthy eaters to start with, but after watching this documentary, we're making some changes!

We're going to Weekend To Remember this weekend and I am so excited! I'm really looking forward to it! At the risk of sounding like a total weenie, this week has already been kind of hard a stressful, so having a wonderful weekend ahead is especially nice in the weak moments.

Life.

I'm praying for my husband hard core! I can't imagine how hard it must be to be unemployed while your spouse goes off to a dreaded job each day....and be stuck at home! He never complains, but I know it kills him. He is working so hard to get a job and he's still adjusting to a completely new way of life. He's amazing. I'm very fortunate.

We are so completely thankful and overwhelmed to be together and to be as blessed as we are; but we're still asking God for more. I'm, not sure if that's a good thing or a bad thing.

I wish I had something funny to say. Bummer. Maybe I'll call my big brother...he's sure to have a poop joke or something...

Lame Blogger

I've become such a lame blogger! I wish I had something awesome, inspiring or at least funny to post. I don't...sorry.

A few hundred dollars later and Killer is back! I hate car repairs and would rather spend hundreds of dollars on furniture or a purse, but it is what it is. We are thankful to have a car and glad that it didn't cost more. By the way, I really LOVE Christian Brothers Automotive-the one near me has amazing people working there who are honest and try to save the customer money.

The job hunt is still on! This has been a pretty frustrating week. Please pray especially for George. Pray that he will have hope, wisdom to know what to do and favor.

Happy weekend!

Long weekend life update.

I'm having a four day weekend and it's pretty great!

On Sunday. we had "big lunch" at my parents' house. Big lunch is just that, we married kids join up at mom and dad's for a BIG, loud, yummy lunch. My parents recently got Wii Fit Plus and we all had a blast trying out the different games and challenges. I wish I had taken pictures, some of it was just too funny!

Yesterday was a busy day and I was glad I had the day off to help out George (however I must confess, slightly bummed that my day off included waking up early and driving all over town). He had a job fair in the morning (well, actually, we were lied to and it was a three hour waste of time, but I guess that's beside the point), then we had a couple of hours to go home. After our brief break, we went downtown to UT for a meeting there and were supposed to go straight to our final job club immediately following. Job club was very important this time as it was a networking night and an opportunity for George to meet more people and get some good feedback.

Unfortunately, Killer, my wonderful, reliable car, decided to overheat before we could leave downtown and get to job club. BUMMER. Thankfully, my parents came to our rescue, but dad couldn't fix whatever the problem was. Thanks again, Mom and Dad!

Today, the car in the shop and we are at home. Things have been so busy lately, that this forced time at home has been really, really nice. We cleaned the apartment, did our Bible study together and are just hanging out.

I was tempted yesterday to lament, "Does anything go right for us?!" But God was bigger than my 'tude. Before I picked George up and my car quit on us, I felt like God was reminding me how far we have come and how blessed we are. For years I prayed to have my husband here and now, he is. God came through for us and I am so, so thankful. I was tempted to worry about how we would pay for a car repair and how I'll get to work, and what if job club was important and what about.... But God is just so much bigger than that. He has given us peace about all aspects of our future and we are choosing to trust and rely on Him and His provision. God is good.

First Couple Birthday

My Birthday was on Saturday and it was fabulous! For the first time, money wasn't quite as free flowing and gifts weren't as huge...but I had my man! That other stuff just really didn't matter. This is the 8th Birthday in the life of our relationship and the first one we've shared together! It was wonderful! I am truly enjoying every little first we have.

In other news, there seems to be a glimmer of hope in the job search for George-PLEASE PRAY!!

Love my man!

It's no secret that things are really, really hard on the job front right now. We're not sure what to do and at times feel like our options are exhausted. We are not without hope though and anxiously await our much needed breakthrough!

In comes my amazing husband! He is a constant source of support and encouragement, despite the stress he's experiencing in his job situation. He ALWAYS tells me how strong I am; he helps me in whatever way he can; he prays constantly; he cares about the little things that bother me......and he saves the red gummy bears for me. I am really blessed to have him and so glad we are together. The job stuff is hard, doing this alone would be harder.

Enough...

It's come down to this. I've felt it coming for a while....

The last straw.

I have become a pawn in a game a hate. An enabler to something I passionately oppose. I thought I could make a difference, but I can't. Things are getting worse, not better.

My friend Ellen often says, "Friends are for a reason, a season, or for life." I think that's true about a lot of things. Unfortunately, I think this season passed long ago.

Please pray for wisdom and discernment.

April!

Long time no post!

Things have been very busy. I've been working a lot and G is continuing on the job search roller coaster! We still don't have any good news, but continue to work towards our goals and try to have faith. We are frustrated, yet content. Being together through our struggles is just immeasurably better than being thousands of miles apart!

We had a great Easter with my family and feel very blessed to have them nearby. We're excited to think that more siblings could be headed our way in the next year or so! :)

I feel like this is a very boring post. Basically, we're still here, we're still hoping for change, we don't want to complain, things are hard, but we are blessed.