The Car Ride...

...18 hours. Split between two days. Sounds awful...but it was actually a lot of fun!

James slept (his head is not really this ginormous. It's just hard to get a good angle from the front seat!)


Connor watched movies


Marcus drove


I talked...and took pictures

Back In Texas

We're back in Texas.

Our trip went great! Marcus got some good recruits. The boys and I had a lot of fun!

Update complete with pictures to come later.

Day 2

Our boys did fantastic on the drive from Albequerque to Ephraim, and we only had to stop once (again) on the 9 hour drive. I guess Connor and James like long car rides. Thank goodness! We had a beautiful travel day and the roads were great. We're here safe and sound and ready for the busy week ahead.

The nerves have set in (for me anyway) for sure. When it really comes down to it Marcus' job depends on him running the company's summer sales program. He's confident about his ability to run the program (and so am I) but without recruits there's no team to sale...and this is the only week he's given to get his team put together! There's a lot of pressure on him right now (of course he's handling it like a champ). He's done all the preparations he can think of and should see good results from it all.

Good luck Hub! And if any of ya'll know anyone who's interested in selling in Dallas this summer give us a holla!

Day 1

We made it safely to Albequerque and the boys did fantastic! We only stopped once on our way here...it was awesome!

Tonight we went swimming at our hotel and Marcus got an appointment set up with two potential recruits for this coming Monday. In case you didn't know, we are on this trip solely for Marcus to be able to recruit his summer sales team...and me and the boys will get to have a little fun along the way!

We are a little anxious about the roads tomorrow (no bad weather...just possible icy/slushy roads from snow today). It will be nice to finally get to Ephraim tomorrow evening. Of course, we then will be anxious about Monday, and then the next day, and then the next day, until Marcus finally gets his team recruited. Wish him luck! He's been working hard for it!

Happy Valentine's Day (almost)

hope you have a good one!

Why Is It That

I always feel like I have so much to do before a trip?

I don't think packing is supposed to take nearly as much time as it takes me.

I don't think that it matters if my house is scrubbed top to bottom and every last item is organized and put away exactly where it belongs before I go out of town.

I guess I just like the feeling of having everything done and done well so I can be worry free when I'm away.

I'm probably a dork.

Now Tornado's REALLY scare me!

So looks like we dodged a bullet...but not without SERIOUS scary times! A funnel cloud developed almost right above us!!! The sirens started blaring and we grabbed our boys and took cover as best we could. My brother-in-law Scott does HAM radio and he called to give us an update while it was all going on. The cloud did not turn into a tornado...at least while it was in our area.

The storm is still going on just to the east of us and there are a ton of circulating clouds. We are out of the woods, though, it seems. We just put our boys back to bed and I'm ready to pack up and move (at least to a first story apartment! Too bad that's not going to happen any time soon).

Yikes!

Tornado's Scare Me

I know that my chances of actually ever being in a devestating tornado are pretty small...but still...tornado's scare me. Especially since I live in a second story apartment.

We have a tornado watch right now that doesn't expire until midnight. Right now I do not like living in Texas as much as I did yesterday.


This is an actual photo of a tornado that touched down about 90 minutes from us just a little while ago.

Weekend Recap

We had a great weekend! The weather was PERFECT if you ask me...mid-high 70's with a nice breeze...ahhh... We went on a couple of walks and spent a good amount of time outdoors. This morning we woke up to rain and I'm loving it!

I was able to get some of the things done in the apartment that I wanted to and Marcus was great to take the boys off of my hands so I could do so. He was even able to check a few things off of his to do list before we leave for Utah this Saturday. We went out to dinner Friday night and then I went to a baby shower for a friend of mine Saturday morning. I'd say this weekend was a great mix of fun and getting things done.

Everyday at our home ends with a bubble bath for our two dirty little boys. I have to admit that this is one of my most favorite times of each day. I snapped a few bubbly shots of the guys, and although I'm not a huge fan of posting pictures of my kids in the tub on my blog, I think these ones are ok...aren't they cute?! Connor couldn't resist doing his new "funny face"...he's a nut.



Well, we do leave for Utah this Saturday (and after our Christmas success we are driving again to save cash) so both Marcus and I have lots to get done between now and then! Here goes.

Today Is Friday!

I am so happy that today is Friday!

We've had a good week, but I'm looking forward to a productive and fun weekend! We have high 70's and sunshine and I'm in the mood to get my spring cleaning done. Marcus is going to spend lots of time playing with the boys and I'm going to scrub, de-junk, and finish decorating!

We'll be leaving for Utah next Saturday for Marcus' recruiting trip and we can all hardly wait! It will feel good to know I'm leaving a nice clean home behind.