Jobs, TV's, etc...

Thank you all for your sweet comments after my big disappointment! I truly do feel better about it all. I've already applied for two different research jobs for the summer and maybe next semester. One of my professors has just been SO sweet and supportive. She REALLY doesn't want me to give up. She's the one recommending all of the jobs for me, and putting in a good word.

Emerson's been a sweetheart too. I don't think he knows quite what to do with me and my glum-ness, haha. But he handles me well, and can usually cheer me up. I told him that I was just going to be a shut-in and never leave the house until I can regain some confidence. And he said, "Sweeite (yes I know...long story on the nickname), you can do whatever you want. I just want you to be happy. Go make more purses!". LOL...

And what cheers a girl up better than shopping? NOTHING... Em and I received part of our tax refund and immediately went out and spent all of it on two brand new flatscreen TV's, one for our living room and one for our bedroom. They are awesome, and we got a smokin' good deal! Most of you haven't been to our house and seen the TV's we had before, so you might not know how exciting this is for us! Our other TV that was lent down to us from E's parents (which we were more than grateful for), was about 15 years old and took up most of our living room! It's amazing what a new flatscreen can do for a soul...

Sorry I don't have any pictures of them, maybe I'll take some and post later.

Negative Nancy is making a comeback...

Hi All,

I just thought I'd inform you that I didn't get into an internship. I logged on last night to find the comment..."We regret to inform you that you were not matched into an internship...blah blah blah". So as of now, my negative nancy-ness is back. I'm giving myself a couple of days to 'grieve', if you will, then hopefully positive polly can make a comeback.

I'm trying to tell myself that the last two years were not a waste, but at this point, I feel like that is the case. Where do I go from here? Good question...I have no idea. Do I wait and reapply next year. Doubt it. So my dreams of becoming a Registered Dietitian (RD) seem to be gone with the wind. Also, most of my classmates didn't get an internship either...Really good candidates too! I think the RD world is a worse-off place without us. It's also very hard finishing out the semester knowing that all the hard work didn't pay off.

Sorry for the gloomy post. Check back in a week when Miss Positivity is back...

The latest...

My sister-in-law, Lindsey, sent me this pic on Monday of baby Otto...It was too cute not to post.


In other news...I find out on April 19th at 11:01pm if I got a dietetic internship or not. I have to log on to this website, where it tells me if I've been placed in an internship. I don't think they could make it anymore nerve-racking, right?! I think my finger will be shaking to much to press enter. Since everyone in all of my classes has applied to internships, and everyone finds out at the same time, April 20th at school is going to be SO AWKWARD...


So in life, I've decided that from now on, I'm going to try to be more positive. I've been such a negative Nancy lately, that I'm really starting to bother even myself. I'm posting this mostly as a reminder to myself. I have so much to be greatful for, I have no reason to be glum. God always has a plan...

25 bags...well 22

So many of you know that I make handbags. Well back in November, a lady said that she wanted 25 of them to put on consignment at her showcase. So, I had from November to now to finish 25, no big deal right?!? Wrong...I, of course, put it off until this month. Each bag takes me between 2 and 4 hours each to make! Needless to say, a lot of blood, sweat, and tears went into these babies. I'm dropping them off to the lady today, but I only finished 22...oh well. It was either 3 short, or losing my sanity...I chose being 3 short. My wonderful mother also had to put in a lot of hard work, since she makes the little jewelry items that go on each purse. I've posted some pics of the purses below (they aren't the best pics because I had to use my cell phone camera, our real camera is MIA)...

All 22 together on my purse rack...

This is one of my favorites...

The floral Katie Hobo bag...

The Giraffe Mini...

The paisely clutch...sorry the pic is small.

The Standard Pink Paisely...

My all time favorite...the Zebra Katie Hobo. I'm half hoping this one doesn't sell so I can keep it. Emerson has a different opinion, LOL, he wants to know when he's gonna get a ROI (return on investment).

The Zebra Mini...

Whatever ones don't sell I will be posting on my etsy account if you happen to want one... www.joeyhandbags.etsy.com

Nephew Pic...

I think this is my favorite pic thus far...Just had to share it!

VEGAS!

As many of you know, I spent the last weekend in VEGAS! And then I got to come back to my Spring Break...quite nice. Except for the fact that it had to end, haha. And I was no where near productive enough!

We had a blast in Vegas though! I met up with Danielle, and two of her friends, Kristen and Amy, from Massachusetts. They all made me want to visit Boston ASAP! In the summer of course, haha. I also had my first experience gambling (not just the slots). And guess what...I won $510 playing roulette! It was awesome, and so easy. Actually, all four us walked away with at least $80. We were LUCKY! I won on my favorite numbers, 1, 3, and 7! Who knew!

This is Dan and I at the Hard Rock, in front of Britney's clothes of course!

Kristen, Dan, and Amy at 'Olives'. Dan's pizza smelled weird...

Me, Kristen, and Danielle at the Bellagio? I think? It was black dress night, can you tell.

Just one more of Dan and I...

What a happy two years...

Hey all,

So Tuesday, March 3rd, was our two year anniversary! I can't believe how fast time flies by...I think the older I get, the more I realize how short life really is. Anywhoo...

So my hubs is on a roll this year! First a surprise on Valentines Day, and then a SPECIAL anniversary geesh! I am truly one lucky girl.

When I got home from class, Em just told me that I needed to be ready to go out to dinner at a nice restaurant. He comes home with a beautiful gerber daisy arrangement, and my favorite wine (Rosa Regales - if you don't like wine very much, which I don't, try this kind, you'll love it!). I thought that was all I was getting, and I was ecstatic about it! I'm usually happy with just a heartfelt card! So we went to dinner at the Yard House (delish! - we'd never been there before). Em called ahead and had a special table reserved, I was head over heels at this point!

Then we got home, and Em told me I had to wait in the car. When I walked inside, he had the top tier of our wedding cake sitting on the table. He called the lady that did our wedding cake, and had her remake the top tier!

For those of you that don't know, I still had our original top tier of our wedding cake in our freezer. And yes, I did move it with us from our old house to our new one. For some reason, I just couldn't throw it away! (Below is a pic of the old cake, haha). So, after we shared a slice of our new cake, I let the original go. But I'm keeping this new one 'til next year!

For my present to Emerson, I wrote him a poem that included songs or lyrics from songs. And then made a matching CD. He did this for me when we first started dating, and I absolutely loved it. So I thought I'd do the same for him. He loved it, or at least he acted like he did :) So all in all, it was such a wonderfully romantic day. Thank you so much baby, you truly know the way into my heart.

In other news, I thought I'd post a pic from this past weekend. We got to spend a little more time with our nephew, baby otto! He is growing so fast, and getting cuter and cuter everyday. He is such a little love muffin! It's extremely hard to be away from him for too long! Sorry the pic is so up close, haha, please ignore my large pores!