Proving Myself...A Job Interview

There comes a time in everyone's life where you may feel like you have to prove yourself. You may have to prove you are good enough to play first base OR that you deserve a promotion at work. In my case, I am interviewing tomorrow for a job that could be absolutely wonderful. I am really feeling the stress right now to prove myself. 

When we were still living in Louisiana, but knew we would be moving back soon, I began my job search. I was working at a car dealership there, and I probably would not have left my job had Matthew not been getting out of the Army and us moving back to Alabama. But nevertheless, I knew I would be needing a job when we got back, so I began my search. One day when I was walking into the grocery store, my mother-in-law called to tell me about a job she found in the paper that just sounded perfect for me. Only a few days later my mom called and told me about the exact same job. I looked it up online to find out some more information. It sounded perfect, so I sent in my application right away. Turns out there were just a handful of days before the deadline, so I had caught it just in time. The job was basically exactly what I was looking for. It described me to a T. 

I believe the deadline for applications was sometime in either February or March, and it is now the end of May--so this process has taken quite some time. I went in for a pre-employment test 3 weeks ago. They told us there that everyone that took the test would be offered an interview....all 16 of us. (Hey, at least I could see what I was up against!) The scores from our tests and the scores from our interviews would be added together and we would be placed in order from 1-16. BUT numbers 1, 2, and 3 would be considered equal. So as long as I can get in the top 3 positions, I have a good chance of getting this great job! 

I am nervous. I have studied as much as I can for interviews. I have planned out my attire to the smallest detail. I am stressing myself out. But it is now time to stop worrying and just know that whatever is supposed to happen, will happen. (Shouldn't I know that by now....) I do believe that I would be perfect for this position and would be happy there for a very very long time, but also I know that what is meant to be will be. Whether we understand it at the exact time or not, God has it all planned out. But that still doesn't keep me from wanting this job REALLY BAD!!! 

I will post as soon as I hear some kind of response from the position, but until then I ask for your thoughts and prayers for me for this job. Thank you!

<3 Emily

The [K] Kiddos ((Fort Polk, LA))

Sometimes in life you have the chance to meet people that you know are just GOOD PEOPLE. An example of that for me is the K Family! Momma K is one of the sweetest ladies I have ever had the privilege of working for. And the whole K clan was just plain fun. :) 

Enjoy some of my favorites from their session.

By the way, this is one of my ABSOLUTE favorite pictures EVER!

The love between these two is PRECIOUS!

She looks up to her big brother so much!

I can only imagine all the secrets these two will share throughout their lives...

You can never pass up on a good blackmail pic. :)

I want to thank the K Family for allow me to capture these memories for them.

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Moving HOME

Well, since I am working on the back end of the blog today, I guess I could write another post since it has been so long for me. :) 

We are back in ALABAMA now!!! (insert heavenly choir music now) Lol! I am so glad to be back. Our move back was crazy since I came back with the Uhaul, my 4Runner, our two dogs and all of our stuff a few days before Matthew could leave. Of course I couldn't have gotten it all back by myself without the help of my daddy and his friend that came along to drive one of the extra vehicles. 

We met up in Tallulah, LA where my dad took over the reigns of the Uhaul and his buddy drove my parent's vehicle back. But of course we had to move everything around at a truck stop because my sweet babies would've been freaking out if we would have made them ride in a Uhaul with some strange man..Lol! So everything that was in the back of the 4Runner had to be moved into my parent's ride so that my spoiled rotten dogs could have the whole back to themselves... 

We made it back safely only to find that Matthew, still in Louisiana, had the keys to the lock on the back of the Uhaul.... So, I had no way of getting ANYTHING out!! Luckily, we had to stay in a hotel my last night at Fort Polk, so I had packed a few days worth of clothes in a suitcase which just so happened to be in the 4Runner rather than the Uhaul...I had also kept the dogs food and belongings with me as well!! (He had told me we needed to go ahead and throw it in the back of the Uhaul before we left the hotel) I love when I don't listen to my husband and I end up being right. :) 

But anywho! Matthew made it back a few days later and we got the Uhaul unloaded into the storage building. He got a job driving a truck and has made a few trips to California already since we have moved back. We are both loving being back home!!! Both of our parents live in the same town, so we get to see them both which is great!! 

For some reason I cannot upload any more pictures right now, so I'll leave you with this one. I yelled ROLL TIDE and snapped it as I was crossing into Alabama on my way back. Almost instantly I felt a wave of relief come over me, because I knew I was HOME. 

<3 Emily

Removing the Mask

I have decided to publicly take down the mask that I have been wearing. Although I have known for some time now, I guess I feel that it is time to stop hiding it... 

I am dealing with infertility.

Today is the one year anniversary of me driving down to Louisiana to pick up my husband from the airport. He had been in Kuwait, Iraq, and Germany for most of the first year and a half of our relationship and we were so ready to be together and begin our family--after all, being a mother has always been my biggest goal in life.

Well, after a couple of months of trying I started wondering why we weren't pregnant yet, but just figured that we had not timed it right. So, I started charting and keeping up with all of the "fun" stuff that you are supposed to keep track of when trying to conceive. 

After several more months of negative results, I talked with my doctor and she suggested we go ahead and start some tests to see what was going on. I was pricked and prodded more than I ever want to be in my life. All of a sudden I had what seemed like a million appointments for lab work and tests and honestly, I felt so alone. I almost always have at least one ovarian cyst (which can get very uncomfortable). And evidently I do not ovulate.

A couple of days before Matthew and I moved back to Alabama, I got a call from my OB/GYN. She told me that she was referring me to an Infertility Specialist--how wonderful! My whole life is packed into boxes, and if you have ever moved you know that it is pretty stressful.. news like this is not what we need right now! So I tried to act like it was nothing and put on my big girl panties. Maybe if I didn't talk about it and didn't tell anyone it wouldn't be true, right? Wrong.

I've pushed it down and tried to believe it isn't true. But it is.. This is how God has planned my life right now. I have to embrace it and try my best to be understanding. Seeing so many people around me who are pregnant or with their children can be hard sometimes, because I want what they have more than anything in the world. I love other people's children, I always have. But I would really LOVE to have at least one of my own. 

We have some big decisions to make as to what the next steps to take will be, so I ask that you pray for us and pray that God will give me a peace of mind in what to do so that His will will be done and so that hopefully my dream will come true. I try to stay positive, but I still have some pretty hard days, and I'm sure they will get worse as time goes on, but I know I have a great group of friends and family that are there for me through it all. 

These two quotes/verses are my daily reminders to trust in Him. 

<3 Emily