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| Someone is smarter than the outlet covers! |
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Showing posts with label Aaron. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Aaron. Show all posts
Wednesday, June 20, 2012
Wordless Wednesday
Monday, November 14, 2011
So Proud
Today my husband started a new job. He is on his way to be a CPA! We are so proud of him and can't wait to watch him grow in this new career. He arrived to work at 8am and was almost at his first client by 9am-they did not waste any time putting him to work. I can't wait to hear all about his first day on the job!
Tuesday, October 25, 2011
Bookstore Date
Friday Aaron and I got out for a much needed date night. Staci was sweet enough to watch the twins so we could get away for a bit. We wanted to do something fun and cheap that would not keep us out late. I started looking at numerous blogs to find ideas and finally decided on a Bookstore Date. I found many great ideas for this and finally decided to use the below list for adventure.
We grabbed a quick bite to eat at Chipotle and then headed over to Barnes and Nobles for a little fun.
Here is how our rounds played out...
Round 1:
We both chose the same recipe from the Soby's cookbook-Pork Tenderloin. Soby's is a locale restaurant that has published an amazing cook book, this is one of our favorite places to go when we are looking for a special night out. The pork is both of ours favorites so I was not surprised that was the case.
For the future date night we both picked games, Aaron a book on how to play Poker and I found some fun card games in the center section. I had a hard time finding date idea books so I had to be creative.
For the final event of this round Aaron picked a book that had accountant jokes which was appropriate since he is in the midst of taking the CPA exam and looking for a job as a public accountant. I found a book of jokes about family things-nothing great but we had fun reading through some of them
After round 1 the bookstore started to get a little crowded and also they were putting in a new fixture in the middle of the store so things were very discombobulated. We played a modified round 2.
Round 2:
Picture of a place we would like to visit. I picked Italy. Aaron ran out of time before finding one but he says he was thinking Italy as well.
Children's Book.
Aaron picked Shel Silversteins Light in the Attic I wish we had more time where we could have set and read some of the poems, maybe next time. I picked Go Dog Go. I can't say this was my favorite book as a child but in a recent conversation between us Aaron said he had never heard of it much to my dismay. I did learn something new...I thought this was a Seuss book but learned that is not the case.
After this we decided it was time to head home to rescue Staci and put our little bits to bed. We had fun just hanging out and being silly.
I can't wait to have another date night. What is something fun you have done on a date before?
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| Unfortunately I don't remember which site this came from to give the appropriate credit. |
Here is how our rounds played out...
Round 1:
We both chose the same recipe from the Soby's cookbook-Pork Tenderloin. Soby's is a locale restaurant that has published an amazing cook book, this is one of our favorite places to go when we are looking for a special night out. The pork is both of ours favorites so I was not surprised that was the case.
For the future date night we both picked games, Aaron a book on how to play Poker and I found some fun card games in the center section. I had a hard time finding date idea books so I had to be creative.
For the final event of this round Aaron picked a book that had accountant jokes which was appropriate since he is in the midst of taking the CPA exam and looking for a job as a public accountant. I found a book of jokes about family things-nothing great but we had fun reading through some of them
After round 1 the bookstore started to get a little crowded and also they were putting in a new fixture in the middle of the store so things were very discombobulated. We played a modified round 2.
Round 2:
Picture of a place we would like to visit. I picked Italy. Aaron ran out of time before finding one but he says he was thinking Italy as well.
Children's Book.
Aaron picked Shel Silversteins Light in the Attic I wish we had more time where we could have set and read some of the poems, maybe next time. I picked Go Dog Go. I can't say this was my favorite book as a child but in a recent conversation between us Aaron said he had never heard of it much to my dismay. I did learn something new...I thought this was a Seuss book but learned that is not the case.
After this we decided it was time to head home to rescue Staci and put our little bits to bed. We had fun just hanging out and being silly.
I can't wait to have another date night. What is something fun you have done on a date before?
Wednesday, September 14, 2011
Balance
Today it finally hit me, how can I do it all? I know the answer to this question is simple...I can't but I am having a hard time trying to make it all balance. As you know in April Aaron and I had our dreams come true when our prefect twins were born. I have to say there is nothing better. In July after almost 13 weeks home with them I returned to work. I have to admit this has gone better than I imagined it would.
But today I hit a bit of a wall on my way into work. I work for an advertising agency as a lead print production manager and manage a team of 4 people they are amazing and make my job as a manager so easy. We are responsible for the back end of the projects which some times can make stuff lingering well past quitting time. To compensate for this we have developed staggered shifts meaning some come in at 8, some at 10 and some at noon. For the most part this solves our problems, but then there are days like last night that no planning can fix. My team was at work until midnight and if you know anything about advertising you know that is just part of the business, but my problem is I had to leave at 5:30 to get home to the twins. My supervisor told me when I came back on this account after returning from leave that he knew I had new priorities and wanted me to delegate and leave on time. Which is great but I have major guilt, last night I looked at my phone before going to bed and I could see the emails of my team still hard at work while I rested my head on my pillow. This is hard for me because I never want my team to feel that because I have a family or I am the boss I can skip out on the hard days-but I have to.
I want to give 110% everywhere but sometimes I feel like everyone is only getting 50% at best from me. I feel torn between being an employee, a mother, a wife, a housekeeper, a friend and the list can go on and on.
I don't want to let me team down but I have to get home to my babies. Am I giving them my best or are they just getting what is left of me and then there is Aaron I know he is not getting what he deserves from me and lets not even talk about what our house looks like right now. I feel so stretched and overwhelmed that I am not sure I am doing anything but surviving.
At this time me working is not an option it is a necessity-I am currently our primary income as Aaron looks for a job. Then I question what we do once he finds one? Can I leave my job that I enjoy at a great company? Can I give up my paycheck and possibly cut our family in come by half? Do I want to be at home all day? I don't know the answer to any of these questions. I do know ultimately my family will come first in any decisions we make. I know God has a plan and I need to seek him more for peace and balance in life. Right now we are doing what we have to do and I have to learn to give myself more grace in all situations. There is a lot on our plate and I think all things considered we are doing ok, I was just having one of those days.
But today I hit a bit of a wall on my way into work. I work for an advertising agency as a lead print production manager and manage a team of 4 people they are amazing and make my job as a manager so easy. We are responsible for the back end of the projects which some times can make stuff lingering well past quitting time. To compensate for this we have developed staggered shifts meaning some come in at 8, some at 10 and some at noon. For the most part this solves our problems, but then there are days like last night that no planning can fix. My team was at work until midnight and if you know anything about advertising you know that is just part of the business, but my problem is I had to leave at 5:30 to get home to the twins. My supervisor told me when I came back on this account after returning from leave that he knew I had new priorities and wanted me to delegate and leave on time. Which is great but I have major guilt, last night I looked at my phone before going to bed and I could see the emails of my team still hard at work while I rested my head on my pillow. This is hard for me because I never want my team to feel that because I have a family or I am the boss I can skip out on the hard days-but I have to.
I want to give 110% everywhere but sometimes I feel like everyone is only getting 50% at best from me. I feel torn between being an employee, a mother, a wife, a housekeeper, a friend and the list can go on and on.
I don't want to let me team down but I have to get home to my babies. Am I giving them my best or are they just getting what is left of me and then there is Aaron I know he is not getting what he deserves from me and lets not even talk about what our house looks like right now. I feel so stretched and overwhelmed that I am not sure I am doing anything but surviving.
At this time me working is not an option it is a necessity-I am currently our primary income as Aaron looks for a job. Then I question what we do once he finds one? Can I leave my job that I enjoy at a great company? Can I give up my paycheck and possibly cut our family in come by half? Do I want to be at home all day? I don't know the answer to any of these questions. I do know ultimately my family will come first in any decisions we make. I know God has a plan and I need to seek him more for peace and balance in life. Right now we are doing what we have to do and I have to learn to give myself more grace in all situations. There is a lot on our plate and I think all things considered we are doing ok, I was just having one of those days.
Friday, August 26, 2011
Grad School Graduation
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On Saturday August 13th Aaron made a great accomplishment in life, he graduated from Clemson University for the second time with a masters in Professional Accountancy. Hopefully in the next year or so I will be married to a CPA.
Aaron did his undergrad in finance and has worked in many different areas most including construction and real estate since then. However with the economy in such a great state, that perfect opportunity had not come about. Last spring we decided it was a great time for him to return to school for a maters. The great thing about this program is that is only one year. He started last August and graduated this August. He is now in the process of the job hunt and taking the CPA exams.
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| Empty coliseum floor before graduates entered. |
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| Waiting in line to walk in. |
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| Aaron shaking President Barkers hand. |
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| Aaron shaking the dean's hand. |
While Aaron was not 100% keen on walking but I made him-I wanted the pictures and memories of this event for our little family. I thought it was such an important time to show all he accomplished in the last 12 months. Right after he started classes we found out we were pregnant with twins and then in April brought home 2 newborns right when he was in the thick of it all. I could not be more proud of how he handled this crazy time in our lives.
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| Our proud family and an unhappy little boy. |
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| Daddy and Jackson in their matching Clemson hats! |
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| Staci graduated too! |
After graduation we went to downtown Greenville to eat lunch at Smoke on the Water with the Turners and Aaron's mom and grandmother. We were able to make a quick trip to our amazing park and get a few great pictures!
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| The Turners! |
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| Jackson was just too cute in this picture not to post. |
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| I think this is my favorite picture of these two yet! |
Monday, June 20, 2011
Happy Father's Day
Sunday we got to Celebrate our favorite Daddy. We made cinnamon rolls and got Daddy his very own Clemson Tervis Tumbler (so he can stop using Mommy's). We had a fun time at church and then went to Smoke on the Water in Downtown Greenville for a special lunch for Daddy.
Mommy got us fun onesies so we could show everyone how much we love our Daddy-we wore these to our first VBS on Sunday night.
Happy Father's Day Daddy we love you so much and are so glad that God picked you to be ours!
Mommy got us fun onesies so we could show everyone how much we love our Daddy-we wore these to our first VBS on Sunday night.
Happy Father's Day Daddy we love you so much and are so glad that God picked you to be ours!
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