I will prevail!!!

I've decided that when good things are going to happen, Satan works hard to derail you. I have set goals in my business that I've been working really hard to achieve. Goals that would propel me higher. But the past month has been trying. Between the virus that ran through my family and now with my back... I'm frustrated that I'm not going to complete my goal and I've only got 6 days left. I just needed to vent.y business has come to mean a great deal to me and it's so hard to work for something and then fall short.

But I would also like to thank some people. On Sunday, I went outside, walked down my porch steps, and fell. I ended up pulling muscles and tendons in my back. And bruising my entire left butt cheek. Funny when you think about it from the outside. However extremely painful on the inside. Lol. But as a result, I haven't been moving all that well. I can't drive or pick up my baby. I've basically been in bed trying to heal. And the only reason I've made it through this week is because of some absolutely wonderful people!
My brother in law and my husband gave me a blessing. And sweet Jamie who helped me change my clothes.
My sister Anna for driving me to the ER. And sitting there trying to make me laugh and take my mind off of the pain.
My sister in law Katy for taking care of my kids. Letting them stay at her house this week. Taking savannah to and from school. And basically just being their mom this week cause I couldn't.
My momma B for spending yesterday at my house to help with the kids (Katy had things to get done). She got the kids up, dressed, fed, savannah to school. She washed my dishes, played with Evelyn and made cookies with savannah. Plus it was just nice to spend a day with her. Spending a week in solitude can get a little lonely. :)
I have wonderful people in my life. And I'm so thankful. My back is healing (slower than I would like). I'll be my old self again soon. And it makes my heart full to know I have these people in my life that I can count on.

As for my goal, I can only pray and believe that the Lord will provide a way for me. I'm doing what I can from where I am. Now it's up to Him.

I'm blessed..

Well today was an interesting day. One I hope not to repeat.
I woke up this morning horribly ill. I was puking, I had diarrhea. I was shaking. My stomach pains were terrible and I developed back pain as well.
And even though I had a horrible day, I learned that I'm blessed.
Nic had to work with a friend today, and obviously I was in no condition to take care of children. So he called his sister and asked her to watch Evelyn. That's blessing #1. I'm so grateful to have a sister in law who is willing to take care of my little girl all day ontop of her own.
Nic left savannah home in hopes that she could help me throughout the day. Now I knew that I had an amazing daughter. But today just proved it even more. She was like a little hovering mother all day. She was always right there bringing me water. She would get me new trash bags after I would puke in one. And at one point I came out of the bathroom to find her washing the kitchen floor. When I asked "why", she turned that beautiful face towards me and said "cause I want to make you feel better". God blessed me with such a wonderful child. Im so grateful for her.
At about 2 today the pain became so severe that I just couldn't do it anymore. So because Nic was where he didn't have service, I called my friend to come take me to the ER. So she came real fast, loaded up me and savannah and drove like a race car driver to the hospital. :) Her husband met us there and the ER wait began. After they took me back , Veronica took savannah to the cafeteria for some food (I hadn't been able to make her lunch). And her husband Jim stayed with me. After they hooked my up to the IV, and gave me some fantastic pain meds, Veronica took savannah to her school (shes a teacher)so she could play and not have to sit in the ER for hours. That's hard to do for a 5 year old. So Jim stayed with me to drive me home.
After sitting there for a few hours, the doc came in and told me I have a gastrointestinal virus. Holy moly! I do not recommend EVER having this! Stay away from anyone that has it! It literally makes your whole stomach and all of your intestines spasm. Sounds like so much fun huh? Yeah... No.
So after being discharged, Jim got me my meds. Ran and got me gaterade (all I can drink other than water for 24hrs). And then took me home. The fire in the wood stove had gone out and Nic still wasn't home, so Jim stayed to make sure I was ok until he got there. Veronica came in with savannah and ended up leaving with her again. They took her to spend the night at her house to help me.
I know this is long and drawn out, but today showed me how blessed I am. I have some wonderful friends/family who are willing to help me when I need it. And not think less of me for crying and writhing in pain.
Everyone needs to be as blessed as I am. :)

Switzerland!!!!

   Alright! I'm frustrated! I normally try very hard to keep my blog posts and Facebook posts positive. And I've done a good job. But I need to get a few things off my chest!
   I will NO LONGER be posting ANYTHING about ANYONE but me and my little family on my blog or my Facebook. This means ANYTHING. Pictures included. I'm tired of being blamed for things I didn't do, and yelled at for things I did do, but without malice.
   Also, I will no longer be answering questions about other people. If you want to know something about someone, go ask them! Not me. If you have a question about me, Nic or the girls, I'll be happy to talk about them. :) And only them.
   I will also no longer be a part of any one's hate, anger, drama, gossip, pettiness or grudges. Especially not in the middle. I want peace in my life. I NEED peace in my life and the before mentioned things can't abide with peace. If you have something negative to say about someone, go say it somewhere else.
   I no longer hate anyone, and love everyone (some more than others). If you have an issue with someone, it is YOUR issue. No longer mine. I will befriend those people I have ignored in the past for one reason or another. And who I am friends with is MY business. Your problems do not affect me. And your issues with people will not be why I am friend's with someone or not.
   Also, from this point on, unless given permission by me, no one else has permission to post information or pictures of me or my family. Either on their blog OR Facebook. Period. I know who my friends are, but I don't know who yours are. If I see new posts or pictures, I will directly ask you to remove them.
   I have no intention to be mean or upset anyone. I'm just ready for peace. I'm ready for happy. And if people can't bring happy into my life, they wont be in it.
  As of today, I am neutral. I am SWITZERLAND!!!!!!
  

MK Seminar 2011~ Awards Night

Oh my gosh! This was So much more than I could have ever imagined! There was dancing, singing, bands, lights, fire, music and gowns. It was spectacular!! I was like a kid in a candy store with all of my excitement!

Each year, a woman is chosen to receive the honor of "Miss Go Give". This is a woman who gives of herself. Is generous. And exemplifies everything Mary Kay stood for. This year's winner was Palia Curry. I was fortunate enough to spend time with her and get to know her (my Director was her roommate). And I am truly honored to know her. She completely deserved this honor!

Ok this guy was one of our entertainments. His name is Patrick. I don't remember his last name. But he was a contestant on "The Voice". And his mom is an MK consultant. :) But he was fantastic. Lovely to listen to!

Lori in her gown. Isn't she just gorgeous?!

My gown for the night. Love it!

These lights are on the ceiling in the convention center. They were beautiful.

Me and Palia.

Joni, Lori and Me

Me and Terri Cooper. Another wonderful woman that I met.

MK Seminar 2011~ MK Headquarters

I had the opportunity to tour the Mary Kay Headquarters. It was really awesome. There's a museum. And we got to go through the corporate offices. And I got to see Mary Kay's office. It was awesome. I loved it. :)

Me and Joni outside the building with the MK sign.

One of Mary Kay's dresses.

I think this was my favorite thing in the museum. Lol

In front of Mary Kay's office.

MK's office. They've kept it the way she left it all these years. :)

Seminar! Area Night

Each National Sales Director has a night for their area. I had such a blast! We had entertainment (which was great) and the food was to die for! I'm so blessed to have the NSD that I do. She's an amazing woman.

My dress for the evening.

Jonie, Me, Lori, Karen

Oh heaven! This cheesecake was phenomenal! It was infused with orange and had shots of chocolate in it. And then it had the raspberry and chocolate drizzled on it. I still dream about that cheesecake. Lol

Beautiful Lori (my sales Director) and Wonderful Nina

Seminar!

At the Convention Center, they had this big room for us to eat our meals in. It was amazing how organized it all was. I can describe it best by saying they herded us like cattle. Lol. Seriously, we walked in the door and they ushered us to the next table and it was all done seat by seat, row by row, table by table. Completely organized. I thought it was awesome.

I knew that this was going to be an amazing experience. But I did not expect all of this. The arena was huge, the stage was magnificent and the set up was superb.

This kind of shows you how many people there were (this was a shot of half the arena). And there are 5 different seminar times. This was just 1.

They had all of the National Sales Directors get up and do a can can line. It was cool.

I have to say that I did not expect it to be a show. But it really was. There were different performances, of all kinds. Music and dancing with lights and fire. I swear I shook with excitement the whole time. :)

SEMINAR!! Day 1 and Manufacturing Plant

Oh my goodness! I had such a fabulous time while at Seminar. It was exactly what I needed. I learned SOO much. And I got to meet some of the most amazing women! It was such a wonder the whole time I was there. I think I had bug eyes. I soaked up everything I could!

Haha! Me and a couple other girls went the wrong way on the Subway. So we had to have a pic taken in the station.

Jonie, Lori and Me

Me and Jonie

Me, Karen and Jonie

We got to go to the MK Manufacturing plant. It was SO cool! And each department had a contest. So they created little stations. Some of them were really good.

At one of the stations.

Hehe, had to have my picture taken with "Mary Kay"

Ok the castle in this picture is made out of eyeshadow. How cool is that!

I feel pretty awesome. :)

So last night we had our Mary Kay end of the year potluck/awards night. (For those of you scratching your heads, the Mary Kay seminar year runs July-June) And each consultant's family is invited to come and see their loved one praised for a job well done. I honestly didn't expect to get anything. I was shocked to come away with what I did. I was #3 in sales for our unit. Yay! I am also Queen of Sharing. Yay!! AND..... I was voted Miss Enthusiasm. I'm proud of myself. I wasn't even in the company the full year and look what I've accomplished. Now I'm determined to do more for next year. Not just for the ribbons and prizes, but for the sense of accomplishment I feel. I've begun to make something of myself. And I never knew I was capable of doing these things. So now I know I can achieve more. And I plan to. :)

Haha. So I'm supposed to take these with me to Seminar and wear them all. At the same time! I haven't figured out how yet, but the other ladies will sure show me how. :)

Aren't these just beautiful! I can't wait to wear them. I'm saving them for seminar.

You've had a birthday, shout hooray!!

My baby is 1! I just can't believe that an entire year has gone by. She's grown and changed so much it's unreal. She has been such a blessing in all of our lives. Her sweet smile and laugh light up the room. My heart swells whenever I look at her. And she loves her big sister. She always has a smile for Savannah. And Savannah is always able to make her laugh. I'm so grateful that I was blessed to have 2 beautiful little souls to call my own. And I'm so grateful for the past year. I couldn't possibly ask for more. Or for a better life. I love my little family.
We had her party out at my Dad's house. It was a small gathering. But it was wonderful. I made a cake, of course. and we had a BBQ. Good food, good dessert and good company. Just awesome for her first birthday. :)

Evie's birthday cake. :)

My Dad's solution to lighting the candle. Of course. :)

Evie and Grandpa

Marisa was feeding Evie her birthday cake while I was dishing everyone else up.

Oh my gosh! She got this little glow bug toy. It is SUCH a big hit! It was adorable. It plays when you squeeze it and the face lights up. Evelyn hugs it, sways back and forth, and hums along with the music. It's so sweet to look at.

We're trying to encourage the whole walking thing, But she's still refusing.

Her glow bug.

She got this new outfit. It's a little big but so adorable! And as you can see, she's still got the glow bug.