work is great!

Right now, I'm at lunch and thought that I can use the time since I don't really have as much of it as I had before. Anyway, like I said, work is great. I'm doing training all this week. I'm learning about how to use the teller-transfer program, what to do with checks, and what MaPs offers. All of the people I'm training with are great. CJ is another person who is going to the West Salem branch too, and she's really fun. I'm excited to work with her. I'm learning alot and having alot of fun. I am so excited about working here. It's really a great place. Everyone here is happy, caring, and willing to help, and this is just he administration building! I am so blessed to be working here, especially under a manager who I greatly respect. He actually came to introduce me and CJ on the first day of training even though it was his day off. And when I told him that I was pregnant, he was totally okay with it and even congratulated me on this decision I was making in my life. Yup, I'm so lucky! I'm going to totally enjoy my job!

Visting Family

Last Thursday we left for Pilot Rock to see Patxi's family. They were all coming up for the Hendrickson reunion that started on the 11th. We were unable to go to the reunion but decided to head down to see everyone the weekend before. Well it turned out that they didn't come until Saturday, so we spent Friday in La Grande with my family. I love them so much and hate not seeing them as often as I use to. But by Saturday night, Patxi's parent's house we a joyful place of love and noise. I really missed seeing that side of the family. Everyone from Idaho came up, which included Tevya and Sara and their two daughters: Adelaide and Annabele, Liji and Christina, and Petra. Then Springe and her three daughters: Hanna, Emmlee, and Kelcee came up from Colorado who we saw about a year ago and won't see again for a long time. Of course this already included Stefka, Seren, Tice, and my parents-in-law. So it was fun to hang out with all of them Saturday. I was excited to talk to my sister-in-laws about "Breaking Dawn," because they were to ones who first started to talk me into reading those Twilight books. But it turned out the Steka was the only other person obsessed enough to had finished them. We had some good talks though.

Then on Sunday, we were joined by Dmitri and Nikki (who is due two weeks after me) and their children: Jonas and Whisper, Dieter and Bridget and their three children: Reigha, Leo, and Roen; and Shelbey and her four kids: Libby, Elden, Eli, and Elliot (Kres, her husband, was still at guard drill when we left). Plus the missionaries came over to eat dinner with us. Needless to say it was load, crazy, and I loved it! It's crazy how I've grown to love everyone there so much. I was close to tears as we drove away, knowing that I was missing more time that I could have spent with them. They are the most loving people I know and I am blessed to be a part of their family. Ah, I'm almost crying now! Blame it on the hormones:) Man I miss them allot. All well, there's always Thanksgiving and Christmas, right? Sorry that there's no picutres, we don't have a camera yet. We need to fit the car first. but as soon as I can get them from me sisters-in-laws, I'll post them.

The job process is almost over!

I just got back from peeing in a cup so I could be tested for drug use. Yesterday, Jeremy called me and asked if, once the drug test is successful, I could start working at his branch on Monday the 11th. I said I could, so unless they put something illegal in prenatal vitamins, I have the job! So...I start working on Monday!

I'm very excited, especially not to have so much unstructured time to myself. Yeah, I've been utterly useless since "Breaking Dawn" (fourth and last book in the Shephnie Meyer series) came out last Saturday. I finished the 754 paged book in three days, not because I'm a fast reader, but because I hardly did anything else. It's a really crazy good book. There's something about her books, I can't put them down!

Oh, and just in case some would like to know, Patxi and I are planing on going down to Pilot Rock on Friday and come back Sunday. I don't know if we can make it to La Grande during that time, but we'll see. Thanks again for your prayers and faith in this job finding thing. I know it's the reason why I got it. Thanks! Love ya!

Another unoffical job officer

I got a call from the human services department of Maps Credit Union asking if I prefered the full-time position of the part-time one. I said that I did prefered the full-time job, the position at the west branch (Jeremy was the branch manager). Then she informed me that I was now at the mercy of my references getting back to them, after that, then they can give me the real offer. She was hoping it would be the beginning of the week, but who knows? So a job is coming soon. That's all I know now. So I hope to be working soon!

An Unoffical job offer!!!! Yeah!!!!! Wahoo!!!!!

This morning, Pam, manger of the Keizer Branch (the first one I interviewed for) called to tell me that an offer for their teller position was under way. They just need to do background checks and then on Monday she'll give me a call and the offer. I'm way excited! Yup, I did my little got-a-job dance and we're going out to Mongolian Gril to celebrate! I must admit, it was somewhat unexpected because I thought I did a terrible job in the interview. The only let down is that it's a part-time position. For money and benefits purposes, I would rather have a full-time position. The crazy thing is, the second Branch that I interviewed for is for a full-time position, but I won't hear from them until tomorrow. So I've already decided that both branches are equally good except for the part/full-time difference, so if I get an offer from the second branch, I'll take that one. But if not, I still can except the first one.

So I have a job!!!!! Man, I an so blessed!!! Thank you so much for your prayers! I have felt them strengthen and left me up. Thank you so much for your love, support, faith on my behalf! I couldn't have done it without you! I'll update more as it develops.

It felt like this one went better

I just got back from my interview at the West Salem branch of Maps Credit Union. I was praying so hard that I would be my self and say the right things. I know that I needed the Spirit with me, so I listened to hymns, sang them as I drove and even read my scriptures before I left. And it went wonderfully. There were things I said that I turly believed in, but never would have said it the way it came out. I was cheerful, happy, bubbly, and myself. I tried to listen harder than I did last time, truly giving answers from the heart and I think I did, but only with the help of the Lord. If I get the job, which the manager (Jeremy) almost hinted to the fact that I did, it will all be because of the Lord's help. Now that I know what I need to do for success, I'll do it every time!

I hope I'm not looking into Jeremy's words and miss judging them. Well, why don't you tell me. This is what Jeremy said: "You'll probably won't heard from us until the end of the week. I have a few more applicants to go through, so I'll call you about Friday afternoon and then we'll go futher from there." It's the last part that I'm clinging to. But I'm also preparing myself to be told no, we found someone else. I, of course, would be disappionted. It seems like a wonderful place to work with fun people to work with, but it's in the Lord's hands now. It's about a 15 minute drive and a full time position which is better than the other one. And of course, I wouldn't work on Sunday!

Anyway, I hope I get a job soon. I need to now decide on a doctor, and soon. I haven't seen one yet because of insurence (which the OHP office is still processing), but I'm in my second trimester. I'm doing research on the internet now and I asked around at church, now the next step is to decide. I'll ask the Lord's help on this one too. :) Wish me luck!

Another Interview!

I got a call this morning from Jeremy of the West Salem branch of Maps Credit union and scheduled an interview for this afternoon. Crazy huh. Well, yesterday I barely got into my nice black pants (definitly not comfortable) so this morning I decided to go a head and buy these nice brown maternity ones that were on sale at Target. I really don't know what to think about my first interview. I think it went well, but may be they thought that I wouldn't fit in there so Pam directed me to Jeremy. This is what I guess. I'm really don't care, just as long as I get a job. I think it's amazing how many different interviews I can get out of one application. Yeah! wish me luck!

An Interview!

I am so excited! Yesterday I got a call from one of the Keizer branches of Maps Credit Union, a big bank on this side of the state, for an interview on Monday. It's for a teller poistion, and the crazy thing is that I turned in my application just on wednesday. I hope that it means they really like me. I hope it goes will. Pray for me! And wish me luck!

I think this would be cool!

Please, take some time and do this game. It'll be fun!

1. As a comment on my blog, leave one memory that you and I had together. It doesn't matter if you knew me a little or a lot, if it is recent or years old, silly or serious -- anything you remember!

2. Next, re-post these instructions on your blog and see how many people leave a memory about you. It's actually pretty funny to see the responses. If you leave a memory about me, I'll assume playing the game and I'll come to your blog and leave one about you! If you don't want to play on your blog, or you don't have a blog, I'll leave my memory of you in my comments.

Happy Birthday to me and Happy Anniversary to my Parents!

I'm not asking for special consideration today, but I just thought that I would comment on how funny it is that once you get older, birthdays just seem like any other day of the week. Patxi did roll over this morning and wish me a "Merry Birthday," which is unlike every other day. And tonight we are going to the Movies (to see the midnight showing of the new Batman movie) which is very out of the ordinary because Patxi doesn't believe in wasting money to see a movie in the theaters. But I still have homework due, a job to find, and a house to clean. All well, I guess it's just seems ordinary because I have responsibilities now, not like when I was a kid, It's funny how life happens, isn't it.

Mom and dad, have a happy anniversary! And maybe not so wild, you're not as young as you used to be :) Have a great day!

New adventures of WIC and OHP

Yesterday was a full day. I turned in all the paper work to apply for the Oregon Health Plan, which will take a while to process. And signed up for WIC. I had some luck because they were about to start a class when I got there so I wouldn't have to wait two weeks to get my voucures. So What I had to do was get in the system, got weighed and they took an iron count and then taught me, and others, about healthy habits to have during pregnancy. It was mostly a review because I've done some research. I did find out that lunch meat should be steaming hot before a pregnant woman eats it because there is a bacteria that could harm the baby, though not the women. I thought that was interesting. I also found out that eating smaller meals more often might help with the nausea. I'm trying it today, but I've always had a hard time with the small meal thing. It's hard to stop when I'm not full or when I make too much. Plus, I found out that I'm four pounds over the healthy weight gain, which really doesn't mean that much, but it just makes me mad because I've been trying extra hard. All well, I just need to try harder. It's complicated because your not supposed to have the goal of losing weight, but your not supposed to gain anything extra then the 25-35 normal baby-placenta-uterus pregnancy weight gain. And I'm probably care because it's my first one, but it's hard to find the perfect balance.

Anyway, enough of my fat-pregnancy complaints. We had the missionaries over last night too. It was kind of funny that we had to buy another chair just so we could all sit at the table. But we found a $3 chair at Goodwill and I can care-a-less if the chairs don't match, at least we have four now. The missionaries were really nice and we got to know a little bit about the mission we're in now, the Portland, Oregon Mission. It funny because the mission only includes half of Salem. It only includes one of the two stakes in Salem. Interesting I thought.

The job thing is going alright. Actually it's going slow. With homework, the house and other priorities to get done, it seems to have been shoved on the back burner. I know that it's wrong, but I guess I'm hesitant because I don't think anyone will hire me for the short amount of time I have because I'm pregnant. I'm probably wrong. I just got to see that and get motivated. Plus, I promised that we can't get a camera, which I really want, until at least a month after I get a job, so hopefully that will be more motivation.

I think everything is going great, but this is really all I have to up date. Have a great day!

I'm turning 2 applications in today!

I have one application for a secretary post in a elementary school, and the second is to be a teller in a credit union. They seem like perfect jobs for me, I hope I can get at least one. I'm also planning on talking with our ward's employment specialist to see if he can throw me something.

Everything else is going okay. My nausea seems to be kicking it up a notch lately. I wake up to it every morning, which is a temptation not to go running. Then I feel sick when it's time to eat. But lately it's been coming at random times. Like all of Saturday, I had to lay down on my stomach to ease the sickness. But yesterday was just fine, I only had the meal thing. But then today, I woke up to it, but was determined to run. I did but was nauseous for the last part. And now I've just finished eating and still feel sick. It seems more like a every other day thing. Does that seem possible, or is it, like Patxi says, all in my head? I don't know, I doubt it's all in my head because I hate it. I feel so crummy and can't get anything done which then adds laziness to the picture. Well I just have until the end of July, which is when I'll be in my second trimester, so this nausea had better be over like everyone says!

Patxi is doing fine at school. He gets distracted easily, though. But I'm sure that if he wasn't behind because of drill, he wouldn't feel so overwhelmed which justified him "clearing his head" by playing a game of the computer. Whatever. Just as long as he is doing his best, that's all I can ask for.

We, together, went to church in our new ward for the first time yesterday. It was fast and testimony meeting and I was impressed to share mine. Of course I introduced myself a little bit and then continued to bare my testimony. Well, it turned out to be a two sided blessing because it opened the door for people to come up and introduce themselves to us. It was wonderful. I think that I can definitely find friends in this ward and I'm very excited about it.

For the 4th of July I really wanted to do something. Luckily, Patxi's cousin, Joesph who lives in Corvallis, asked us to come over for a BBQ and visit with Patxi's other cousin, Josh who also lives in Corvallis and their wives Ivy and Brianne. It was great, and we had a wonderful time. I like especially getting to know Brianne better, since she is new to the family by about 3 weeks. The only sad thing was that Corvallis' firework show was so short that we were all disappointed. Other then that, we had a blast.

I thinks that's all the news I have to share. I hope you have a great day!

I smell...

Being pregnant has change my world into one defined by smells. My sensitivity to smells has sky-rocketed so much. I practically smell Patxi burp before it leaves his mouth. And I can barley cook because smells that didn't bother me before now make me sick. I'm so hyper-sensitive that half of the reasons why I feel sick, is because I smelt something I didn't like. This is so weird!

Yes, and I've been extra emotional lately too. the other day, I started to cry while watching the beginning part of "The Mask of Zorro." It wasn't sad at all. Then yesterday, Patxi and I returned to Salem to 87 degree plus humidity weather and I was so cranky I even surprised myself. But hopefully I know now what makes me cranky and can try to control it.

Today was Patxi first day of College and he was so cute. Last night, he was the one who tossed and turned. He could not get to sleep, but I was willing to help because there was a lot of cuddling. Then this morning he was up by 6:00 even though he didn't have to be at school until 8:00. You should have seen his smiling face as he put on his backpack and asked in a mock-kids voice, "Can I bring cookies to school today?" I hope everything goes well. He has two 2 hour classes today (because they only meet two days a week) so I hope that he doesn't get bored. But I'm sure he's going to love it and do wonderfully.

For me school is just going. Doing distance ed. is harder for me because it's unstructured time. So I guess I just have to make it structured and set aside blocks of "class time" as if I was physically there in a classroom. I think that that will work. The other thing on my plate now is finding a job. Right now I'm at the "searching for openings" part of the process, but soon I hope to be applying to those openings. Of course I'll up date you when that happens.

My life is great!

Yesterday I saw my husband for the first time in two weeks. My life is now complete. There were a few times that I realized that my memory did not do him justice. I would get startled sometimes because i had forgotten how attractive he is. I also forgot how funny he is. He made me laugh so hard. Man, I love my husband. So needless to say, I'm extremely happy now that we're together.
Everyone in our old ward knows that I'm pregnant now. All I had to do was tell me parents and they just were more then willing to tell everyone that they are going to be grandparent. I know that it's there first grandchild, but still. It's funny, but annoying how my parents treat me as if I'm fragile or diseased. Oh and everyone's asked me if I've been sick and, to tell the truth, it hasn't been that bad. But now that I've said it, I'm feeling sick more. Luckily, I just get sick but not throw up. But I guess that's all for now. I hope to up date you soon on my job progress.

I'm sorry.

I'm sorry to those who have just found out that I'm pregnant and wished that I would have told them sooner. I'm so sorry that I didn't tell you sooner. Patxi has this crazy desire to keep such special secrets to ourselves. He's funny like that. The only reason I complied was because I had this fear of miscarrying and then had to explain it to everyone. I wanted to tell everyone, shout it from the roof tops, but didn't want to tell because of that fear. Sorry if anyone was offended, that wasn't my intention. I'm only 8 and 1/2 weeks along anyway and the only reason why I decided to tell now was because after 8 weeks the chance of miscarriage is less. So anyway, I'm sorry.