A Work in Progress

I really sometimes wish that the day had more hours in it or that I didn't have to sleep so that I could use that time to do more effective things. Things are changing everyday and as they change so do we. We have to use our time effectively or it will slip through our fingers.

Emily and I are working to get both her and I into school. She is going to be an Esthetician (Skin Care, Facials, etc.) and I am going to be going to do more Education (BA) in Art and Graphic Design with and emphasis on Digital Media (websites, blogs, video, etc) So needless to say we are going to be very busy with our lives. We have decided to move in with my grandma and grandpa love so that we can save our rent money for school and debt and other things of that nature. We are also doing it so that we can both go to school but still have time at home to spend with each other instead of working 24/7 to try and make ends meet.

So this week we are getting our entire apartment packed up and moving it to a storage facility. We will pay the 100 dollars or so for the storage and just take the bare minimum with us to grandma's house. Dutchess of course will be coming with us and Grandma is actually excited to have her there because she is so fun to play with and she is small enough that she can pick her up.

I am glad that we are finally putting our plan into action and that things are finally happening. It is kind of fun going off on new adventures and doing new things. It will be hard and it will be different than anything else but I think that with the love that Emily and I share we will be able to come out of this even better than we think.

Dutchess - Our New Baby!

Dutchess - Our American Cocker Spaniel

Just 4 weeks old (we didn't take her home until she was almost 8 weeks)

Here she is again at 6 weeks old.

Her First Day Home!

She loves to play with her ball.

After her first bath! (She didn't like that at all)

ONE YEAR!

Man does time fly. Okay time for a bit of an update.


Emily and I have been married for one year on April 25th (yesterday) I am so happy and I have never felt more alive and loved as I do right now. Emily and I have a great relationship and we are striving everyday to stay close and talk to each other. Most days we go to bed together and then lay there and talk about anything and everything for at least an hour. It is so nice to have someone who I can openly talk to and who will help me solve my problems.

The new year has also brought a new addition to our family.... no, not a baby... but a new puppy. Her name is dutchess and we are so thrilled to have her. She is a cocker spaniel and was born on February 2nd. She is still being potty trained but we are getting there. She is a bundle of energy and goes and goes until she just crashes.


I will be posting more pictures and videos of her soon so come back. okay?!

New Chapters!

Okay, this is going to be short but very informative about what has been happening to me.

1. I separated and got Divorced from Brenda.
2. I moved into an apartment in my old ward that I grew up in.
3. I became active in the church again and was made Elder's Quorum Secretary.
4. I met a girl named Emily (from Vernal, originally from Oregon)
5. Emily and I started dating and she is everything I have ever wanted (and then some).
6. I decided to get serious with Emily and bought her a Promise Ring for Christmas.

Okay I know that is a lot to take in but that is the basics of my life over the last 6 Months. I will be putting more up soon.

Benefits or Money?

Question...
Where do you draw the line between Family Business and taking advantage of an employee? That question has been daunting my mind for over a month now. Heres the dilema...
I love my job and I love my family, but since I work for the family business I am not making nearly as much for what I do as I should. For what I am doing, I should be somewhere around 20 to 25 dollars an hour. But for all intents and purposes I have yet to go over the $14.5/hr mark. Now don't get me wrong, there are a ton of advantages to working for the family business. (ie. vacation time when wanted and several other things that you wouldn't normally get in a regular business.)
Its hard to put value on things like that, but it still doesn't take into consideration my experience and my knowledge of the area that I work in. Honestly if it were any other person in my shoes they probably would have quit by now because of lack of support and lack of pay. So my question remains what to do...? Do I find another job and have to deal with schedules and such, making more money? Or do I stay and have the benefits with a rediculously low pay?

I'll let you stew on that for a bit...