Well as the time got closer to 5pm and I was to pick up my brother and meet my mom and mother in law at the new Coopers opening, I was not really sure how I was going to feel. Truth be told I had worked for the past 2 years at learning everything I could to make me a pick for that store. Unfortunately, there were a few unforeseen road blocks that did not allow me to transfer there. I will always know that they wanted me, which is a great feeling. As I ventured into the store I felt this incredible peace and happiness for them and my company. It is a great store in a beautiful location in our beautiful home Chilliwack. Life was as it should be. I got the privilege of being a part of the recruitment team for this store and it was neat to connect with some of the staff I assisted in hiring for that location. I really enjoyed myself. I was thrilled to see some of my previous managers and connect with so many wonderful people I had not seen in a long time. The new store manager Darren gave a heartfelt speech that touch on the vision of the store in this community. It moved me like the very first time I spoke with him. I wish him well on his new adventure and success to him and his new team!! One of the neatest things for me was that I found the courage to go introduce myself to the President of the Overwaitea Food Group, Steve van der Leest. I like to know the people I work with and for and this man was one I had yet to meet. We had a few laughs and it was a pleasure to meet him.

You can check out a few photos of the evening on my brothers blog for Chilliwack
InTheWack.com

In my quest for stability for my family and a new venture in my career, for my next 18 years with the Overwaitea Food Group, I have come to realise that my path has not been written and I will trust the journey with no expectations and see where it leads me…..

It really shouldn’t take a holiday to help us remember all the things we should be thankful for or to thank the ones we love for all they do. However, in this crazy busy world it does. I just hope everyone remembered to stop and wish a dad a great day…..or helped make it a great day. I was fortunate enough to let the dad in our home sleep in before I made him cook for the other dads in our life. LOL. As always Andie did his duty and he had some fun too….just kidding …..he enjoyed his day and visiting with the family.

Yesterday Andie got his father’s day gift a day early (a fishing rod) and Jessie got hers(a birthday gift) before we joined the Lengert’s up at Cultus for the family fishing derby. I really love sitting by the water with a camera in one hand a beverage in the other enjoying the site of my family having fun. These are the memories that inspire me daily….:

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I know Jessies eyes are closed but she was so enjoying this moment.

Sometimes all you need is faith and trust… and a little bit of pixie dust! …that’s what us girls needed!!

A new hair cut for Jessie to help her celebrate turning 11 in a few weeks. Mommy even taught her how to blow dry and flip the new look. This was after her bath. Maybe we take another photo tomorrow.

Mommy needed a summer fun look and there is nothing like her Pixie Cute cuts….just too bad mommy’s hair grows so fast that by the end of summer the look is so gone….but it will be fun for now!!

Thanks for stopping in…..:)

“The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched. They must be felt with the heart.” –Helen Keller

I have been pretty down in the dumps for the last little bit. I even feel bad about that as I have so much to be thankful for and so much to enjoy. But, for some reason I have not been sleeping well and generally feel yucky. Tonight my best friend and her hubby brought dinner for us and were here to cheer me up when i got home from work. It was very nice of them….and as I promised my hubby….I am off to bed early to try to regroup.

Oh how I love my family….

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Here we are from tonight:

What a great evening. I went with some gals to a group photography class at Sardis Park. The teacher was Stephan Baker stephanbakerphotography

It was a nice warm evening with lots of laughs. I learnt quite a bit tonight and had fun playing with some pictures. Here is what I took tonight:

As you can see I had a lot of fun…still loads more pictures from tonight for me to go through but these are some of my favs at a quick glance!!!

Now to plan a crop night!!!

I know I haven’t written anything inspirational lately. There has just been too much on my mind. Things seem to be winding down and I am relaxing. I just finished 3 books in a week and and going to have a fun day tomorrow-we off to the waterslides with Jude and the kids. I also have a group photography class booked at Sardis park with friends. It should be fun…

Andie is managing on the new forced graveyard shift. So far so good. He has had a couple headaches but no migraine in awhile. We are happy. We had dinners on our deck the last couple nights. It is very nice. We love it.

Anyways….I am beat….so thanks for stopping in and TTYL:)

Wow it is nice….

It is going to be a great summer…..looking forward to the BBQ’s!

What an incredible weekend and great weather for our big trip. Saturday was spent at Playland with the gymnastics group. We split off and let the girls do the rides they wanted and then chatted with the others when we saw them. We had so much fun. After the rides the girls got to go to a gymnaestrada and mommy checked into the hotel early for some reading and a well needed nap. For super we took a drive around and took in some sites till we found a White Spot. The girls chatted and the mommy’s chatted and then we all laughed together. It was a fabulous day. Sunday the girls got to take courses until the big performance and mommy’s went shopping. We first took in a coffee stop before hitting Ikea for some goodies. We stopped at Home Outfitters too! We filled the trunk of the car. LOL. The show was awesome and the girls did so well. Jessica is exhausted-and mommy too!

Here are a few shots of the weekend!

Oh how she is growing so fast….my girl is so beautiful!!