so its Jamaica and all

Jamaica was fun. we were trapped on a complex with two different villas on the very small (but present) beach. we went to margaritaville and some falls. overall it was a good trip, hangin out with the fam and friends. other than that notmuch has been going on. I have a meeting today with a lady in Morton that sells arbonne as well so hopefully we can encourage each other and get some meetings going on around here. She is the only person i have come across that sells it around here, which is a good thing. Gives us somewhat of a monopoly but also it sucks because then its a little harder to learn about how we are to go about things.
Cheryl and Becky are having parties for me in August. I will be in town the 10th-14th. I think we have decided to focus more on the make-up aspect but will still focus on the skin care. Look up some details if you want, but come to the party because they will be fun. www.arbonne.com
Life is pretty boring but soon to be way busy and overwhelming. I will be good though. I will be making friends and money at the same time. I know you all are probably pretty sick of me talking about arbonne, but i seriously think it may be a good thing for me. It is a chance to make enough where i can quit the job i hate and make more money that i ever have before. we will see how it goes. mainly i want to lead others to financial freedom. This is one avenue that has worked for many people and i think that i can make it work for me.
anyway. bible study is over. I am sorta sad. Brinlee is leaving for Brazil soon, but i still have Ruth Ann. I would be a mess without her. She is like my only friend in Illinois (besides Nat, of course).
Steve, Hope's husband, went to the hospital on Tuesday night/Wed am with internal bleeding. They had him in ICU. Apparently he had too many aspirins or something. It was caused by pain medicine. Nat and I went to hang out with Hope at the hospital on Wednesday afternoon. I think now is ok, they were doing another test on him today and he probably got to go home, i am not totally for sure. She is not very good at about keeping people updated. Probably doesnt want to bother anyone, i can understand that.
No one is writing in their blogs. i feel so ALONE in the blog world. come on people, i KNOW something is going on!!!
Anyway, see you all in a couple weeks. If anything interesting happens or if i happen to have any epiphanies i will make sure i let you know.
Love you
Mrs P

OH Our LUCK!!

Here is an amusing story. VW called Nat today to have him come in and sign some more papers. Apparently something went awry. We bought a 2003 VW Jetta for 17,891, with nats trade in we got a very sweet deal. The car is loaded and 2006 retail is like 36000. We sorta wondered all day why the price was so low. I mean VW keep their value for quite a while and it was fairly cheap for being a loaded 2003. Here is the funny part....Nat had to go in and sign papers for the car we REALLY bought. They had the serial numbers mixed up and we were really supposed to get another Passat that wasnt nearly the one we got. Ours was supposed to be like 25,000. So we definately got a GREAT deal!!!! not everyday that the dealership will take more than 7,000 off a car...this time they did it by accident. How sweet is that?? usually you buy a car in negative equity, we drive off the lot with 6-8000 IN EQUITY. it still makes me giggle inside. Now i really think we should've got teh two for one deal (ya know, cause i am carless!).

Anyway..thought i would share
Mrs P

life

well i have had a bad day. i guess what gets me most in my job is that i dont feel like i can ever do anything worthy of approval. Its like being in art school all over again. i guess the one thing that gets me to a point of quitting is having the thought in my head that i will never measure up. despite the progress i still feel like i dont know enough and will ever be good enough. is that something that is taught?
all well. I guess i just let my inadequacies get the best of me. shows what i really think about myself. if i told myself everyday that i loved my job and made myself be passionate about what i do and learning more, i wonder if i would have so many bad days.
i am trying to figure out how to survive in life, do what i love, and still be financially secure. i love being around people and helping them, and in this job i am all alone all day long and feel helpless. where i am today is one day closer to where i want to be, what am i doing today to get where i want to be? where do i want to be? what do i want to accomplish in life?
i am truly happy being married to Nat, i wish that was enough to feel secure in myself as a person. It only makes me content in life, but doesnt change the rough parts. I think that one day it will just click, ya know, like i will know what to do. That day has yet to come. i dont want to wait around anymore, but there jsut doesnt seem to be enough time in the day to learn, work and play. i have all the ideas in my head of who i want to be and what i want to change...just not enough time to accomplish everything.
i guess i am talking in circles.
so some fun news. Nat and i went on a date yesterday. its always fun to be with him outside the confines of these four walls. we were supposed to go to see superman returns but ended up going to the VW Dealer. we traded in Nat's car for a 2003 VW Passat. i think we got a great deal. We had been discussing getting a four door for more room and accessability. i think its beautfiful!! black with silver drive...wood paneling, leather. oh its perty. Nat loves it (which is good since he will be the one driving all the time =)). One day i will have one of my own. it saddens me sometimes going shopping. I told Nat it puts me in my place...ya know...what i want and what i can afford. what i want...2006 VW Jetta loaded...or a Mercedes Benz...Audi A6 Quatrro..what i can afford, a 1991 beat up ford explorer (cause its free). Sucks sometimes.
so i have decided to start arbonne. hesitant because i dont think people will be very receptive. something about selling things that you believe in but feeling rejected. I guess thats something you have to deal with though. i really feel like i can be successful. I have been contemplating starting for about a year, collecting info and making sure its what i would really strive to be successful at. compared to other network marketing, its top of the line. i would like to schedule some parties (they will be fun!!) gives me an excuse to come to cinci. =) parties are fun because hosts get cool benefits and you dont have to do anything but be there. nice eh? anyone interested? i am sure i will call on you eventually.
jamaica is less than two weeks away. I am excited but nervous all at the same time. lots of pressure from all sides in my life i guess. miserable eh?
i have lots of projects to do, i would like to get them all done asap so i can make more money, but thats not going to happen...a girl can dream though!
anyway. i think thats it. later loves
Mrs. P

married life

i always thought i would love being married, and of course i was right. I am usually right about what i thought i would want...i said USUALLY!
Nat is wonderful. Half the time i dont know how he puts up with me. I am a girl, through and through, with the random girlish spats. I am independant through and through too, so its hard sometimes, but we manage well. Yet to get into a fight, though we do have little tantrums sometimes (more like him putting up with my tantrums).
I have been working alot lately and trying to get all my projects till septemeber done this month. I think i can actually do it, we will see.two week from today that we go to Jamaica. I am excited. It will be so much fun and a much needed vacation i think. a laid back event in the sun. I am most excited to show off my man!!
we have had some drama lately. went down to visit my mom in KY last weekend and Etta and Sadie BOTH got bit by a snake. They were all swollen and miserable. One of those times when i wish i could've been there to protect them, but they love to run the woods and i cant keep up.
Speaking of running though (btw the girls are MUCH better)...Nat and I have started a running regime. we are using an eight-week plan to get to the point where we can run 30 minutes straight...i do believe he is in better shape than i am. Gotta start somewhere though right?
well mom and steve bought a new house. we get to go see it this weekend. we are also going car shopping hoping to find a 4 door car at the same monthly payment that we are paying now. need more space with all the girls. we really like camrys, accords, passats and well we can drool over the acura that we cant afford. trying to get our finances in order so we will be financially secure later in life...anyone have any suggestions? email us! or post a comment.
going to hang out with erin and alex on friday night..some friends from accenture. they are fun to hang out with, its exciting to have options.
i would still like to get involved into a volleyball league, but we havent been too proactive about that lately...anyone want to play with us?
well....i think thats it.
love you all
Mrs. P