Birthdays

I am HORRIBLE when it comes to my friends birthdays. Maybe it is because I hate my own birthday, but I just never remember people's birthdays. It is not that I don't care about my friends, it is the fact that my mind is missing a piece to help me remember people's birthdays, I swear! So I called Ana last week because I knew her birthday was coming up. She told me her birthday was on Sunday. Well I was at the cabin all weekend and totally spaced it out on Sunday! I feel SO HORRIBLE! HAPPY BIRTHDAY ANA! I LOVE YOU DEAR!!!

Then my neighbor Erica's birthday was yesterday. She is always so sweet to remember my birthday or Luke and I's anniversary, things like that. Well I called her yesterday and she had to tell me it was her birthday. I felt SO HORRIBLE!!! HAPPY BIRTHDAY ERICA! I LOVE YOU DEAR!!!

Ok, so saying that now, definitely does not make me feel any better, but what can ya do!

On a side note - my boss came to my office yesterday and told me that we would be moving to work out of the Bloomington office. So Monday I start in Bloomington. I am a little nervous about the drive, but I am sure it will be ok. The nice thing is that Luke works in Bloomington a couple days a week, so when he is there we can probably have lunch together!

We have a busy weekend ahead. Friday night we are having dinner with the Sorbel's. Saturday morning we drop the dogs off at the groomers at 9am and then head to Luke's grandmas in Roseville for a pancake breakfast. Then we decided we are going to go and have dinner on Saturday night at Mill City in St. Michael. It is a little hole in the wall type place with AMAZING burgers! Then Sunday is Sari and Ryan's engagement party at my parents house. So that is our fun filled weekend. Luke and I are really looking forward to dinner with the Sorbel's as we haven't spent time with them in way TOO long!

That's all for now! Until next time! :)

Oh how we rely on the Internet

So today at work our Internet has been down on and off ALL DAY LONG! It has been SO freakin' annoying. They will work for about 30 mins. then be down for over an hour! I have felt SO unproductive. That's my story.

I realize I have been really bad at posting lately. Sorry friends!

Things are going good for Luke and I. We have been keeping busy in the evenings with taking care of the yard and running...yes, both of us running! Hooray! :) We went to the Outlet Mall last weekend and both got a new pair of tennis shoes. The best part of the deal is that we only spent a total of $104 for both pair! The Outlet Mall does have good deals once and a while.

The last week of July, first week of August Luke is suprising me and we are hopping on a plane and going away for the weekend. He gave me a list of 5 cities I could choose from...New York, Boston, Miami, Las Vegas and San Francisco. He told me I could choose 3 out of the 5 of where I would want to go. I chose Boston, New York and San Fran.....I thought those would be fun cities to spend a day and a half in. So I will let you know after our trip where we go. He said I won't know until we are at the airport and he hands me the boarding pass.

Work is going well for me. I really enjoy being back in the staffing world and TRS has changed so much since I was here a couple years ago....for the better!

This weekend Luke has the Monticello CC Club Championship, so he gets to play all weekend and so I decided to head up to the cabin with my dad and the dogs. It is only going to be my dad and I and the 4 dogs until Sunday, so that should be fun. I am looking forward to relaxing and bringing a good book with.

A Good Surprise

I had to work today.........Wa Waaaaa....However we got a call at 10am letting us know that we could close down the office at Noon! Hooray! T- minus 14 minutes until I am on my way home and up to Big Birch Lake....I CAN'T WAIT!

I started reading the 1 year Bible. My goal is to be in the word daily. Every day has a part I read from the Old Testament, New Testament, Psalms and Proverbs. I am reading in 2 Kings right now and it is really not that interesting. All I can tell you is there were A LOT of Kings that did not follow the Lord. (It tells you this a lot) Hezekiah was a good king though :)

Those are my thoughts for you. Have a safe and Happy 4th of July - T -minus 12 minutes now :0)

Weekend of R&R

I am SO looking forward to heading up to BBL tomorrow afternoon for a weekend of Rest and Relaxation. It is definitely MUCH needed.

My first week back to work @ TRS has been great. I am happy to be working with some great people and excited to start recruiting again.

Plans for this weekend include golfing, being in the sunshine (let's keep our fingers crossed) and reading my book.

Hope everyone has a happy and safe 4th of July........wear your life jackets!!!!!!!

Many Changes for the Peterson Household

It has been some time since I have actually taken the time to write about my life. I have had many changes in the past couple of weeks.

1. I no longer work at Executive Title.
2. I was unemployed for 2 days and then decided to go back into the staffing world. I am working again for The Right Staff.
3. I have continued to run and Luke and I are actually running together now. I can go about 2 miles without having to stop to take a breathe...this is a HUGE accomplishment for me!
4. Google calendar is my new best friend
5. I have a new cell phone # (was getting out of country calls)
6. Luke and I are seeing the importance and blessings of a husband and wife that pray together.
7. Luke lost his Iphone last night - NOT GOOD!
Ok, so those are some general updates that give you a snapshot into what is going on.

I am very excited to be back at a job that will offer me a lot more challenge and opportunity for growth. I LOVED what I did at Executive Title, however it didn't give me much challenge and was very stressful. I am looking forward to working w/ people more face to face as well as doing recruiting.

In regards to Google calendar....if you have not tried it out, you should. It is WONDERFUL!

Nathan Junker

Today I found out that a friend from college died. Nathan Junker will be missed. My heart goes out to the family, Sam and her 4 kids. Luke and I were at their wedding and Luke sang and played the piano at their wedding. You don't think that things like this will happen to people you know, but God has other plans. Our prayers will be with the Junker family in the coming days.

Update on Pokegama Lake Drownings

The Itasca County Sheriff's Department says two people drowned on Pokegama Lake in a weather-related swimming accident.

The victims are 30-year-old Nathan Junker and 63-year-old Albert Hermiston. Both men are from Grand Rapids. The sheriff's office says the two men were close friends and had gathered with some church friends on Sunday.

Authorities said that weather likely caused the drownings. High winds created three foot waves on the lake on Sunday.

The men saw that a group of youth in the water were getting too close to a dangerous drop off area. They went out to bring them in. One of them gave a child a life jacket. Authorities said that it's likely that was a life-saving move.

The group of kids got to safety, but the two men were overtaken by waves.

The 9-1-1 call came in around 5:30pm on Sunday. The report was that Hermiston was floating in the water, and Junker was missing.

Hermiston was brought into shore by boat, to the docks at nearby Zorbaz on the Lake. Over a dozen people ran to help hold the boat, while he was lifted onto a stretcher.

An off-duty firefighter performed CPR, and Hermiston was brought to the hospital where he was pronounced dead.

Junker's body was not found until 8 p.m. on Monday night. About twenty people used boats, sonar, and an underwater camera to look for him. But the cloudy skies, high winds, and rain made the continued search difficult.

Finding this out today saddened my heart......it made me think how I need to appreciate every day that God gives me, each day is truly a gift.

A New Beginning

This is what I feel like I am being given a chance at......A new beginnig.

Thank you God for your Forgiveness, Grace and Mercy. In Christ we can become whole again!

My Next Adventure

See the link below as to what my next adventure will be! :)

http://www.minnewaskatriathlon.com/info.php


August 1st - Here I come!!!!!!!

A True Post

It has been a while since I have actually taken a lunch break and today I have a nummy Italian sub in hand, music playing and am breathing from work for about 10 minutes.



I decided during this 10 minute break that I will update my blog.


Last night I was up until about 1am. My neighbor Angie and I (well her 90% and me 10%) are having a garage sale this weekend as it is Albertville "Friendly Days", where we GET FRIENDLY ! :) So.....because it is Friendly Days they have HUGE city wide garage sales ALL WEEKEND! A Garage-Salers Paradise! We were up putting all of the millions of kids clothes out on tables, my clothes, household items, Christmas stuff and maternity clothes. I took a few picture on my cell phone last night to show you all the crazy size of this garage sale. The pictures really don't do this justice as the tables go ALL the way down the driveway on Both Sides!

This week has been pretty jam packed for me. I am getting my hair done tonight, which is always an exciting thing for me! Tomorrow I will probably be at work late because I am taking the day off on Friday to do some garage sale-ing of my own on Friday morning and then to sit at the garage sale for the rest of the day on Friday. Friday is actually my 5 year wedding anniversary. We aren't doing anything too exciting except for going out for Sushi, which is my favorite. Saturday morning is my 5K run (let's hope I make it!) and then I have a pool party for a friend I work with Saturday afternoon and then we are supposed to hit up Friendly Days in Albertville on Saturday night.

I feel like I have been seriously in a whirlwind since the weekend before Memorial Day weekend. The worst part is that it is already the 2nd weekend in June and I haven't even been to my cabin yet. For those of you who know me, that is a HUGE deal as I am up there almost every weekend once Memorial Day is here.

I am hoping I can make some cash at this garage sale, but of course that will just be used to go buy more clothes :) Oh well! Hope everyone is well! Until next time!