News, News and More News....

Well, actually, not too much news. Turns out we can't buy the house we wanted because of a stupid techincality, despite having our offer accepted. Blah! Anyway, the hunt is still on and we're still keeping our fingers crossed that we'll find something soon.

In other news, we were trying for a baby for about a month in January, but then I was offered a lead role in a show at Lyric Opera for the fall (Gigi in Gigi....that would have put me at around 9 months pregnant! Sooo....I did not get pregnant, despite our best efforts, and we stopped trying for the time being. Although, it would have been great news either way. I'm still really, really, really wanting to have another baby asap! Stay tuned, though because we'll be on the baby hunt at the end of the year (probably around September/October) after my show ends.

I also was called back for a couple of leading roles at Starlight Theatre. I haven't auditioned there in quite a few years because of pregnancy and other stuff going on. So, I decided to audition again this year and I was super close to getting the lead in Suds. But, they went with someone else, telling me that I was the second choice. I still have another callback for The Pajama Game this weekend; however, the role is a glorified chorus role. On the plus side, I'd really get to do lots of dancing, which I miss. So, I'm still interested in getting that role and I'll see what happens.

Marli is still as cute as ever. She's talking up a storm and she understands practically everything we say. She knows all her colors and she can even read a tiny bit. She's on her way to learning her alphabet and she knows all her animals, too. She says "bless you" when I sneeze and after I say "bless you" when she sneezes, she says "thank you". Very polite! She's still lovin' the Elmo and Ibis got her a super cute Elmo armchair from the swap meet for $6. Way to go, Daddy! Cute words:

Bula - balloon
Ewata- Elephant
Saraca - Santa Claus (yes, it's almost May and she's still obsessed with the jolly old man)

Overall, she's such a sweetheart and I love being with her! I can't wait to meet my new nephew, Ian. I will definitely get out there soon to Texas to visit with Reagan and Ian. :)

Ibis's job is going well. Looks like he'll be with this company for a long time. Please pray that he does!

I guess that's about it for now....I'm still teaching ballroom dance, cake decorating classes and selling my Mary Kay products. Just keeping super busy, as usual.

Happy Birthday Ian Nathaniel Lynch!

My sister, Erin, gave birth today to a healthy baby boy! I'm so excited that we have a little boy in our immediate family now. :) He weighed in at 10 lbs even, 20.5 inches at 12:46pm on April 26th, 2010. YAY!

Career Conference 2010

I went with Margi Eno's unit to Phoenix, AZ for Career Conference this year. It was a blast! Here are some pics:

This was at Margi's timeshare property in Scottsdale after the conference. Lot's of fun by the jacuzzi!

Posing with the gals!

Doin' the Macarena. I know, old school!

(note to self....get out of that red jacket!!!!)

A New Home

Yep, it's finally happened! Our offer has been accepted by the bank and the owners and we're in the process of starting escrow once our loan approval goes through. It shouldn't be a problem since we were pre-approved last year. They just need to run it again and we're way better off financially now than we were this time last year. Ibis had just been laid off last year. I'm so excited....I can hardly wait to have a place of my own that has 3 beds, 2 baths, a bonus room, backyard, deck and jacuzzi. So much space....... It will be so refreshing to actually have my scrapbooking stuff, cake stuff, Mary Kay stuff and everything else in my life in some semblance of order. I just keep thinking of all the possibilities and I just get so happy to imagine moving day. :) I'm excited that we'll still qualify for the tax credit, too. I'll definitely update once it's definitely official. Any prayers you can spare for our little family would be appreciated!

Marli-speak

Marli has some super cute words for stuff. She says "keeta" for candy and over Christmas, she was saying "Santaca" for Santa Claus. Most other words she says pretty well. She leaves off some of the consonants sometimes, but mostly, she gets the words down. She also loves to count and she just points to items and says "one, two, one, two, two..." It's pretty cute. :) I'll be able to post some more pics soon once I get my computer back and the disks with everything on them. Then, I'll be able to post Christmas happenings.

Got the Role!

About a month or so ago, I auditioned for A Little Night Music (Sondheim) at Lyric Opera for the role of Petra. I got it! I'm very excited because it's quite a different role than I'm used to playing. I usually get cast as the young girl who is in love with the leading man....well, not in this show! I'm the saucy maid who tells it like it is and does what she can to get to the top and only wants to have fun. Awesome music in this show and I'm looking forward to beginning rehearsals.

I've also taken on choreographing for my friend, Olivia's, musical up in Carlsbad at the school where I did my student teaching about 6 years ago. They're doing Into the Woods (yet another Sondheim show). I start that this week. :) I choreographed Once on This Island for her a few years ago and I'm excited to work with her again.

I'll also be starting up with Edudance again this semester after a semester of no classes. So, I have a pretty busy schedule to start off the new year! Lots of things to do. :)

New Year's Resolutions

1. Be better about getting organized.
2. Really get my cake biz off the ground. I already have 2 wedding cakes booked for this summer, a baby shower cake in a couple of weeks and more to come!
3. Update my blogs more.
4. Make more money than last year in all areas of life (ballroom dancing, cake decorating, Mary Kay, performance, etc.)
5. Expand my family (hee hee-no there's nothing to report......yet)
6. Be accountable with my businesses.
7. Find time to scrapbook (naptime should be set aside for that again, ja?)
8. Attend the temple more often (Ibis and I went 9 out of 12 months last year...not bad for quadrupling our efforts). But, I'd like to stick with it and attend at least once a month to truly reach that goal.
9. Be very diligent in my calling as Primary President and get all the knowledge I need of the position so that I can be a great leader to the children in my ward.
10. LOSE 5 MORE POUNDS! Attending the gym is something I've grown to love and I definitely need to keep that up.
11. Hardest one of all.............cut back on the sweets. That should help me to attain number 10, don't ya think?

Well, I'll keep everyone (that would be all 2 of you who probably read this blog!) updated on these as the year goes on. Hey, it's always good to have a goal, right?

POWER ON!