And the holidays are upon us

This past Friday... my 24th birthday I had an interview in which they offered me 10 cents more than minimum wage. My Bachelor's Degree and I were inclined to not work there. :p Oh and my sweet husband got up really early to get ready for work AND make me breakfast. I'm so lucky to be married to such a thoughtful man. :)

Then I spent the weekend in Yak with the fam. We went on a walk, a Costco run and to see New Moon... and we watched slides. And of course there was the time to hold little Graham. <3 Joel stayed in Federal Way because his dad was in Seattle for a few days. They got to hang out which was so nice because that doesn't happen much with Brad living in Alaska and all.
I have an interview tomorrow at Toddler Town in Kent... let's hope it's better'n the one at Kid's Country in Auburn last Friday.

For Thanksgiving Joel has to work the day after so I'm staying in Yak without him again. :'( I love the extra time with my family though. And possibly I'll be hanging with Cherize. That would be awesome! :)

Life Marches On

Graham Weston Carnagey has arrived! He was born one day before his due date! He is the cutest little boy ever... but I might be a biased Auntie. :) He'll be a month old the day after Val and I turn 24 years old. How crazy to be almost that old. So Joel and I might be headed to Yak for that weekend to celebrate my birthday and Graham being a month old. :)

Joel and I officially joined a community group through Mars Hill! We were nervous, but the people were welcoming and very nice. It was surprising how none of them were our age without kids. Most were in there 30s (at least) with a couple of kids. There was one couple who looked our age... but they too had a baby. It's not bad, just surprising. I guess we expected a group with young marrieds like us. Oh well, in this case we have loads of good people to look to for guidance in our walks with God. :)

AND we finally got a big screen tv. Joel was SO super excited! He literally jumped up and down when I told him to go buy one. It was cute and very funny. :) If only we could get a kitty. I'm going to ask if it's allowed now cause they said in a month it would be and it's been about a month, maybe longer.

I am employed!

So I was officially hired yesterday by the Children's Home Society of Washington as a substitute for the Kent Child Development Center otherwise known as Early Head Start. :) I am somewhat saddened that it is only as a substitute but my hope is that I get a lot of hours and that they discover I'm awesome and when a full time opening arrives they'll hire me. God has this all under control so it'll work out. Plus I work 11 minutes away from Joel. Weird. That'll be good for carpooling. :) And now we get to look at getting a cat for Sally and a TV for Joel! That was our deal; once I get a job we get those two things. SO excited for a kitty!

In other news we went to Yakima this past weekend for Laura's baby shower. It was so nice to be back in Yak. I missed that town. And the people. Now we wait for Graham Carnagey to arrive. We (the Graham clan) are all SO excited for him to come! October 22nd is coming fast. :)

Still job hunting

I'm still a housewife. So sad. So boring. No job yet. It's not for lack of trying though. I've applied in Federal Way, Auburn, Kent and Renton.... and nada. Only two interviews. And they came to nothing. Lame.

On the upside I have gotten slightly addicted to Hulu.com. It's awesome. You can watch a multitude of shows for free and it's legal. :) Oh and netflix is pretty amazing too. :) Another upside is one of my best friends, Kim has moved to Federal Way to student teach until sometime in December so we hang out. It makes my day. Last week Mom, Grandma & Barbara came to visit too. This past weekend Joel and I hung out with friends in Redmond on Saturday night and Sunday we went to Jordan & Barb's for dinner. :)

Joel made it through another round of lay offs at his work (hooray)! God is looking out for us.

Other'n that it's same ol' same ol'.... sadly. I long for the day when I can announce that I have a job. Until then it's back to the grindstone tomorrow. :p

Jobless Sally

So I have an interview at Kindercare on Thursday. This is my first interview to come from the job hunting. I turned in an application for Federal Way School District today. I'd really like to be a Para-Educator (para pro). We'll see if anything happens there. I really want it to...

In other news, this past weekend Joel and I bought me a new laptop and Joel a bike... that made me wish my bike wasn't in Yakima and that there was a good place to store it here. Nearby is a nice trail that I usually walk on, but biking on it would also be most fun... :)

Oh and I've started writing wedding thank you cards. How I want to be done... and I just started yesterday. Bleck. At least Julie helped me pick out fun cards on the cheap at Ross in my early months of being engaged...thanks sister, they break up the monotony. :) No Joel hasn't helped yet but he won't escape the thank you card writing fun, no worries! :p

Married Life Has Begun!

I LOVE it! It makes my day that we no longer are in a long distance relationship! It seems so normal to be married. :)

Anaheim was VERY fun AND relaxing. A nice combination for sure. We went to Disneyland, California Adventure, SeaWorld and Universal Studios. Our favorite ride was the California Screamer (an awesome roller coaster!) We had a great time but were happy to return home when it was over. :)

We live in Federal Way in a cute little one bedroom apartment. Now that it's unpacked and organized I feel a lot better! Winco is right down the road (quite literally a 4-6 minute walk away) and a library is right across the road (although it's closed right now.) As for church, we attend Mars Hill in Bellevue for now... the worship is amazing and the sermons are quite awesome so we are content for the time being. :)

Joel returned to work (at Food Services of America as an accountant in case you were wondering) and I reconnected with a friend from junior high who lives up the road. (I think I got the better end of the deal. ;)) Except I do want a job... I'm in the process of updating my resume and filling out job applications-- what fun. ;p

A new adventure is at hand!

So in FIVE DAYS (from tomorrow) I'm getting married to Joel! I couldn't possibly be more excited! (Or nervous!) I don't like standing up in front of lots of people... at least I'm not doing it alone... Joel gets to suffer with me. ;D I am SO lucky that I get to spend my life with Joel- God blessed me. :) And then we're off to Anaheim for a week! Yay for Disneyland! It's going to be fun! AND THEN I will no longer live in Yakima. That is weird and hard to comprehend. We will live in a little apartment in Federal Way across the street from the library and I will job hunt AGAIN. (It'll only be the second time in 9 months.) :p But I will finally get to see Joel as often as I please and that will be amazing!