Friday, October 24, 2008

Tuesday, October 21, 2008



Erik was a bit afraid of the dog this trip.



RSL's new stadium is NICE!



Me with a Thriller zombie

A Happier Note


I was reading Susie's blog the other day and had the same feeling. Mike and I had planned a trip to Utah prior to finding out he might lose his job. We had purchased tickets to see a Real Salt Lake soccer game and the Odyssey dance theater's Thriller concert, so we had to go. It was awesome though. It was just what we needed to get our minds off of the potential layoff. Mike and I were able to go to the temple, tour temple square, go to some of our favorite restaurants, the concert and the game. We had tons of fun, but it also helped me to appreciate Erik more. I needed a short break.

Tuesday, October 14, 2008

Who Knows

So I have been going through a wide range of emotions this last week. We found out Mike's group will be cutting 40% of the staff. My first emotion, panic. We have lived fairly frugally except this last summer. We have money in the bank and no debt except our house payment, but I can't help but worry. I knew all the debt would catch up to the country someday, but I thought if I had followed the rules, I wouldn't really be affected. I love to have a plan for everything so this has been hard. I was able to block it out a bit with Rockband Saturday night. Sunday helped Mike and me a ton. It was good to interact with people who weren't feeling totally down about things. I am so grateful to be able to feel the Holy Ghost give me comfort. I am also SO grateful to have a hard working husband who has done all he could no matter what the outcome comes to be. We all have our health and still live a great life, so I shouldn't really complain. :) This has been a good wake up call for me. I do check prices on most things I buy, but I think from now on I am going to be loving the bulk section at WinCo. I looked at the price of a 5 pound bag of brown rice I had purchased a couple months back and it was $7. I looked in the bulk section and the same rice is a dollar per pound. Good to know even if Mike is able to keep his job!