Today at work was a day of interesting/funny comments about my preggo belly! Seriously I see my co-workers almost 4 times a week and then I mean customers..you never know what they are going to say...
(girl) Co-worker #1- "I mean I know I saw you yesterday but you just look bigger today! I can just tell your shirt is a lot tighter than usual"
My manager- I was telling a story about how I just got flipped the bird for the first time driving the other day. and he said "you're like a care bear, you can do whatever you want!" ...I don't know if he was referring that my physical appearance resembles a care bear or my personality....
Customer (last week)- She nearly started crying when she saw my belly and then started telling me stories about her 11 year old daughter. Then as I re-enacted the story to my other manager he said "she probably nearly cried because she thinks your 17"
Co-worker #2- As I walk by "when are you due again?" "January 28" "oh wow you look like you are about to pop"
All my coworkers are so sweet and it's been fun to share this experience with them! I'm gonna miss them a little during maternity leave. They've told me they forget sometimes that I'm pregnant cause I'm not acting crazy like our old manager was. (they dont see me at home....j/k..kidna :) I think customer's reactions are the most funny (especially this skinny lady came in with her 3 year old and told me when she was pregnant she gained 80 lbs!!! 8-0!) Anyways I have 6 more weeks *hopefully* of pregnancy, and it only gets better :)
Showing posts with label jobs. Show all posts
Showing posts with label jobs. Show all posts
Tuesday, December 15, 2009
Sunday, November 29, 2009
Listening to christmas music
-Bryson is on the job search again. His previous job was not what we thought it would be. 10 hours of physical labor, 5 days a week. 10 hours of weekly travel time. No benefit and bad pay....no thanks! Even though we've been praying and praying for a job for Bryson, we believe there is something better the Lord has for him out there.
-Thanksgiving Holiday has been soooo relaxing. We've been with Bryson's family in Ballinger and San Angelo. This is our first Thanksgiving to celebrate with them. We've enjoyed being with the family, playing with Cayson and Ashtyn and just lounging. Okay I've been doing the lounging, Bryson has been cutting and laying tile in Jill's new house. Here's a pic of the Owen's:
-It's funny how strangers react to me being pregnant. We met some of Jill and Chad's friends for the first time and the women (who are also moms) could not believe that I was 31 weeks. They kept saying "you're so small, no way!" They didn't know me before I was preggo, cause I think/feel huge. I mean this is not what I normally look like! I saw my parents last week and they couldn't believe how big I was! But it was fun to hangout with those girls and hear their stories on pregnancy and being moms.
-I'm excited about my first baby shower this next weekend!! My best college girls are throwing it for me...and I think they are more excited than me :) I'm so thankful for them, for their support, encouragement to the Lord, love and friendship throughout the past years! I love how no matter how busy we are, we always find a weekend, a phone call, or an email to stay connected! Girls4Life :)
-We've decided on a baby name!! Violet Owen (we are still working on a middle name) But we are naming her after Bryson's Grandma. Its great to actually have a name to call her! Ahh! I can't believe 9 more weeks....I gotta start packing my hospital bag!
-Thanksgiving Holiday has been soooo relaxing. We've been with Bryson's family in Ballinger and San Angelo. This is our first Thanksgiving to celebrate with them. We've enjoyed being with the family, playing with Cayson and Ashtyn and just lounging. Okay I've been doing the lounging, Bryson has been cutting and laying tile in Jill's new house. Here's a pic of the Owen's:
-It's funny how strangers react to me being pregnant. We met some of Jill and Chad's friends for the first time and the women (who are also moms) could not believe that I was 31 weeks. They kept saying "you're so small, no way!" They didn't know me before I was preggo, cause I think/feel huge. I mean this is not what I normally look like! I saw my parents last week and they couldn't believe how big I was! But it was fun to hangout with those girls and hear their stories on pregnancy and being moms.
-I'm excited about my first baby shower this next weekend!! My best college girls are throwing it for me...and I think they are more excited than me :) I'm so thankful for them, for their support, encouragement to the Lord, love and friendship throughout the past years! I love how no matter how busy we are, we always find a weekend, a phone call, or an email to stay connected! Girls4Life :)
-We've decided on a baby name!! Violet Owen (we are still working on a middle name) But we are naming her after Bryson's Grandma. Its great to actually have a name to call her! Ahh! I can't believe 9 more weeks....I gotta start packing my hospital bag!
Monday, October 26, 2009
First Day!!
Well Bryson just left for his first day on the new job!! After 2.5 long, stressful and hard months of job searching, he was hired! We are so thankful God has provided this opportunity! It's amazing how He has provided financially for us these past few months! It has been really tight, but we made it! It felt like the first day of school again...Bryson got all his tools, clothes and lunch ready last night! This morning unfortunately we woken up by a rainstorm...but we still had an exciting morning getting him out the door and ready for his first day.
It is amazing how the Lord orchestrated this job. Bryson faxed his resume Thursday afternoon, got a call at 7pm for an interview for the next day (friday) at 11pm. After his interview, they wanted to see pictures of his art work, because he only has 2.5 years of carpentry. So Bryson sent them an email around 3pm, then at around 9pm they called and offered him the position of Assistant Carpenter! The company is called Tiny Texas Houses..see picture above. They have an awesome outlook on building with 99% salvage material and the houses are beautiful!! Check out the website. Bryson loves to build and create AND use salvage material! So everything sounds perfect for him!! And his co-worker he is carpooling with lives down the street! We are continuing praying that this is a stable and wonderful job for him! Thank you everyone who has been praying and going through this with us!
Tuesday, June 2, 2009
3 Days and 2 Nights
We have officially made it to our "summer home" in NYC!! It's been great so far! We are living in Herald Towers at 34th and Broadway.Our apartment is about the same size as our house. Its a 2 bedroom/2 bathroom, full kitchen (with dishes included), great living room and couch. Our roommates are a married couple that works for CCC as well and they move in tomorrow. Here's our building:
The Gap is downstairs on the left, Forever 21 is to the Right and Macy's is across the street! Ya'll start praying that I have self control and dont spend ALL our money!
We have really been enjoying the past few days!in the above picture, we can see the MetLife building from our bedroom view. While Bryson has been in a Director's meetings, I've been able to do a little exploring on my own. We have this really cool book called "NFT...Not For Tourists Guide to New York City" and lets you know everything! Like I needed to find Kinko's and it had listing of them. And let me tell you, when I found Kinko's I had a huge smile on my face and wanted to yell "Yessss!" after my find, I was determined to find a Gyro stand for lunch. When we were here in February I had the most delicious Gyro...so I was on the hunt. Where I was yesterday was East Midtown and there weren't too many food stands around, but I kept looking and finally had myself a gyro! And it was good!
Last night we were in a photo shoot for the Wyndham hotel. The overall project director for the arts track, LeighAnn, has a friend who was the photographer. She needed 50 people to mingle and eat and drink for free. So a group of us decided to go! Whether or not we even make the photos chosen it was still fun to take part in it. Here are the Art Track project directors looking good at the photo shoot:
The Gap is downstairs on the left, Forever 21 is to the Right and Macy's is across the street! Ya'll start praying that I have self control and dont spend ALL our money!
We have really been enjoying the past few days!in the above picture, we can see the MetLife building from our bedroom view. While Bryson has been in a Director's meetings, I've been able to do a little exploring on my own. We have this really cool book called "NFT...Not For Tourists Guide to New York City" and lets you know everything! Like I needed to find Kinko's and it had listing of them. And let me tell you, when I found Kinko's I had a huge smile on my face and wanted to yell "Yessss!" after my find, I was determined to find a Gyro stand for lunch. When we were here in February I had the most delicious Gyro...so I was on the hunt. Where I was yesterday was East Midtown and there weren't too many food stands around, but I kept looking and finally had myself a gyro! And it was good!
Last night we were in a photo shoot for the Wyndham hotel. The overall project director for the arts track, LeighAnn, has a friend who was the photographer. She needed 50 people to mingle and eat and drink for free. So a group of us decided to go! Whether or not we even make the photos chosen it was still fun to take part in it. Here are the Art Track project directors looking good at the photo shoot: 
Wednesday, December 17, 2008
Tis the season
At work today I noticed that I was singing "Frosty the Snowman" a lot today. (We have a couple CDs that corporate sends and sping round and round all day...) Seriously I think I heard it 6 times today, but all were songs by different artists!
Today was the second day in a row to go home early sick.
Harry Potter. is. awesome. Still after all these years of reading JK Rowling's books you would think I/ others would of lost interest! But Bryson and I have been watching one HP movie each night. Tonight was "The Prisoner of Azakaban". Luckily Bryson hasnt seen them all, so it's been fun for me to watch him get excited or confused during the movie and then I get to explain. Yes, I've read all the books and been the the midnight/first day showings of the movie. I've asked Santa for #4 DVD "The Goblet of Fire", I hope I'm on the "nice" list.
Today was the second day in a row to go home early sick.
Harry Potter. is. awesome. Still after all these years of reading JK Rowling's books you would think I/ others would of lost interest! But Bryson and I have been watching one HP movie each night. Tonight was "The Prisoner of Azakaban". Luckily Bryson hasnt seen them all, so it's been fun for me to watch him get excited or confused during the movie and then I get to explain. Yes, I've read all the books and been the the midnight/first day showings of the movie. I've asked Santa for #4 DVD "The Goblet of Fire", I hope I'm on the "nice" list.
Monday, November 17, 2008
Three Words
Friday, Saturday, Sunday.
I love the weekends!!! They have been so fun lately. A lot of the time we already have plans with an event with Fireseed, which usually end up being really fun, because its just another day to do something with friends.
Most fridays I work 9-5, but it seems to go a lot faster than you'd think. I work 3.5 hrs have 1 hr lunch, then work 3.5 more hours. So the days goes by fast. I like work, it's pretty laid back and we get to listen to good music all day. AND they have been spinnin a few Christmas songs in the mix the last few days!
This weekend in particular felt really long! I love when they are like that! One event that took place this weekend was that we became partners with our Church. We took a partnership class on Saturday were the elders explained more about what the church is about, believes, and wants us to commit to as members. It was fun to see friends from our NNW class and college friends.
Good weekend. Thank you.
Here's to another eventful week of work, game night, and pinecove regional staff conference!
I love the weekends!!! They have been so fun lately. A lot of the time we already have plans with an event with Fireseed, which usually end up being really fun, because its just another day to do something with friends.
Most fridays I work 9-5, but it seems to go a lot faster than you'd think. I work 3.5 hrs have 1 hr lunch, then work 3.5 more hours. So the days goes by fast. I like work, it's pretty laid back and we get to listen to good music all day. AND they have been spinnin a few Christmas songs in the mix the last few days!
This weekend in particular felt really long! I love when they are like that! One event that took place this weekend was that we became partners with our Church. We took a partnership class on Saturday were the elders explained more about what the church is about, believes, and wants us to commit to as members. It was fun to see friends from our NNW class and college friends.
Good weekend. Thank you.
Here's to another eventful week of work, game night, and pinecove regional staff conference!
Thursday, October 2, 2008
The Hunt
Today, I counted that I have been unemployed for 47 days. Bummer, huh? Well yes and no, but also I'd like to remind myself that Bryson and I both choose this decision for me to find another job. I truly believe the Lord has a better plan for me whether its job or not.
What have I been up to these past 47 days besides job hunting:
Reading
I have definitely been reading a lot! Within the week Bryson and I moved here we signed up for a library card!! The APL (Austin Public Library) has so many locations near where we live. Its pretty cool! And the fact that we only get 3 channels on our TV we can rent movies/TV series/workout videos there too...for free! Most of the libraries here have really interesting people in them...kids, homeless, young, and old. A few of my best picks: The OC-Season One, Little Women, The Body Project, Prep, UnChristian, and williams-sonoma cookbook!
Domestic
Because we had such a crazy summer with getting married and raising support and traveling, it has been nice to have some time off. It was really needed! I've been able to spend my time getting our home to feel like a home. Preparing meals, cleaning, decorating, hand writing letters to some friends. I think if money wasn't an issue, I could be a housewife. I'd probably volunteer somewhere and make different projects for myself.
Research
As I was searching for a job, I've come across a lot of research studies at UT. And I happen to take part in one for the psychology department . It was really easy and quite interesting (and getting paid $25 hr wasn't bad either!) It was a study entitled: Genes and Biased Mood Processing. I had a phone interview, then a real interview, answered a packet of questions, computer skills, listened to music, watched a short film, and let them take a sample of my saliva.
Fireseed Anthology
I've been able to help out some. We have wednesday evening Creative Compassion Workshops for our volunteers and students and every Thursday we have Family dinner with the team and roommates. (we all live 1 or 2 blocks from each other...I'm dinner captain :) Its been fun getting to hangout and feel a little bit part of the team. I think it is exactly where God wants Bryson. He is loving it and learning so much about Christianity in our culture.
Church
Also we have really been getting involved with our church, Austin Stone. (www.austinstone.org) At first, first I thought of it as the "cool church, that everyone goes to"...but I love it!! I think Matt Carter teaches with truth and love from exactly what the bible tells us to live by, and why living in community with others is so important. Bryson and I are in a "Nearly and Newly wed" Sunday school class, and we also meet once during the week. We have really enjoyed starting these new friendships and learning from them too!
Yours Truly,
Marisa Owen
What have I been up to these past 47 days besides job hunting:
Reading
I have definitely been reading a lot! Within the week Bryson and I moved here we signed up for a library card!! The APL (Austin Public Library) has so many locations near where we live. Its pretty cool! And the fact that we only get 3 channels on our TV we can rent movies/TV series/workout videos there too...for free! Most of the libraries here have really interesting people in them...kids, homeless, young, and old. A few of my best picks: The OC-Season One, Little Women, The Body Project, Prep, UnChristian, and williams-sonoma cookbook!
Domestic
Because we had such a crazy summer with getting married and raising support and traveling, it has been nice to have some time off. It was really needed! I've been able to spend my time getting our home to feel like a home. Preparing meals, cleaning, decorating, hand writing letters to some friends. I think if money wasn't an issue, I could be a housewife. I'd probably volunteer somewhere and make different projects for myself.
Research
As I was searching for a job, I've come across a lot of research studies at UT. And I happen to take part in one for the psychology department . It was really easy and quite interesting (and getting paid $25 hr wasn't bad either!) It was a study entitled: Genes and Biased Mood Processing. I had a phone interview, then a real interview, answered a packet of questions, computer skills, listened to music, watched a short film, and let them take a sample of my saliva.
Fireseed Anthology
I've been able to help out some. We have wednesday evening Creative Compassion Workshops for our volunteers and students and every Thursday we have Family dinner with the team and roommates. (we all live 1 or 2 blocks from each other...I'm dinner captain :) Its been fun getting to hangout and feel a little bit part of the team. I think it is exactly where God wants Bryson. He is loving it and learning so much about Christianity in our culture.
Church
Also we have really been getting involved with our church, Austin Stone. (www.austinstone.org) At first, first I thought of it as the "cool church, that everyone goes to"...but I love it!! I think Matt Carter teaches with truth and love from exactly what the bible tells us to live by, and why living in community with others is so important. Bryson and I are in a "Nearly and Newly wed" Sunday school class, and we also meet once during the week. We have really enjoyed starting these new friendships and learning from them too!
Yours Truly,
Marisa Owen
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