So Where Have I Been?

Well let's see, it's been since November 1st that I've last posted to my blog. There is no way I can ever catch back up with all the stuff that's gone on since then so I'll give you the cliff notes:

From November 14th to November 25th we took a trip to Disneyworld! It was an amazing trip and we had an absolutely incredible time. The boys were the perfect age to thoroughly enjoy every aspect of the trip. We stayed at the Port Orleans French Quarter Resort and were very pleased with our decision to stay there. We had a great room close to the food court and most importantly the bus stop. I could tell you everything we did but that would take a separate post for each day and frankly I don't have time for that so I asked the boys what their favorite part of the trip was and this is what they had to say:

Cameron: Singing the song. You know the Carousel of Progress song. He definitely takes after his Grandpa Carpenter on this one. I have to admit, it is a catchy tune. His favorite rides were Test Track, Peter Pan, and Winnie the Pooh.

Colby: The boat rides! We rented these little two seater boats called SeaRaycers that we could take all the way around Bay Lake and the Seven Seas Lagoon. Which means we could even take them all the way to the entrance of the Magic Kingdom. I have to agree with Colby, it was really fun, especially since Colby was riding with me and our boat seemed to go faster than everyone else's. His favorite rides were the Monsters Inc Laugh Floor, Stitches Great Escape, Spaceship Earth, and Mission Space.

Chris: The hotel and eating everywhere in Epcot.

My favorite part was probably being able to take that long of a vacation so we could slow down and actually take the time to enjoy everything instead of having to rush around. I also enjoyed the time of year we went. The first week the parks were empty and the weather was perfect! My favorite rides were Test Track because I loved watching the boys' faces and riding Peter Pan and Winnie the Pooh with Cameron. He was truly obsessed with them and watching the delight on his face was incredible. Since Colby is so big now he went on most of the big rides with Chris while Cameron and I hung out on the little ones. Thinking back about it now, I missed a lot of fun times with Colby on the big rides. Next time I'll have to remember to take time with them both.

Since we went during free dining we were able to enjoy several character meals and the boys definitely filled up their autograph books. We took over 500 pictures so I'll share a small few.

Riding Splash Mountain

Osborne Family Spectacle of Lights at Hollywood Studios

Adults only dinner at Narcoosee's

Loving the pool and the serpent slide

Chris' awesome night picture taking skills

Eating with chopsticks for the first time at Teppan Edo

My lil Indiana Jones

The famous Sea Raycers Colby loved so much

One of our favorite places to feast morning, noon, and night

The Mouse himself

Baloo torturing Colby

For some reason this is the only picture of our hotel

The Peoplemover aka the rest your feet ride

An empty Fantasyland!

So this is where we were in November. We flew back on Thanksgiving Day and rested the rest of the weekend. Well except for my Black Friday shopping at 4am.

Next up, Christmas!

I've Been Inspired!

Yesterday I attended the first ever local Celebrate and Connect meeting for Thirty One. It was held at the home of the one and only director in Utah. There were only 10 people in attendance including myself and the Director but boy did we have a good time. I've always been a shy, not talk to you unless I've known you for 10 years kind of person. All that changed yesterday! Once I walked into the house I felt an immediate connection with these ladies. It was a weird but GREAT feeling to have. Not once did I sit back and let the others do the talking-I participated and without a red face and sweaty palms!

After listening to the story of this Director, I've decided I need to head full force into Thirty One. For the last few months I've kind of "forgot" about it but not any more. This lady started selling Thirty One in June, a mere 4 months before me and last month she made $9000. Yes, $9000! I would love to make that much money on a part time business, heck I'll even take half that much. In order to do these things I'm going to have to start getting out of my comfort zone to which I've already started. I've dropped catalogs at the local vet, salons, schools etc and to me that's a big step. I firmly believe in Thirty One and all it has to offer! As of right now there are only 61 consultants in the entire state-plenty of room for me to grow my business. I just need a way to get the word out there to the people of this great state. I haven't yet figured out how I'm going to do this exactly but it started last night as I searched for hours for local boutiques that I might be able to set up a display. I was only able to find a few but at least I took the initiative. Baby steps, right?

For the three people that read this blog, I ask that you keep an eye open for any boutiques you see and let me know about them. I think this will be the first step at getting the word out there.

If you're wondering why I felt the need to blog about this, I guess I just had to put this out there to hold myself accountable! Oh and I'm pretty excited about this new venture.