Here is our big announcement, folks.

We're MOVING!
Clark is moving up the food-chain with his current company to a promotion that will have him home more consistently and give him room to continue growing. But, of course, things like that don't come easy. The company has opened a new office out West in.... drum roll, please...


PHOENIX, AZ.
OK... I don't remember if Fievel actually ended up in AZ... but this movie is what I've been thinking of through this WHOLE process!

It is a place neither of us are really familiar with, and boy has it been a time trying to figure out just how we're going to go about this move! Has anyone moved across the country, with little assistance, with a dog and a two-year-old over Christmas? Anyone?

I wish you could see the face I've been making.

This has definitely been keeping on my heart that all we can do is trust God. I feel so not-prepared with this thing. I mean, Clark has been home at Thanksgiving and then the next time he's home is the time we have to spend packing up the house, loading up a trailer, and hitting the road!

I'm pulling my hair out, folks.

But, in the end, I AM excited. We have a couple connections in Phoenix thanks to friends, not to mention the wonderful Jacquie from Jacquie Here who sent me my first Cara box is in the Phoenix area! We actually get to meet, something we thought would never happen. Coincidence? I think not! And hubby is going to be home more. That's the big kicker. This promotion is going to give him a schedule that isn't super crazy. I mean, enduring seven weeks of him gone and one week of him home? No, thanks. This will fix that!

Don't get me wrong. I know there are worse situations out there than a seven-week stretch. Deployments, single parenting, and more. This job has definitely taught me some perspective... and my limits. More than anything, we want our family to be together more to grow and, well, prosper.

So, my friends, we are getting ready to head West. We're trying to build it up as a fun adventure for Michael, and I can promise you there will be a short little series of our adventurous Westward travels on the site.


Have any moving advice, or places on the way to see? Leave me a comment, please!

When we visited my parents in August for some down time while Clark was working, Michael's Fire Truck obsession was fed when he was gifted a fireman outfit and got to visit the local fire station, thanks to my parents having connections at my dad's church.



Well for the past two weeks, it's been ALL about fire trucks. Sometimes this obsession dies down and we move on to other things, but for some reason it hasn't ceased. Michael wants to watch this YouTube video over and over and over again of fire trucks respond (scroll to the bottom to get a taste of what I deal with daily). Once more, he likes to go around the house looking like this.




I know he's only two, and there are many years ahead, but I love this little career-associated-obsession of his. If he grows up to be a fire fighter, I won't be surprised.

What things do your "little adults" love?

Oh... here's that video. WARNING: If your kid loves sirens, proceed with caution.

Happy Friday!

OK, so doing a post about fashion for an interview probably isn't the best way to start the weekend, but I hope you'll forgive me.

Normally I leave the fashion to my older sister over at Standpipe & Sprinkles, but since I've been looking for jobs I thought I'd share my two cents with you lovely readers.

I've never been good at interviews. I always tend to put my foot in my mouth and say the wrong thing, or play with my hair, or forget my resume, or wear something that I shouldn't be wearing... those types of things. I'm pretty, truly, awful when it comes to being a smooth talker and winning over the interviewers and scoring the job.

If you're like me, I promise... there is hope.

I've been attempting to get interviews a lot lately. While I love my job as stay-at-home-mom, there comes a time when, sometimes... or all the time, the woman of the house needs to be the bread winner. I am totally OK with this. More than ok, really. I'm excited to help foot the bills and take care of Michael. To really be a "super mom".

Here's my first "What I wore" (and most likely one of the only ones).

Michael wouldn't stand patiently while Clark took pictures (go figure), so he decided to be a part of it! I had to go bargain shopping for this one. Luckily my black skirt still fit!

Black Skirt at or just above the knee, see one here. Mine is from my Calvin Klein days when we were required to wear all black and got a 50% discount on black clothing from the store. Of course, black pants or business pants always do the job, too. I'm personally more of a skirt fan, though. Makes me feel more dressed up/pretty!

Classic White Button-Up. See similar here. I went to TJMaxx, something I'm not usually keen to do, to find the one pictured. Another Calvin Klein piece, but truly a nice white button-up can be from just about anywhere.

Cute Cardigan. See it here. This one came from the fabulous world of Target and was on sale for $10 (although I'm sorry to say it's not so anymore)! Talk about a steal. I had a cardigan at home, but it was a plain dark green (from JCrew) that looked a little to December to me, and who wants to look like December in October? Plus, this one had the sequins, which gave a little more to the outfit than just a standard interview collection.

I was told to wear pumps or flats. Although you can't see them, I had another piece from the wonderful world of Target. See them here. You don't ever want to wear "clunky" heels to an interview, so I'm told. This is not a place for your shoes to steal the show... unless, of course, you're interviewing at a shoe store. That might be a different scenario!

Lucky for me, glasses are required. Apparently a study has shown (according to a friend) that glasses at an interview give you smart-points. Isn't that interesting? Also, the pearls just seemed necessary to me since I was interviewing for a teaching job when I dressed up. Although I didn't get it, I'd say I boosted my confidence with this outfit!