Nothing New to Report

Nothing New To Report So I thought I might post some pictures! I haven't forgotten about my blog, I've just been EXTREMELY busy and determined to get a job! :) Hopefully it will pay off BIG TIME! So in the meantime, enjoy!


This is my best"est" friend in the entire world, Elizabeth, and her beautiful baby girl, Madeleine.



This is my mom's dog, Mia, in her cool shades.



This is my Chloe! She is doing her prairie dog impression. You can also see Lola in the background.



Hope you enjoy the pics,
Larisa

More Goodness

I had another great interview today! Please continue to pray as decision making time for all the employers is coming! Please pray that I will be the perfect fit for one of them and that I will finally be able to begin a great career! :)

Josh and I have been budget designing lately in our home. Moving items we already had to different rooms for different looks. I just want the house to look the best it can for Jon and Debra's visit in two weeks. I can't wait to see them! :) It will definitely be a fun weekend! :)

My little Lola is still having "mommy" issues. She just doesn't want to share me or my attention with Hannah or Chloe. I hope the muzzling starts working more effectively soon. However, Hannah is a genius dog. She LOVES to play and tonight as Josh and I were absent-mindedly playing fetch with her while we were watching "Dancing With The Stars", Josh accidentally threw her toy through the pass through and into the kitchen. Hannah searched all around the couch, under, over, and beside. Since neither me or Josh wanted to get up and find the toy, we just continued to sit on the couch. Hannah didn't give up. She searched and searched as we ignored her and finally she triumphantly found it and brought to Josh to throw again. She is so smart! :)

I am now finished reading "Bridget Jone's Diary" and I am now reading the sequel "Bridget Jone's Diary: The Edge of Reason". If anyone has seen the movies and thought they were hilarious, these books are WORTH your reading time. :) I love how honest Bridget seems and the situations she goes through are definitely not sugar coated. She is an all around average woman, living an average life, where everything is messed up. So in short like real life. (BTW, the author of the Bridget Jones series is Helen Fielding if anyone is interested in reading them)

Praying for the "perfect" fit,
Larisa

Interviews Abound

Good news!

I have had two interviews this week with two perspective employers! :) Please pray that God will lay the best decision on my heart and the employers' hearts. I have put in so many resumes and called so many different places for positions. It is nice to know God is working in ways to put me in the best position for me.

Dancing with the Stars in back! Here are my early pics: Shawn Johnson, Lil' Kim, and Holly Madison.No guys have really stood out to me yet but I'm sure they will when they've had some more practice.

On other subject, we are "muzzling" my little Lola. :( She is being very aggressive towards Hannah and Chloe over being with me. When she starts growling in an unfriendly way, we scold her and then put the muzzle on for a few minutes. She definitely does NOT like it and it seems to be working. We had to resort to this method because we were afraid she was going to get hurt or hurt the other dogs. Most of the time, all the dogs are very loving, playful and friendly but they can be very defensive as well. We really just wanna nip it in the bud now so no one gets hurt.

We also finished painting two rooms this weekend in preparation for Jon and Debra's visit. We painted the bathroom a light green and the master bedroom in a golden "cork" color. Both look amazing thanks to hard work and Breezy for some help! ;)

This weekend's project is either the yard or the living room area. Pictures will be coming soon.

Blessed through this mess,
Larisa

My House

I love being a homeowner, not the mortgage but definitely the home part. I especially love it when Josh lets me spread my interior design wings and do something cool. (Well it's more like when we have the money and right now I have the time) We will be expecting some very VIP guests at the end of March, Jon and hopefully his beautiful wife, Debra (we don't know if she'll be able to join us or not). So in preparation for our guests (rather a very plausible excuse for me) we are painting FINALLY!

Tonight we are painting the bathroom upstairs and tomorrow we will be painting the bedroom! The bathroom is a very light, muted green that is more on the warm side. The bedroom is going to be like a cork color and the hallway, living room and foyer are going to be more of a dark goldenrod harvest yellow color. I love earthy, natural colors. All the trim is going to be painted a FRESH white. :) This will be such a welcome change to the cream colored walls in every room (but the kitchen). I can't wait until it is all finished but I am having fun working on it.

We are also going to be working on our yard as long as weather permits. It's getting bad because we haven't picked up any of the branches or even raked the yard from the leaves falling in autumn. Hopefully, the weather will cooperate and we will also be able to finish the yard in time for Jon and Debra's arrival.

Pictures Coming Soon,
Larisa

First Quarter of 2009 Update

2009 started like yesterday didn't it? I can't believe it is March already! Seriously it's so scary how fast time goes by. I wanted to do quarterly updates to keep myself accountable to the many resolutions I made. I started doing Jazzerise with my mom and her friend, Sharon, in February. Mom and I attempt to do two classes a week. It is a really fun workout but it is a HUGE workout. I am the youngest person in the class and all the other women can totally kick my butt! I'm working on it though! I have also been dieting since February but I really don't wanna talk about that. I have been stuck at the same STUPID weight for a month at least! At first I thought that the scale was broke but no it's not. Apparently my weight loss gene is broke instead. :( Still dieting and jazzing it out! I also have been reading much more. I have successfully finished the Stephanie Plum series by Janet Evanovich, the Twilight series by Stephenine Meyer, and I am currently reading Bridget Jones' Diary by Helen Fielding. I would recommend all these books to anyone especially Bridget Jones and Stephanie Plum if anyone needs a good laugh!

I am actively looking for a new job as well! I have an excellent resume and I am a great interviewee! :) If anyone knows of a great place looking to make a great addition to their team, please let me know! Also please keep me in mind if you or someone else you know needs any interior design work. Big or small problems or questions, I can do it all! :) I have interviewed at a few places but for one reason or another could not take the position. Obviously with my anxiety issues these are HUGE steps! So that is a blessing.

I have really enjoyed writing on my blog and I look forward to continuing documenting my life and having fun writing. I hope all of you who read this have just as much fun as I do writing it.

Blessed but stressed,
Larisa

Removing the Stitches

Each piece is pulled out slowly, gently
Cool hands against my bare, torn skin
The broken skin is healed
It has been so long since I've felt whole
I have lived with this injury for so long
Bandages couldn't heal
Antiseptics couldn't relieve
But you could
How is it that a person, another human being, could heal me?
I barely knew you
The magnetism that drew me to you, that continues to draw me
What is this?
After being beaten, bruised, cut, abused
You simply heal me
Without a word, without a question
You heal me
Without a thought, without a reason
You heal me
I am closed at first, scared of you
How can you exist? Where have you been?
You hold out your hand
You pull my broken heart together with the strings of your love
How can I repay you? What could I possibly have to give?
Smile.
Love.
Laugh.
Trust.
Forever.
Without you, I would not be whole.
I would not be healed.
I would not love.
I would not be me.
Thank you.

* For those requiring explanation, this is dedicated to the love of my life, my husband, Josh who is my perfect match and who continues to amaze me with his love. *

Larisa 2009