S*K*Y*P*E

Finally, I joined Skype.

What is everyone's Skype name? Mine is merideth.carney. My email that I used is meridethcarney@gmail.com

Love you girls & can't wait to see your beautiful mugs on Skype!

Ayla

It's been almost a week since we lost Ayla. I'm still not used to her being gone. I keep thinking she'll come right around the corner, or I keep listening for her sighs or nails clicking on the tile. I never thought I'd miss her this much.

Truthfully, she was always "Steve's dog". He bought her before we started dating, and I liked her, but I have never been a fan of big dogs. She was always in my way and I felt like I was constantly having to step over her because she was laying in the doorway of a room, or just always standing behind me so that when I'd turn around, I'd nearly fall over! This was annoying to say the least. But she just wanted to be around people...as I'm sure you all gathered from the fact that as soon as she saw you, she'd be sniffing you and just generally up in your biz.

So, whenever I thought about the dreaded day that we'd lose either dog, I never really thought it was going to be "that hard" to lose Ayla. I thought, "Oh, I'll be the strong one when Ayla passes. And Steve will be the strong one when Izzy passes." Wow. I was wrong.

Obviously, it was very hard on Steve to lose her. She was his first dog that he'd ever owned by himself. And let's face it, she was a sweetie pie. He loved her so much. When he called me Friday morning & told me, he was choking back tears. And when he got home, I hugged him & he started sobbing. I've never heard him cry like that before. And THAT made me cry. There we were, standing in the kitchen sobbing. That didn't go as I had planned. I planned to be strong and tell him it was okay. EPIC FAIL.

Later that day when we picked her up to take her to Moberly to bury her, he was the strong one. I was not. I saw her as they laid her in the back of our car, and I just started sobbing. I cried half the way to Moberly. I cried so hard I had a headache.

I miss her. More than I ever thought I would. Yesterday we got a sympathy card from the vet w/ a piece of paper that had Ayla's paw print on it. I lost it again. There hasn't been a day that's gone by since she passed that I haven't cried about it. Maybe it's because I just feel bad that she died alone. Or that we weren't able to save her fast enough. Or maybe it's just the fact that deep down, I really was crazy about that silly dog who was always in my way.

Follow Up

I got the job! I am going to be be an assistant on the Global Operations Team for One Hope. I'm not exactly sure of all the details of the job yet. It's sorta hard for me to wrap my head around the whole world. The Global Operations Department works on all the details surrounding printing and shipping all their materials around the world. They were with printers all over the world, so things like earthquakes, floods, mudslides, hurricanes in certain places can affect us. Crazy. But I think it will be cool. It will definitely be different and a challenge. My boss's name is Tom and he said I could potentially have the opportunity to travel once a year if I wanted to see the kids. So that's cool! He also said that I could have the opportunity to move into something else if I realized I would rather do something else within the ministry. Lots of room to grow it sounds like.

I'm glad you made it Jules! So adventurous of you...Can you use your former nursing skills from the career center in a job there? Just a thought....


-Kath

We have made it!!

Kevin and I have arrived in Breckenridge. We are setting up shop now. We were grateful for a smooth ride in, except for that one bump where we went air borne..no joke! Rudy was very kind in pulling fatty Camille up these mountains. He is our hero! We have grounded her for the winter season and look forward to many warm and cozy nights and holidays spent in our Camille.

I absolutely loved spending time with you girls in COMO. I will be in town for Beph's shower and maybe I might see jen and baby G?

Onward with the job hunt! I could use your prayers.

Julianna

p.s. speaking of jobs...kath, whats the status for you in flo-rida?

Smandy Smilosnakis

Anyone remember this one???? Sitting in Kari's basement watching this show for about a summer? or so....haha





-Kath

One of my favie vids

I don't know why, but this just gets me every time.

HAPPY WEDNESDAY GIRLIES!

*kiss kiss*

Mur

To My Sistassssss!

Thousands Of Girls Match Description Of Missing Sorority Sister

I still wonder if it could have been me....I mean, was it?

-suz