here comes the sun...do-da-do-do.

Well hey again.

I think this is the most consistantely I have blogged for a little while. There's just so much going on! And I never ever spend the time updating my Facebook anymore cause the little status box just doesn't give me quite enough room to say everything I would like to. So since a photo is worth 1,000 words I am now an addicted Instagrammer. Follow me. I'm randitherose.

Who knows if anyone really reads this, but for those of you that do. You're great. I think more than anything it's like a little therapy session for me to type out everything that's going on, and make jokes that allow me to laugh at myself. That's just good for the soul.

So as for me and Mas....

Since my last blog here is the scoop. I told you about our wonderful little apartment. Well... we are moving out. Surprise! I know. It's going to be a pain. And why would we do that. Welllll lots of different reasons. First off, we have been camping in the living room for the past two weeks because our teeny, tiny, little air conditioner only reaches one room. The living room. So our bedroom is a whopping 90 degrees most of the time... even WITH the windows open. Disadvantage of living in an apartment that is over 30 years old I suppose. Another things.... since we are running that A/C so much we are paying nearly $150 a month in electric... are you kidding me SDG&E!? PLUS our apartment is chargin us $50 a month for water, sewer, and trash. So we are paying nearly $1300 a month for an apartment that was built in 1976, doesn't have AC or a washer and dryer, has walls that are so thin that we can here the upstairs neighbors saying goodnight to each other, and windows that I swear are made of saran wrap because I can hear the neighbors sucking face at night before they go back in the house! Let's just say.... We could live somewhere a LOT nicer for that pretty little price. Promise... we have looked into it. So more news to come on our little living situation.... next time.

As far as jobs... here is a department where we are doing SO much better. Mason is still tearing it up at work and his paychecks just keep getting bigger and better! Plus he is always talking about it. Sometimes he tries to pretend that he hates the job but I can tell... he has the passion for it that he needs to be successful. So he just keeps getting better and better and happier and happier. I love a happy husband. :)

As for me... remember how I told you I was holding out for something big... I knew it was coming. Well it's coming alright... in a little teal box, with a white bow on top.





Okay. Soooo I don't have the job just yet.
But I did have a phone interview a few weeks ago for a sales associate position. The twist is that at the end of my interview and after discussing all of my management experience etc the HR lady told me she felt I would be better suited for the Assistant Sales Manager Position and encouraged me to apply for that position instead. So I accepted her offer and she sent me the proper application and the management eligibility assessment. Second interview in less than two weeks... SEPTEMBER 4TH baby! Two one on one interviews and a panel interview... And then if I get the job then it will still be a little while. It is a brand new store that they are opening in La Jolla! So I would start at a store with a brand new staff... build it from the ground up. Training would begin October 29th, they would send me to New Jersey and New York for training the first weekend in November and the store opens on November 16th! But anyways.... more news to come on that as well. Prayers please!!

Until then I did find a little part-time nannying job that is just wonderful. I watch a beautiful little boy named Jude. It's my first day today but his bright blue eyes and blonde little head of hair just make me melt. (And it is only encouraging my baby hunger.) This job ends on the 19th of October which would be perfect for the Tiffany's job. How does that happen!? What a blessing. I know God is watching out for me. And I love Him for that.

To sum it up... I just have to say. Faith, prayers, and patience make anything possible. I know it. I can see it in my life right now SO much. I seriously am in awe at all the wonderful things that are happening in my life that are small and simple, but are so so sweet. And by small and simple things, GREAT things are brought to pass. And oh-boy we are headed for GREAT things.

Until next time,

Randi j. Rose

When it's good, it's good.

Hello again from the happy Rose family in Sunny San Diego!

It's been a while so here is an update on our little family!

We moved into an apartment at the end of June. And we love it! It's perfect for us and in a nicer area too, so it's nice to feel safe when we come home at night. Its one bedroom, one bath, living room, kitchen, dining room, and plenty of storage. We STILL haven't put away the last three boxes, are borrowing a bright red couch, use blankets for curtains, and 2 blue coolers for a dining room table, but we love it :) We figure it's these little things that we will look back on in a few years and laugh at. So we are enjoying it while we can. My favorite part of our apartment is the kitchen! It's an older place, but the kitchen is all brand new. Nice hardwood floors, brand new black Kenmore appliances, new cupboards, and a brand new Hampton Bay ceiling fan over the dining room. I LOVE cooking and cleaning in my little kitchen, and Mason LOVES that it's my favorite room in the house. Being a wife for him is fun :)

Mason has been working at Toyota of San Diego for just under a month now and is doing fabulous. He is learning that when it's good it's good and when it's bad it's bad, but we are getting to the point where his good days are outweighing the bad which makes him a lot happier. As for me I am still a stay at home mommy for our little baby Maverick haha. I have had several job interviews, most of them ending in job offers, but there is always something wrong! I even accepted a job and went in for a couple of days and had to quit cause I was working with a bunch of wierd-ies. EXAMPLE:

I was working at a wax center as a front desk girl and a feminine young man who was OBSESSED with cats was training me on the computer system. The waxers were coming up between appointments to visit with him and meet me. Only, every time a young lady would come up the conversation would go like this...

(in overly enthusiastic screeching voices)
FEMININE MAN: "oh my gosh! i love you! YOU'RE A CAT!"
WAXER: "meow (insert mans name) MEOWW! I'm a kitty cat and i love you."
FEMANINE MAN: "this is randi "meow" rose, and she's a kitty cat too!"
WAXER: "aw so sweet... (example:) i'm MEOWzabeth."
ME: "sorry what was your name?"
WAXER: "Elizabeth... but you can call me MEOWzabeth. Cause i'm a cat!"

And both of them would bust into laughter. Needless to say.... I practically ran out the door.

So I continue to shop jobs and I have a few promising leads that I can hopefully secure within the next week. I waited three weeks to start that job at the wax center so that wasted a lot of time that I could have been working hard to find another job. So I am pretty bummed it didn't work out. But I know something good is coming my way. I can feel it, and I have lots of faith that I am gonna be taken care of!

More news... me and Mas are in NURSERY! We get to play with about 10 babies ages 1 - 3 for two hours every Sunday and we LOVE those little kids. (I will post a pic soon) My favorite part is helping them pray for their food at snack time. Either we get to tell them what to say in their ear or they say sweet things like... "I love Jesus Christ and His treats, Amen." Ah!! I DIE.

Also, we got our wedding pics back FINALLY and I would post just a few of my favorites but I love them all so much that I could never narrow it down. My #1 favorite from our Groomals is this one though. Waiting to have the money to get a big one printed and framed!

Moving on.

Thanks to Miss Jenna Ray, Mason and I get to go to Sea World next week! We can't wait! I got to go with my family from Utah this week which was a blast but I was def missing my man all day, and wishing I could show him everything. He hasn't been there in a long time, and it just so happens that I am  a Sea World Expert. I LOVE that place. I even wanted (secretly still want) to be a dolphin trainer there!

All in all, our life together is great. I really can't put it into words. We are learning still, every day we learn something new about each other, or our relationship, and we have trials still just like every one else. But we are learning to pick our battles, to express ourselves and not expect the other one to read our mind, and to enjoy the simple things, cause they're the best things. We love you all and we miss our Utah family and friends! But things are good out here in California. Really good :) Until next time....

All our love,

The Roses