Shanghai - Vietnam

Just returned from the two week fun of traveling overseas for work.  Started out the trip in Shanghai (after many, many hours of travel and multiple layovers).  Met with some factories there and also attended the Furniture Fair in Shanghai.  Here are some highlights

Awesome first class cubby seat... that lays flat!!  Now that is a way to spend 13 hours

My new diet...toast and Coke...safe right?

Looking Down (yes down from the top floor) onto the Bund in Shanghai

More rooftop photos

Shopping in Shanghai

Shopping in Shanghai

The city across the Bund

Yu Gardens - oh yeah Starbucks!!!!

Yu Gardens ....continued

Tallest new building in Shanghai in the distance...amongst the old

One Republic - Seattle

Did a quick trip up to Seattle to see One Republic....they put on a great show and the tickets I scored were so close.  Here are some pictures from the trip......

Pike's Place Market

The Underground Seattle Tour

Everything is changing but I still feel the same

How is that everything has changed in my life lately relationship, car, job.....and yet still seem to be stuck.  I guess the next thing to change will be the house??  Painters were suppose to start this week on painting the outside...will be interesting to see if they can actually start with all the rain.

U2 -360 Tour Rice Eccles Stadium

Amazing show!!!  The Fray opened for U2 at Rice Eccles Stadium on Tuesday May 24, 2011.  They were originally suppose to play June 3, 2010 but cancelled that entire half of their tour due to Bono needed emergency surgery.

The show was well worth the wait!!  Me, Mike and 50,000 of our closest friends witnesseed a truely amazing performance by U2.  They played of host of classic and new songs and the 360 degree stage was really a sight to see.

Some highlights....

More video to come when I figure out how to get them off my phone....

Is it really April already?

My how time flies.....I can hardly believe it is Spring Break already and Easter is right around the corner!!!  Been a busy Q1 so far, the new job is going great.  I was promoted to Living Room and Art Gallery Buyer (only the largest division...but hey who's counting).  Had my first long market trip to Greensboro, North Carolina.(yippee)  It worked out perfect for timing as the kids were traveling to Roxanne's house in Atlanta with James.  Here are some pics from both of our trips....

 View from the Deck of a house one of our Partners cooked dinner for the group

 100 ounces of beer for $10.00...Welcome to NC folks.

 Kids on the plane for their long voyage

 James is ready for Atlanta

 Checking out the fish

Loving the aquarium with his cousins

Changes......

Well 2011 is starting off with a bang!!!!  Started a new job on January 3rd, as an Associate Buyer at Overstock.com.  Working with some awesome people and of course, 3 ex Vandor co-workers adds to the fun (2 of which are in the same department).  I have never had such little anxiety about starting a new job in my whole life.  I think it was really time for a change for sure.  Few weeks ago (just a bit over 30 days past my start date) I was promoted to Living Room and Art Gallery Buyer!!! 

One chapter closes and a new one begins....

2010 - It's over!!

Well I find it hard to believe that another year of my life is over!  It seems more and more with each year that passes, I have to really force myself to STOP and look around at all that has changed and will change.....2010 was definitely no exception.  The year started off with James and I separating for months, then ending in divorce in the end of April.  A wave of change has been ongoing ever since that major life event.  Refinance my house, moving him out of my life after almost 10 years of marriage and making room for a fresh start.  Well a fresh start is not always as easy as it sounds on paper, comes with a lot of soul searching and heartache.  

I am sure that this wave of change is not quite over yet as on January 3rd (after over 7 years) I changed jobs.  Not sure what more change will be coming for 2011, but all I can hope is that all this is a step in the right direction.

Christmas....Really?

Is it really Christmas time again? I can hardly beleive how fast the days of December are flying by.... and how fast 2010 is disappearing.  Why is it that certain era's of your life just seem to fly by?  It gets harder and harder to remember distinct years or your life once you have kids, it all seems to blur together.

Anyway, half way through my Christmas shopping and hopefully the kids appreciate all the hard work and money that goes into this holiday.

James Riley Turns 4 Years Old !!!!

I can hardly believe how quickly the time has flown....but today Junior turned 4!!  He was so excited for his dinosaur party today he asked me all day long "When is Cameron coming over? " He helped me bake his cake this morning and was so excited to see the dinosaur plates and all the streamers for the party.

Here are a few pictures from today

Katie's Birthday - 9 years old

Katie turned 9 years old on November 6th.  I can hardly believe it!!!!  She is complete with a new cellphone and loads of Justin Bieber shirts and stuff.  We had two of her little friends sleepover on Saturday night.  The party was complete with pizza, cupcakes, movies, grab bags and streamers.  The three of them stayed up past midnight talking and watching movies....yikes!!

Another year over for her and Jr. is turning 4 just around the corner.

Happy Halloween!!

Kids getting ready for the school parade...finished their costumes just in time.  Hannah's is still a work in progress.

Wasatch Front Shop Hop Challenge

Well I went back to one of the quilt shops on the Wasatch Front Shop Hop, Quilts Etc.  It has been quite a while since I was in this shop.  I picked up the cutest kit for a Halloween quilt/wall hanging.  I washed all the fabrics up this weekend and am excited to get it put together.

They had a really large selection of Halloween fabrics and some very cute kits ready for festive pillowcases.

More puppy pics

Hannah is growing longer and wider now.  She just turned 12 weeks and had her second set of puppy shots on Saturday.  She has started biting and chewing everything (and everyone) in site.  Man those puppy teeth are SHARP!!! (ouch)

Mornings are the worst!!!

I am really frustrated with getting myself and the kids ready in the morning.  I just cannot comprehend why it has to be SOOOOOOOO difficult.  No matter how early I get up and how "prepared" I am ....all of turns to shit and we end up fighting with each other until we are out the door.  I feel like the worst mother ever....all I do all morning long is YELL.  Is there some point when it will become easier?

We have a Puppy!!!

Well after much heartache, headache and contimplation....the Wadsworth's have a PUPPY!!!! (and no giving back this time)  Her name is Hannah, and oh boy does she have a lovely singing voice.  She is 10 weeks old this Friday and so far a very welcome addition to the family.  We have puppy potty training class on Saturday, so will see how that goes. I trained two kids and two cats....how hard can one puppy be?