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Wednesday, October 31, 2012

Pinterest.

So if you didn't know Kevin and I LOVE pinterest. The last few weeks we have been trying out some awesome new things from there.  From pizza, pasta, dessert, to other things. I thought I would share some of our favorites.  I would love to share how we did it, just let me know!

Cheeseburger Croissants

Pumpkin Rice Krispy Treats

Pumpkin Muffins

Wall Art for the living room!

Breakfast Burrito, they are made and then you can reheat them in the a.m.! (We made like 15 of them)

Sunday, October 28, 2012

Pumpkin Patch!

Yesterday Kevin and I went to Winterset to the Pumpkin Patch - yes, I know kind of far to drive just for a pumpkin patch however I had a FREE groupon so we thought why not! It was a perfect all fall day together. We did a Corn Maze, Hayrack Ride, Pumpkin Picking out, and just enjoying time out side together! The fun part about the corn maze was that it was President Obama and President hopeful Romney's faces! It was a great day together! I can't wait to carve our pumpkins!

Kevin and I in the Corn Maze!

Look at all the Pumpkins!

Us with our pumpkins!

Our Pumpkin Patch photo!

Monday, October 15, 2012

On your side!

And the winner is....

Today was my first day of work at Nationwide! This was the outfit that won! It was a great first day. I got shown around and got to meet lots of new and great people. I can't wait to get started on my real training.

Official Nationwide name badge!

Yep, that thing will be going in my car, I get free parking in the parking garage that is how I get in and out!
Just Me!

1 Year.

So on the 11th of October, Kevin and I celebrated our 1 year anniversary.  I had all ready done something special for Kevin for this special occasion so it was Kevin's turn to surprise me. After I got done working Kevin told me that he was going to come and pick me up and he was going to take me some place for our surprise.  We ended up having a picnic in the park! Aww! Love him so much! We also got to decorate Halloween cookies while we were at the park! He is amazing.  When we left he told me when I got home I could not go inside till he got there. So I waited till we could go up together. When I walked up stairs I found that he had setup our tent up in the living room so I could go camping - since I have never gone and I told him that I really wanted to use it. He told me that we were going camping in the living room for the night! Perfect date for our anniversary! Love him! Can't wait to see what the next year has for us and won't ever forget what the last year has brought to us!


Kevin and I on our picnic.

Cookies in the park.

Desert from BWW.

The tent in the living room!

Me in the tent!

True Love! <3

Friday, October 12, 2012

Time to say good bye.

67 Months, 5 Years 7 Months, Millions of phone calls, thousands of guests, couple of dozen of Weddings, 4 Front Offices Managers, 2 General Managers, and for the most part it’s all coming to an end. I have worked side by side 40+ hours a week with some amazing people. Back in 2007 when Lekisha brought me on I had no idea I would stay with the company as long as I did or do as many things as I do. I’m sure only being 19 at the time I was kind of a handful. I tried to learn fast for her and get all the information that I needed to know quickly. Then she stuck me with Libby.  Libby and I are two peas in a pod, we feed off each other. I will tell you this much we never had a bad shift together. Then I moved to days and Libby stayed on nights. Between Libby, Lekisha, and myself we rocked everything out, no one could stop us. Lekisha then got promoted and left us.
Then that brought me to Erika, she is an amazing women. I have never told her this but she is someone I greatly respect, and look up to very much. She got the front desk in shape and she ALWAYS had our back. She would never let anyone take advantage of us. She was awesome to say the least. Libby and I still rocked it out with Erika but at that same time when Erika came so did our new GM Jen.  Jen has been with us ever since. I don’t think she is going any were soon! Erika then left us to have her baby, Van, and I missed her so much. No one could ever replace Erika, she is truly one of a kind.
Then I was given Shelley. He has been with me every day. He runs around like a chicken with his head cut off most days of the week but we get everything done that needs to get done. We have some great memoires together, as well as some interesting ones. We keep each other level headed when all we want to do is scream, we feed off each other’s energy.
All three of them are amazing, they truly make me who I am today, and are amazing people.
You also can’t forget about my AMAZING sales team in back, they are all amazing women. They have seen it all. We have had some crazy weddings, group guest requests, and crazy people. They have always supported the desk in every way and been by our side. From Rosemary to Miki to Jane. They might work me crazy some days but everyday it is worth it, I know that if I need something they will always be there for me, no questions asked, I will miss all three of them they are amazing.
Finally my Co-Workers. What can I say. They are great. I have worked with a lot of them over the years. Let’s see if I can name them all off, sorry if I forget you…. Paige (aka Paris), Libby, Taylor, Darci, Tyler, Chris, Jen, Ashley, April, Laura, Ken, Chad, AnnaLyn, Mikala, Jill, Gabby, Dawn, Michael, Liz, Cory, Tami, Nannette, Cory, Lisa, Shelia, Debra, Cat, Keisha and Andre. That’s a lot of agents that I have gotten to know. I can honestly stay that have I gotten along with everyone of them hell no, but have they all made me who I am today, yes. I am also honored to have worked with each and every one of them on daily basis. Some of them I still work with, them are gone but I still think about a lot of them, wonder where they are and what they are doing. I wish them all the best of luck!
I will miss my HGI Family so much. They have loved me well. I know that I will get to still be with them one day a week but I will not get to see ALL of them on that one day and that will make me so sad. I wish them all the best and until I get to see them again! xoxo
Darci and I on her Birthday
Tyler, Me, Jane, Libby and James
Darci and James

Libby, Darci and I

Darci and I

Lisa and I

Lisa, Jen and I

Lisa, Kelly and I

Me, Libby and Lisa

Lisa, James, and I

Mikala, Me, and Libby


Mikala and Me


Jill, Me, Lupita, Yance, and Emily


Love all of them. When I find more photos I will add them!



Thursday, October 4, 2012

Attn: Help Needed!

As you all know my last days of waking up and wearing a uniform are soon coming to an end and I will soon get to pick out every day what I get to wear to work. This is the best feeling in the world, because for almost six years I have had to wear black pants, white shirt and a blue vest - can you say YUCK! Now I have A LOT of clothing items to pick from. I have so many that I don't know what I should wear my first day of work, SO I NEED YOUR HELP! Below you will find some photos of ME, then off to the right you will see you can vote, the winner will be what I wear on the First day at Nationwide! You can vote everyday once a day till I close it out, that will be on October 11! So don't forget to vote! :)


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Thank you for your help! I will be sure to show you what I wore my first day of work when I blog about it!