I'll never win the lottery, I will always work for my money...I guess first of all you have to buy a ticket. I don't because I know I won't win. I can't win $2 on a scratch ticket when I'm "feeling" lucky. But I know I'm the luckiest girl anyway.
I have been blessed with the most amazing family and friends, I have a great job as an Office Supervisor and part time photographer, and I truly believe that the sky is the limit in everything in life. When I was little, my mom always said "Reach for the stars...even if you do hit the fence". That has stuck with me and brought me to places that I never thought possible. Because of this I ended up in Fort McMurray with a dream of making a good life for Peyton and me. I got a good job, but on my first day as I sat watching my supervisor work, I decided that I wanted to be like her. Five years later I was sitting in her chair (She decided to be a stay-at-home mom....I didn't plot to steal her job...just so we're clear. She's great, and I miss her at our office!)
Let's rewind a few years here...I used to visit tarot card reader in St. John's, Newfoundland, pretty much on a yearly basis. During my last visit, she told me that I would meet a businessman and a businesswoman in a tall building; My life would change from that point forward. It almost seemed too far-fetched to believe. I was living in a town called Kuujjuaraapik (Great Whale) in Nothern Quebec at the time. There are no tall buildings there. Less than a year later I would realize that the businessman and businesswoman were management from the office that I would eventually work in here in Fort McMurray.
My life changed. I met the man that I would eventually fall in love with and marry; I met the best friends that a girl could ask for; I could afford to buy photography equipment and to spend time learning from professionals. My life has not been the same since meeting that man and woman in the tall building. And I love it.
All of this comes to mind today because my 32nd birthday was yesterday. My incredible husband planned a birthday party for me, his parents came to decorate while he took me out for ice cream, and my friends were all at my house when I got home. It's one thing to have nice friends and caring family, it's another to have ones that you adore and they adore you right back. After opening my gifts last night I'm amazed at how well they know me and how much attention they pay to my little quirks and rants and fads! I met all of these people that I can't live without all because I believed that I could make a good life for myself and my five year old daughter. It's so much better than good, even better than great!
A few of the gifts and a true picture of how quirky I can be:
I LOVE to scrapbook!
Happy Bunny socks, all mismatched....just the way I like them (it's good luck!):
A Mickey pinata...because I love Mickey and chocolate! I think they may have been trying to make up for the kidnapping of my Mickey pen at work and the ransom notes that they left. Yes, I use a Mickey Mouse pen at work...nothing says "Let's get down to business" like a Mickey Mouse pen!
My fave wine!
I am amazed at how well these people know me. I love them so much for it!
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