It has been a very busy month for us that has had a lot of ups and downs.  All of the happenings have kept me so busy that every time I sat down to update this blog I was too exhausted to type!

 

For starters all my plans for going back to school in the fall were blown when I found out at that CU's architecture program is not accredited. Their Masters program is, but not their bachelors.  The last ting I want to do is get a second bachelors and then a masters degree after that.  I'd be in school until I'm 40!  I was very bummed about the news, but decided to be proactive about things and start looking for a school that does have an accredited program.  I found one in San Francisco and one in Hawaii and several on the East Coast.  But also found that the cost of living in those places would be outrageous.  I new SF was expensive, but had no idea Hawaii would be even worse, and with Manuel not too excited about the idea of moving to Florida I had to come up with another plan. 

 

With all the bad news about schools, I was really in a bad funk and was having a pretty hard time pulling myself out of it.  Adding to it all, Manuel and I had been bickering, and then drama flared up with not only my mom but my sister as well.  I felt as if the whole world was ganging up on me.  I am sure everything was magnified because I was already so bummed out, so I just threw my hands in the air and said, "I give up! I'm leaving this place and all the drama behind!" 

 

So, on the first of April I sat down and prayed.  I asked for guidance along my bumpy road and the clarity to see which direction I should go. I asked for the clarity to make the best decisions to benefit me and my family. I then set a goal for myself, that if by the end of April I had not found a new job or new calling I was packing up everything and heading to Hawaii to go to school.  It might be expensive, but I knew I could make it work.

 

As the month unfolded I started making plans to move, while still keeping my heart open to what might happen here.  During that time, Manuel was able to finally open up about what has been bothering him for a very long time and I was able to finally put his heart and mind at ease.  I won't get into all the details, but I found that a hatchet had been buried deep in my back over a year ago and I never knew. Some very evil seeds had been planted in several of my closest relationships causing all sorts of drama for me.  It was heartbreaking to discover, but I finally knew the source and was able to consciously sever the ties that have bound me.

 

After recovering from that blow, everything felt different...  A huge weight had been lifted from my shoulders and I could move on.  I was still making plans to move, when out of nowhere Angie sends me a message reading "Let's try out for roller derby."  Roller Derby is an idea we had entertained for years, but never quite got ourselves together enough to make it happen.  Lo and behold, a local derby team was holding try-outs on the 17th of April.  Being the fly by the seat of our pants girls that we are, we decided to go for it and we made the league!  I could hardly believe it!

 

After we made it onto the league she found out there was not a single store in the entire Denver metro area where we could go to try on a pair of roller skates and ask roller derby questions. We nervously purchased our equipment from a shop in Minnesota without knowing if anything would actually fit. Our initial investment for basic skates and protective gear was over $300, which we all know is quite the chunk of change to spend in this economy... That was when the light clicked on in my mind. Me and Angie were just one of the 108 people at the try-outs and all of the accepted players were going to need equipment! And then it hit me, I should open a sporting goods store for women geared towards the alternative female athlete!

 

It is now May 3rd and in one month I know that my prayers have all been answered.  I'm not quite sure where I am headed, but a path is being laid out in front of me, and I am going to take it. I'm sure I will run into bumps in the road, but I've been through some very tough times and I have always come out with my head above water. My ideas may change 100 times in the next several months, but I at least have a plan.  I have my husband, my Sloaney, my best friend Angie and a million new ideas running through my mind and that is good enough for me.

 

Here is a clip of the roller derby team!

 

 

 

 

 

Easter 2009

 

 

"Mom, I'm a mermaid take a picture of my tail!"

 

 

 

Tea Party time

 

 

The boys after they were both snipped.  It sowed the day they came home and Max kept running outside and putting hi rear in the snow to cool things off.

 

 

 

This is the last posting I will be be putting on this blog.  I have sent out emails with the new address.  If I missed you, please email me at info@ginastudio.com so I can send you the new address!

 

 

 

 

  

 

 

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