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Name: Carmen
Location: Topeka, Kansas, United States
Gender: Female
Interests: *Church*Dancing*Penguins*Tigers-especially the white ones*Topaz*Grant is my best friend*April is a very close second*Writing stories*stars*"Pickles" (the comic strip)*Sci-Fi*Lightening*Spanish*Travel*History*Art and Architecture*
Expertise: Right now, I am not much of an expert in anything, but I am studying to become one in something.I do consider myself an expert in dancing because I've been doing it since 1992. I can play the piano and the clarinet if I really want to (it's been a while since I practiced them).
Occupation: Student, Dillard's Sales Assoc
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Member Since:
6/16/2005
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| April 21, 2011 I am so excited to share with you some of the great things happening in Premier Designs this year! As you may know, mine is a relatively young business within a well-established company. As such, there are several improvements I plan to make. After having to take a two-month hiatus, I am now ready to give my business a fresh start, with the goal to be fully operational and profitable by July 2. What does this mean for you? It means three things. First, it means you should have a home show. My goal is to give away $1200 in FREE jewelry between May 1 and June 30. The first twelve hostesses will have top priority at my sample sale, and will also receive a bonus of $25 or $50, depending on the date of the home show, in addition to the bonuses already given by Premier Designs. I will do as much of the work for you as you desire. In fact, I'll even open my home to you and your guests if that is easiest. Remember, my job is all about serving you. Just let me know how I may be of assistance. Second, it means you should tell your friends about me and the fabulous jewelry I offer. If you've ever been to one of my home shows you know how much fun we have. Encourage your friends and family to consider me next time they're planning a party. Third, it means you should pray for my business. I need the wisdom to make my friends look their very best. Thank you for your support, in the past and in the future. Your favorite jewelry lady | | |
| There are only sixteen days until the wedding, and finally I am starting to get a little nervous. Once I realized the month of July started I began to feel anxious about the new life that Grant and I will create in just about two weeks. It's a little unnerving. Don't get me wrong, I'm thrilled to be the future Mrs. Grant Seusy, but it's just a change that is really big.
Grant and I have started to move into our apartment. We have gotten a place near where we work that is about halfway between our two parents' houses. Our bed will be delivered next Tuesday, so then our apartment will be a home. All of the big furniture has been moved in, so I just need to start taking my clothes over there so they will all be there after we get married and I won't have to worry too much about anything before the honeymoon. We're going to Estes Park. I've never been there, but I've seen pictures that make it look beautiful. I'll keep you updated how it goes.
I still need to transfer my bank account to share one with Grant, but that will be soon. I ran out of checks last week, though, so it will probably be sooner rather than later.
I guess that's all I've got for right now. I just wanted to update so you all knew what is going on with me. Thanks!! C
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| Recently, Grant and I have been looking at apartments that will become our first home together. The process has been pleasant, but there are almost too many places to choose from that all have something great to offer. And, today God gave me a revelation about it.
You see, I'd been praying that God would guide our steps so we would choose the place that would bring Him the most glory. I realize it sounds a little silly, but there is work to be done in this world, and I am going to do my best to get it done. Well, I felt sure He had told me we had already seen our new home. We could look all we wanted, but that the apartment in which we are to live has already been visited. But, as we have continued to look it seems like the first group has lost its appeal and the second group is growing more attractive, both financially and logistically. Almost needless to say, I got very confused. If I was to live in one of the first places we saw, then why were these others looking so promising, almost perfect, in fact? Finally, I went to God and told Him about the confusion in my head.
Then, an amazing thing happened. God told me the idea wasn't that there was a specific place that we need to live as long as we are trusting Him fully to provide for our needs while there. Topeka is where we belong for now, and that's all I need to know. By sending me mixed messages (or what I interpreted as such) God was inviting me back into His arms, asking me to let go of my worries and just focus on following Him. Now, I feel so much better. I know that no matter what Grant and I choose to do, as long as we put God in the center, we will survive. I need to give my entire life to God and trust Him fully, and actually whole-heartedly, not just my false suppositions about how much is completely. Praise God that I can come to Him directly when I am troubled.
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| I realize how long it has been since my last post, and for those of you who still read this site, I apologize for letting it slide. I really have no excuse seeing how school is done and I have settled into working full-time with out much difficulty. I did have trouble when I first graduated, but now that I've gotten into the groove, working is not so bad. I am still working in the Dillard's Lingerie Department, and plan to do so until after the wedding. At that time Grant and I will have to reevaluate to determine if I will stay there longer or pursue other paths. What I think I'd most like to do is work as a museum curator or tour guide, but I don't really know the available positions in that field. But, I've also been working some as a daycare provider with my church and would consider taking on more responsibilities with that while Grant and I are still in the area.
Wedding plans are going well. We have chosen the church I grew up in to hold the ceremony, but will be infusing our new lives by utilizing the services of our current pastor, Clark Johnson. Lighthouse Photography has been contracted to do our photos and we ordered wedding invitations through our florist, Chinell's. I have had my dress since the beginning of this engagement because it was my mom's dress. With very few alterations it fits me very well. I've got a couple of vocalists lined up and I am feeling more excited now than nervous, anxious, stressed, or any of the other emotions I have experienced since November. And, now, two of my other friends are going through the same thing, which means I have some other people to talk to if I need them. Fortunately, Gloria, my maid of honor, has been a real help, and my bride's matron, has also been offering many ideas for not only the wedding but also for life in general. I really don't know what I'd do without them in my life.
I guess that's all I have to say. You can check out our wedding website at carmenandgrant.ourweddingday.com to keep up with all the planning and hear what others have to say. God bless you all, Carmen
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| Well, my friends, it has finally happened. I'm engaged to be married! Grant and I went out for my birthday and before we entered the restaurant he got down on one knee and asked me to marry him. Of course I said yes. Why wouldn't I? So, now I'm in the process of planning the wedding, which we've decided will be on July 11. The hard part is, of course, taking things one step at a time. I have no radio in my car so I am left either to sing or to think. Sometimes I do sing. I really like to spend that time praising the God in Heaven who loves me and is looking out for me. But, sometimes my voice hurts, or I have sung every song I know. Then I have no choice but to think. And while I would like to think about my history papers that are due at the end of the semester, or about other school work, my thoughts usually center around the wedding. Fortunately, Grant is able to focus on what is really needed. When we talk on the phone, or in person, whatever, it depends, he always reminds me to work on only three things right now: Choosing a venue, which we've done and now we just have to book it, Choosing a date, which is done (see above), and Making a budget. When we get done with these we'll then discuss what comes next. I'm so thankful for him. If this were up to me alone I'd have already lost my mind already I imagine. Also, my mom is doing great at dealing with me. She offered me her wedding dress, which I'll have to try on eventually. Like Grant, my mom is really good at keeping focus. She's been through this before, obviously, so she knows what will help me keep most of my sanity. I am just so thankful to have both of them in my lives. Now on to other stuff... School right now is going well, although I just realized the other day how quickly the end of the semester will arrive. There's only about five or six weeks left until everything is due. I've got two research papers due then. Fortunately, those are the most difficult and time consuming aspects of my remaining assignments. I have a few other tests, but things will basically be easier from now on if I can remember to work on my research...Although, now that I think about it I am realizing that one of my classes gives take-home tests. For these tests we have to read some primary source and then answer a question about it in 3-5 pages. That can sometimes be difficult. Like today for example. I was reading the source I have chosen, the Aeneid by Virgil, and decided that it is really boring and difficult to follow. I like that it rhymes like much of the poetry we are familiar with today, but other than that it seems to float from idea to idea. The best I can figure so far is that the men in the story are Trojan soldiers who fled for their lives when it was obvious the Trojans were going to lose the war. They are now shipwrecked on an isle of Libya, which might even be Tyre, and they are enjoying the hospitality of the queen. There's a bunch of other stuff that's really hard to follow, and I honestly think the rhyming makes it more distracting. It was written that way though, I think, so I don't think I can find a translation where this rhyming thing does not exist. So, I'll have to suffer it out. Or, I might just read another source that is easier to follow, so it is therefore easier to write a paper on. I don't know though, but I am done with it for today. Work is...well...work. Since having been moved upstairs to lingerie things have been better. I feel like I am given more respect for what I do. My new manager is more inclined to working with me and listening to my ideas. She also knows I don't like to work on Sundays, so she tries not to schedule me for more than two a month. I hope that when I go full time and after the holiday I will only have to work one Sunday a month (if any at all). I will discuss this with her later though, as right now is not the best time to do it. We have a girl going on maternity leave right before Christmas, so they'll need me there as often as I can be there. After the new year, though, I should be on a more regular schedule. That's the one thing I will ask her for, consistency. It is nice to know when I work so far ahead of time because it makes it much easier to plan things. And, she should understand that when I voice it to her, don't you think? My cousin, Sarah, had a baby not too long ago. It has since been discovered that this baby girl, Abby, has albinism. We love her anyway, but I feel bad for Sarah sometimes because she seems to be having all the bad incidences with her pregnancies. She is the one who had two miscarriages before her older daughter, Hannah, was born. Hannah was taken by Caesarian at only 27 weeks because Sarah's body was fighting her like an infection. That was very scary and very dangerous. And now, her second child is diagnosed with albinism, and will likely be legally blind for most of her life. As I said, we love them all dearly and wouldn't trade them for the world, but I feel somewhat saddened by all of this. Of course, God works wonders, as all of Abby's vision care will be covered by insurance because Sarah found out about it before her current coverage expired. Barack Obama is the next president of the United States. That's kind of weird, isn't it. Cool, yes, but also weird. I will say that while I did not vote for him I will support him as leader of this country. Also, for the benefit of some of my friends, family members, and neighbors: Barack Obama is NOT a Muslim. His father was an African man, and might even have been a Muslim, but the President-elect himself is not. He went to a Christian church, albeit a slightly radical one with a questionable preacher. That was one comment I frequently heard on CNN when people kept calling in and also kept reading as some of my friends would type their own blogs. It is just amazing to me how closed-minded some people can be. I'll admit, there are some things people might say I'm closed-minded on, but I at least checked the facts before I closed my mind. And, I always listen to the other side, even if I don't really want to hear what they say. I promise, though, I listen. Our world will not get better if people don't listen. Well, thanks everyone for reading today. I wish you all the best day ever, and until we meet again. K | | |
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