I know some of you have been praying about Chris' mtg today, and I just wanted to say thank you so much for the prayers. Chris said the mtg went well. There are still some things to sort out and some more research to be done by Chris and his partner, Dave before any money is actually exchanged or any contracts signed, but they feel they are headed in the right direction.
But what I really wanna tell you about is how the Lord has provided the past TWO DAYS! Yesterday, at the last minute, Chris got a call about a wedding this weekend, and they wanted to meet him yesterday evening. Well, that wedding is a go now! AND today, a random guy called him wanting Chris to tape some college soccer games, possibly for the whole season.
Honestly, I have to give HIM all the glory! He just amazes me more and more everyday, and this all couldn't have come at a more perfect time! So, thank YOU ALL for your continued prayers and support. It is quite obvious that the Lord is hearing them! :)
One tiny lil prayer request about our condo, though...Chris and I are still in our spare bedroom, and there has been NO COMMUNICATION from the restoration co, our hoa's mgmt co, or ANYONE about some sorta timeline for getting our place worked on and finished. Could you please just pray over this, and include in that prayer that we would have patience and abounding love for the people we DO end up talking to and dealing with?
Thank you! We love you! Oh and I do know how boring it is to read a blog that is always words and no pictures. Just know that I am aware of how bad my word:picture ratio has been, and I will TRY to be better about that! :)
Tuesday, July 28, 2009
Friday, July 24, 2009
Lately
Well last night was the first time we slept at home in a week! Granted, we had to sleep in the guest bedroom, but now that they finally got all the silly blowers out, we at least could do that. Course we also have to wear shoes anytime we go in the back since there is no carpet and along the wall, there are tacks sticking up everywhere, but STILL, it was nice to just be at home! Jasmine got to be at home for first time since all this happened too, and you could tell how happy she was, when she went straight for the couch (she is not allowed on the couches at Nana and Papa's house) and passed out! SO CUTE! The restoration company is supposed to come by this morning at 10:30, so we should know more about what needs to happen next and a timeline for it all. I will keep you posted on such exciting news! :) haha
On another note, Chris has 2 very important business-related meetings coming up. One is this afternoon and the other is Tuesday. Please just keep those in your prayers, and I will keep you updated on anything that comes from those!
On yet another note, this week marked my 1 year anniversary at Visible Productions. And depending on how well you know me and/or how long you have known me, you may or may not know what a HUGE FEAT that is. I have not worked at a place longer than a year since my last job in college in 2003. So it is huge and exciting to still be here and to still actually like my job after a year! So praise God for that. But now, with all these possible changes coming up for Chris, and the fact that NOTHING has changed at my job over the last year (they hired me as a receptionist with promise of having me do more than just that eventually), I am starting to wonder if this is where I should stay, or if I should begin to look into the whole teaching thing again. So, if you could just join me in that prayer, too, it'd be MUCH appreciated!
Well, we love you and all hope you all have a WONDERFUL weekend!
On another note, Chris has 2 very important business-related meetings coming up. One is this afternoon and the other is Tuesday. Please just keep those in your prayers, and I will keep you updated on anything that comes from those!
On yet another note, this week marked my 1 year anniversary at Visible Productions. And depending on how well you know me and/or how long you have known me, you may or may not know what a HUGE FEAT that is. I have not worked at a place longer than a year since my last job in college in 2003. So it is huge and exciting to still be here and to still actually like my job after a year! So praise God for that. But now, with all these possible changes coming up for Chris, and the fact that NOTHING has changed at my job over the last year (they hired me as a receptionist with promise of having me do more than just that eventually), I am starting to wonder if this is where I should stay, or if I should begin to look into the whole teaching thing again. So, if you could just join me in that prayer, too, it'd be MUCH appreciated!
Well, we love you and all hope you all have a WONDERFUL weekend!
Monday, July 20, 2009
Condo Damage Pics
The hole in our wall (Master Bedroom)
Our closet
Master Vanity
What used to be spare bath
(and is now closet/storage)
Spare Bed (and another storage area now)
View from front door and down hallway
Our closet
Master Vanity
Master Bed (no carpet left at all)
What used to be spare bath
(and is now closet/storage)
Spare Bed (and another storage area now)
Line down hallway
(good carpet vs bad carpet)
View from front door and down hallway
Friday, July 17, 2009
Oh, What A Night
So I got a call yesterday from my husband in the late afternoon telling me that things had been crazy around the condo. Apparently a fire alarm went off for seemingly no reason. So Chris circled the building and didnt see anything...UNTIL he started to circle the second time and what was a small trickle of water coming from the roof became a waterfall in seconds!
So he called the fire department who figured out that it came from a sprinkler water line that burst above the tenant behind and above us. They had to break down her door cuz she wasn't home and cut out part of her ceiling to get to the line and cut it off. So 4 of us on that side of the condo now have water damage in the walls and under the carpet.
HOURS after it all happened, our mgmt company finally got a Restoration Co out to start working on the 4 units. Ours was, luckily, the 3rd worst out of 4, but that also meant that they didn't start working on ours until 9:30pm and got done about 11pm. Well, got done, FOR NOW. So, our entire bedroom is now carpet-less along with half of our hallway and closet. They also had to do something to one of the wet walls and its drywall (I dunno exactly what cuz my hubby stayed last night while I headed on over to the in-laws to go to bed at a decent hour-have i mentioned how wonderful my hubby is lately???).
If I can get pics, I will post them eventually, but basically it boils down to this...we will be "displaced" for prolly about a week (thank God for in-laws even if they do live about 10 mins further from my work) while they let the floors dry and then begin replacing carpet and such.
YIKES, whata mess!
Could you please just pray that Chris and I would handle this and all the involved people as Christ would and that somehow He could be glorified?
Lotsa Love!
So he called the fire department who figured out that it came from a sprinkler water line that burst above the tenant behind and above us. They had to break down her door cuz she wasn't home and cut out part of her ceiling to get to the line and cut it off. So 4 of us on that side of the condo now have water damage in the walls and under the carpet.
HOURS after it all happened, our mgmt company finally got a Restoration Co out to start working on the 4 units. Ours was, luckily, the 3rd worst out of 4, but that also meant that they didn't start working on ours until 9:30pm and got done about 11pm. Well, got done, FOR NOW. So, our entire bedroom is now carpet-less along with half of our hallway and closet. They also had to do something to one of the wet walls and its drywall (I dunno exactly what cuz my hubby stayed last night while I headed on over to the in-laws to go to bed at a decent hour-have i mentioned how wonderful my hubby is lately???).
If I can get pics, I will post them eventually, but basically it boils down to this...we will be "displaced" for prolly about a week (thank God for in-laws even if they do live about 10 mins further from my work) while they let the floors dry and then begin replacing carpet and such.
YIKES, whata mess!
Could you please just pray that Chris and I would handle this and all the involved people as Christ would and that somehow He could be glorified?
Lotsa Love!
Thursday, July 16, 2009
Another Biz Update
So it dawned on me today that I haven't been keeping you up on this week's recent business happenings...It has been a busy one so far doing stuff for Annie and meeting with all the guys from this "group."
So last night Chris finally got to meet all the men involved including the investors and such. And they discussed alot of things, one being how to setup the company, salaries, benefits, etc. So that is premature at the moment, BUT a huge excitement that Chris might actually be doing what he loves, still have his video biz on the side, AND have a consistent salary and benefits.
Also, Chris made arrangements today with a guy at a smaller music venue to do a "trial run" this Saturday for what could be a very big venture with a larger jazz club in Denver, if the trial run goes well. They will be meeting with the jazz club guy on Aug 2nd to talk more about those possibilities.
So, could you please just be praying for all of this? It sounds like it could be something Chris has ALWAYS wanted to do. These guys sound like real, good, genuine guys, and Dave especially has really been looking out for Chris and really believes in him and his talent behind the camera. And overall, this could just be a HUGE answered prayer: a company that Chris is proud to be a part of, doing something he enjoys AND possibly even the chance for me to do what I have always wanted to do, which is to teach (though at this point, that is prolly pretty far in the future; however, it's still very possible and a very exciting prospect for me, too).
Love you guys!
So last night Chris finally got to meet all the men involved including the investors and such. And they discussed alot of things, one being how to setup the company, salaries, benefits, etc. So that is premature at the moment, BUT a huge excitement that Chris might actually be doing what he loves, still have his video biz on the side, AND have a consistent salary and benefits.
Also, Chris made arrangements today with a guy at a smaller music venue to do a "trial run" this Saturday for what could be a very big venture with a larger jazz club in Denver, if the trial run goes well. They will be meeting with the jazz club guy on Aug 2nd to talk more about those possibilities.
So, could you please just be praying for all of this? It sounds like it could be something Chris has ALWAYS wanted to do. These guys sound like real, good, genuine guys, and Dave especially has really been looking out for Chris and really believes in him and his talent behind the camera. And overall, this could just be a HUGE answered prayer: a company that Chris is proud to be a part of, doing something he enjoys AND possibly even the chance for me to do what I have always wanted to do, which is to teach (though at this point, that is prolly pretty far in the future; however, it's still very possible and a very exciting prospect for me, too).
Love you guys!
Thursday, July 9, 2009
Biz Update
So we are going tonight to some studios in Boulder to meet this new artist, Annie Brooks that Chris has been videoing in order to make an Electronic Press Kit (EPK) for her. We will also be meeting one of the investors as well.
Last week I got to meet Dave, Chris' "partner" (for lack of knowing what to call him), and he is a real, nice, genuine, hard-working guy who definitely seems to have good connections and great ideas, which he is GREAT at selling. At this point, it's looking like a few things that are on the burner will start coming to fruition here in the next few weeks or so. I will definitely be keeping you posted, but PLEASE be keeping all of this in your prayers!
***I posted 2 other postings today, so be sure to scroll down and see lotsa fun pics from our vacation***
Last week I got to meet Dave, Chris' "partner" (for lack of knowing what to call him), and he is a real, nice, genuine, hard-working guy who definitely seems to have good connections and great ideas, which he is GREAT at selling. At this point, it's looking like a few things that are on the burner will start coming to fruition here in the next few weeks or so. I will definitely be keeping you posted, but PLEASE be keeping all of this in your prayers!
***I posted 2 other postings today, so be sure to scroll down and see lotsa fun pics from our vacation***
Royal Gorge
We came back a day early and traveled through Western CO to the world's tallest suspension bridge...
the water clock
on the bridge
view from one side of the bridge
(1663 feet above the AR river)
view looking up from the river
"elevator" gadget we took down to the river
the water clock
on the bridge
view from one side of the bridge
(1663 feet above the AR river)
view looking up from the river
"elevator" gadget we took down to the river
New Mexico
I cannot even begin to express to you what a great time we had and how nice it was to be off, so perhaps the pics can do it SOME justice....
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