It has been way too long since I have written on here. So, let me just catch up a little on what's been going on since my last post. I had my photoshoot with Safety 1st for a baby bathtub on June 24th. It went really well. I was exhausted though since I was working for about 7 hours. Holding the same position for an hour at a time was hard. We shot with 6 different babies and two different tubs. Since the babies were naked for the photos, I had to cover them with the little washcloth. Needless to say, the majority of the babies pooped or peed while in the tub and on the washcloth I was holding...gross but not something that I haven't dealt with before! It was funny because one of the babies in the first set for the tub in the sink, pooped and scared himself so bad because of the noise of it, that it made him cry! I was dying! Anyway, everyone was great to work with. The photographer was really nice and so was his staff. The hair and makeup artist was awesome! My hair was FANTASTIC that day!!! I wish she could do my hair and makeup everyday! The people from Safety 1st were really nice too. They felt bad that I was sitting on my knees for a couple hours for the second set of shots with the baby tub in the bathtub. But I didn't mind...mainly because I was remembering how much I was getting paid per hour! Plus, I didn't want to get up and stretch too much between shots because I didn't want to move from my position and ruin the next shots. It is alot harder doing a photoshoot with babies. The main reason for that, is that you have to make sure that you look right in ALL of the pictures because when they get the perfect shot of the baby finally, you don't want to be the one that screws up the photo! By the next morning, I had felt like I had done a full body workout at the gym for hours...I was really sore. But once again...so worth it. :)
The next week, on fourth of July weekend, we had to go to Shaun's family reunion. It was on his mother's side, so we were up in Boise. Luckily, I love his extended family. On the most part, it was a fun trip. We got to know Shaun's younger brother's girlfriend. She was super sweet and really fun to be around. Shaun's older brother is also engaged to a fantastic girl that we met for the first time at the reunion. They're getting married in November. We're trying to figure that one out too. Anyway, we'll probably just fly out on Friday and stay until Sunday. We're probably going to stay with my sister.
Speaking of my sister...She got engaged!! Finally. They got engaged on Sunday, July 11th. I guess her friend said that she needed to go up to Temple Square to see something and she wanted Melissa to go with her. Travis (Melissa's fiance) was sending her cute texts while she was on the way up. Melissa thought that he was still at home. Little did she know...when they got to the Joseph Smith Memorial building he surprised her there and proposed. Hopefully, I got the story right. I didn't get any details from her. I had to force her to take the time to tell me that much! Their wedding date is August 14th (same day as mine and Shaun's anniversary). They're getting married at the Jordan River Temple (the same temple that my parents got married at). Anyway, so I've been busy putting together her wedding announcements and figuring out her flowers. I also have to plan a bridal shower for her...not to mention the bachelorette party!!! Busy, busy, busy...
Shaun has been busy applying to graduate schools. We just found out this past Friday that he got accepted into Carnegie Melon! They have a distance track so that he can do all his stuff online! They also gave him a partial scholarship. That will help out!! I am soo proud of him! If he decides to do this, he starts this August. I'm a little nervous about him starting school again. I'll just have to find alot of things to do to keep myself busy, since he'll be really busy between school, work, and his church calling. It will be a tough two years, but it should be worth it in the end. He was thinking about putting it off for another year, but I figure that the longer he waits, the harder it will be. We just need to get this over with!! :)
Besides doing wedding stuff, I have been busy with modeling auditions and getting this voice lesson thing up and running. I just bought a new microphone and some recording equipment! I am so excited to try it out! I have a new student too. However, I have only taught one voice lesson since I've started. Shaun calls me the bad luck voice teacher. My first student only had the one voice lesson at the end of June. Then I was out of town, and then she went out of town. We had a lesson scheduled for the 8th of July but she broke a rib and then she went on vacation again. Then my new student was supposed to start a couple weeks ago, but then she got mono and strep. Luckily, she's better now and we've scheduled a lesson for this Thursday. My other student got back from her vacation this weekend so I still have to schedule her lesson. Craziness!
Last Thursday, I had an audition for a lottery commercial. I just found out today that they want to see me again for the call back tomorrow. So now, I'm on hold for next Monday and Tuesday (for the fitting date and the shoot date). Its hard going into these auditions and trying to figure out what they want. I hate leaving auditions knowing that I could have done better or done something a little different. This was actually the first audition that I had been to where I knew I had aced it. Hopefully, I'll feel the same after tomorrow. I should be able to book this...knock on wood. So, wish me luck!!
