Another Peek

For the past little while I've been trying to figure out Who I Am, and with some success I think I've come the to conclusion of who it is I really am. 

(Big thanks to Lexi for you brilliant post and her friends for this wonderful idea!)

1. Student of Massage Therapy 

I currently attend night school at the Salt Lake Campus of UCMT, and I can't believe I wanted to do anything else with my life before this life changing experience. 

Sure, I get a lot snubbing for wanting to be a "massage therapist," but people don't educate their minds on what LMTs really do! We're about healing body, mind and spirit. Goodness, we're even considered to be a part of the health care field now. 

If you haven't received a massage before, go ahead and give it a try. Once and you'll be hooked. 

(I know I'm a big baby after going a week without a full body Swedish/Deep Tissue!)

Thankfully, I'm half way through my program (commence Bon Jovi Half Way There! song)!

2. Fulltime Employee at...

It may not look like much, but it's a pretty sweet company to work for. 

I'm an 8:30-5:00pm Monday through Friday kind of a gal for this company. 

Essentially it's a credential company for companies who employee health care related employees. 

Simple enough, right? Sounds about right. 

I spend 8 hours a day with excel, pandora and snacks at my all inclusive half of a cubicle. 

Honestly, I take data from a pdf or excel file and kind of geek out a little bit with my new found excel tricks while putting said data into a file that can be uploaded to our very cool system for another part of the company to use. 

Plus I get amazing health insurance. Can't go wrong with a company that gives out great insurance and pays over minimum wage by quite a bit. 

3. Wife

I met Miguel my freshman year up at USU while living in the dorms. I instantly fell in love with him, but only as a best friend since I was dating someone else. The "other" was short lived, and Miguel became my "boyfriend" for 2 months before he dropped down on one knee (for the second time). That was when he took "fiance" status. August 12th, 2011 my Facebook status changed from Engage to Miguel Beal to Married to Miguel Beal. 

He's steals my heart every day, and I'm completely lucky to have a guy like him, farts and all. ;) 

4. Daughter

This woman is my hero. I wouldn't be the person I am today without my mom. She loves me no matter what I've decided to do with my life. She gave up everything to be my mom, and I only hope that I can be that kind of mom for my little ones. 

And even though I'm married, I still talk to my mom all the time. Besides Miguel, this woman helps keep me at a happy balance with my life. 

<3 

5. Sibling of Many, Friend to Few

I would post a few photos of my siblings, but really, my friends are mostly included into this category of siblings. 

I took some advice just this past week and went through my FB friends. As I scrolled through the many people (742..ish), I realized I didn't really have that many "friends." Sure, I had a lot of "FB" worthy friends, but not the kind I would call on a regular basis to check up on. The delete key received all the exercise it needed that day. 

You know, what I feel really good about it too. 

I can say that with my friends that I do have, the ones I really care about and who care about me back, I'm proud to be their friend and sibling. :) 

6. Eclectic Paper Hoarder

It's really not that bad, but if you really know me and my personality, I save:

Cards

Quotes

Pictures

Notes

Pamphlets 

Photographs

Reminders

Etc. 

It's a bad habit, but I've contained most of it to a few shoe boxes. 

The simple papers hold a lot of memories, the kind I don't want to lose. It's like a high school yearbook. We keep them because of the notes everyone leaves us in this $40-$50 book that we deem is a necessity. It isn't the book that is needed, it's the words permanently scribed that bring a satisfaction of hope, love and needing. 

Lastly... 

7. A Mom

...What? 

Yep. I'm a mom. Most people know that I was pregnant in December of 2011 through February 2011, but many do not know that I miscarried my first precious little one. I was so ecstatic to be a mom when I found out Christmas Day. I knew this was what I wanted to do with my life. I had just quit school and was staying home to save money because we were super poor at the time. I needed something to fulfill me as a person.

As you can tell from the dates I wasn't a mom for very long. 11 weeks 2 days to be exact.

My whole world fell apart when I found out my sweet jelly bean was no longer going to be joining our family in this life.

It took quite sometime before I was okay with other pregnant women, especially those at work and my cousin. 

My first baby was due August 26th, 2011. Miguel and I believe that it was a little boy. 

A few short months later, I have the opportunity to be a Mom all over again. Coming in at 14 weeks 3 days, I have in my belly a healthy little pea pod, and I couldn't be more excited. 

I know that this is the right time for my mommy skills to come into play because we are financially able to take care of this baby, our relationship as a husband and wife is very strong and I'm mentally ready (hahaha) for this pea pod. 

I'll keep you updated on the up and ups with this pea pod. It's going to be a very fun "bumpy" ride. ;) 

There's a lot more to me than these 7 things, but these are the core foundation of who I am today. 

I'm sure I could go on and on about who I am, what I like, etc, but I don't have time for that. I'm off the Aquarium with my family to celebrate my birthday! 

Toodles! :)