Best Boss EVER!!!

So about three years ago I fell into the best job ever!

When I say fell, I mean it!

I got this job at a time when I felt low.

I was still working at my old job and was being taken advantage of, I had been dropped from college for the second time because of financial aid issues and had decided I was done, Jeff had come home and my parents and I were always arguing, and my confidence was down.

So "fell" is the only word that describes where I was at.

I only got this job because I came highly recommended from my (now) mother-in-law because she is best friends with my boss.

I remember the first day I had no idea what to expect, I came and organized A TON of clothes and checked them off of receipts. Her dog, Marco, ate my turkey sandwich I had packed for lunch. And I left still not sure what the job was. Haha.

As time went on I learned more and more and gained confidence back in many aspects of my life.

There were many days where me and Tiff (that's my boss) would sit and talk and cry for hours, and there would be days where we got SO much done. One thing is for sure, is that Tiff has always loved me and treated me as her own.

As my confidence came back I started taking on more and getting back into the things I once enjoyed, my schedule got crazier and she was always flexible. 

I often feel bad that I'm not able to work as much as I should but I try to make up for it by getting as much as I can done in the few hours I am there.

I guess what I'm trying to say is that I am so grateful for Tiff and for my job.

I'm grateful for her friendship, her leadership, her kindness, and her love.

TIFF, YOU'RE AMAZING!

Since my first day on the job we have grown and now there are two more ladies thrown into the mix. Between the four of us we get stuff DONE!!! 

So basically all that ^ was for me to tell you how awesome my boss is! She took us out to lunch yesterday at "Breakfast at Tifiny's" (suitable right?) to celebrate my Associate's Degree!

Pictured: Me, Tiff, Valoie, and Amber.

I love my job and I especially love the ladies I work with. They will forever hold a place in my heart! I couldn't ask for a better job or boss!!! I have learned so much more than just how to earn a living. I know that I wouldn't be where I am today without you Tiff!!! Thank you.

I LOVE YOU!!!!

Have a great day! Tell your boss you appreciate them! :)

Blessings all around...

We are seriously so blessed.

It amazes me.

But a recent blessing that has happened is Jeff got another job.

This job, however, is full time, pays more than he's making now, and comes with full benefits!

WHAT???

Thanks Steph for hooking him up!

We are so grateful!!!

It's a little hard for Jeff to quit his other jobs (Advanced Physical Therapy more than Red Lobster).

So he's hoping they (APT) will let him come and volunteer or just work Tuesday mornings.

Cross your fingers for him!

It's always hard to say goodbye to what's familiar and what's worked for the last few years but we are excited and hopeful with this new job.

WE ARE SO BLESSED!!! :)

$1 more...

I seriously have the greatest boss ever!

She is so much fun to work with, she works with my crazy schedule, she tells me how awesome she thinks I am, and she surprises me with raises.

Yeah, she's awesome!!!

Last week Friday I was working when my boss said, "Oh yeah, I've been meaning to tell you. I talked to Lori (the payroll lady) and told her to give you a $1 raise. It started with this month. I just really appreciate you and I'm so grateful to have you."

I was so surprised! 

I couldn't stop thanking her.

She really is so awesome and I love working for her!

It's always nice to work for someone who appreciates the work you do!

Thanks Tiff! :)

I'm grateful for you!

One more dollar and hour goes a long, long way!

 

Awful.

MAN I AM AWFUL AT BLOGGING LATELY! 

:(

And the sad thing is...I love blogging.

Anyway I guess an update is in need.

Lately.

• Still love my job! I have the greatest boss ever, she works with my schedule, makes every day exciting, and she's a good friend! My job rocks!
• Cecilee is now a graduate and just got a scholarship to play soccer in Kansas. "There's no place like home." I'm SOOOO excited for her but I don't want her to leave. I just try not to think about the fact that I won't see her every day :( well I'm tearing up so I'm gonna stop at that.
• I'm not good yet. BUT I have always loved photography so I'm trying to learn to be good so that people will want me to do some work for them one day! :) But it's a lot of fun and I can honestly say that I love doing it!
• I'm addicted to the Bachelorette. Who's going home next week?? I say Arie haha.
• I had a rerun of the whole college crap again, but this time I cried less and was much calmer. I only freaked for 2 hours as opposed to 2 weeks last time.
• I still dance all the time and I LOVE IT! I teach two cheer classes and a hip hop class and I love all the kids so much! It's soooooo much fun!
• I'm trying to learn how to jazz dance. I'm taking jazz with a bunch of 10 year olds but I don't care. It's more fun that way, they think I'm good when really I'm awful, it's great! :)
• I'm the "Community Service and Humanitarian Chair" in my YSA ward. So if you have any fun service projects or ideas please feel free to share.
• I still have the world's greatest boyfriends and feel so blessed to have him in my life. Love you Jeff!
• I've been more grateful for my family and friends after a tragedy took place with an amazing family. You never know when your time here on Earth is over so that's why we need to make the most of everything we do. Especially the relationships we have in this life, we need to make the most of them and let every single person know they are loved! :) If you were looking for a goal, make that the goal for the day and let me know how it goes!
• Another season of Dixie Chix is over, but this time we didn't have the championship title. But oh well, it was still a fun season!
• I LOVE TO SHOP! It's kind of a crime lately. Within the last two weeks I've gotten...prepare yourself...4 pair of pants (3 were colored skinnies which I desperately needed), 1 pair of shorts, 4 cardigans, 2 cute casual t-shirts, 2 dressy covers, 2 other random shirts, 1 dress, 1 pair of shoes, a bracelet, and a bag. I might have missed some but let's just pretend we don't know. BUT the good news is...everything was on sale, and Jeff bought a few of the things, so really it wasn't that much. HAHA. Don't judge me. I'm not shopping for like 3 months now so it all balances out! P.S. updated my fashion blog...check it out here!
• Everything Else!!!! Since the last time I blogged I've been to Oceanside, California and had a wonderful time. I've been to the "So you think you can dance" camp they had here in St. George and learned choreography from Twitch, Allison, and Ivan, all are incredible dancers. (This is bad to admit but I had no idea who any of them were when I went to the camp, woops.) I went to a City and Colour and Avett Brothers concert and had an awesome time up in Salt Lake! City Creek Mall is legit, I went to temple square for the first time and it was gorgeous, and I've discovered I love downtown SLC! I've seen Alladin once and Hairspray twice and loved both of them, definitely worth seeing. And last but not least...I get happier every day! :)

Well that's it for the update! Hopefully I can get back into the routine of blogging. But until next time, count your blessing, love your family, smile at absolutely everyone you pass, tell someone you love them every day, say your prayers, listen to good music, eat at least one not so healthy thing every day, and just be happy! :)

Here's a few pictures to go along with the updates...

 My first attempt at photography. Cec is gorgeous so it was easy.

 Cec's graduation!

 Another attempt at photography. :) Aren't they the cutest??

 Oceanside, California. LOVE.

 Best boyfriend ever and I in Oceanside!

 My wonderful family! I'm so grateful that families are forever!

 Us sad about the end of the season. Well most of us. HAHA.

 Is there something wrong with this picture? HAHA. I was busting up forever so I had to share it. Hopefully this leaves you with a good laugh!

I'M ALIVE!

Hello...My name is Cambria Irene Horlacher. Irene is a family name on both sides, in case you were wondering. I'm the oldest of four and the oldest grandchild on both sides. I'm kind of a diva sometimes (don't tell Jeff I admitted to it) but of course I get it from my mom. I love to dance, shop, try on clothes, watch movies of every kind (but mostly chick flicks haha), I love dessert, I sing every chance I get although I'm terrible at it, I never paint my finger nails, I love to laugh, I absolutely adore my family and boyfriend, I just finished the Book of Mormon and I'm passionate about the LDS church, I rarely sleep because I'm so busy all the time, and I am alive. Hahaha. 

I thought an introduction was suitable, seeing how it's been FOREVER since I've blogged. And oh how I have missed it. I rarely have free time but when I have free time it's usually spent with Jeff or my family, but I'm here blogging so what does that tell you? I'll give you a hint...Jeff is working, My mom is working, Dad is sleeping, Cec is working, and Trev and Syd are with their friends (I'm not cool enough) but I don't mind cause that means I get to blog! FINALLY! But I don't even know where to start. AH!

Well I got a new, super nice, beautiful camera! It's a Canon something something?? I can't remember the name and I'm too lazy to go grab it and look. Anyway, it's gorgeous and my gorgeous boyfriend surprised me with it for Valentines Day. I guess he got tired of me talking about getting a super nice camera. He's the sweetest! :) So I have been playing around with it, trying to take cool pictures. So if you have any tips please do share.

My new job...well I guess it's not so new anymore haha. BUT I LOVE IT! I love not having to live paycheck to paycheck. I make plenty doing something that I'm growing to love more and more. I do something completely different every day. The only down is I am never home, between my "new" job and working at Pizza Factory and teaching cheer and dancing!

I set a goal to read the Book of Mormon before General Conference and guess what...I did it! I started it about a month before General Conference, and since I have no time I listened to it all day at work and then read at night. I can't even begin to describe what an experience it is to read the Book of Mormon and praying to know it's true. I've done it before but every time it gets more and more powerful and my testimony gets more and more solid. I wish I had faith like Nephi, sincerity of Alma, Strength of Moroni, Dedication like the sons of Mosiah, humility of the father of Limhi, obedience of the Nephites after seeing Christ, a missionary like the 3 nephites, and the endurance of Mormon and Moroni, along with all the amazing people and stories in the book. I was reminded that it truly was written for us today. I know that it is true that a man can get closer to God through the Book of Mormon by abiding by it's precepts and I am truly grateful for it! And I know that by finishing it before Conference I was able to learn so much more from Conference for me. :) Hey, I told you I was passionate. 

  

 Dance is insane!!! These next few months are going to be insane. But one of my friends that I dance with lost her dad about a week ago, and we are doing a benefit concert for their family this upcoming April 23rd! Please come! :) It's entrance by donation. Anyway, that experience really made me more appreciative of the people I have in my life and it lit a fire to show everyone a little more that I love them. I don't know if I'm succeeding, but I am sure trying! 

AND LAST BUT NOT LEAST...I'M ENGAGED!!!!! :) April fools. Haha. I missed April fools cause I was so engrossed in Conference so there was my little joke. Laugh. It's healthy for you.

Well that's about all I can take for right now. Reminder to not get behind cause it's exhausting to try to catch up. But I'm gonna end with a quote that I heard today that I loved! It was said by President Thomas S. Monson, "...seek heavenly guidance one day at a time. Life by the yard is hard; by the inch it’s a cinch. Each of us can be true for just one day—and then one more and then one more after that—until we’ve lived a lifetime guided by the Spirit, a lifetime close to the Lord, a lifetime of good deeds and righteousness."

IDK.

I don't even know where to begin. 

I feel like I've been out of the blogging world for so long that I don't know where to begin. 

Okay, so it's only been like 2 or 3 weeks, but it feel like longer.

So the title of this post...IDK (I don't know) describes how I feel about where to begin with blogging and maybe a little bit about life. Haha.

Let's start with a brief catch up.

I love my new job! I've learned so many new things already and I'm always doing new things.

It pays me good :) enough said.

I still work at the good ol' PFE.

I love the people I work with and I love it there, I just don't love the whole go from one job to the next thing.

I love teaching cheer, and I feel like I get a little better at it every time.

I love dancing every chance I get.

The more I dance the more I realize the therapy it does for my body and soul.

Remind me to never stop!

I leave my house at 9 almost every day and don't get home til 9:30 at the soonest.

I try really hard to show the loved ones in my life that they are loved by me.

I'm constantly on the go, BUT I'm happy!

So that's all that matters :)

Well I don't know what else to say right now...but stay tuned for the catch up post on the life changing fireside, Valentines day, Vegas day trip, and a few other things from my heart. I wish I had the energy to write it all right now, but I don't haha so love you all and goodnight! :)

Hurray for a new job!

I've been searching and praying for another job opportunity.

Since I'm not in school right now I need to be doing something worthwhile, and paying off my student loan seems worthwhile right?

Fact of the matter...I just don't make enough at good ol' Pizza Factory.

I love the job and the people I work with but I just don't make enough for my needs.

So I've been praying and applying like crazy.

Pause.

I just wanted to share this. I thought it was funny. We should all be grateful for the jobs we have! :) HAHA

My prayers were answered this last Thursday.

I was at Jeff's house just hanging out when his mom walks in and asks if I'm looking for a job. 

'Why yes, yes I am...'

Turns out one of her best friends asked her for references cause she is looking for a personal assistant.

'Please tell me more... :)'

She's really flexible. The work requires doing anything and everything she needs. Pay is good, better than your getting right now. And you will learn all kinds of new cool things. Are you interested???

'YES, YES, YES, AND YES!'

I feel so blessed to have this opportunity!

Today was my first day and I loved it.

I love not having a set schedule. 

I love having a fun boss.

I love learning new things.

I love always having different things to do.

I love my new job.

Of course today was the first day, but so far so good. I have a really good feeling about this job. I know I won't ever get bored with it. I know I'm going to love it!

Thank you Nancy and a big thank you to Tiffany! :) I'm so excited to learn and to work! :) I feel so blessed and I can't wait to get into all the work!!!