Anniversary - Vacation - Prayer Please

Hi All...back from our wonderful Anniversary Vacation! Whew...where did the time go?

Anniversary & Vacation

Our 3rd anniversary was wonderful. When we arrived in Vegas on Wed (our anniversary), we got there so early that we were able to have lunch "On Top of The World"!! Yes...it was beautiful. This is the restaurant on top of the Stratoshpere. Hamburgers were $20, but totally worth the awesome view of Las Vegas. It was a PERFECT start to our trip. Really was able to take in how beautiful the city was and how vast the mountains were. Wow!!

Took a LONG walk down the strip...took some goofy self pictures of us...saw some hotels we hadn't seen in our past trip about 5-years ago.

Then had dinner at the Paris (Mon Ami Gabi). Yeah, not so great in my mind. I had their lamb - thinking I would venture out a bit...but it was more like pulled pork with some beans and served with some crepes. I wondered if I was supposed to wrap it up like a burrito. But I had my glass of wine (felt a little tipsy after a couple of sips). Then went to the Ballagio to see the gardens (poppies and butterflies...beautiful). Walked the strip a bit and didn't get back to the hotel until almost midnight (which by the way is 2am at home and we had been up since 3:30...we were beat).

The rest of the trip was wonderful. Quick recap...

Lunch at New York New York

Lions at MGM

Shark reef at Mandalay Bay
More walking
More hotels visited/took pictures
Met some of MIL's friends who happened to be there too, for a drink at a dueling piano bar
Rented a convertible to drive to Grand Canyon (VERY long drive...beautiful views...LONG DAY)
More walking, hotels
M&M shop - I was SOOO excited for the wall of bulk M&M's. Mmmmm

It was a great trip. Didn't really start to miss Miss J until Thursday night/Friday (not that I didn't miss her, but it didn't kick in and make me sad until then). By Saturday, I was crying at breakfast and could not wait to see her.

LONG trip home on Saturday. Came home from 70+ degree sunny, hot, dry weather to 38 degree rain/snow yucky weather. Fun.

Got to sleep in Sunday, then went to pick up Miss J. I was sooo excited to see her. And the smile on her face when she saw us...unforgettable. She wouldn't stop smiling and hugging and kissing us. It was wonderful.

We feel like she has changed so much in four days...crazy. I don't remember her eyes looking the way they do, I don't remember her talking so much, I don't remember her being so cute and cuddly and....I could go on. It is crazy what a few days does!!!


Prayer Please

OK, now onto more serious things...we REALLY need your prayers right now. Tuesday, before we left, really was a miserable night. DH went to go get the rest of the $$ that the contractor D owes him ($2000) to be exact. Hoping that money would help out with our trip a bit. By the way, this money is over 6-weeks past due...and the guy, D, kept having DH work each day, then would only pay him like $300 dollars. Uh...the bill keeps going up dude.

So D only was able to give DH $125. WTFudge is that all about. Dude...that barely covers our one way trip there!!!! So D gave DH this sappy story how he is waiting for the owners, whom he has already done the work for, to pay him. I guess he agreed to installments from these couple of owners...thus putting of paying his own employees. Sorry, you did that...but is that really our fault??? No...you owe DH money. A good contractor has a little extra money in a fund to pay his employees, and should expect the owners of the work he does to pay him in full. Do you know a business that will let you "pay in installments", without interest - for very long at least? I know...D was trying to be "good" to his customers and give them some flex...but you better darn well have some extra $$ to pay the guys you had do the job...or let them know in advance that was your plan to "spread it out."

Needless to say, DH was livid!! I can't even describe how pissed off he was, and hurt, and angry, and....every emotion you could imagine. Which in turn...mad me sad and upset and frustrated.

Oh, and D told DH that he was going to be throwing in the towel, not doing any more contract work(because it was so slow and no "real" jobs around the corner), and that he wouldn't be needing DH any more. WTFudge...again...DH has been trying for OVER 6-weeks to talk to you about this exact damn thing. You have avoided him and the subject like the plague. And now...the day you only pay him $125, and we are leaving on our trip we have been planning since January, you tell us when we get back, DH will no longer have a job. RRRRRRR....we were sooo PEO'd!!

I am scared. I am upset. I am angry...I am trying to lean on God and understand that there is a plan...but it is sooo hard when you look at your bank account and see $150 and have bills right around the corner. This is close for us...really close. Closer than we have been before.

So, please, pray for us. Pray for D. Pray for DH. Pray that God provides for us at just the right moment. Pray that we have patience and faith and hope. I know...deep down...everything will be OK...but it is scary. Not to mention, this really gets DH down, when he doesn't have a job, when he feels like he has to lean more on my income to help with his bills (which they are all really "ours" anyway), when he feels like he is not able to contribute to his family, when he feels like he has failed (again)....

I will say, God gave me wonderful insight this morning...that really opened my eyes and confirmed, again, that everything would be OK.

We originally weren't planning to "try" to get pregnant until this month, actually, on our anniversary trip, and through the next few months. But...obviously...God knew what He was doing. Because, if we were not pregnant already, and we found out DH was out of a job and was owed this much money...we wouldn't be trying right now!! It is almost like God knew exactly what was going to happen, and planned for us to conceive while things were going in a good direction, so that when things weren't...we still had that hope and faith. Sounds weird and crazy...but I believe it was the truth.

Thanks girls for your prayers and support!! Hope you all have a wonderful week.!!