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TueSdaY: MARCH 27th.....

Today is a very special day!!! It is my wonderful mother's birthday. Today marks a day that she becomes one year wiser. She turns 20 ;) I wanted to make a little tribute to her because she is my best friend. She has been there for me for EVERYTHING. I owe her my life and the person that I am. Here are some of my favorites about my mother.
1. She is kind
2. She would do anything for anyone if they needed it
3. She sticks up for me when everyone else might not
4. She got me through the hard elementary fights :)
5. She is always there when I need her
6. She taught me everything I know about being a mom
7. She is the one I go to when I have questions about pretty much anything
8. She is smart - pretty much got me through high school math ha
9. She is really funny and makes me smile
10. She is one of the best cooks
11. She has the best poster and cutesy ideas in the world. She helped us all with the creative gene.
12. She is my favorite person to talk to when I'm driving - I never get bored talking to her.
13. She got me through sicknesses and taught me some home remedies (water heals everything)
14. She has taken on my pain for years (when my eyes hurt she took it away ha ha ha)
15. She gets me out of tough situations (NO DIAPERS UH OH!!!)
16. She drove me around for years and stayed up late so she could pick me up.
17. She always taught me to go for my dreams and that I can do anything.
18. She taught me that the biggest asset is a smile. Always show it
19. She is my chick flick partner
20. She taught me how to care for others by her example.
SHE REALLY IS AMAZING.. I could give many many more reasons why I love, respect, and look up to her. And like my post title states... Sorry my mother is the best. :)
Mom I love you so much and I hope you have a fabulous day! I can't wait to celebrate even more this weekend!!!

****DIQ****

This is going to be a sort of lame post.. but I do kind of want to document it because it is a huge step in my life/business. I submitted for Director In Qualification (DIQ) today for Mary Kay. Basically what this means is that I am submitting for directorship. I am almost a Mary Kay Sales Director. To be honest I am really proud of myself and have a really good feeling of accomplishment. I know that I still have a bit of work ahead of me to do, but I think that me becoming a director before I even turn 21 is a huge accomplishment. There are plenty of people who gave Mary Kay a shot and honestly didn't try so obviously it didn't work for them. I just keep doing facials. When someone cancels, I book more. When someone doesn't show up. I book more. I ALWAYS do 30 facials in 30 days. And I am succeeding. I can't wait till I get my car in May. I have been told so many times that I can't do it. I have even told myself that sometimes, but yet I keep going and the results DO pay off. I am so excited and I just wanted to document this little success because by the end of May, Camille will be a Sales Director :) :) :) and have a free car!! No biggie.... YAY!

.Can't. .Wait. .For. .Summer.

New Clothes for Tylee Bugs: 

With this bipolar cache valley weather it is hard to know whether it is winter, or spring. I love warm weather and the other day it was SO warm. Tylee and I were super bored so we decided to go shopping while daddy was in class. :) Tylee's clothes from last year are obviously going to be too small for this summer so SHOPPING SPREE... And this is why I love having a little girl. Here are some of the cute new outfits that we got for her to wear in the sunny NorCal this summer! I am so excited:

~Opportunity of a LifEtIMe~

For those of you who don't know me or don't know my family or in-laws I will hopefully get to post about each of them here soon, but I wanted to write a little snippet about an amazing opportunity that I have had and the changes it has made in my little families life....

For those of you who don't know my mother-in-law, Julie Griffin, you might not know that she is a sales director for Mary Kay Cosmetics. For those of you who do know her then you probably do. But she is a sales director and drives the free famous pink cadillac that they give away. So she is pretty into her business and career. So obviously when I married her son Brandon a couple years ago she is going to want to get her daughter-in-law (ME) to sell it with her right?! 

So she signed me up as a consultant.

Well I didn't want anything to do with selling it. I loved the products and would get them for myself, but I had absolutely no interest in selling anything to anyone.

 

But..... when I had Tylee, Brandon was working full time and doing school full time.. That was killing us. He would get up and be at school by either 7 or 9am and he would be there till about 3 in the afternoon and then go to work the swing shift at Paragon from 3:30 till midnight....

So because I am a pharmacy technician and that pays pretty well, I decided that I would go back to work part time and Brandon would then only have to work part time. There was only one problem with that scenario... I couldn't find a job ANYWHERE... No one was hiring any technicians at that time and I didn't want to take on a different job that would only pay a few dollars an hour after paying for day care. So I thought about MK.. I decided maybe it wasn't such a bad idea, and I should just give it a shot. If it didn't work out, I figured I could cross it off of my list forever and get on with life. 

The first week that I really tried working it I made almost as much as Brandon. Only I did it in about 6 hours that he made in 40 hours. So I figured this was a good way to make some money.. So I began my quest. I only focused on doing 30 facials in a month - I figured it was at the most 40 hours in a month so about 10 hours a week. I didn't do it because of the free car - that was for other people. I continued to do it to help out our little family and also because it was FUN! I have learned so much about skin care and different tips on make up and things that I loved and I also get to meet new people and lots of other perks. Since I started I pretty much have only REALLY worked about 7-8 months and I have gotten free luggage and a hotel gift card and lots of jewelry and other fun things in addition to making money off of products and I have also earned quite a bit in commission which is above and beyond selling as well. I really like this company and what it allows for women. I feel like I can put my priorities in order. I feel like I have more time to spend with my family and if something comes up - like tylee getting sick or I have a test due in college, I can work my job around my life instead of my working my life around my job. 

Since starting, I have only tried to do 30 facials in a month and last December, I found out that I was on target for a free car!! WHAT?!?! I feel like I haven't really done that much and I am going to get a free car! My goal is to finish earning by the end of this month (March) so that hopefully I can have it before May (right after finals). I don't have to do that much and it is super fun. If any of you have questions please feel free to contact me. I'm not going to try to push anyone into doing anything.. It has just been such a blessing in my families life and it could be for you too. If I can do it, anyone can.. The first facial I ever did I forgot to have the girls wash off their cleanser.. so seriously it can't get worse than that. 

- Brandon and Shannon -

Here is a small tribute to my oldest brother and his wife Shannon. Today is their anniversary! They are one of my favorite examples. They have the two cutest little boys in the world ~Kasen 3 and ~Brody about 7 months. They are so much to have around. Here is a few of the main reasons that I love this family:
1}: Shannon is the best example of a mom, she has her hands full with those two little boys and her house is always clean. She is always doing fun things with them and trying new things. She knows how to treat her children and is great example of someone with a lot of patience.
2}: Brandon has always been one of my favorite older brothers. I remember him teasing me ALL the time. He has taught me a lot by his examples. He also is very good at talking to other people and making them feel important. I have seen this a lot. Also he knows EVERYONE. I swear it doesn't matter where we go, he has someone he finds that he knows from somewhere. It just goes to show that he is really outgoing and fun person to be around.
3}: Shannon has been kind enough to watch Tylee for next to nothing while I have been swinging school and jobs. Even with two young kids at home she has been willing to watch little Tylee. And Tylee loves her so much. She is always saying 'Tasen, Bwody, and shannnn...(or something close). She would go over to their house any day she could. And she hates coming home. She loves those guys.
4}: I know that if I am ever in a tight position or need help, I know that I can count on Brandon and Shannon to help me and my little family out. They are seriously amazing.
5}: They were the first in my family (besides my parents) to get married in the temple and I still remember the day of their wedding. It was FREEZING! But it was beautiful and it was very fun to get to share that day with them and see their examples. I know that being worthy to go to the temple isn't always the easiest thing, but it is so worth it and I am thankful to these two for starting

this in our family. We love you guys and hope you have a happy anniversary!!!

Pinterest and Facebook...

As I am sitting up at about 2 a.m. browsing on my pinterest and facebook accounts I found the GREATEST picture in the world. I can't express the truth of this. It sure will be funny to see us all as grandparents cruisin around on the internet... I wonder what the newer generations will have decades from now. Maybe contact lenses that have screens on them so they can surf the web with just their eyes?! Who knows what technology will come up with? For me I am certainly grateful for the advancements the internet gives and the ease of doing school and projects. I really can't wait though to see what our generation will be like in years from now... well i can but it will be funny. I am sure it will be here before we all know it.

Who we are...

My name is Camille Griffin, I decided to make a new blog and just recap on old events. I was so confused on how to change my blog that I figured it would be easier to just make a new one and then kind of link them all together. Anyway all of you that are seeing this blog somehow know me obviously you wouldn't be on here but I thought I would introduce us anyway. I will probably refer to myself as 'me.' As you can see you will never see Brandon post on this ;) ......

Camille: 
I am Camille. I was born in August of '91 and I have always loved music, dancing, and mostly doing fun things. I love trying new things. My favorite thing is being on the ocean, lake or somewhere where the wind blows through your hair and you can be carefree but its warm! I always tell people I should have born in California or Hawaii. But I do love Logan. It is where I have my roots and where I have grown to be me. I will continue posting things so that you can get to know me better.

Brandon: Well let's just say that Brandon is amazing, he is the best husband, father, example, and friend that I could ever ask for. He is my soul mate! We were made for each other. A match made in heaven and I truly believe that. He is everything that a girl could want and ask for. He loves to be active, he plays guitar and sings (k seriously melts your heart and drool), he loves hockey, skiing, boating, and really anything that is fun and adventuresome. He loves playing with his little girl and they are so cute together. There is so much to say about him and the reasons I love and adore him that I could go on forever and ever and ever and ever... Its a good thing we have eternity together.

Brandon and Camille: Brandon and I met in the 8th grade. We have known each other ever since then. We secretly had crushes on each other in the early years though we argue about who liked who and such. We both knew that the other was special in some way... Even though we didn't know we would end up eternal companions. We didn't really start dating until the end of junior year/beginning of senior year. We were lucky enough to be able to a lot together and get to know each other very well. Our lives took a turn that we weren't quite expecting, that I wouldn't change for the world, but we ended up being together sooner than we thought. We fell in love. We were married in January 2010 and sealed forever as an eternal family in the Logan LDS temple. I have such a grateful love for that place that I will never be able to explain. Its something that you have to experience for yourself. Needless to say we are now stuck together forever!! Something I wouldn't ever want to become unstuck ;)

Tylee Anne: I don't even know where to begin with this little girl. I sometimes want to cry because I can't call her a baby anymore. She will be turning 2 in June and she is the most spunky personality thing you have ever met. She loves to dance, musta taken after her mom :) She loves attention and hates when she isn't in the center of it. If she isn't she will make herself... trust me. She has blonde curly hair and a smile that will get her anything that she wants. She has her daddy wrapped around her finger and gains love of anyone that she comes across. She is just learning a lot of fun things like 'heads shoulders knees and toes,' and many other fun things. She is just the funniest cutest thing that you will ever see or meet. It has been really hard to choose a picture for her so I just had to choose one. I have so many that I love of her. She is a beautiful child of God and she has a very special purpose here on earth.

You will be learning a lot more about us if you follow our blog. I just wanted to give you a little background info about our little Griffin family :)

New Blog

I wanted to first just check to see if I even could blog. I have started 2 different ones in the past! I know pretty much nothing about blogging so I decided I want to try it for real. That is pretty much the only way to learn right! I am hoping to at least be able to put up one new post a week and hopefully I can get this thing going! Wish me luck! If anyone has any tips on certain things PLEASE let me know. I don't know how to do this very well :)