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		<title>Personal: &#8220;Just a Stay at Home Mom&#8221;</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Jul 2010 16:50:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Melissa</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Years ago, I had a different life.  My afternoons were filled with NBC on-air  interviews in the dug-out with personalities like Lou Piniella or Ichiro or if I was lucky, a post-game interview with Alex Rodriguez.  Soon after, my thoughts were deeply entrenched in marketing and making corporate sales to men in [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Years ago, I had a different life.  My afternoons were filled with NBC on-air  interviews in the dug-out with personalities like <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lou_Piniella" target="_blank">Lou Piniella</a> or <a href="http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/players/profile?playerId=4570" target="_blank">Ichiro</a> or if I was lucky, a post-game interview with <a href="http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/players/profile?playerId=3115" target="_blank">Alex Rodriguez</a>.  Soon after, my thoughts were deeply entrenched in marketing and making corporate sales to men in suits that represented big businesses&#8230;all to increase Seahawks revenue and to fill the seats at Qwest Field.   And occasionally, I was a part of a little boy&#8217;s dream by being able to introduce him to his favorite professional athlete or hero.  I shopped, I dined, I worked, and I played.  Being single in Seattle was the life.  So I thought&#8230;</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">I found him, and my life changed.  Suddenly my designer shoes and expensive Dolce &amp; Gabana work suits didn&#8217;t matter so much.  Marriage, children, and the little white picket fence became my priority.  I finally became what I always wanted to be; a mom.</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">However, for some reason, the world didn&#8217;t see my new job description as desirable.  Friends thought I was crazy for giving up a dream career.  As I saw some of my old colleagues on TV,  I was shocked that they suddenly lost interest in daily phone calls and updates in my little world.  After all, I was <strong>just</strong> a &#8220;stay at home mom&#8221;.</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">Well I have news for the world.  I am more than just a stay at home mom.  Sure, I went from Nordstroms to Target, full nights sleep to no nights sleep, or designer brands to diaper brands.  But I have more job descriptions to add to my resume.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">I am a boo-boo fixer and a tickler.  I am a nightmare comforter and a teacher.  I am a nursery rhyme singer and a macaroni and cheese maker.  I am a taxi driver and a snuggler.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><strong>I am a Mother</strong>.  And I wouldn&#8217;t trade it for any other job in the world.</p>
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		<title>Calvin &amp; Courtney: Married</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Jul 2010 00:44:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Melissa</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[These two love birds not only reminded me how rewarding weddings are to photograph, but they also made me&#8230;.hungry.  Seriously, all of the food and details were absolutely delicious!  Calvin and Courtney, I&#8217;m so grateful to work with amazing individuals such as yourself.  I love love LOVED being there with you guys! [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>These two love birds not only reminded me how rewarding weddings are to photograph, but they also made me&#8230;.hungry.  Seriously, all of the food and details were absolutely delicious!  Calvin and Courtney, I&#8217;m so grateful to work with amazing individuals such as yourself.  I love love LOVED being there with you guys!  Hmmmm, lets start with this one&#8230;oh, Courtney, you saucy little bottle of hotness.</p>
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