So I'm wrapping up day on in a nice comfy bed next to a breezy window. I feel like I can still hear "Lucy's" voice in my head. (The part of 'Lucy' will be played by the computerized voice on every PA system in Europe). With the exception of being 'frisked' by a large German woman named Freida, I had a good trip over. After leaving the airport we went to Andy's Pizzeria. Great pizza and amazing ice cream!
I am staying in the infamous 'Stella's House' with about 20-25 girls! It's like the sleep-over that never ends. Totally up my alley, just pull out the nail polish! Today is actually Christmas here. Tomorrow they're making a big dinner for everyone and doing a 'concert'.
They practiced tonight. Check them out: http://vimeo.com/34718234
From the joyous tones in their voices, you would never know one was sold with her sister and brother for 15 chickens only to later be put out on the streets. CHICKENS!!! Who could ever put a price on a life? Each of them have courageous stories that would make you drop to your knees.
I can't wait to meet each one.
Monday will be super exciting. I get to help deliver Christmas shoe boxes to the kids at the orphanages. That's probably one of the best surprises I've had in a while.
Well, it's now creeping up on 1:30am here. Time for to shut the eyelids. God is AWESOME!!
MK --> O&O
Saturday, January 7, 2012
DAY ONE: I'm In Germany! AAHHHHH!
I wake up. The first thing I see is a newspaper written in a strange language. "AAHHHH!!! I'm in Germany!" Awesome!
I'd been asleep in the airport lounge for a while after a very LONG flight. It took quite a while to fall asleep being that the only chair open was next to a shoeless man that played very loud music with his nose. It was at that point that I agreed it maybe wasn't the best idea for Britainy P. to have been with me. She never would've been able to play that off and we both would've been escorted out.
The second thing I realize, my means of contact are not quite what I had planned. My 'WHATS' app isn't at all what's up, phone calls are $2.29/minute and I have 100 text for 7 days. The last time I had that limited text amount it lead to an interesting conversation with my Dad: "Megan, it's time to move to your own phone plan." Needless to say, The 30minute conversation I was itching to have with my husband was cut down to a tight 2 minutes.
The plane landed at 7am(12am CST). My next planes doesn't leave until 2:15pm. In my head, I had planned a $20 bus tour of Heidelberg. Next, I'd go galavanting to the town of Bavaria where some scenes from the "Sound of Music"(my favorite movie EVER) was shot. I'd probably be overcome with emotion and never find my way back. Since I promised my Mom, Husband, Mother-in-Law and Jimmy that I would stay at the airport, that is what I've done. It's not so bad.
This place is like the Tower of Babel meets Mrs. Universe. There must be a representative from every place in the world all speaking their own language. I definitely tried to figure out a few with my super-cool translator app but that didn't end well. Then this man (the American equivalent to a tourist in NYC), is taking my picture. No. I wasn't posing and NO, I didn't agree. No, I'm not kidding. It suddenly dawned on me that he is just as fascinated with this place as I am. He sees me as a certain 'representative'. I'm thinking two things, "Crap, I'm the only ONE." Next, "Smulkins could've told me this earlier this week!" ('SMULKINS'=Graham Ulkins who lived in Germany twice for 10mo.)
It was time to get up and find some food and a bathroom. I nice lady meets me in the aisle, "You like mee-ssage?" I politely say no but decide to keep it as an option by accepting a brochure that I certainly don't understand. There are so many neat restaurants. I'm wishing I were more experimental like my Daddy. Since I'm not, I settle for the first Burger King I see. "Stick to chicken, Megan. Stick to chicken.", I keep telling myself. I asked the lady if they accepted american dollars. She said yes so I proceeded with my order. "I'd like the #3 - Chicken sandwich combo." The lady rang it and I begin pulling out my $6.99 as the register said. She starts writing on a paper and slides it to me with '$12' written on it. I'm thinking, I know your machine said $6.99 and I did not supersize anything. Two words quickly popped into my mind: EXCHANGE RATE! I calmed down my inner 'Berta'(grandmother) and paid $12 for a regular chicken sandwich combo. I'm thinking, "The 'mee-ssage' is definitely out NOW!"
It's now nearly 12:15 here. I still have two hours before my plane takes off for Moldova and about 25 minutes left of free WIFI. I wish I had $1 for every look I have gotten. I might actually have enough money to get a refill with the crazy exchange rate. I'm taking lots of pictures. When I say lots, I definitely mean LOTS. Most of which, only my baby brother will understand but they're great pictures. LOL. I'm looking forward to what the coming days have to offer. This is only DAY ONE! Well, that's it for now. I've got to get checked in. I'll try and blog again later.
P.S. Mom, call and read this to your Mother! =-)
MK --> O&O
I'd been asleep in the airport lounge for a while after a very LONG flight. It took quite a while to fall asleep being that the only chair open was next to a shoeless man that played very loud music with his nose. It was at that point that I agreed it maybe wasn't the best idea for Britainy P. to have been with me. She never would've been able to play that off and we both would've been escorted out.
The second thing I realize, my means of contact are not quite what I had planned. My 'WHATS' app isn't at all what's up, phone calls are $2.29/minute and I have 100 text for 7 days. The last time I had that limited text amount it lead to an interesting conversation with my Dad: "Megan, it's time to move to your own phone plan." Needless to say, The 30minute conversation I was itching to have with my husband was cut down to a tight 2 minutes.
The plane landed at 7am(12am CST). My next planes doesn't leave until 2:15pm. In my head, I had planned a $20 bus tour of Heidelberg. Next, I'd go galavanting to the town of Bavaria where some scenes from the "Sound of Music"(my favorite movie EVER) was shot. I'd probably be overcome with emotion and never find my way back. Since I promised my Mom, Husband, Mother-in-Law and Jimmy that I would stay at the airport, that is what I've done. It's not so bad.
This place is like the Tower of Babel meets Mrs. Universe. There must be a representative from every place in the world all speaking their own language. I definitely tried to figure out a few with my super-cool translator app but that didn't end well. Then this man (the American equivalent to a tourist in NYC), is taking my picture. No. I wasn't posing and NO, I didn't agree. No, I'm not kidding. It suddenly dawned on me that he is just as fascinated with this place as I am. He sees me as a certain 'representative'. I'm thinking two things, "Crap, I'm the only ONE." Next, "Smulkins could've told me this earlier this week!" ('SMULKINS'=Graham Ulkins who lived in Germany twice for 10mo.)
It was time to get up and find some food and a bathroom. I nice lady meets me in the aisle, "You like mee-ssage?" I politely say no but decide to keep it as an option by accepting a brochure that I certainly don't understand. There are so many neat restaurants. I'm wishing I were more experimental like my Daddy. Since I'm not, I settle for the first Burger King I see. "Stick to chicken, Megan. Stick to chicken.", I keep telling myself. I asked the lady if they accepted american dollars. She said yes so I proceeded with my order. "I'd like the #3 - Chicken sandwich combo." The lady rang it and I begin pulling out my $6.99 as the register said. She starts writing on a paper and slides it to me with '$12' written on it. I'm thinking, I know your machine said $6.99 and I did not supersize anything. Two words quickly popped into my mind: EXCHANGE RATE! I calmed down my inner 'Berta'(grandmother) and paid $12 for a regular chicken sandwich combo. I'm thinking, "The 'mee-ssage' is definitely out NOW!"
It's now nearly 12:15 here. I still have two hours before my plane takes off for Moldova and about 25 minutes left of free WIFI. I wish I had $1 for every look I have gotten. I might actually have enough money to get a refill with the crazy exchange rate. I'm taking lots of pictures. When I say lots, I definitely mean LOTS. Most of which, only my baby brother will understand but they're great pictures. LOL. I'm looking forward to what the coming days have to offer. This is only DAY ONE! Well, that's it for now. I've got to get checked in. I'll try and blog again later.
P.S. Mom, call and read this to your Mother! =-)
MK --> O&O
Friday, January 6, 2012
The Big Adventure
As I write this I'm sitting in the airport waiting to board my first of several planes! For somewhere near a decade now, we(as a church) have known and supported Philip Cameron's ministry - now known as Stella's Voice - in Moldova. (www.stellasvoice.org)
Thru seen stories and videos we have seen the wonderful work they do.
In short, Moldova ranks very high on the charts for human trafficking. With a population of about 4 million, 25,000 are estimated to have been trafficked. 40% of those are minors. Moldova is the poorest country in Europe with most of its children in orphanages. Young girls and boys are released from orphanages at the age of 16 with no real training. They are often given 'job opportunities' abroad only to then be sold into sex trafficking.
Thru the Philip Cameron's ministry, they have built homes there in Moldova to provide housing and education to girls, and boys, who would otherwise become victim trafficking.
So today I will board a plane to travel to Moldova to produce a video for their ministry. With the help of God and a beautiful Canon EOS 5D Mark II, it will be our business' first overseas adventure.
When we started our business months ago, the anticipation was weddings, parties & the like. God's ways and His thoughts are so much higher than ours.
This is my 4th trip out of the country, only my 2nd without my Sissy. She was unable to make the trip. Something about a big game Monday night. Incidentally, the folks I'm meeting there are Alabama people. TIGER BAIT! Ha. It will be an interesting journey being away from my hubby too(I definitely cried this morning. Pitiful.) But I am so excited about this opportunity and I plan to blog the entire time and add many pictures! It's time to board. Until next time! :-)
Here's their last video. I will be producing something similar.
http://vimeo.com/21076799
Thru seen stories and videos we have seen the wonderful work they do.
In short, Moldova ranks very high on the charts for human trafficking. With a population of about 4 million, 25,000 are estimated to have been trafficked. 40% of those are minors. Moldova is the poorest country in Europe with most of its children in orphanages. Young girls and boys are released from orphanages at the age of 16 with no real training. They are often given 'job opportunities' abroad only to then be sold into sex trafficking.
Thru the Philip Cameron's ministry, they have built homes there in Moldova to provide housing and education to girls, and boys, who would otherwise become victim trafficking.
So today I will board a plane to travel to Moldova to produce a video for their ministry. With the help of God and a beautiful Canon EOS 5D Mark II, it will be our business' first overseas adventure.
When we started our business months ago, the anticipation was weddings, parties & the like. God's ways and His thoughts are so much higher than ours.
This is my 4th trip out of the country, only my 2nd without my Sissy. She was unable to make the trip. Something about a big game Monday night. Incidentally, the folks I'm meeting there are Alabama people. TIGER BAIT! Ha. It will be an interesting journey being away from my hubby too(I definitely cried this morning. Pitiful.) But I am so excited about this opportunity and I plan to blog the entire time and add many pictures! It's time to board. Until next time! :-)
Here's their last video. I will be producing something similar.
http://vimeo.com/21076799
Sunday, November 20, 2011
White Gold Wreath
Here's the latest wreath! It's more beautiful in person!
You can see them all on my etsy page:
http://www.etsy.com/shop/Treygans
You can see them all on my etsy page:
http://www.etsy.com/shop/Treygans
Saturday, November 19, 2011
Breakfast In Bed
So before I went to bed last night, I did as I usually do, prepare my 'Meg-Do-List' before hitting the sack! This is a priority in my life these days since my memory is constantly taking sick days. Head to the salon, swing in the $store, next would be a trip to WalMart with the goal of making it back home by 10:30am so I can clean, cook and start editing.
I woke up to, "Good Morning Honey! I made breakfast for you." My husband had different plans. His plans were to make breakfast for his wife and lay in bed for cuddle time and an ESPN documentary on a track star. After the 2hr documentary wrapped up, I realized it was 10:30am. My do-list was off quite a bit. But it was ok. It turns out, the world didn't end, my day wasn't destroyed and my do-list was actually still a realistic possibility.
My sweet husband wanted to surprise me & that's a special moment and special time that can't ever be replaced or re-lived. It's those moments that make life worth living!
If there is one thing I learned from working in news it's that absolutely ANYTHING can happen!
I often remind myself when I'm annoyed w/ dear hubby, there are so many widows out there who wish they had the opportunity be annoyed. Victims or horrible circumstances who never would have dreamed they'd be in the situation they are in.
I'm reminded constantly of the blessing it is to have my do-list messed up.
The challenge I give myself, and you as well, is to always be thankful for what you have. Take time to see the blessing in every situation.
MK->O&O
I woke up to, "Good Morning Honey! I made breakfast for you." My husband had different plans. His plans were to make breakfast for his wife and lay in bed for cuddle time and an ESPN documentary on a track star. After the 2hr documentary wrapped up, I realized it was 10:30am. My do-list was off quite a bit. But it was ok. It turns out, the world didn't end, my day wasn't destroyed and my do-list was actually still a realistic possibility.
My sweet husband wanted to surprise me & that's a special moment and special time that can't ever be replaced or re-lived. It's those moments that make life worth living!
If there is one thing I learned from working in news it's that absolutely ANYTHING can happen!
I often remind myself when I'm annoyed w/ dear hubby, there are so many widows out there who wish they had the opportunity be annoyed. Victims or horrible circumstances who never would have dreamed they'd be in the situation they are in.
I'm reminded constantly of the blessing it is to have my do-list messed up.
The challenge I give myself, and you as well, is to always be thankful for what you have. Take time to see the blessing in every situation.
MK->O&O
Friday, November 18, 2011
More Wreaths: Peacock & Mantle Swags
Peacock Wreath - $50
Wreaths are custom made to your satisfaction.
To order, message me or email me at Megan@treygan.com
Red/Silver Christmas Wreath Swag - $35
Wreaths are custom made to your satisfaction.
To order, message me or email me at Megan@treygan.com
Red/Silver Christmas Wreath Swag - $35
Sunday, November 13, 2011
Friday, November 11, 2011
Holiday Wreaths for Sale!
I'm now selling holiday wreaths!! They can even come with initials! Email me for details: Megan@treygan.com
Saturday, October 29, 2011
Happily Ever After....
I was talking/texting an old friend, and now a client, the other day. She had just finished watching the highlight reel from our wedding. She said, "If I were you, I'd watch that 10x a day." I thought that was pretty funny, given the fact that I pretty much do! LOL. It's now been a year, 3 months and 19 days that we've been married and it still feels like yesterday. I still feel happy and giddy and completely overwhelmed that God has blessed me so much!!! I pray 10 years from now, I'll be even more giddy! =-)
OUR WEDDING HIGHLIGHT VIDEO:
Videography: Shylight Productions
Editing: Treygan Productions
OUR WEDDING HIGHLIGHT VIDEO:
Videography: Shylight Productions
Editing: Treygan Productions
Tuesday, October 25, 2011
SPANXTASTIC!
It is quite possibly the greatest invention in some time.
Yes, there was the girdle, and the control-top hose, but neither really get the job done quite like 'Spanx'. If you're 130lbs or near 250lbs, everyone has that 'problem area' or the extra jiggles and dimples that would be best unseen. Maybe the greatest appreciation for Spanx should be for the non-jiggle effect that it has in those think cotton summer dresses.
Maybe it's the magical way they make 10lbs seamlessly disappear and the extra confidence it provides in the dressing room.
"Ahh...it's only a little snug. Nothing a great pair of spanx can't cure!!"
You know you've done it. Spanx controls the out-of-control. The parts of us that we just can't pull together no matter how much we try.
As women, we have a LOT on our plates. I don't think I've met a woman yet that isn't juggling any less than 3-5 loads of "vital importance". The kids need to be dressed, fed and dropped off with lunches in hand. The house needs to be cleaned, laundry needs to be done, food needs to be cooked before hubby gets home and don't forget to fit a 8hrs of that full-time, demanding job in the mix. Just when you've gotten that done, you realize you forgot to water the plants, pick up the dry-cleaning, feed the dog and "Oh snap...what time was I suppose to pick up the kids again?"
I don't have kids. I don't even have a dog. But the loads I do carry leave me with the same feelings most all of us feel...overwhelmed, unappreciated at times, and unbalanced. As I'm writing, I'm staring an obnoxiously large load of laundry that looks like a bad game of JENGA on steroids. That image is a reflection of life...at least mine at times. You keep adding more and more, juggling the job, the start-up business, the wife-work and eventually it starts to bubble over like an unfortunate muffin-top.
Thus, bringing me back to my rant on the coolest invention ever. Spanx. No, it isn't a real product but I think, as women, we suit up in 'life-spanx' sometimes. Just a nice pair that cover up the stress dimples that our over-worked life has brought about. Pull them up nice and high to avoid the jiggle brought on by the guilt of not completing our unrealistic do-lists.
The moral of the story, be YOU! Don't get me wrong, I have no intention of giving up my SPANX! Ooohhhh NNOOOO!!! The metaphorical ones, I'll consider giving those up. Here's the deal, we only live once and that life is not perfect or in perfect order. My biggest 'do' on my 'do-list' is to simply put the do-list away sometimes and just enjoy the simple things in life. By the time I wake up in the morning, I'll need to be reminded of what I wrote! Thank God for blogs, right?
Until next time...
MK-->O&O
Yes, there was the girdle, and the control-top hose, but neither really get the job done quite like 'Spanx'. If you're 130lbs or near 250lbs, everyone has that 'problem area' or the extra jiggles and dimples that would be best unseen. Maybe the greatest appreciation for Spanx should be for the non-jiggle effect that it has in those think cotton summer dresses.
Maybe it's the magical way they make 10lbs seamlessly disappear and the extra confidence it provides in the dressing room.
"Ahh...it's only a little snug. Nothing a great pair of spanx can't cure!!"
You know you've done it. Spanx controls the out-of-control. The parts of us that we just can't pull together no matter how much we try.
As women, we have a LOT on our plates. I don't think I've met a woman yet that isn't juggling any less than 3-5 loads of "vital importance". The kids need to be dressed, fed and dropped off with lunches in hand. The house needs to be cleaned, laundry needs to be done, food needs to be cooked before hubby gets home and don't forget to fit a 8hrs of that full-time, demanding job in the mix. Just when you've gotten that done, you realize you forgot to water the plants, pick up the dry-cleaning, feed the dog and "Oh snap...what time was I suppose to pick up the kids again?"
I don't have kids. I don't even have a dog. But the loads I do carry leave me with the same feelings most all of us feel...overwhelmed, unappreciated at times, and unbalanced. As I'm writing, I'm staring an obnoxiously large load of laundry that looks like a bad game of JENGA on steroids. That image is a reflection of life...at least mine at times. You keep adding more and more, juggling the job, the start-up business, the wife-work and eventually it starts to bubble over like an unfortunate muffin-top.
Thus, bringing me back to my rant on the coolest invention ever. Spanx. No, it isn't a real product but I think, as women, we suit up in 'life-spanx' sometimes. Just a nice pair that cover up the stress dimples that our over-worked life has brought about. Pull them up nice and high to avoid the jiggle brought on by the guilt of not completing our unrealistic do-lists.
The moral of the story, be YOU! Don't get me wrong, I have no intention of giving up my SPANX! Ooohhhh NNOOOO!!! The metaphorical ones, I'll consider giving those up. Here's the deal, we only live once and that life is not perfect or in perfect order. My biggest 'do' on my 'do-list' is to simply put the do-list away sometimes and just enjoy the simple things in life. By the time I wake up in the morning, I'll need to be reminded of what I wrote! Thank God for blogs, right?
Until next time...
MK-->O&O
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