Just a little change

 

As I mentioned in my previous post... we moved!

 

Just a couple of miles from Gilbert to Gilbert, and its ahmahzing!

This is the story... When I moved to Arizona last November, I was staying with my sister and her husby while I looked for a job and got settled. After I had been working for a couple of months, I started looking for apartments. Chris and Melis were also looking for a new place since their lease was coming to an end. We were all annoyed that we could not find what we were looking for and we wanted places that were nicer than our budgets. We decided that it just makes sense for us to pool our resources and get a place that is nicer and bigger that we can all live in together... Hello! Why wouldnt we.? Our puppies can have company all day while we work and I wouldnt have to live alone.

We all get along great (except when the Lakers play the Celtics), so its the perfect situation!

 

We found an amazing home that is brand new, in such a cute neighborhood. The best part is that there is a loft upstairs so that Kobe and I can have our own little apartment area.

 

I love it! Super cute right?! (bad cell phone picture)

This is the wall behind the couch, my fave!

 

The rest of the house is still in project phase, but Ill post pictures as they come together.

 

The most fun part of moving is decorating! Melissa and I have spent hours and days on pinterest finding projects and ideas to customize our space.

 

Here is one project I am still working on. I found this table on Craigslist for $35... amazing deal!

 

 

I re did it from a picture that I found on Pinterest... Love it!!

This is at the top of the stairs. Im still waiting on curtains for that window, but you get the idea.

 

I cant wait to decorate the table each season with fun things that I find.

 

My mom did the amazing flower arangement! She is showing up everyday with new things she has made or bought for us... so great! My older sister and her family live just a mile away so we are seeing them more which is great.

 

Stay tuned next week for pics of my bedroom and bathroom!! 



Playing Catch Up

So, recently I do not like to blog...bleh... But you know who does like to blog is my sistie Melzers320 also knows as hotflame04 or Meico... if you want full details on what I am about to tell you, go to her blog cause she is much more fun to read than I am... CLICK HERE... I'll give you the short version then you can go to her blog and read the full stories.

What has been going on this last month? quite a bit acutally. Which is quite a nice treat to my usually boring life.

WE MOVED!! So exciting. I am still sharing a house with Chris and Melis, but now its a huge brand new house that is perfect for all of us and the boys.

Its only a couple of miles from where we were in Gilbert, Arizona. Its great cause I have my own space and don't have to live lonely. More pics of that to come soon since we have been decorating like crazy over here. We are now in the same ward as my older sister Christie which is SO fun!

We moved into the new house on Saturday then the next Friday, Melissa and I made a quick trip up to Saint George Utah to help Kailey get settled in her very first college apartment. It is a little tearful to see her all grown up and responsible and what not. We decorated her room and it turned out amazeballs if I do say so my self!

Then just 4 days later Dad and his wife Lisa came into town to take us to the Rascal Flatts concert!! I love them forever and it was SO much fun. I use to go to concerts all the time (hello NSYNC days!) and now have rediscovered my love for live music.

After 3 weeks of working full time and squeezing some fun into every spare minute, I am pretty exhaused but trying not to slow down too much. I decided that life is a lot more fulfilling when I'm busy.

I cant wait to show you all the fun projects that I am working on.

Excuse me, what did you say?

So here round these parts there are major dust storms called... wait for it... HABOOBS!

Hilar! Seriously, that's what they are called, and they are terrifying!

It will be a crazy perfect cloudless day and all the sudden... here is comes right at you out of NO Where!

Here she comes!

So one day I walk out of the grocery store and see this... hello! what the heck is happening! Its like we live in the Sahara dessert. Then you drive right into the darkness...

Crazy! 

When I lived in Texas it was tornadoes, Idaho=blizzards, California= wildfires, and Arizona= HABOOBS!

Freakin global warming... watch your back!

Just Keep Swimming, Just Keep Swimming

Oh my... how long has it been since I wrote a decent blog post? FOREVER? well maybe. 

You know how people are always like, I have nothing to blog about! That would be me, but I wont say that cause its a cop out. 

The truth is, I don't feel like sending each individual picture from my phone camera to this here computer. So you fellas are in the dark..

However just to document the last couple of blogless months, I have  copied an pasted a couple of Facebook beauties just for your viewing pleasure... I am going to pretend that all of my 14 readers are not already my friends on Facebook and have not already seen these pictures.

My listie (little sistie) came down for the weekend and we celebrated Christie and Lydia's birthday by going to the aquarium... so fun!

Birthday girls!

Midnight madness at IHOP

I went to a Diamondbacks baseball game with Melistie and her BIL for 4th of July and it was awesome. I felt so American watching baseball and fireworks.

My bistie (big sistie) got me a real life pinata for my 20 something birthday back in May... made my whole day! By the way, that is a weird angle and my bottom half doesn't actually look that disproportional.

I would love to say that big things are in the works and maybe I will be having some great things to blog about. The truth is, I am looking for a new job, a new place to live, and a new church calling... none of which have made much progress so life will continue to be boring for a while. Hopefully not too much longer cause I may go a little crazy if something exciting doesn't happen... like now.,

Dinner in 5

Seriously... so simple... it will take you 5 minutes to make...

Chicken Parmesan via Pinterest

You're welcome in advance

p.s I think I already posted this, but its worth it

Did you know I have an adopted brother?

Richard's youngest brother Christopher came from Oklahoma to visit us in 2010. He was fresh out of high school and trying to decide what to do with his life. We were just about to move back to San Diego from St. George and convinced him to come with us. 

Christopher was so much fun to have around. I taught him how to cook and drive and how to check out girls at the beach with out being a creeper. We went to the hot tub every night to talk about all kinds of deep intellectual things.We became really close and helped make life bearable for me. He also became close with my mom when she came to visit a couple of time. Mom loves him like its her own son!

Christopher stayed with us for about 6 months before he decided that he wanted to join the military. {Lets be honest and say it was my idea cause it was!} 

When he joined the ARMY, he found out there was going to be about 6 months before he would leave, so he stayed with us all the way until we moved away. Christopher stayed in San Diego,worked long hours at McDonalds close to our house and worked out like a beast to get prepared. That boy was ready to go!

He left for boot camp in February and graduated last week!

I could not be more proud than if it was me graduating from boot camp!

Seriously the best decision of his life. He has a full time job, full benefits, college paid for.. what could be better?

Christopher got his order to be stationed in Korea! HELLO! That's some serious stuff!

So I couldn't go out to Georgia for his graduation, but he was in San Diego for a couple of weeks before he left the states. My mom and I went over for a quick trip to spend some quality time before he leaves.

Mom and I made him a fleece blanket to take with him... you know... a little piece of home to keep with him.

We got to spend time at the beach and go to Old Town and see a movie. 

So proud of my little brother!

Please keep him and our other troops in your prayers as they protect our country!

Desert Hills High Class of...

I may or may not be a YITTLE YINY BIT behind in my blogging... so what if I am?

 That's none of your business! So here is what you might have missed out in my life...

SOOOO... my little baby sister graduated from HIGH SCHOOL!

Excuse me! She's 5... how did that happen?

I'm not even going to mention how old that makes me, bleh.

Isn't she a beaut?

Her frackin school decided to have the graduation on a TUESDAY! Hello! There are normal people in the world that work for a living and CANNOT take 3 days off to attend a graduation in the frackin middle of the week!

So we missed the graduation of death but headed down to St.G that weekend to throw her an AWESOME party... you know how we like to do it up real nice.

I would tell you all about it, but I don't feel like it... so go check out all the details HERE on my other sister's blog. She is way more entertaining than me anyway.

  We are amazing BTW! And our parties are awesome! Only the best for our 5 year old Doogie Houser sister graduating High School.