He was about to take the whole stash....
Up North for the 4th
4 months ago
Saturday, November 21, 2009
Sunday, November 15, 2009
Sorry guys, this isn't much of an update. There's so much to tell but I don't want to go through it all right now....So you get this:
Alma has been over in England for about a week and a half. He's managed to buy a car and find a house for us to rent. Our Visas should be coming UPS tomorrow. Cade and I are hoping to be in England by the end of the week!
I haven't seen the interior but it's a 3 bedroom, 2.5 bath.
Alma has been over in England for about a week and a half. He's managed to buy a car and find a house for us to rent. Our Visas should be coming UPS tomorrow. Cade and I are hoping to be in England by the end of the week!
I haven't seen the interior but it's a 3 bedroom, 2.5 bath.Saturday, November 7, 2009
blogs i frequent.....
I want to share with you, some blogs in my Google reader.
Where pretty pretty design photos from around the blogosphere are posted.
Like these......*sigh*
Paper Craft Biz. Letting us in on all the paper craft news and a lot more other cool stuff.
Posts beautiful handmade things from talented people.
Handmade goodness.
Handmade goodness.
What are some blogs you frequently visit??
Thursday, October 22, 2009
You tense?.....not me.
I feel relaxed....well, mostly. Lots of stuff is going to be happening SOON! Tomorrow I leave for Alabama to see my hubby after 3 months of him absent from my life....I AM SO EXCITED. I realized I do NEED him very much in my life.
I'm mostly packed except for the items needed in the morning, like toothbrush/paste, deodorant, etc. There is a Military Ball we will attend Monday night. I have a pretty satin blue dress, shoes and jewelry I bought especially for the occasion. My mother is helping me alter the dress and it's not quite finished yet. Normally this would make me nervous and tense...but strangely I'm not.
Then Alma will be with us for only a few days and he'll be off to England (Cade and I will be in Idaho for probably another 1.5 months still).
The day after he leaves the U.S. (the day he'll arrive in England), the movers and packers are coming. Our stuff's estimated arrival to Lakenheath is the middle of January. My goal is to beat our stuff over there.....It better happen.
So for the next 1.5 months we all will be living out of our suitcases.....I can't fit all my shoes in my suitcase with all my clothes and other items too. This is going to be a tough living condition for the next bit. *sigh*...Just playing. You all don't need to feel sorry for me. I'll manage.
Our house hasn't sold yet and we need to sell our car and lots of other things to do....oddly I'm not panicked...(yet, anyway).
I'm a fairly relaxed person. I've always been pretty chilled out about things, don't usually get bent out of shape. Of course there's the occasions that I do. But I've noticed when I started working for the property management company and then on to real estate, I became a really tense, stressed and nervous person. And over simple things that one shouldn't stress over. This lasted just until like a week and a half ago when I started to be my normal self again and I haven't been working in that career for over a year. It makes me very happy to feel normal again.
So through all the BIG changes happening, hopefully I can continue to keep my cool.
I'm mostly packed except for the items needed in the morning, like toothbrush/paste, deodorant, etc. There is a Military Ball we will attend Monday night. I have a pretty satin blue dress, shoes and jewelry I bought especially for the occasion. My mother is helping me alter the dress and it's not quite finished yet. Normally this would make me nervous and tense...but strangely I'm not.
Then Alma will be with us for only a few days and he'll be off to England (Cade and I will be in Idaho for probably another 1.5 months still).
The day after he leaves the U.S. (the day he'll arrive in England), the movers and packers are coming. Our stuff's estimated arrival to Lakenheath is the middle of January. My goal is to beat our stuff over there.....It better happen.
So for the next 1.5 months we all will be living out of our suitcases.....I can't fit all my shoes in my suitcase with all my clothes and other items too. This is going to be a tough living condition for the next bit. *sigh*...Just playing. You all don't need to feel sorry for me. I'll manage.
Our house hasn't sold yet and we need to sell our car and lots of other things to do....oddly I'm not panicked...(yet, anyway).
I'm a fairly relaxed person. I've always been pretty chilled out about things, don't usually get bent out of shape. Of course there's the occasions that I do. But I've noticed when I started working for the property management company and then on to real estate, I became a really tense, stressed and nervous person. And over simple things that one shouldn't stress over. This lasted just until like a week and a half ago when I started to be my normal self again and I haven't been working in that career for over a year. It makes me very happy to feel normal again.
So through all the BIG changes happening, hopefully I can continue to keep my cool.
Wednesday, October 7, 2009
Monday, October 5, 2009
The Human and her Littlest Pet Shop Kitty.....
I have some pretty cute nieces.
- I love how 'The Pet Shop Owner' (Lilie) looks at the camera when she hands over the kitty.
- I love it when the 'Monkey' (Elsie) stands on one leg.
- I love it when 'Then Human' (Hazel) sticks her tounge out when she's spinning with her kitty.
For more go here.
Thursday, October 1, 2009
........?
(talking to myself) "Take a deep breath and Stay calm".... I'm overwhelmed.
I'm making a quick trip to I.F. for the weekend and with my mom's help, go through boxes and make BIG decisions on what to take, what to put in storage and what of our stuff to give away :(I'm so glad my mom will be there. I need her to help me get organized, to be there when I feel too overwhelmed and don't want to do anything, and to kill the spiders that have decided to make my basement a good place to settle in for the winter.
Since the time we moved into our house, 4 years ago, I haven't seen 1 single hobo spider. Last time I made the trip to I.F. I saw 3 in our basement, making their way up stairs....First thing I did was freak out, then took desperate measures to prevent anything from crawling up my pant leg or in my shirt, my ensemble was....hmmmm...effective (thinking back on that, I really should have worn a hat. curly hair + spiders = could be something that would kill me. I know I'm being irrational but......I've had nightmares). I thought the only way to get rid of them was to take care of them myself...weapon: vacuum.......I was scared. I called my sister (who lives in Mtn. Home). Of course there wasn't any way for her to kill them for me but I needed someone to pump me up enough so I could make the kill....she stated the obvious thing to do, call my brother who lives in I.F. AND that's what I did. 10pm my brother comes over and does the murderous deed. I am grateful.
There are still things up in the air....like if Cade and I will get to go to England when Alma has to report.
Cade needs a passport/visa. I need a passport/visa (apparently there is a different passport needed when you are living out of the U.S. I only have a tourist passport). Hopefully it doesn't take 6-12 months to get....or else we'll still be here and Alma will be there....sad.
I can't really fathom what it's going to be like living in another country...I've never been outside of the U.S. AND crossing over into Mexico from the California border doesn't really count in my book BUT it sure scared me...the whole 4 hours we were there and spending 3.40 hours trying to get back into California....
I'm sure it's going to be scary at first and I'll go through homesickness, nervousness, sadness but I think it's going to be AMAZING. It hasn't quiet settled in that I'll be thousands of miles away from home. Maybe when I get my husband back it finally will.
Thursday, September 17, 2009
Boise, Alabama....la-bamba...time for a little updatey.
Here's the shortened up version:
About a year and a half ago, while Alma was working at the Credit Union, we decided to look into the military. He liked his job as a loan officer but a degree wasn't needed to that work. He graduated in 2007 with a finance degree at ISU and since then, he was searching for a job in his field. But only finding 3-5 years work experience was needed for most of these jobs.
He looked into the Air Force and the Army. And finally after many discussions and prayer, we made a decision.
The Air Force.
He will be working in the finance field (which means he will get at least 4 years experience from a good source). His Master's degree will be paid for, we will get to travel and he will get to put his time in serving the country.
After a few physicals, interviews, lots of paperwork and an essay, he swore his life over to the U.S. Air Force. The next day he flew to Montgomery, Alabama to Officer Training School at Maxwell Air Force Base. That was the end of July. He graduates October 27th....13 weeks total he will have been gone....and that's when I will see him next.
My parents have so graciously let me stay with them. They've been enjoying the time with Cade. And I've been enjoying time with family and friends.
Cade is growing so fast. He started crawling only a week after Alma left. Alma won't recognize him.
Well, 6 weeks in, Alma found out where he will be stationed. Lakenheath, England. I'm nervous, scared, excited. We leave Nov. 10th.
I'll keep everyone posted on what's to come.
About a year and a half ago, while Alma was working at the Credit Union, we decided to look into the military. He liked his job as a loan officer but a degree wasn't needed to that work. He graduated in 2007 with a finance degree at ISU and since then, he was searching for a job in his field. But only finding 3-5 years work experience was needed for most of these jobs.
He looked into the Air Force and the Army. And finally after many discussions and prayer, we made a decision.
The Air Force.
He will be working in the finance field (which means he will get at least 4 years experience from a good source). His Master's degree will be paid for, we will get to travel and he will get to put his time in serving the country.
After a few physicals, interviews, lots of paperwork and an essay, he swore his life over to the U.S. Air Force. The next day he flew to Montgomery, Alabama to Officer Training School at Maxwell Air Force Base. That was the end of July. He graduates October 27th....13 weeks total he will have been gone....and that's when I will see him next.
My parents have so graciously let me stay with them. They've been enjoying the time with Cade. And I've been enjoying time with family and friends.
Cade is growing so fast. He started crawling only a week after Alma left. Alma won't recognize him.
Well, 6 weeks in, Alma found out where he will be stationed. Lakenheath, England. I'm nervous, scared, excited. We leave Nov. 10th.
I'll keep everyone posted on what's to come.
Tuesday, September 15, 2009
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