A Quick Update

It's a sad, sad day when my Prettiest Sister is blogging so much more than me. Lately it seems our life can't possibly get any crazier over here in Chandler...there is so much going on...I don't even know where to begin!!

I can't remember the last time I spent a weekend doing "nothing". I'm either on stand-by, doing homework, trying to get the house cleaned, getting bills paid, errands taken care of, etc...it just never ends. I can't wait until school is done.

On top of the huge adjustment of marriage...living together...etc...

I'm in my last semester at NAU and my last two classes have been the MOST work intensive classes I have taken to date...it's just my dumb luck they ended up in the same semester at the same time.

I did finally "master" red velvet cakeballs!! They weren't the prettiest balls ever, and I don't LOVE cake, but they were yummy...and it only took me two recipes & two tries. I think I'll stick to cooking and leave the baking for someone else. Click here to see the recipe.



Mike is still on the training squad and is currently training a rookie that causes great amounts of frustration at work...

I'm sure the frustration he endures at home is mostly my fault...I'm a PITA (not that he isn't, but...) and I know there are days he probably wonders why he puts up with me (trust me, the feeling is mutual). It's a good thing we freakin' love each other...since we're both such butt heads. :)


Since Richelle posted a picture of her Coach Purchase from our Girls California Weekend....Here's a picture of mine...

Other than trying to keep the house we live in together, we are also now renting the Lake House. Since two houses isn't quite overwhelming, we have also been house hunting. We decided since we are hoping to start our family (very) soon, that we needed to buy a place we can call "ours". We want to live in the northwest valley, closer to both families and in a house we can raise our kids in- from start to "finish".

We both agreed that we'd look at any house that matched OUR needs/requirements..we also agreed/believed that when we found THE ONE...we'd just know it. We look at several homes...and we KNEW they were NOT it.

Funny enough, we knew we found our dream home the second we walked inside...and then outside. It's a short sale...and we put in an offer a couple of weeks ago and haven't heard much of anything since. We did hear that the bank will let us know in the next "few days". We are super excited and really, really hope to be moving soon!! Not to jinx us, but I'll post a couple pictures so everyone can be as excited as we are!!

We love the floor plan (w/the game room), we love the huge lot size, we love the neighborhood, we LOVE the backyard (built-in bbq, fire pit, pool/spa, fireplace/conversation area, room for the turtle pond, a grassy area for the kids, an RV gate for the boat...I could go on and on and on).

Richelle's surgery is Friday...my final paper is due NEXT Thursday...then my graduation...then back to California for Ryan's graduation (luckily we are flying one of the ways this time)...then I'm hoping to be packing/moving...and hopefully in between the family parties, work, regular every day crapola there will be a lot of baby making going on!!