road trip home

the great mississippi

1. blogger won't let me upload 5 photos so this is all you get.

2. tuesday evening after a long 10 hour drive we stayed in memphis. the courtyard by marriot.

3. ate a yummy dinner at bb kings and got to listen to some blues. it was awesome.

4. wednesday morning we got up early for the next 9.5 hour drive. ham slept most of the way and kaylee complained a lot.

5. it never crossed my mind to get the suitcases ready in case of rain. [remember, mike told me it wasn't going to rain the whole way]

6. by 8:30 that morning, it was down pouring. and whatever highway we were on, it was mostly truck drivers driving at full speed.

7. we saw at least 4 accidents on our way. i'm sure they were all semi's driving in full speed in the rain related.

8. by the time we hit texas, it finally stopped raining.

9. then we stopped to see the house. wanted to show the kids. ham thought it would of been updated more. kaylee loved the pool. they both fought over the same room, of course.

10. not sure what we were thinking but we booked our hotel that was 30 minutes away from the house. it also started raining again.

taking off

our 50 ft. moving truck. it was jammed packed by friday night

the rover. packed with 4 people, computers, other stuff

and yes,thats my dyson sweeper on the roof

cool storm clouds in st. anne

1. a few days before leaving, i got all teary eyed. seeing all those boxes and empty rooms made me sad.

2. tuesday before leaving i really got teary eyed. mike's buddy gary came over first thing in the morning to say good-bye and we hugged our fantastic neighbors one last time.

3. before leaving i asked mike where the tarp was. he said we wouldn't be needing it because he looked at the 10 day forecast.

4. i asked him if he was sure and he promised me it wouldn't rain.

5. being the good wife that i am, i believed him so i didn't wrap the insides of the suitcases with trash bags.

6. though once we got to st. anne, illinois we saw some beautiful rain clouds coming. [i have many more besides the photo above]

7. to make matters worse, the rain followed us all the way to champagne, illinois till it was time to stop for lunch.

8. we ate lunch with a few guys that works for mike.

9. to split the roadtrip up to two days, our first stop was memphis.

10. the kids were really good.

playing catch up on this ol' blog

almost to our house

1. we finally have real internet. meaning not from the iphone.

2. lots going on this past week. phew! the craziness is almost over.

3. loving texas! the heat is a killer though. [103 at 6pm the other night]

4. took kaylee for a 10 minute car ride yesterday and i thought she was going to die because she told me she was going die from the heat. she then said take me back to indiana i can't stand the heat! drama. queen.

5. she's swimming and jumping in the deep end like a pro and it only took her 2 days of being in the water.

6. i have lots to show and tell.

7. the house is still in chaos but it looks and feels much better now that we got the main living areas painted.

8. tomorrow, one of our neighbors is hosting a welcome party for us and another family.

9. went to a volunteer meeting thursday morning at kaylee's school. 50+ parents were there!!

10. i also got a new cell phone number. i am no longer a hoosier.

coming to an end

Feb 12, 2009 moving into phaeton pl.

August 21, 2011 second to the last night in phaeton pl.

1. we've been trying to "rough" it the past few days sleeping on a hole-y air mattress. i got a new one today.

2. we had an open house again today. better turnout- about 4 couples.

3. each had their own opinions on the house. hey, if it doesn't work then it doesn't work.

4. ate lunch at hotbox pizza for one last time.

5. then went and saw some nerd herds for one last time. i cried.

6. i have more to say about them but not right now...

7. instead of being sad, i'm trying to concentrate on the positive and can't wait to start unpacking and decorating the house.

8. i also can't wait to bake some homemade brownies and cookies and...

9. thought this was an awesome idea then i realized that i do this- just not in baskets. [but i will now]

10. i get the recipes i'm using for the week, get out the dry/can/spices needed and set aside along with the recipe. [great way to check to see what i need ahead of time]

my house is almost empty

hawaii 2011

1. thinking of getting this photo of them on canvas.

2. but i think i will wait and get it on a iphone cover instead. [waiting for their buy 1 get 1 free sale]

3. well the packers came yesterday and started packing away. today they got a lot more done. all the bedrooms are packed and so is the basement and kitchen.

4. i think they start loading the truck tomorrow.

5. i was feeling a little sad yesterday thinking of all the comfy and familiar i'm leaving behind.

6. then kaylee comes up to me and says she's glad we're moving to texas and that its good to go on an adventure.

7. we also closed on the texas house yesterday. we now own two houses. aren't we rich? ha. hahahahahahahahahahaha! okay, had to wipe the tears away.

8. my sweet neighbor got me a chip and dip set from one of my favorite local pottery shops for a house warming present. can't wait to use it!

9. kaylee was laying on our bed this afternoon watching a little tv when ham came and jumped on it like she does to him every morning. it cracked us all up even one of the movers. [he saw her do that to ham yesterday]

10. ham was very cranky yesterday. today he was in a great mood. i love it when he's in a great mood. we actually got to talk a little bit. cherished moments.

umm yeah my mouth fell open once i saw this...

1. this is not our house. this is one of our neighbors house that i'm borrowing off our subdivisions website.

2. they won yard of the month award back in 2010.

3. we are not these type of people who owns these types of houses. [what in the world have we gotten ourselves into?]

4. our subdivision has about 2000 homes and 3 community centers.

5. the school district has 27 elementary schools, 9 intermediate and 5 high schools along with a few alternative schools.

6. packers are coming wednesday instead of thursday.

7. we are closing on the house wednesday instead of friday.

8. we're still leaving the following wednesday. unless we get word that we can move in sooner- EEEK!!!

9. found out our neighbor friend would be in the same class as kaylee.

10. when i told kaylee she made boo- boo lips, crossed her arms and said " i'm not living in texas!"

feeling like a texan, sort of

1. a dear and funny nerd herd mom got me this necklace. i feel so texan!

2. kaylee and her friend stayed up till midnight. i had to turn off the tv in order to get them to go to sleep.

3. i woke them up around 9:30 since we were going to said friend's brother's 1st birthday party.

4. it was pretty cool being that it was a brunch birthday party.

5. then we met up with nana and poppop and they took us out to a late lunch to kaylee's favorite place- olive garden.

6. then we came home and i fell asleep on the couch.

7. i seriously can not help it. my eyes get super heavy. [i know its from my allergies and other poor excuses]

8. when i woke up i felt guilty- this is how my kids are going to remember me.

9. me not doing anything productive or being active or healthy really.

10. so once we get to texas there will be no more excuses. i'm going to get back to being healthy and active.