A Home!?

I don't even know where to begin with this post. I guess I will start with the back ground information and then end with the current situation.

Back in April, Neight and I found out that an aunt that was renting his grandmother's house lost her job and couldn't make the payments for the house. Well, Neight's grandmother had not lived in the house for 3+ years and couldn't make the payments either. So, to keep the house in the "family" Neight and I decided that we would try for it. We had been talking about purchasing a house and even found some we were interested in. Our apartment lease was set to end in July and we figured that would be enough time to find a house and make it ours. We were very, very, very wrong. With the house being Neight's grandmother's our Realtor had to buy it to take it out of the Korous name and then sell it to us.

As the months went by we really didn't hear much other than Neight's grandmother had signed all of the paperwork to sell the house. Any time we had contact with the Realtor we had to contact him... We didn't even get a phone call to update us on the status.... we still don't get a phone call. Anyway, at the beginning of July we hadn't heard anything about the house and we didn't know what to do with our living situation. We called the Realtor to find out what to do and he said that he "thought" we could move into the house, but he needed to find out. He told us to call him in two weeks....... In reality he should have been the one to call us.... but with no phone calls previous we waited the two weeks.

Two weeks later we called the Realtor and asked him, once again, if we could move into the house. In response to this, he asked another Realtor that was sitting next to him if it was o.k. to do that...... SERIOUSLY!!!!!!! Why couldn't he have done that two weeks previous!? So we had our deadline of two weeks to tear up the carpet, paint the walls, clean, and make the house livable (the aunt had neglected the poor house and it was a disaster.) That weekend Neight and I had planned to go down and visit my grandma, after talking about it and looking at our schedules Neight decided that because he already had the weekend off he would get some of our friends and fix the house up that weekend. I'm not sure of all the details, but when I got home Sunday I found out that there had been a slight bump in the road of painting..... There was wall paper in the two bedrooms.... Not just one layer, and not just two, but THREE layers of wall paper..... and each layer of wall paper had been painted over. Neight did a lot that weekend and it sucked that I wasn't here to help. With the amount of wall paper that there was the walls didn't get painted, but the carpet did get pulled up, making the house smell so much better (the carpet was covered in dog urine that had stained the padding underneath.)

With that little set back in repairs I started to FREAK out. I had no idea how we were going to pull everything off in the short amount of time. All of our spare time was devoted to getting the house ready. On Pioneer Day (25), I started to prime the walls. it took me 12 hours (by myself, Neight was helping my Dad with other repairs) and I only got 3 of the 4 areas done. We were scheduled to moved on that Friday the 29th. I panicked. Neight and I both had Thursday off, so we decided that we would work in the house all day and finishing painting and cleaning. After working all day on Thursday we had just barley finished all of the painting, but none of the cleaning. We left the house at 11 pm and went to the apartment to finish packing. I was up until 4:30 am trying to get things packed and ready to go, with a meeting at work at 8 am. I got two hours of sleep that night and amazingly had enough energy to keep going. It must have been the adrenaline that was flowing through me that kept me going. We had found out on Tuesday that the bank had approved the sale to the Realtor and we were really going to get the house.

We moved all our stuff in last Friday and cleaned the apartment and turned in our keys on Saturday. Finally we were all moved and were getting the house, or so we thought. Yesterday, Neight got a call from the Realtor asking when we would be moved in so he could set up showings of the house! WTF?!?!? A few days previous we had been told that we would be closing on the house in 90 days.... I was so upset that I cried, and cried, and cried. Even today I still am very upset and don't know what to think. The Realtor said that this morning's showing was to another Realtor, just in case our loan doesn't go through. Well, and this point if anyone makes a higher offer than we do in the next 90 days we won't be getting the house..... Just our luck.

I just want a nice home where I can raise a family..... Although, when we first decided to try to get the "family" house we said it would just be a starter house and that later we would sell it or rent it. I hope that's what it is, because I really don't want to live here for the rest of my life. It's also very upsetting because I don't know if we are making the right choice. With the housing market right now, we could have a huge, awesome, beautiful house for half the price of what it was originally sold for. I get jealous hearing about the awesome deals every one is getting, especially with the houses being in better shape than "ours." Are we doing the right thing by trying to keep this one in the "family?" Everyone has so many memories here, that maybe it is. Like I said, I just don't know what to do at this point. I guess things happen for a reason and if it is meant to be, then it's meant to be......

Here's for another few months of this roller coaster ride...... Hopefully by the end of the year I will be able to have a house to call my home.

What a week!

The week is only half way over, but I feel like it's been a MONTH since Sunday! Neight and I have both been so busy with work and trying to get the house ready for us to move in that we haven't had much time for ourselves. I have been SO stressed out with all this house drama, but I have to keep telling myself that it's worth it. Neight seems to be enjoying himself, so I guess that's good.

So here's a quick breakdown of our week:
Sunday- Neight and I stopped by his parents house for dinner. I made some awesome cookies..... Well, the store made some awesome cookies, but I baked them. After having dinner with Neight's family we went to my parents to visit. While we were over there my mom asked if I would help her with some of her school stuff for the first week. Of course I said yes because I love anything that has to do with school work. I ended up coloring ( I wish that I had drawn it) a pirate for her school theme. Here is the end result:

I used pastels for the awesome colors. I've always loved working with pastels so I was even more excited to color. When I finished I realized that coloring is very therapeutic and I need to get myself a coloring book to help control my stress.

Monday- I had the WHOLE day off  and Neight had the morning off. So, we went over to the house to start painting. Neight was working with my dad on some of the other things the house needed so I got to paint myself. I only got primer on 3 or the 5 areas that needed paint in the 12 hours that I was there. The walls weren't too bad, but the ceilings were hard for me to reach, even with an extension to the roller. When painting the ceilings the paint splattered in my face. It got in my eyes, in my mouth, and all over my hair.

This picture is kind of dark, but you can see the paint on my shirt. Don't mind the garbage in the background, it will get cleaned up tomorrow.

Tuesday and today Neight and I both worked and haven't had time to go back and finish painting. Tomorrow we both have the day off and we have about a million things to do before we can move in on Friday. talk about stress! Everyone keeps telling me that things will be ok and that it will be worth it. I'm going to try and trust them and just take it an hour at a time at this point.

Happy 4th of July

I love summer! Warm weather, fireworks, and LOTS of barbeque's with my family!

Last night Neight and I went over to my parents to celebrate the 4th of July. We did it a day early because Emily was home visiting for the weekend. Neight and my dad cooked an AMAZING meal! They made kabobs with chicken, shrimp, and steak! Talk about DELICIOUS!!!!!!!!! After eating we were SO full that we all ended up taking a nap. Once the sun set we pulled out our fireworks and more fun started! Luckily we weren't the only ones on the block doing fireworks and we got to watch all the other ones as well. I didn't even think to bring my  camera, but Emily did, so here are a few shots of the fun.

HAPPY FOURTH! 

Summer Vacation!!!!

5 days in Disneyland and California Adventure..... sounds like a fairy tale, right? Well..... that fairy tale came true for me!!!!!

Just a little background, I LOVE DISNEYLAND!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The atmosphere is so magical and really makes me forget about all of the things in "real life." Walt Disney was a brilliant man and I love his quote about the theme park.

"Disneyland will never be complete. It will continue to grow as long as there is imagination left in the world."
~ Walt Disney

Our journey started on Sunday, Neight and I left at 6 am, which meant waking up at 4 am. The drive down to California didn't seem very long, although it did take a 12 hours. We could have made it in 9-10 if traffic wouldn't have been so slow. Driving through California I decided that the state just gives out licenses like candy. NO ONE knew how to drive. There was no use of blinkers, no common courtesy when merging, and lots of accidents. Go figure.  It was super frustrating and I feel bad that Neight had to deal with all of that. I offered to drive, but it's probably best that I didn't. After we checked into our hotel Sunday night we walked over to Down Town Disney and looked around. The four previous times I was there I didn't have enough time to wander around, so it was nice to look at new things.
Monday - Friday we were in the park and it was AWESOME!!!!!!!!! The only problem was that my feet were KILLING me by the end of Monday. It lasted throughout the week, but I tried to suck it up and not complain about it. I just had to sit down a lot, but I was still able to enjoy the atmosphere. Wednesday Neight and I grabbed breakfast at a near by Mc Donald's before heading to the park. Once in the park we picked a bench at the end of main street (opposite from the castle, just as you walk in) to eat. It turned out to be the perfect spot because 5 minutes after we got there we got to see many characters come out and meet people. There was Mickey and Minnie Mouse, Chip and Dale, Cruella deVill, and Alice, from what I can remember. I wasn't close enough to get any pictures, but it was the first time that I had seen any characters that weren't in the parades. It's kind of funny at how much of a child I turn into when I'm in Disneyland :)
Thursday was the night we decided to watch the World of Color in California Adventure. It was one of the coolest things I have seen in my life! I would recommend it to anyone, no matter what age. It's insane at what the people of Disney have come up with to entertain the masses of people that visit each night.
Friday was the day that Neight and I walked around all the stores and bought all our souvenirs. It was nice to have a day to do this because I found some things that I didn't know existed. There's this really cool place in California Adventure that had a real life flip book. It was mind blowing. This "flip book" was set on a round turn table. When it stood still there were little figurines from Toy Story, each figurine was slightly different from the other. Then the turn table started to spin. At first I really couldn't see anything happening, but then when a strobe light was turned on the figures were moving!!!! This wasn't just a scene for one character, there were multiple one. Woody, Bullseye, Jessie, the aliens, the green military men, and the penguin. Needless to say, I watched it about three times. Friday we also watched the Sound-sational Parade and Fantasmic.
Disneyland was a great vacation! We are planning to go back in 3 years with my parents and sisters!

Vegas was a little different. I've been there before, but this time I felt WAY claustrophobic. There were SO many people and it was busy and loud. TOTALLY different from Salt Lake. When we had planned this vacation originally we were just thinking Disneyland, but about two weeks before we decided to stop in Vegas as well. With it being last minute we didn't get a great hotel and didn't have a whole lot planned. We did walk the strip for several hours, but it was just too hot and there really isn't much to do unless you gamble, which honestly, I didn't have the desire too. In Vegas we also got the news that my Uncle had passed away after a long battle with cancer. I have to admit, it was nice to have a few days to relax before coming back home.

All in all it was a very good time. I was happy to have vacation and am excited to do it again in 3 years! I won't be counting down quite yet, but it will be in the back of my mind. Here are some of the pictures of the vacation. For all of them, check out my facebook page :)

This picture was made out of FLOWERS! It was in the conservatory of the Bellagio lobby

The yellow part of the dresses are actually staffs with notes on them. It tied in with the theme of the parade VERY well!

Our view from our hotel in Vegas.

In the area with the statue of Walt and Mickey there are bronze statues of the classic Disney characters. Donald, Minnie, etc. I had never seen them before!

World of Color

This is another bronze statue I didn't know existed. This is located at the back of the castle after walking through.

LOVED!!! Minnie's skirt! I would totally wear something like that!

There were doing renovations so this is the welcome sign that they had set up. 

Happy Anniversary to Us!

Two years ago yesterday (can you believe it?!) I married my best friend! Over the two years there have been ups and downs, but we've made it through. We are more in love now than we were then :) My life is fantastic and I told Neight the other day that I wouldn't trade him for a billion dollars. He laughed at me and told me that I was nuts, but I don't think so. Here are a few pictures from our wedding :)

Homework

Today I was working on a project for my Technology in the Classroom class. The assignment was to create a story using pictures. I really didn't want to go out and look for something to take pictures of and make a story out of, so I used my wedding pictures to make the story. The program was very user friendly and I'm super happy with the way my "story" turned out. It's crazy that we've been married for almost two years! I have loved every minute of it and I wouldn't change it or trade it for the world. I guess I could have waited until our anniversary to post this, but I want to share it now, so here you go :)

Birthday and a Break In

This post is SUPER over due, but I can't not post about things that happened in February. Firstly we celebrated Neight's birthday on the 8th with dinner and shopping! We got a lot of cool things and booked our trip to Disneyland for June :) It was a super fun day and I loved spending time with my awesome hubby! I really enjoyed celebrating a day all about him.

A few weeks later while Neight was working his jeep got broken into! It SUCKED and is something I hope we NEVER have to deal with again. Luckily our insurance agent did his job correctly and helped us get things taken care of. The jeep was in the shop for about a week, but we had a rental car so it wasn't too horrible. It just cost us an arm and a leg to pay the deductible. I guess it is better than having to pay for all of the repairs. The company Neight works for did have a surveillance camera and it caught the whole thing on tape. Not like the guys who did it are ever going to get caught, but at least we had some sort of evidence to give to the police. Here's a picture of the damage done.

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I forgot that facebook won't let you copy pictures anymore, but this is the only one I have.