Guess Who's Going to Utah?!

ME!!! And my boys, of course! We can hardly wait!!! Marcus will not be able to fly out with as he really needs to stay and work, but he will join us a few days later for Grandma Olson's famous Christmas party. I'm not looking too forward to flying with Connor and James all by myself, but it definitely will be well worth it! YAY!!! Thanks to those who love us enough (or maybe just our boys, hee hee) to help us get out there for a visit! We are SO excited to see everyone!

Wiped Out

Ever feel that way?

The last time I posted on my blog I was just oh so confident that the next time I got on here would be to post pictures of my new place all put together. Well, life threw a few curve balls into the mix and my progress at home has come to a screeching halt.

The first lovely bit of news is that our apartment was broken into one evening while we were not at home. Our TV, laptop, ipod, cell phones, purse (ya know, all the good stuff) were taken. My initial reaction was really just one of disbelief. Seriously? In the last 18 months we have now been through identity theft, our car being broken into, and now our home. We are cautious people who try to follow all the rules and do the right things to stay safe. I just could hardly believe it had happened. Oh well. Life certainly goes on and stuff is just stuff. I think I am mostly bothered by the thought of it potentially being one of our new neighbors (which is what I am most suspicious of).

Anyway, dealing with all the reports, claims, repairs, and replacing that came with the robbery took most of my motivation away from finishing up the new place. THEN, just when I get it back and start decorating for the holidays and what not, I get sick... UGH! First a nasty little cold, then food poisoning. And now, I'm just feeling wiped out.

SO

Don't give up on me yet... just give me a few more days. And if nothing else goes wrong, maybe, just maybe, I can get the new place finished.

Update

As you might imagine, we are all moved into our new place now. I still have a bit of unpacking and decorating to do, but I'm SO close to having it all done. The move went smoothly and we were surprised when Marcus' brother showed up in the middle of it from California!

I am LOVING the new apartment. It feels so much more like home to me for some reason.. maybe it's the ground floor. I don't know. We have a good sized patio and the boys spend most of their time playing out there. I feel like the whole place is more functional for us and it's SOO nice. I especially like being able to cook in my kitchen with a bit more space!

I promised my lil' sister some pictures when it's all done. Hopefully in the next few days!

Guess Who Got Her Keys One Day Early?

Me! We were able to get a good start on the move today. There's lots more to do over the next few days, but it feels so good to finally be doing it!

I Need Today

To be a great day. Is that too much to ask for?

Not that my days are usually bad. They're not. Not at all. They just seem to blend together, one into another... nothing too spectacular. And today, I just really want a great one.

SO

I'm going to keep plugging along, checking things off my to-do list and hoping fantastic things happen. Because guess what?

Just two more sleeps 'til my move now! Yay!

Three More Sleeps

Until moving day! I am so excited.. and a little anxious. I tend to never truly believe things will really happen until they do.

I Am Moving

To a new apartment that is on a first story, has a much bigger kitchen, bigger second bedroom, and nearly 30 sq feet of attached storage! Did I mention it is also significantly less expensive than my current unit? Yay! The bummer...I'll have a smaller dining room and more awkward living room, but nothing too bad. I can hardly wait for Nov. 7th to come!


It's in the same complex I currently live in but in a location I like a little more! I love moving, but I'm hoping this will be the last one for a while now.

Failed Already

As you can see, I have already failed at getting a blog post written every day this week.. I wish a had a valid excuse as to why, but really, I don't (unless, "it was really rainy" counts :)

Lots of you have told me you keep second private blogs for all the things you'd like to blog about but not share with the entire world. Marcus has suggested I do this for a long time. I just have one question to those of you who keep these super-secret blogs, though.. Do you invite anyone to read them, or just keep them entirely to yourself like a little locked up middle school journal? And if you do invite readers, have you ever regretted it?

Let's Just Be Honest...

We're HUGE Donny Osmond fans at this house (teehee) and so have been making sure to catch every episode of this seasons Dancing With the Stars.

Well, during last weeks result show some marching band preformed and little Connor thought it was simply the best thing his young eyes had ever witnessed. He was OBSESSED with watching it on our DVR until his daddy accidentally deleted it a few days ago.

Connor was a bit devastated when he found out it was gone, but has since recovered by imagining himself as Tom Burgeron (the DWTS host) announcing the band. Each time he reenacts the scene he gets more and more and more dramatic. Not so funny to read about, I'm sure, but HILARIOUS to see done in person. Especially when he wiggles his tiny hips, raises his little arm, and enthusiastically yells into his echoing microphone (in a very Oprah-ish sort of way), "Ladies and Gentleman, welcome back...and give a big round of applause for the *mumble mumble mumble* MARCHING BAND!"

I keep hoping I can get it on video, but I've had no such luck quite yet. We'll see.

I Can't Write a Blog Post For the Life of Me!

Seriously, if I actually published all the posts I write and then delete, my blog would be filled to the brim...

BUT

It seems every time I'm finishing one up I delete it because I think it's boring, or whiny, too deep, or will maybe even be taken the wrong way. I have written four such posts TODAY and have nothing but this rant to show for it.

I want to be a better blogger but am totally in a funk. I'm challenging myself to post daily for the remainder of this week...and if anything I write happens to be boring, or whiny, too deep, or even offensive...forgive me. I don't mean it to be :)