Fin

We are finally out of the old apt.
So glad.... I am sure we will not see a dime of our security deposit as at the end we just quit caring we knew we had a house.

However, with the devastation of Hurricane Katrina and the impact it is having on my friends and family I realize - stuff is good but people are better.

To everyone who is being impacted by this or knows someone who is sending out the positive vibe. Beth and Chris were going to try and return back to their city yet today and it scares me a lot. They live right in the heart of all the crazy looting and flooding. Fingers crossed all is well. My friend Ann has an uncle who is actually working on stopping the flooding - send the good vibes his way as well. And be thankful we live in the Midwest. I know, I know we get tornadoes and snow but we have basements and snow plows. By no means foolproof but can you imagine a natural disaster so hardcore that people have to find shelter in a football stadium? And it causes looting?

Much love my peeps.

Longest week ever

I am so tired people I can not even begin to explain.
We still have a few more loads left at our apt and I have barely made a dent here.
Luckily we have Labor Day weekend coming up.
So excited, my goal is by the end of the weekend to have my house mostly in order.

It has been a struggle between Chris and I as his organization skills leave something to be desired. We had movers but because he wasn't ready - well here we are.

It is all good though. The ultimate outcome will be this great house and yard.
It is a lot of work but so nice to have a quiet place that is ours.

However I can honestly say I am done w/the fast food. :)

Heard from Beth and she is in the midst of a hurricane. That has to blow, move to a new town, don't know anyone and oh yes there is a hurricane.
Everyone send her good thoughts that she will be ok.

My Grandpa is hanging in there. It hasn't been quite a month since we lost my Grandma but you can hear it in his voice - he is feeling a little better. Unfortunately my aunt has been in the hospital for over a week. She now has pneumonia.

Well peeps I have lots to do so I need to go do it.

Civilization!

We know have a ground line and internet here at the new house.
It is nice to be connected again. And cable - it is a little sad how much we rely on electronics.

So ... my worries have been confirmed. My Aunt was admitted to the hospital on Monday night. She was in questionable health prior to everything w/my Grandma and I am assuming that the added pressure pushed her over. They aren't really sure what is going on but they have been running a ton of tests.

These ties in to our electronics in that I found out via email.
I am thinking of her but trying to get the house in order truly is helping.

It is going to be hard returning to work.
I am enjoying being a mini homemaker.

Still a little sore

Chris's grandma called tonight to invite us to see them over Labor Day. Which is really nice, unfortunately I couldn't talk to her. I frantically got Chris and just silently handed him the phone. I then ran upstairs and cried.
I miss her so much.
I worry about my Grandpa and my aunt.
I know I should be excited tomorrow is our first night at the new house but right now I just feel a little sad...

Procrastination can really be a bad thing

Case in point - we just start packing yesterday.
Oops... the movers will be here on Monday. We actually have taken two carloads over ourselves. My husband is hell bent on just letting the movers move furniture and nothing else.
I am slowly melting and my stress level is high as a result. We both are at the point where we can't stand being in our apt.
The minute we walk into the house - we both just brighten.
It is small but it is so great and we seriously have a great yard.
Can not wait to fire up the grill and sit on our deck.
HOORAY!

It is Official

We are homeowners!
So exciting, we already took a carload over today.
Going to hopefully wrap up packing tomorrow and do two loads a day.
The movers come on Tuesday and they can deal w/the rest :)
Our seller was such a sweetie and left behind some nice storage stuff for us.

It is weird to think - we have a yard!?

On the flipside glad we didn't buy in Stoughton.
My boss's old house was hit.
Feel so bad for those people.
Can't even imagine...

Two Days and Counting

Til the big move.
We are getting nervous and we have been too beat to pack and oh did I mention?
Our lender is out of town til Friday so we have no idea how much money we need to bring to closing.
Can I just say Friday at 4 pm can not come soon enough?

Just six days...

Until we are homeowners - I am so excited.
It is nice to have this to look forward to. It has been a rough couple of weeks.
On Tuesday my best bud Bethie is leaving me...
Needless to say I have been a slacker... no packing for me.
So bad, Chris predicted we would wait til the last minute and here we are.
My husband is a very on the money when it comes to us.
I look at it this way - I do my best work under pressure. :)

What the?!

Ok how the hell did I get blog spam?!
And hello... after reading my blog I might need to advance my life a bit?!
I say good day.

Kind of Made It...

So today was my first day back in the real world.
It was a little rough and I had a few moments of wanting to run not walk away from a couple of situations today. As well as tell a couple of people where to go.

In the process of it all my friend Beth had her birthday slash going away party. It was so good to see everyone. In knowing Beth as long as I have we have come to have a lot of mutual friends. All of whom are wonderful. Of course they know Beth. However I think I put my foot in it w/one of them tonight. One of our dear friends used to work for Clear Channel. It goes without saying they treated her poorly - well now I am talking to one of their PD's about working there part time. I mentioned it to her tonight and I could see right away that was a mistake. My biggest fear is that she would run into someone and they would tell her. I just couldn't let that happen. I didn't mean to hurt her feelings but I think I did. I just feel like lately I can't get much right. You know?
Maybe it is all the emotion left over from the past week.

Still not ready to let loose about that yet.
I should but I can't.
Chris has heard most of it and Beth a big chunk.
I just have never lost someone I was this close to before. It feels kind of raw. I am also very worried about my Grandpa. They were married for 53 yrs. 53! I can't imagine.
I worry he is not going to know what to with himself.
I suppose I should redirect my worry toward getting ready for bed.

Arkansas

I went to my second home this week. It was an unexpected trip, that honestly I should have seen coming but chose to ignore.
My Grandma finally "went home" as they say Monday night.
I am not going to go into details right now and don't know when I will.

It all hurts a lot, but on the same token it was so great to see my family.
I have the best family in the world, granted I am biased.
Also, have some great friends - Beth listened to my hysterics and Lori and Alise got me out the door on Tuesday afternoon. I just hope my parents don't freak out when they hear their messages. I will possibly explain that later.

It was all so bittersweet - I love Arkansas because of my family and the memories but without my Grandma there I don't think it will ever be the same.

Popcorn and a Gallon of Soda please...

So I did something sassy today. I left work on time. I know that sounds like something we all should do but in my workplace not staying late can be frowned upon. Even when I come in at 6:50 AM. Which I did...
Beth is moving, I was tired - I wanted to hang w/my best friend.
Granted this means tomorrow will be a long day but big whoop.
Beth and I went and saw Must Love Dogs. By no means an Oscar winner, but who doesn' t love them some John Cusak and Diane Lane? I can only hope to age that beautifully...
Of course we couldn't just go to a movie, so we hit Barnes and Noble - gorged on food we did not need and made ourselves ill. So we walked around and looked at books.
Who am I going to do this with in a few weeks?
Who people? I can spend literally days w/Beth talking about anything. She can rip on me and it does not piss me off. IE -" since I have known you you have said you are going to send in an air check tape. When are you going to do it? "
yo.
She reads like I do and always recommends tremendous books. She doesn't think I am a dork for wanting to get a tattoo of a name from one of my favorite John Irving books.
I do and plan to when I have some extra dough.
She is my girl and it sucks that she is leaving.

And at the same time so happy! She has a great job waiting for her and school is covered. So exciting. And what a place to visit.
Can not wait to visit!!!

I have never had a friend like her and it is sad that my Beth is going to be far away.
As they say - I will survive.
And besides isn't that what email is for? And airplanes, and telephones... and paper...