I hate moving. There are so many little things to remember to do. Clean out the fridge, call the sparkletts people to pick up the water cooler, switch over utilities (because of course I am moving only 3 miles away, but do not have the same utility companies for any of my services).
Oh yeah, and I accidently left my debit card in my car (which I never do!!) and it melted and warped. so I am 7-10 business days without that.
But the great news is that I get the keys to my new place and my moving truck today, and my friend Don (of the Ash Family Blog I have linked on the right hand side ->) is going to help me load stuff up tonight, and then Joe and Michaela are going to help me move to the new place tomorrow! Pictures to come of course. I won't get my new cable/internet set up until Tuesday, so you will be in suspense for a couple of days.
It is going to be awesome!!!
Oh, and in other news, I should get to go to Hickman Family Trivia Night again starting on Monday. I have been MIA for the whole month because of Suns games and work events (there isn't trivia night if the Suns play on Mondays). I am so glad I have connected with my extended family here in the valley, it is nice to have some local relatives to hang out with - we have so much in common! weird, I know. :)
Saturday, May 29, 2010
Tuesday, May 25, 2010
Grand Canyon
Brett, Bryan and I went to the Grand Canyon today. We had a blast! It wasn't very windy, and for most of the day didn't even have our jackets on (although there were times we needed them). It was sunny and calm, and I have never been on I-17 with less traffic!
All day we seemed to be hopping from one viewpoint to the next with a group of Swedish Harley Davidson enthusiasts. About thirty of them had rented bikes and were roadtripping across the US and this was their stop today. Pretty cool.
Below is my album of Photos from the day. At one point Bryan decided he wanted a picture from an outcropping of rocks so there are some fun pictures of him getting there, and then once there he decided to sun bathe for a couple minutes - too funny!
Oh, and Mom and Dad, you should be very proud, I didn't have any real "adventures."
All day we seemed to be hopping from one viewpoint to the next with a group of Swedish Harley Davidson enthusiasts. About thirty of them had rented bikes and were roadtripping across the US and this was their stop today. Pretty cool.
Below is my album of Photos from the day. At one point Bryan decided he wanted a picture from an outcropping of rocks so there are some fun pictures of him getting there, and then once there he decided to sun bathe for a couple minutes - too funny!
Oh, and Mom and Dad, you should be very proud, I didn't have any real "adventures."
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Saturday, May 22, 2010
Just Relax
I have taken this next week off of work because my roomies and I are moving out of our apartment. Brett flew into town yesterday to help pack up and move her furniture out of the apartment. She leaves on Wednesday. Anthony, plans to go out of town on Wednesday and come back Sunday. We have until Monday,the 31st, to move out.
Last night Brett and Anthony discussed when they should move her stuff into her storage unit - Today, or next weekend. Today because it was the only day they could borrow a friend's truck, or next weekend (when the truck would be available again) and when a)Brett is gone and b)Anthony and I are trying to move our stuff. the decision, of course, was to move the furniture at the end of the week. This was supported by Anthony, because he was going to have to help move the furniture anyway and apparently he thinks it will be easier since he is moving his stuff to the storage unit too. I don't get it.
I am wishing we could go ahead and get all of her stuff out, because then I could get my stuff out early too and we could ALL clean the living room and kitchen areas. Now it is going to be left up to me and Anthony. If ever I wondered why I was moving out, now I remember.
Brett decided to come out this weekend because it is her birthday weekend (birthday is tomorrow) so she really just wants to see friends and hang out for the trip. She will finish packing up her stuff, but somehow I think the cleaning is going to go undone.
Whatever, this is my week of vacation. on Monday we (Brett, her boyfriend, and I) are going to head up to the Grand Canyon because he is from Philly and has never been to Arizona. I haven't been to the canyon since a spur-of-the-moment trip my family took one Thanksgiving when I was in high school. I am really looking forward to it!
Also, there are some other good things. Brett has agreed to let me keep all the furniture I wanted! I thought because we had bought some pieces together she might fight me for some items but it turns out she doesn't really want them.
And, I have a week off from work!!! It is also Michaela's last week of work since the school year is ending, so I think we are going to have a couple lazy days in the pool, punctuated by slow, possibly more methodical, packing. I don't think I will be able to get into my new apartment before the 31st, so I also took the 1st off from work so I could get myself situated.
I am so excited to have the time off and get a new place. I am going to try to be Zen about everything else. It is just one week...just one week...just one week. And most of that time I will be alone, which will be nice, it also means, I get to pack everything I want of our communal stuff, and leave the rest for Anthony to take care of. I mean really, who leaves town the week you are supposed to move out?! Zen.
Last night Brett and Anthony discussed when they should move her stuff into her storage unit - Today, or next weekend. Today because it was the only day they could borrow a friend's truck, or next weekend (when the truck would be available again) and when a)Brett is gone and b)Anthony and I are trying to move our stuff. the decision, of course, was to move the furniture at the end of the week. This was supported by Anthony, because he was going to have to help move the furniture anyway and apparently he thinks it will be easier since he is moving his stuff to the storage unit too. I don't get it.
I am wishing we could go ahead and get all of her stuff out, because then I could get my stuff out early too and we could ALL clean the living room and kitchen areas. Now it is going to be left up to me and Anthony. If ever I wondered why I was moving out, now I remember.
Brett decided to come out this weekend because it is her birthday weekend (birthday is tomorrow) so she really just wants to see friends and hang out for the trip. She will finish packing up her stuff, but somehow I think the cleaning is going to go undone.
Whatever, this is my week of vacation. on Monday we (Brett, her boyfriend, and I) are going to head up to the Grand Canyon because he is from Philly and has never been to Arizona. I haven't been to the canyon since a spur-of-the-moment trip my family took one Thanksgiving when I was in high school. I am really looking forward to it!
Also, there are some other good things. Brett has agreed to let me keep all the furniture I wanted! I thought because we had bought some pieces together she might fight me for some items but it turns out she doesn't really want them.
And, I have a week off from work!!! It is also Michaela's last week of work since the school year is ending, so I think we are going to have a couple lazy days in the pool, punctuated by slow, possibly more methodical, packing. I don't think I will be able to get into my new apartment before the 31st, so I also took the 1st off from work so I could get myself situated.
I am so excited to have the time off and get a new place. I am going to try to be Zen about everything else. It is just one week...just one week...just one week. And most of that time I will be alone, which will be nice, it also means, I get to pack everything I want of our communal stuff, and leave the rest for Anthony to take care of. I mean really, who leaves town the week you are supposed to move out?! Zen.
Saturday, May 01, 2010
Join the Club
So, this isn't a crafting blog, but apparently that is all I do these days. A couple weeks ago Michaela and I got the crafting bug when we made my clock and her baby name plates. This was Michaela's first real foray into creative design because get this...she thinks she doesn't have a natural creative streak - hahahaha, that is so totally not even possible. Everyone is creative, you just have to find what you are good at.
Well, her sister-in-law Denise is a very crafty person so she invited us to her monthly craft club meeting. Her friend who hosts the meetings actually does have a craft blog - Check it out alyashcreations.blogspot.com. The craft today was decoupaging photo frames. Actually we could bring anything we wanted to decoupage, but as novices we thought we would stick with something simple. Ok, I stuck with something simple, Michaela actually did a box.
For those of you who don't know - decoupage (day-coo-pahj) is a really fun and easy process of gluing decorative paper on different surfaces. Here are some pictures of my project. I forgot my camera, so these pictures came from my camera phone. I got the paper and the frame at Michaels for $1 each. The paper is actually a lavender color because the color scheme of my new aparment is going to be black/white/tan and my yellow clock with purple and gray accents - I know that sounds like a lot of colors but most of them are neutrals. I have no idea what photo to put in it though. Also, I forgot to take pictures at the beginning, so I had already cut the paper, but tried to piece it back together so you would know what it looked like in the beginning.
So first you pick your paper and your frame.
Then you turn the paper upside down so you can trace your object around it
Then you cut out the pieces
Then you take a decoupage glue, we used Mod Podge, and a sponge brush and coat the entire back of the paper in glue, then press it on to the frame. you have to be sure to press the paper from the center to the edge to get rid of bubbles. You wait about 10-15 minutes for it to dry and then you coat the entire top of the paper (and sides to seal it down) with the glue. it will dry clear and non-sticky.
This is super easy and really fun! Plus I find this to be more useful than scrapbooking but getting to use the cool paper anyway. Mom, this combines my love of fabric shopping (substituting paper) but is easier to create something than quilting and sewing. Michaela is totally in love with this - I wish I had taken a picture of her box, it is beautiful! - and wants to decoupage any and everything in her path. I may have helped create a crafting monster.
Well, her sister-in-law Denise is a very crafty person so she invited us to her monthly craft club meeting. Her friend who hosts the meetings actually does have a craft blog - Check it out alyashcreations.blogspot.com. The craft today was decoupaging photo frames. Actually we could bring anything we wanted to decoupage, but as novices we thought we would stick with something simple. Ok, I stuck with something simple, Michaela actually did a box.
For those of you who don't know - decoupage (day-coo-pahj) is a really fun and easy process of gluing decorative paper on different surfaces. Here are some pictures of my project. I forgot my camera, so these pictures came from my camera phone. I got the paper and the frame at Michaels for $1 each. The paper is actually a lavender color because the color scheme of my new aparment is going to be black/white/tan and my yellow clock with purple and gray accents - I know that sounds like a lot of colors but most of them are neutrals. I have no idea what photo to put in it though. Also, I forgot to take pictures at the beginning, so I had already cut the paper, but tried to piece it back together so you would know what it looked like in the beginning.
So first you pick your paper and your frame.
Then you turn the paper upside down so you can trace your object around it
Then you cut out the pieces
Then you take a decoupage glue, we used Mod Podge, and a sponge brush and coat the entire back of the paper in glue, then press it on to the frame. you have to be sure to press the paper from the center to the edge to get rid of bubbles. You wait about 10-15 minutes for it to dry and then you coat the entire top of the paper (and sides to seal it down) with the glue. it will dry clear and non-sticky.
This is super easy and really fun! Plus I find this to be more useful than scrapbooking but getting to use the cool paper anyway. Mom, this combines my love of fabric shopping (substituting paper) but is easier to create something than quilting and sewing. Michaela is totally in love with this - I wish I had taken a picture of her box, it is beautiful! - and wants to decoupage any and everything in her path. I may have helped create a crafting monster.
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