Well, Rob and I are under contract on a house! We were really strong and stuck to our feelings about the importance of living within our means and found a fantastic house that we can afford and that will serve us well for years to come. We are really reaping the benefits of being in a position to buy a house in this buyers market. It is in a great neighborhood with lots of young couples with kids and no street noise (which is of critical importance to my husband). The house has 6 bedrooms (what the heck are we going to do with all that space!), two large family rooms, a nice living room, brand new kitchen (I am ecstatic about that) and a nice backyard. We are now just keeping our fingers crossed that everything will go through smoothly. We had an inspection done and there are some electrical and plumbing issues that we would like to have fixed or get fixed by the seller so we will see how that goes. Then there is financing stuff and the actual moving part (I have pretty much never moved in my life, so moving is a strange thing for me, let alone the fact that we are first time home buyers). However, we don't have much furniture so that will help. And everyone is more than welcome to come visit us and sit on our floor. We haven't budgeted for any type of seating (dining or living room) until about September or October.
We will be busy, but I am excited about putting things away in the brand new, clean, never been used kitchen cabinets and organizing everything (that is kind of my forte). And I like how moving helps you to throw away any un-needed stuff.
So knowing that, don't expect much from me in the next coming weeks. I will be busy doing other stuff. Or in others words, this blog won't be much different :) Thanks to any loyal followers me have. I promise, stick with us for a few years and it is bound to get better.
Saturday, May 30, 2009
Thursday, May 21, 2009
ZIONS!!!!
Okay people, I really did just about forget about this blog. I am terrible. Rob did a good job of doing a few little posts here and there. But I am back! However, I can't promise I will be consistent. But hey, when I post, I do a big post :)
Last weekend Rob and I went to Zion National Park with our friends, Clint and Kelli Hansen. It was a wonderful weekend. We left after work on Thursday (Clint works at the firm too). On our way, Rob got an email from work (because he is never far from his email providing phone) and we laughed that maybe when Rob said he would be away for the weekend they would contact Clint to do the work. Yikes, maybe two associates shouldn't go on trips together. One always needs to be available :)
We didn't get to the campsite until almost midnight. Clint and Kelli's friends, Jan and Lee, had arrived a few hours before us and were asleep in their tent. We sent up our tents as quickly as we could and went to sleep.
The next day (after I had slept on a deflated therma-rest all night, someone forgot to screw mine shut when he screwed his shut) was the big hike day. We ate a quick breakfast and were off. We did the West Rim Trail hike. It is a 14 mile hike that takes you around the rim of Zion's Canyon and shows off some great views. You dip down into some hollows and climb back out and then the hike ends at Angels Landing. Here are some pictures:
The hike took all day. We packed our lunches and ate on the trail. It was a great day. The hike was not too hard so we could really enjoy ourselves. I piled on the suncreen (as usual) but I got some in my eyes early on and that was uncomfortable. That night when I took my contacts out it stung so bad and I couldn't open my eyes for a while. We had foil dinners that night with sweet potatoes, beef stew meat, cabbage, onions and carrots. It was really yummy.
Our campsite had showers so we all took advantage of that. That night we slept well. We were really tired. The next day we did Hidden Canyon. It is straight up (like most of the hikes in Zions). It's pretty crazy. You walk right along the edge. Rob did some research and found out that more people have died on that hike than on any other in Zions. But at the top there is a beautiful hidden canyon and you can walk up it for miles. More pictures:
We ate lunch after Hidden Canyon and Jan and Lee headed home. Clint, Kelli, Rob and I went to the Narrows. It was closed because of high water. We did the Riverwalk hike which takes you to the beginning of the Narrows and we walked back down the river in the water. It was so cold!! My feet were aching because of the cold. But it was the perfect way to end all of our excursions.
We went into Rockville to the Dreamcatcher Bed & Breakfast. It was very nice. We highly recommend it. We got cleaned up and went out to dinner and relaxed. What a great weekend.
We went to sacrament meeting the next morning (after an awesome breakfast of blueberry pancakes and eggs and bacon) and drove home. My mom welcomed us back with her awesome homemade brown bag apple pie.
I don't know if this is going to sound right or be conveyed in the right way, but it is weekends like that one that make me feel so excited about everything that is to come in Rob and my's life. I don't know, there is something about hiking and talking and being with Rob all day and ponderng as you hike and conversing with friends and .... I was just reminded this weekend that we are so blessed and we are very grateful.
Last weekend Rob and I went to Zion National Park with our friends, Clint and Kelli Hansen. It was a wonderful weekend. We left after work on Thursday (Clint works at the firm too). On our way, Rob got an email from work (because he is never far from his email providing phone) and we laughed that maybe when Rob said he would be away for the weekend they would contact Clint to do the work. Yikes, maybe two associates shouldn't go on trips together. One always needs to be available :)
We didn't get to the campsite until almost midnight. Clint and Kelli's friends, Jan and Lee, had arrived a few hours before us and were asleep in their tent. We sent up our tents as quickly as we could and went to sleep.
The next day (after I had slept on a deflated therma-rest all night, someone forgot to screw mine shut when he screwed his shut) was the big hike day. We ate a quick breakfast and were off. We did the West Rim Trail hike. It is a 14 mile hike that takes you around the rim of Zion's Canyon and shows off some great views. You dip down into some hollows and climb back out and then the hike ends at Angels Landing. Here are some pictures:
The hike took all day. We packed our lunches and ate on the trail. It was a great day. The hike was not too hard so we could really enjoy ourselves. I piled on the suncreen (as usual) but I got some in my eyes early on and that was uncomfortable. That night when I took my contacts out it stung so bad and I couldn't open my eyes for a while. We had foil dinners that night with sweet potatoes, beef stew meat, cabbage, onions and carrots. It was really yummy.
Our campsite had showers so we all took advantage of that. That night we slept well. We were really tired. The next day we did Hidden Canyon. It is straight up (like most of the hikes in Zions). It's pretty crazy. You walk right along the edge. Rob did some research and found out that more people have died on that hike than on any other in Zions. But at the top there is a beautiful hidden canyon and you can walk up it for miles. More pictures:
We ate lunch after Hidden Canyon and Jan and Lee headed home. Clint, Kelli, Rob and I went to the Narrows. It was closed because of high water. We did the Riverwalk hike which takes you to the beginning of the Narrows and we walked back down the river in the water. It was so cold!! My feet were aching because of the cold. But it was the perfect way to end all of our excursions.
We went into Rockville to the Dreamcatcher Bed & Breakfast. It was very nice. We highly recommend it. We got cleaned up and went out to dinner and relaxed. What a great weekend.
We went to sacrament meeting the next morning (after an awesome breakfast of blueberry pancakes and eggs and bacon) and drove home. My mom welcomed us back with her awesome homemade brown bag apple pie.
I don't know if this is going to sound right or be conveyed in the right way, but it is weekends like that one that make me feel so excited about everything that is to come in Rob and my's life. I don't know, there is something about hiking and talking and being with Rob all day and ponderng as you hike and conversing with friends and .... I was just reminded this weekend that we are so blessed and we are very grateful.
Wednesday, May 13, 2009
The Eagles
Whitney and I saw the Eagles in concert last Saturday, with Don and Kerry Lynn also attending but in a different part of the stadium. It was awesome. I love all their hits and I have for a very long time, so it was great to see them perform before they get too old. I especially loved One of These Nights and Witchy Woman. Very cool.
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