Nate and I have always been black Friday fans. We think it is neat to go shopping at weird hours in the night and get a good deal. We also like the excitement of being surrounded by tons of people and then having the chance to chat while we wait in line. It is low key for us but I think my excitement came from my Uncle Brian. He would always just go for the door busters (which used to be little nik naks like a snow globe for free). A lot of the fun also comes from the planning of which stores to hit and when.
This year I'm not so fond of the idea. While I don't mind sitting on the couch and looking through ads with my fam I most certainly do mind actually shopping on Thanksgiving. Arg you stores on cutting in on time with my family. It just shows that the world is trying harder and harder to cut in on family time. Nate and I were still considering going just because we are away most of our family but then we decided we just didn't want to support that. We haven't had time to even get excited about anything that is on sale so it was a easy decision. I secretly hope that everyone chooses not to go so that stores will get the idea that Christmas comes AFTER Thanksgiving!! Plus Christmas has a much deeper meaning and pushing and shoving for material items certainly takes away from that.
Car Update: We did buy car on Monday but returned it Tuesday. We researched it more and decided that it still wasn't the one for us. We are probably the only people that have ever returned a car to a dealership without there being anything major wrong with the car. We are slow decision makers lol. We were able to rent a car so hopefully we will find a car before we have to return the rental. Wish us luck!
Wednesday, November 27, 2013
Saturday, November 23, 2013
Bondo Buggy no more
This week has been a roller coaster of events. I think it has been evenly balanced with good and bad. I'll list the bad first and end with the good. Our Bondo buggy car died on Tuesday, our dryer will sometimes work for 10 min, and our brand new fridge needs maintenance.
While we were driving back from running errands we were talking about our car possibly dying in the future and what we would do. Well it must have felt the negative vibe we were giving off and decided to just quit on us. It was a sad day. It has been a nightmare trying to figure out how to get around without a car. We have have spent a lot of time on the internet without being able to come up with any immediate solutions... and not be able to rent a car due to me being too young with no credit card (without paying ridiculous amounts).
The dryer has been having issues sense August but we just put up a line outside and put off worrying about it. It had been drying our clothes enough that they weren't crispy until this week. Stiff towels to exfoliate the skin after showing are not ideal. We will probably keep delaying buying a new one so if our clothes look extra stiff and wrinkled please no judgments.
The fridge is special. It must have been calibrated wrong. The freezer is too cold and the buttons are flipped (warmer = colder). The fridge doesn't get cold enough. Our milk never seems to have that refreshing taste to it and things tend to mold before their expiration dates. On the bright side we have no car to get food with so I guess this one isn't that big of a deal.
Now for the good news. I was wrong about the news being balanced. I have WAY more good news than bad.
*I ran into my friend from Snow College on Sunday at my MIL's ward. Still feeling pretty excited about that.
*My amazing hubby let me sleep all day Monday to make up for all the sleepless/ nightmare nights in Utah. Woot Woot!
*We have incredibly nice neighbors and friends that have helped us with all our car issues. We owe them big time.
*My friend and old roommate had her baby on Tuesday. Couldn't be happier for her and her hubby!
*Kendrick hit a new record of sleeping 18.5 hours last night and Nate and I were able to do some serious car research.
*Kendrick is mimicking all words I say. The only word that he says often and is still a mystery on the meaning sounds like California.
*Kendrick and I leave for Washington in 2 weeks and Kendrick has been a gem flyer thanks to his love for airplanes.
*Nate and I have been having so much fun planning out our future. While car hunting is not ideal without a car it still is fun to have all options open and experience a new step in life. We have so many decisions to make in the next few months and it is so fun to dream and try to make them
together.
I have many things that I am excited to blog about but lets be realistic. Until we have a car I will only be on the internet to look at cars. If anyone reads this and has some helpful hints for us on our adventure feel free to share! Thanks!
While we were driving back from running errands we were talking about our car possibly dying in the future and what we would do. Well it must have felt the negative vibe we were giving off and decided to just quit on us. It was a sad day. It has been a nightmare trying to figure out how to get around without a car. We have have spent a lot of time on the internet without being able to come up with any immediate solutions... and not be able to rent a car due to me being too young with no credit card (without paying ridiculous amounts).
The dryer has been having issues sense August but we just put up a line outside and put off worrying about it. It had been drying our clothes enough that they weren't crispy until this week. Stiff towels to exfoliate the skin after showing are not ideal. We will probably keep delaying buying a new one so if our clothes look extra stiff and wrinkled please no judgments.
The fridge is special. It must have been calibrated wrong. The freezer is too cold and the buttons are flipped (warmer = colder). The fridge doesn't get cold enough. Our milk never seems to have that refreshing taste to it and things tend to mold before their expiration dates. On the bright side we have no car to get food with so I guess this one isn't that big of a deal.
Now for the good news. I was wrong about the news being balanced. I have WAY more good news than bad.
*I ran into my friend from Snow College on Sunday at my MIL's ward. Still feeling pretty excited about that.
*My amazing hubby let me sleep all day Monday to make up for all the sleepless/ nightmare nights in Utah. Woot Woot!
*We have incredibly nice neighbors and friends that have helped us with all our car issues. We owe them big time.
*My friend and old roommate had her baby on Tuesday. Couldn't be happier for her and her hubby!
*Kendrick hit a new record of sleeping 18.5 hours last night and Nate and I were able to do some serious car research.
*Kendrick is mimicking all words I say. The only word that he says often and is still a mystery on the meaning sounds like California.
*Kendrick and I leave for Washington in 2 weeks and Kendrick has been a gem flyer thanks to his love for airplanes.
*Nate and I have been having so much fun planning out our future. While car hunting is not ideal without a car it still is fun to have all options open and experience a new step in life. We have so many decisions to make in the next few months and it is so fun to dream and try to make them
together.
I have many things that I am excited to blog about but lets be realistic. Until we have a car I will only be on the internet to look at cars. If anyone reads this and has some helpful hints for us on our adventure feel free to share! Thanks!
Friday, November 1, 2013
No pictures
Yup once again I'm not adding pictures to this post. I've never been a picture kind of gal so I guess I'm not too surprised that I still hate taking them and adding them to my writing. I will probably just dump some on here when I feel in the mood :)
Backtracking a little, my BFF #2 (Nate is/will always be my #1) came and visited me this past week. It was pretty much the best week sense I moved in and that is saying a lot because I feel like moving to AZ has been a positive change for us. We mostly talked and ate lots of yummy food. When we are next door neighbors we have plans to have a recreational center in our backyard so that we can still be friends without it affecting our health. I can hardly wait for that day! It keeps me wanting to grow older verses younger (because childhood is amazing but we can't go back).
My baby is in Utah. I miss him. I have only been home and away from him for a few hours and I do not feel relieved. I am not the slightest bit worried about him but I miss his company. Nate will be working until we leave and I miss my buddy. It was so hard to leave him when I was getting dropped off at the airport the only word he kept saying was "go". I just flipped the meaning of the word and said "mommy has to go get on the plane". I knew that he was not saying it because I was going. He was only saying it because he wanted to go.
I have only 10 more days and nights before I get to see my little mister. I also have flown 2 out of the 10 times (including plane changes) that will happen before the end of the year. I still feel like I am just watching someone else experience this exciting life but then I remember how hard Nathan worked and the toll it took on our marriage in order to get to this point and I know it is still me. We dreamed about it for 2 years and now it is time to experience it. Hello Kauai!!
Backtracking a little, my BFF #2 (Nate is/will always be my #1) came and visited me this past week. It was pretty much the best week sense I moved in and that is saying a lot because I feel like moving to AZ has been a positive change for us. We mostly talked and ate lots of yummy food. When we are next door neighbors we have plans to have a recreational center in our backyard so that we can still be friends without it affecting our health. I can hardly wait for that day! It keeps me wanting to grow older verses younger (because childhood is amazing but we can't go back).
My baby is in Utah. I miss him. I have only been home and away from him for a few hours and I do not feel relieved. I am not the slightest bit worried about him but I miss his company. Nate will be working until we leave and I miss my buddy. It was so hard to leave him when I was getting dropped off at the airport the only word he kept saying was "go". I just flipped the meaning of the word and said "mommy has to go get on the plane". I knew that he was not saying it because I was going. He was only saying it because he wanted to go.
I have only 10 more days and nights before I get to see my little mister. I also have flown 2 out of the 10 times (including plane changes) that will happen before the end of the year. I still feel like I am just watching someone else experience this exciting life but then I remember how hard Nathan worked and the toll it took on our marriage in order to get to this point and I know it is still me. We dreamed about it for 2 years and now it is time to experience it. Hello Kauai!!
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