SOLD!!!!!!!!!!!!

Oh my!! Our house was sold in 8 weeks! I can't believe it! More info to come...but we need to be out in 4 weeks!!!

Be careful what you wish for

So, as you might have read in an earlier post, I really dislike the house I live in and just want a little more space! Well, our house is finally on the market (for about a month now). I didn't think about where we'd go or why we would move, I just wanted to move. Well, first I didn't realize all the stuff we accumulated over the past 6+ years....it's going to take FOREVER to pack! Not that a bunch of people are breaking our door down to move in... but we have had interest and after thinking about leaving it kind of makes me sad. This was my first home, I bought it, with my then-boyfriend (now husband). We got engaged here, we got married here, we bought my very first pet here, we had a baby here... it holds a lot of memories, which I never really thought of. Don't get me wrong I can't wait to have more room!! But I think I might actually miss this place:( As for where we're going....the world is our oyster.

Busy summer

Wow! Where has the time gone this summer. T and I have been doing all kinds of neat stuff this summer. We went to the Detroit Zoo, Full Blast water park and next weekend we are heading to Milwaukee for Irish Fest. Every year my dad's side of the family meet at the Milwaukee Irish Fest for a little "family reunion." Most of my cousins saw T at Thanksgiving, but she has changed tons since then, so I am really excited to take her.

We have also been hanging out with a little girl that I use to babysit for when she was teeny! Now she is going to be 11 in August...does that mean I'm old:( We've had a pretty good time with her. It is a challenge to try to come up with stuff for an 11 year old and an 18 month old to do. But luckily the Portage library has been our best friend! T can play for hours there and L would read all day (which she has done numerous times). I think she is on her 18th book for the summer....there are definitley worse things she could be doing:) Anyways, I hope you are all having a good summer...if you have any ideas for what to do the last 3 weeks of summer, let me know.

I am an adult again!

Wow, so what a weekend I had.

I stayed up till 2 or 3 in the morning, slept in, till almost 11 everyday! And was able to see all me friends and talk about absolutely nothing!!

I went to my friends wedding in Colorado as I said before and had so much fun...as you can see in this picture. My sister and I got to hang out a bunch, we got pedicures and manicures one day, which by the way, if you see a half naked man in the basement while you are waiting for the pedi tub, do you think it's one of "those" Asian spas? They did awesome jobs on our feet and nails:) Anyways, we had so much fun together!!

I also just got to relax with my husband and almost ( I said almost) forget that we were parents...except that everyone kept asking about her, which actually made me cry when the groom asked me how I was holding up without her....I'm such a cry baby.

Anyways, it really is nice to get away, but as soon as I got home (10pm) my hubby and I went in and (oops) woke her up to cuddle all night!! Being an "adult" is amazing but being a family...there really is nothing like it!

Vacation!!!

Husband and I are going on our first vacaion since we've had our little one. We have a wedding to go to in Keystone, Co. (Denverish) We'll be gone for 5 days!! I am a little nervous but at the same time really excited. I will be able to stay out late AND sleep in:) Also, my sister will be going, her husband and mine have been friends since elementary, but that's another story. I am really looking forward to spending time with her and catching up (they live in Illinois) without trying to have a conversation and run around after a 1 year old:) Anyways, I'll post pics when we get back. Cross your fingers that everything goes well!
http://keystone.snow.com/home/Resort-Activities.aspx

oops

So, I kind of forgot about my blog for a minute, we've had lots going on. I will collect my thoughts and write more soon:)

Minivan...sorry...no thanks

So, we finally decided, meaning I said that there is no way I am ready, to get a minivan. We were all ready, called our fam friend and said go to auction, and then I cried "wait!!!!!!!!!!!!" We only have 1 baby (at the moment) and 2 dogs that weigh a combined total of 19lbs. Why do I have to go there yet. I know that eventually I'm going to look at Husband and say "why didn't we get a minivan" but for right now I am glad that that landmark of adulthood has not been crossed yet.
We started thinking about getting one because Husband's car was in major need of repair and we have already put tons 'o $$ into it. But it turns out, after we took it to the car place, it wasn't as bad as we thought. So, we'll ride it out another day and see what happens down the road.
Next up: Fourth of July weekend...

Thank you

Just a quick post to say thank you to all my friends, old and new that have given me advice or just listened to me. I think I'm going to like this blogging stuff:)

Also, a special thank you to marzipan mama...you are the most wonderful friend and Mama

My life

So,I have been irritated with my house for a while now. It is smaller than I would have dreamed...but cute none the less. Husband and I had a ...as my Mom would say..."a come to Jesus meeting". Meaning we discussed what we were going to do and what we thought would be the best plan for us. We've lived her for 6 years...it was supposed to be our "starter home". But it ends up, in this economy that it might be our "for now" home. I've cried a lot about how unhappy I am in this house and how we could possibly have another baby here, and how we could afford two babies on 1 income. I'm sure a lot of you have had this talk lately (I hope it's not just me).

We have decided that maybe this house isn't so bad. After looking around our neighborhood and seeing the foreclosures and HUD homes and realizing that we can afford this house and have $$ to save, why not stay for a while. It's not my "forever" home but it will do...for now. Just pumping money into a home that I don't love breaks my heart sometimes. But if that means that I can not live paycheck to paycheck and take my daughter on vacation, then maybe I need to swallow my pride and be happy in my house...it is MY house and I have put a lot of time and energy in this house.

Okay...I'm done, please let me know how you feel about these tough economic times. It would make me feel a lot better if it's not just me:) Next up... we might get a new minivan...say it isn't so!!!!!

Singing and dancing

I did it!

I have finally joined the blogging world! It might take me a litle bit to ge started but here it is. I, of course, need to make it cute first and then I'll start giving more content:) I hope everyone enjoys listening to my crazy rants and my gushings over my beauiful baby.