Smooth sailing...

Well, Dave is bowling tonight and I finally have a second to write. It has been a while....sooooo WE GOT THE HOUSE!!!! It is so perfect, we will have pictures ASAP! We move in totally this weekend. We have been moving bits and pieces for 2 weeks now. We closed with the mad man and are so done with dealing with crazy people for a while. You would think that we were sitting on a gold mine the way this guy was so desparately trying to get us to drop the contract. He left lots of crap at the house so I have been cleaning more than moving lately.

Things we have been doing lately: cleaning the yard on base because we got a citation for having too many leaves in our yard, moving stuff, cleaning the inside of the base house for the pre-inspection which took all of 2 minutes, packing, cleaning the NEW house which took days and is still not totally clean, moving, picked strawberries on the farm down the road, put new locks on the house (harder than you think), state testing at school, funerals (Dave is in honor guard, he presents the flag to the families who have lost soldiers), cheerleading fundraisers, cheerleading meetings, watching the dogs play with all the sticks that have fallen from the huge trees in our backyard (you would think they didn't own real toys, they truly prefer the sticks and rocks), teaching Cooper how to retreive pine cones at the new house and make a pile on the back porch--there are millions, laundry, going to antique auctions (we bought our first piece for the master bedroom--cool rosewood dresser!!!)...the list could go on for a while but I will stop here.

We can't wait to start living in our new house!! Some details: 3/2/2, 1+ acre, deeply wooded in the back for about 10 feet in all directions, only 1 neighbor about 100 yards away (old couple, very cute---they already asked us to watch the house and pick their tomatos while they are gone!), pond right off the property that we can fish, etc. in, light blue concrete paneling with maroon shutters (yes, full blown AGGIE maroon), tiled fire place, wood floors in kitchen, HUGE jacuzzi, garden tub--that was my only request, work bench and work room---Dave's only request, screened in patio, pear tree, fig tree, rose bush, magnolia trees, gardenia bush, and some other foliage that we have not quite figured out yet--the previous owner did not keep up with the landscaping. It is definitly something we will have to work on to make it perfect, but for now it is PERFECT for us!! We can't wait :-)

I am going to go grade some papers and feed the dogs...please keep us posted on your life, we want to know!! Miss you all :-)

Laugh until you cry...

That is the best feeling...laugh so hard you cry, where you can barely talk, then you can't breathe, then you almost panic because you can't breathe (Bianca, you know what I am talking about). It is a great feeling, check out The Canzo's posts and you may get this feeling :-) ENJOY!

Random

Well, as of now I am ON SPRING BREAK!! It was very much needed, the kids were on edge and so was I. We have our state test a week from this coming Monday and then we are smooth sailing to summer.

We are counting down the days...our lender said we could close this week, but we are waiting on the seller to sign to give power of attorney to this other guy (still crossing our fingers on the closing, our seller has been shady)!!!

Some info: It is a cute 3/2/2 on an acre of land with a pond feet away and fish!!! We are EXCITED. It is light blue/grey with red shutters and doors. It has a porch good for rocking in a chair and LOTS of pine trees--and yes, you guessed it, Dave is very excited about raking those needles. There is a large screened in porch and I am going to learn how to compost!!! All suggestions are welcome. I would like one that you can turn without shoveling, but they are a bit pricey. We cannot have an open one due to all the wildlife that lives in the backyard.

FYI: If you have never been to IKEA, find one and make a trip!!!

BY THE WAY....if you sent us a wedding gift and did not get a thank you card, PLEASE let us know. We had gifts delivered to the wrong address that were never forwarded (someone is living it up with our new stuff)! WE NEED TO FILE A CLAIM, SO LET US KNOW!! And thank you for sending what you did, we will find it!

HOWDY!

Well, we are still working with all the paper pushers for our house...we have had a couple of speed bumps, but are trying to get it all together soon. We will keep you posted!

Dave left this morning for a TDY to some where in the states?? He will be back Friday, hopefully. He was excited, getting a TDY as an A1C is not a piece of cake and he has been on two so far! Someone up the ladder must like him? He also just got his headphones (I know that is not what they are called, but he is not here for me to ask him). They are the big headphones that the guys wear on the flight line--makes them look important, that may be the only reason they wear them?? He was proud and tried them on for the dogs last night!! That makes him an official 5-level!!

I am currently preparing my hoodlums for the CRCT!! We have 2 weeks until Spring Break!!!!!!! When they get back they will have one more week to review and then we test. A little scary for all of us. This is the first year for the new Georgia Performance Standards for 7th grade, so we will see if we did anything right to prepare them. We also have cheerleading tryouts in 2 weeks so my life has also been to prepare a new potential cheerleader packet, organize meetings for parents/girls, get approval for the use of the cafeteria since the gym is under construction, and more---everyone should be aware that cheerleading is a year-round sport. The sports department will never recognize this secret of ours...

House?!

We have placed a contract on our house (hopefully)! Being in the military we have learned to not get REALLY excited about something because it usually does not end up happening. So we are only sort of excited, until we close. Inside we are REALLY excited, but if we make that too loud the military might hear us :-)

We are not going to put up any pictures until it is final, so sorry to all of you who have asked and are going to ask....you'll have to wait---it will be worth it.

We have told the dogs that they might get new grass and some trees, but they are not allowed to get too excited either or the military will hear them and they know that they belong to us.

Bridal portrait

A Bridal portrait...more to come. This is not the one I used for the portrait at the wedding, but it is me and the dress! It was taken in Dallas by Edward Ramirez, a fantastic photographer in the area.

Beautiful People

The Pi Phi's that braved the stormy, cold, and icy weather. What beautiful friends I have :-)