Today is our going away party/ potluck. N is making a pasta salad from scratch and I am making pioneer woman’s cinnamon rolls from scratch, mmmm. We are going to eat, drink and hang out with people, this is our last chance to before we leave Arizona. Choreographing routines and working band camps has ended […]
Category: Moving out of state
Count down, 12 days to go!
N is back home from Peach Springs, he was sent out there to cover some breaking news yesterday. I guess there was lots of flooding out that way that really caused some issues for tourists and residents. Today he will be covering a John McCain appearance in Flagstaff. Dispite the station being shut down he […]
Am I crazy? Probably!
First I should update you all on how the weekend of N’s work parties went huh? The station closing down party was sad and weird at the same time. We said goodbye to many really great people and were also creeped out by others. Channel 2 is officially off the air and now N is […]
Tonight one door is closing…
The last newscast is tonight. N will anchor it with several of his other coworkers. This will be the sign-off broadcast for the station, can you believe it? This particular chapter in our lives is very nearly over, it is very surreal. We are obviously happy and excited for our new opportunities despite the inevitable […]
We've got 12 feet of space, can we make our house fit?
The moving company was booked and now we are doing a “semi test run” to see if we can make all our belongings fit into a 12 foot long, 8 foot wide and 9 foot tall area cause that is all the space we booked through the moving company. Yep, we are loading the truck […]
My creativity is sucked dry but we are making progress!
I cannot believe there is only 1 week of broadcast time left for the station! N and I are doing just fine in light of the news. Things just worked out for us it seems but we are still in shock about it all happening so fast. He will still be working until 8/26 so […]
We have our RV, check that one of the to-do list!
Our RV is now in our possession! Over the weekend we spent some time cleaning it out and doing some general deep cleaning. We are taking it in to be worked on probably Wednesday and expect it to be done in a week or so. We got such a screaming deal on the Winnebago! It […]
House floods and hair dye…
I am one of those 20somethings who already has gray hairs, yep it is true! Actually it is a chunk of gray hairs, kind of a streak on my right side right near my hair line. I usually dye my hair with the intent of covering the gray I have tons of hair so I […]
Don't hesitate to finger your flowers or shake them! Ha…
I know, strange headline huh? It’s for real though, I have tomatoes growing inside my home. They are in a window box and are a result of some cuttings we took. The tomato plants began flowering and we would “finger the flowers” or gently shake them to pollinate them since bees and humming birds are […]
Whew, it is OVER!
You asked for it! Here is the scoop on the yard sale weekend complete with photos. My brother, mother and niece came to spend the weekend with us, to help and add to the excitement. My niece, Hazel was teething so she was tired and semi-cranky. Here is a photo to illustrate her mood: We […]
Woho, got a house and some travel ideas…
After weeks of excessively emailing property management companies, banging my head against the wall when they don’t respond and after much hair pulling it appears we have found ourselves a house! I posted a few “housing wanted” ads on craigslist and several property owners responded to me. After viewing photos of homes we have found […]
Lo, lo lo… Which route should we take?
It appears we have gone through each and every thing we own in preparation for our yard sale, it is happening this weekend! We are making great progress on the moving preparations and I am having less anxiety these days. Yay! We also nailed down which RV we were going to buy and we have […]
Amazing weather rocks! People who don't respond to inquiries from their site suck.
We have had cool, humid, rainy weather this whole week and I am loving it! Sure the humid weather makes my hair go nutty but it makes my skin so happy and it is cooler than normal when it rains! Besides stormy weather just calms me. On stormy days I may even curl up with […]
I feel good! Are we ahead of the game?
Well, we spent the weekend dealing with yard sale crap and we even devised a little marketing ploy for our sale. N made up a nifty flier and I just posted it all over the internets this morning! We are fleeing poverty with a view! A well known Flagstaff personality is leaving Arizona… Come buy […]
Beer fest in flagstaff and the regular domestic disaster before moving
N got tickets to beer fest through his work and was super excited to go. He is afterall a beer lover/ homebrewer so this event was right up his alley. Me, I am not a fan of beer but I figured getting out of the house and having some alcohol might not be a bad […]
Celebrations, moving progress and beer…
When N got off work yesterday evening I requested we go out to dinner. Getting out of the house and away from all they boxes and piles of crap would liven my mood, plus we need to celebrate the job he nailed and our forgotten 6 year anniversary. We ended up going to Red Lobster […]
Dealing with anxiety..
Everyone experiences anxiety in some form over the course of their lives but what is the best way to deal with anxiety? Some people think that you can reduce the impacts by drinking or taking drugs, others believe you can deal with it by getting it out and of course the opposite is also believed […]
Something other than moving to report!
Today I got a break from the usual packing, sorting and inventorying. I stopped by my old high school group’s clinic and helped out a bit, got to exercise and spend some time doing fun stuff this afternoon and I got a break from the daily grind of moving preparation so that was nice. N […]
More work to do, moving on the mind.
Some of you are probably so sick of reading about all the moving crap on my mind huh? I totally have moving on the mind and I am so sorry if it is boring you, it is just what is going on with me right now. If you want me to shut up please say […]
Taking stock and planning ahead…
Well, the holiday weekend is over. N is back to work and I am back to planning/ researching the move. We have: 19 days till our yard sale weekend madness begins 27 day until we can pick a rental home and pay the holding deposit 50 days until N’s last day at work here in […]