house update #3.

 
 
 
we just found out that that we should get the bpo (broker’s price opinion) results back next week!  and IF they are in line with what our offer was (which the seller’s agent is confident it should be), we will have a new house by the end of the year!!!!!!!!! 
still lots of “ifs” and variables [...]

summer nights.

i’ve found myself being nostalgic lately.  maybe it’s this whole house buying process that’s doing it to me.  stuff like “this house could be the house where we start many wonderful traditions” or ”this house could be the house that our kids take their first steps”.  so yeah… not sure what’s wrong with me. 
so last night matt [...]

good times.

my parents were in town this weekend.  i can’t remember the last time i had my parents all to myself at my place.  we go home to portland a lot, but it seemed different having them here in “my world”.  honestly, i don’t know if just the two of them have ever come together to [...]

learning to enjoy the ride.

 
patience is not one of my finer qualities.  i’m a planner.  i’m organized.  i’m determined.  i thrive on deadlines.  so when i come to a road block and have to wait on someone or something, i get frustrated very easily.  if things don’t go according to plan, i get frazzled.  i am not spontaneous.  to [...]

for reals?

how in the world is it already august 11th??  i mean seriously.  where did the summer go?  and are we really only 4 months away til christmas??  man… i need to start shopping!!  why do we go through periods of life when the days d…r…a…g and then others fly by??
looking forward to the crazy months [...]

simple things.

got some new face wash yesterday.  and it’s fan-freakin-tastic!!  it makes my face tingle afterwards and i just love it.

and then i got the new nordstrom sale catalog in the mail and out fell a perfume sample which is always a double bonus cause who doesn’t love FREE perfume??  too bad it’s almost a million [...]

30 Quick Ways To Improve Your Marriage:

It’s the little things that mean the most
People are always looking for ways to improve their professional careers, parenting skills, and home organization. But what about the most important earthly relationship you have—your marriage? Marriage requires work, whether you’ve been married for 6 months or 40 years.
Here are some ideas for you and your spouse [...]

flashback to 1990.

ms. chapman-locke was my 3rd grade teacher.  she was one of my favorite teachers growing up.  for many reasons.  here are a few:
1.  she had a rubber stamp collection that could rival all rubber stamp collections.  every day we came to school and had completed our homework from the night before, we’d get a stamp [...]

good times ahead!!

i’m going to san diego this weekend to hang with my bff and get pedicures and go to breakfast and go shopping and just be girls – i can’t wait!!  and then my mom comes to visit 2 weeks after that and i just think that’s fantastic and can’t wait for fun mother/daughter dates!  i [...]

a good story.

Just when you have lost faith in human kindness, someone who teaches at Kean Elementary in Wooster, Ohio forwarded the following letter. The letter was sent to the principal’s office after the school had sponsored a luncheon for the elderly.
 
 An old lady received a new radio at the lunch as a door prize and was [...]