Thursday, November 27, 2014
Happy Thanksgiving/First snow
This is rare for me but I just took a few pictures of ths kids helping their dad clear the first snow of the year and thought I would post now! It's also the first snow at the new house and there's a lot more to clear! Today is Thanksgiving and we couldnt be more Thankful for all the friends and family who are in our lives. As I'm getting older, I realize having your health is eveything! We are very thankful for this:) Happy Thanksgiving!
Friday, November 21, 2014
Our Trip to Scottsdale, Arizona
Ever need a little break from your busy schedule or a pause from your everyday routine? Well, we did! After moving into our new house, doing my first craft show and planning a birthday party for Nora, it was nice to get away!
I did my very first craft show with my friend Jen at SHG's Shopapoloza. It was a great first show and we had a lot of fun! Not to mention the fact it was nice to get out of the house and visit with people:) I didn't have my new craft room set up until a few days after we moved in so I had about 10 days to get ready for the show. After the kids went to bed, I stayed up every night until the wee hours of the morning making inventory to sell. My days were spent painting, unpacking, watching the kids and working. I was exhausted and Arizona couldn't of come at a better time! I also knew when I got back from the trip, I would have less than a week to get ready for Nora's 2nd birthday party and a month later, throw my sister's baby shower at our new house (so excited to meet the little guy!!!)
People may think this is nuts but I don't mind trying to run around and get things done in time for a party at our house. Sometimes that's the only way things get done around here:)
The kids were in good hands while we were in Arizona. They got a change of scenery while we enjoyed some time away. It's nice to go on an adult-only trip at least once a year. Ryan and I always make the time to do this. I think it's important and rejuvenates you as a parent and as a couple. Every parent needs a little break:) We are lucky to be able to leave the kids in good hands and appreciate the help we get from my parents. Nolan and Nora love staying the night there. My cousin stayed with the kids for part of this trip while my Dad was having knee surgery. The kids loved spending time with her!
We were in Arizona at the Phoenician Resort for Ryan's work conference. This conference always does a nice job with the events and even has activities to sign up for. Ryan always picks golf and this time my friends and I decided to do the hike up to camelback mountain. Beautiful! We had great weather while we were there. Nice and warm when laying by the pool but cool at night when we were outside having drinks on the patio. We went to Old Towne once for a late dinner and the next day for lunch and shopping. My purchases were typical Arizona purchases, turquoise jewelry and REAL cowboy boots! I've always had riding boots when I rode horses but never cowboy boots! It's been on my list for awhile and Ryan insisted I go home with a pair:)
I always enjoy the time I get to spend with Ryan when we are on a trip without the kids but miss them a lot at the same time! I feel like Cinderella when I get home! When you're away, you are not doing laundry, dishes, having kids at your feet whining, giving baths, keeping the house clean, making dinner, going from one place to the other on time...instead I had no agenda, actually had time to eat breakfast and drink my coffee without warming it up, climbed a mountain, laid by the pool, ate out, visited the spa for a massage, (great thing about spas at resorts is you can enjoy the amenities for the entire day that you book) got dressed up to have drinks and dinner every night and just simply did not do our everyday routine...ahhh...until next year!
I did my very first craft show with my friend Jen at SHG's Shopapoloza. It was a great first show and we had a lot of fun! Not to mention the fact it was nice to get out of the house and visit with people:) I didn't have my new craft room set up until a few days after we moved in so I had about 10 days to get ready for the show. After the kids went to bed, I stayed up every night until the wee hours of the morning making inventory to sell. My days were spent painting, unpacking, watching the kids and working. I was exhausted and Arizona couldn't of come at a better time! I also knew when I got back from the trip, I would have less than a week to get ready for Nora's 2nd birthday party and a month later, throw my sister's baby shower at our new house (so excited to meet the little guy!!!)
People may think this is nuts but I don't mind trying to run around and get things done in time for a party at our house. Sometimes that's the only way things get done around here:)
The kids were in good hands while we were in Arizona. They got a change of scenery while we enjoyed some time away. It's nice to go on an adult-only trip at least once a year. Ryan and I always make the time to do this. I think it's important and rejuvenates you as a parent and as a couple. Every parent needs a little break:) We are lucky to be able to leave the kids in good hands and appreciate the help we get from my parents. Nolan and Nora love staying the night there. My cousin stayed with the kids for part of this trip while my Dad was having knee surgery. The kids loved spending time with her!
We were in Arizona at the Phoenician Resort for Ryan's work conference. This conference always does a nice job with the events and even has activities to sign up for. Ryan always picks golf and this time my friends and I decided to do the hike up to camelback mountain. Beautiful! We had great weather while we were there. Nice and warm when laying by the pool but cool at night when we were outside having drinks on the patio. We went to Old Towne once for a late dinner and the next day for lunch and shopping. My purchases were typical Arizona purchases, turquoise jewelry and REAL cowboy boots! I've always had riding boots when I rode horses but never cowboy boots! It's been on my list for awhile and Ryan insisted I go home with a pair:)
I always enjoy the time I get to spend with Ryan when we are on a trip without the kids but miss them a lot at the same time! I feel like Cinderella when I get home! When you're away, you are not doing laundry, dishes, having kids at your feet whining, giving baths, keeping the house clean, making dinner, going from one place to the other on time...instead I had no agenda, actually had time to eat breakfast and drink my coffee without warming it up, climbed a mountain, laid by the pool, ate out, visited the spa for a massage, (great thing about spas at resorts is you can enjoy the amenities for the entire day that you book) got dressed up to have drinks and dinner every night and just simply did not do our everyday routine...ahhh...until next year!
Sunday, November 2, 2014
The Big Move: From Providence to Denison
It has been non stop for quite sometime around here! This past August, we decided it was finally time to seriously start looking (I have been looking for awhile now) to buy a house. Although we loved our first home, we had simply outgrown it. After all, we had six years of great memories to take with us. Some that come to mind: Ryan proposing to me after a nice dinner he made me in our kitchen, getting our first dog Wells, getting married, finding out we would be parents for the first time, bring Nolan home, bringing Nora home...just to name a few!
We started looking for a new house while we were getting ours ready to put on the market. I now know that it's a lot of work to put a house on the market while trying to be organized for the move to your new house. Great friends of ours offered their basement to us after they found out we had packed up half of our house to take to a storage unit until it sold. Lucky for them, it wasn't there for too long! We sold our house in a day! Yeah!!! All of the hard work had paid off. I felt sorry for our kids because a lot of our things were missing in the house and I wasn't sure they knew what was going on:( I knew that in order for the house to sell quickly, I had to "stage" the house so it would be appealing to potential home owners. The kids rooms were packed up and neutral bedding and accessories were put out among other things. We were so thankful we did not have to keep a house clean 24/7 for showings!
We sold our house just in time. The weekend before, we had put in an offer on our home we live in now and they accepted! We were excited but knew if we didn't sell our house, we would have two mortgages...guess you could say that everything happens for a reason!
Not the best picture but the guys were busy and I made them stop moving to document this moment. (Yes, I picked out our matching tshirts and my hubby is the best for wearing it. Made us feel like a team!) We were getting the last load out and my cleaning was done! It's a good thing the kids were with my parents taking a nap or I probably would have cried! Bye Bye 30 Providence Lane!
I do not have a picture of our moving crew because there wasn't a free moment to spare! There was a lot to get done in a short amount of time. We closed on oir old house in thr morning and a half an hour later, closed on the new house. We had to be out by five o'clock that night (October 7th).
My Aunt and Grandma helped load the kitchen and bedrooms on Saturday. Sunday and Monday night were spent taking stuff over to the new house but could only put them in the garage until we got the keys on Tuesday. By Monday night, our parents, grandparents and friends had moved everything out of our house except the blankets and pillows we slept on in the living room for our last night sleep over:) A big thanks to everyone who helped, couldn't have done it without ya!
We started looking for a new house while we were getting ours ready to put on the market. I now know that it's a lot of work to put a house on the market while trying to be organized for the move to your new house. Great friends of ours offered their basement to us after they found out we had packed up half of our house to take to a storage unit until it sold. Lucky for them, it wasn't there for too long! We sold our house in a day! Yeah!!! All of the hard work had paid off. I felt sorry for our kids because a lot of our things were missing in the house and I wasn't sure they knew what was going on:( I knew that in order for the house to sell quickly, I had to "stage" the house so it would be appealing to potential home owners. The kids rooms were packed up and neutral bedding and accessories were put out among other things. We were so thankful we did not have to keep a house clean 24/7 for showings!
We sold our house just in time. The weekend before, we had put in an offer on our home we live in now and they accepted! We were excited but knew if we didn't sell our house, we would have two mortgages...guess you could say that everything happens for a reason!
I do not have a picture of our moving crew because there wasn't a free moment to spare! There was a lot to get done in a short amount of time. We closed on oir old house in thr morning and a half an hour later, closed on the new house. We had to be out by five o'clock that night (October 7th).
My Aunt and Grandma helped load the kitchen and bedrooms on Saturday. Sunday and Monday night were spent taking stuff over to the new house but could only put them in the garage until we got the keys on Tuesday. By Monday night, our parents, grandparents and friends had moved everything out of our house except the blankets and pillows we slept on in the living room for our last night sleep over:) A big thanks to everyone who helped, couldn't have done it without ya!
Front of the new house
Backyard & Patio
Side yard and garage
Street view. Wish I would have taken the picture sooner, our red tree in front disappeared overnight!
Backyard and side yard...it's a lot smaller than our old yard but still nice...Washington park is only blocks away too.
Side yard
Side yard
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