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Sunday One

No Sunday Seven this week...just Sunday One as I try and get settled and caught up. :)

Well, we all finally made it to Colorado. Jason and I made the drive earlier in the week and have been working to get things unpacked and somewhat settled. Abigail had stayed behind with my mom so she could participate in spirit week. Then yesterday, they both flew in and joined us. My mom will be staying a few days before she heads back home. I haven't spent much time out and about really but I did manage to take this pic today about 5 minutes from the house. There's a little bit of snow on the ground still from the big storm last week but not too much. Luckily, our house gets some sun exposure so it's not too bad. I promise as we get more settled, I'll get some more pics.

So...

This is the view from our front porch today in Colorado. Jason took that pic this morning so I'm sure it's much worse now as the snow isn't supposed to let up anytime soon. It looks beautiful and scary all at the same time. I think I need to buy some new boots. :)

Sunday Seven

1. I spent the weekend at a scrapbook retreat at HeavenLeigh Escape. Despite having a million things to do before moving, it was nice to get away with friends and just chill out. And I even managed to get a little scrapping in too! Three layouts, two cards, and two little projects for Scrapfreak's upcoming November class. The only one I can show right now though is the one above. I just love my little mascot.

2. I had asked my job a while back to let me go full-time again but it wasn't possible at the time. Last week, however, we had someone leave, and they asked if I wanted to take over her responsibilities.I'm not positive I can do everything she did in just two extra days, but we're going to give it a trial run for three months to see if it's possible. So after the move, I'll be working full-time again. And since the house hasn't sold yet, the extra money will certainly be a nice addition.

3. We only have one more week until we move, so it's going to be a very busy week this week.

4. I'll be packing up the Scrapfreak store on Friday, so if you're local and want anything before I leave, be sure and place your order to pick up by this Thursday, October 30th.

5. Going Away Girls Night Out on Thursday...if you can make it, email me, and I'll send you the details.

6. Anyone need a 61" huge monster 720p HD TV? It's not a flat panel but one of the larger floor projection kind of TV's. We've had it a while, works well, not sure about the sound if not plugged into a sound system but it works for us through that just fine, but it's huge, heavy and we're not moving it. LOL So...$100 and some muscles, and it's all yours. Can be picked up on Friday or Saturday. 

7. It's now late, raining, and I'm going to bed.

Hope everyone has a great week!

Sunday Seven

1. We bought Jason a new truck this weekend. His old truck (that he's still crying over being gone) was just not going to work in Colorado since it was a two-wheel drive. He's been looking for awhile and finally found this great deal on a used 4x4 Chevy Avalanche. There's not a scratch on this thing either...it's really in excellent condition. Now it just needs some snow tires. :eek:

2. One of the other things that wasn't going to work in Colorado was our cell phone service. We've had Sprint for a few years and it just has zero coverage in Nederland. Actually, most phones don't get service there but if there's any chance at all, it's with AT&T. Supposedly, you can get some kind of booster thing for your house that will help the signal. It's not a guarantee, but you never know. So, we canceled our Sprint service and signed up with AT&T. And if you're going to have AT&T, you might as well have an iphone too. :teehee: We're now a family of three iphone users. Really, I can't believe it took us this long. What a great phone....we're all just loving them. If you know any cools apps that are must haves, let me know!

3. Well, the offer on our house fell through this week. Nothing with the house or inspection, that was all good. But the buyer's financing didn't get approved. He was pre-qualified but the self-employment laws wanted him to put more down than he was willing to do. So he opted out.  But we've had two more showings since then so I'm optimistic. Our plans are still set to leave on the 1st regardless.

4. I started packing up this weekend...in between getting kicked out for showing. Our extra room/store is all packed and ready to go. I'm still working out of some store boxes but they'll just have to be shut and sealed on the day of the move. On to my personal scrappy stash tomorrow...that might take a while. lol

5. We're watching Flatliners tonight (with a non-Sunday routine of leftover Pei Wei). Such a freaky movie. They all look so young! 

6. Abigail went and saw Zombieland...again.

7. I'm thinking about reading Twilight...again. Figured I should read it and New Moon at least one more time before the movie comes out on the 21st. Only 34 more days, by the way. :)

Another busy busy week coming up...hope everyone has a good one!

State Fair Pics

 

My mom and I took Abigail to the State Fair of Texas on Monday along with her friend Hannah, her brother Derek and their dad. There are a lot of different things to do at the fair but this was totally about the kids and the rides this trip. I can't believe how crazy some of the rides are these days and that Abigail has zero fear of them! All of them were just crazy.

 

They jumped on the first ride without even seeing what it would do.

 

Okay, so it goes up and around... 

 

and then upside down...over and over and over...at which point Abigail loses her glasses. LOL  We were able to get them back in tact but she wasn't allowed to wear them after that!

I remember this ride from when I was little...the floor drops out and you stick to the walls. I LOVED that ride when I was younger...not so much now. LOL But they enjoyed it.

 

The scrambler is sure different than I remember! Totally nuts, but I love this upside down shot of Ab and Hannah. 

 

The day continued with more crazy rides...except for one that wouldn't let Abigail ride because of her hand injury...

a bubble fun house...

a BMX show...

the auto show...and so scary how grown up they look here...so not right...

a visit to Big Tex, lots of fair food...
 

 

and two seriously tired kids on the way home. 

Good times.
 
 

Sunday Seven

1. I'm watching Brothers and Sisters for the first time tonight. I didn't realize Rob Lowe was on this show. If someone had told me that earlier, I'm sure I would have started watching it sooner! He's still hot. Kind of weird seeing him on here tonight because I watched St. Elmo's Fire earlier today. Two Rob's in one day...makes me think I need to change my Top 5 list.

2. Speaking of my Top 5 list, I watched Matthew McConaughey in Ghosts of Girlfriends Past last night. Cute movie. Kind of a hokey storyline but still cute.

3. Before that, Ab and I watched Adventureland. Um, not such a good movie. Lots of language and getting high..which I'm not really opposed to unless I'm watching it with Abigail...but mostly it was just stupid.

4. We have the inspection on our house tomorrow, so Abigail, Mamaw and I are heading to the State Fair of Texas to get out of their hair. Should be a pretty day for it here. Oprah is scheduled to tape her show there in the morning so hopefully it won't be a madhouse.

5. That reminds me that I need to remember to take my camera. Which reminds me that I haven't mentioned my photography class much since it started. Seriously, awesome class. All of the lessons so far have been amazing and so in depth and detailed. Unfortunately, I haven't had as much time to focus on it with all of our house preparations. Not sure how that's going to pan out with the move coming up but I'm going to try to at least read my daily lessons and hopefully get an assignment or two in before it's over.

6. I was just thinking today that I need to schedule a manicure so wouldn't you know it, I broke a nail. I know, total tragedy. Guess that was my sign that I didn't really need one of those right now.

7. I've got nothing else. Not much else going on here...just the usual house stuff, school, work, etc.

Have a great week everyone!

OMG...we got an offer!

Still working through some details, but I'm excited we got one. It looks pretty good. And now I'm kind of scared!

Sunday Seven

1. That's not exactly where the house is but you get the point. It's somewhere in there anyway. This is a view of Nederland from a nearby reservoir. Pictures like this almost make it okay that there's no cell phone service.

2. Speaking of things I'll be doing without, there's also no home delivery postal service in Nederland. Which means we have to get a post-office box and DRIVE to get our mail everyday. Luckily, it's only a few blocks away but still. I'm such a city girl that I can't even imagine what that will be like. Just trying to focus on that picture...lol.

3. We had another showing today on our house here. That's two now. I don't know what's normal in the first week on the market, but two just isn't going to work for me. Come on people...there's a house for sale here!

4. I finally finished Wicked. Oh man. I'm so glad that book is over. Not that I didn't enjoy it, because I did, but it was a hard read for me. There's a preface in the back of the book for Son of a Witch that I just couldn't even begin to read. I just can't go down that path again right now. Maybe in the future. lol  One thing I realized while reading this was that I don't think I've ever sat down and really watched the Wizard of Oz. That probably sounds crazy, but it's true. I might want to do that sometime, huh?

5. I tried to scrap something yesterday but it didn't go very well. I don't know if it's the weather, the massive amount of stuff brewing in my head with the house, moving, work, etc. or what, but I have absolutely NO scrappy mojo. None. Nada. Zilch.

6. I'm totally being lazy today watching TV and playing on the computer. We've had some rain the past few days messing with my allergies and giving me a headache, so it's nice to just chill out.

7. I'm starting to get hungry, and I really hope Jason goes and gets Chipotle tonight for dinner so we can get back to our Sunday evening routine.

Have a great week everyone!

Any zombie fans out there?

It's official. Zombieland is a must see. Jason and Abigail went to a free screening tonight and LOVED it! Everyone went in costume and they had a zombie walk beforehand. From the pics and video I saw, it looked pretty awesome. Except maybe for anyone in the area that didn't know there was a Zombieland screening nearby. LOL 

Ab says if it wasn't for the gory parts, even I would like it. And if you're wondering about that R rating for kids, Jason said Abigail definitely heard lots of words that she's certainly heard before but probably a lot more that she didn't know too!

So, there you have it. If your'e a fan and can handle the language, go see it when it opens tomorrow.

My dearest Edward...

More proof that I'm obsessed with Twilight. The lesson/challenge this week at Get Meaningful was to write a letter to someone real or imaginary, serious or silly.  So, of course, I chose to write to Edward. I was kind of scared of this challenge, but it was a great way to document my obsession. This will be another page in my ME book that I'm creating using all 6x12 pages. Be sure to check out the blog and see all the other great takes on this challenge.

In housing news, we had our first showing today. I didn't really expect anyone to be looking so soon, but it's kind of exciting. No news or anything from the showing but hopefully it at least showed well.