We have arrived!!

Safe and sound.

The drive was EXHAUSTING hubby and I were both sick with colds since the day we left California we are still sick but we have been spending time relaxing and just enjoying NOT HAVING ANYTHING GOING ON!!

All the doctors appointments start again on Wednesday so they said chemo will start again next week. Because he is sick right now its perfect because they would probably not let him do chemo anyways.

So we traded this



For this


And we could not be happier. I have posted more about the move here.

WE ARE HOME!

So we have arrived.. And we are slowing getting our place together…
I tell you what, I will NEVER get sick of the sound of the ocean. It’s amazing how beautiful it is here. Not to brag or rub it in your face buts its AMAZING!
I will start taking pictures soon I promise. The beauty makes me want to capture it all.
The good news is all my clothes fit in the closet….per the husband who has been banished to the guest room closet so I get the BIG one all to myself!
Daisy is adjusting well. She is taking to looking at herself in the mirrors all day.. She did so well on the trip I am so proud of her. She is not liking the sand too much but I am sure she will get used to it.

Now just a few items to take care of.

1. Get a job.

2. Get a job.

800 miles down

Only 1300 more to go.

We have stopped in Cheyenne WY to spend time with friends.

We had to make a change to our plans of taking 10 days to travel because the movers said its only going to take 5 days to get our stuff to CA.

Daisy is doing REALLY well! We are so happy, she LOVES the car and she seems to be herself so we are going to stop worring..

So once our stuff gets there we are going to leave and finish our trip!

I can not wait to get there!!

Craigs List love!

So now we know we are moving. We have quotes from the movers (AKKK so expensive but less than what we both thought) so now we purge.

We had decided to get rid of our couch and love seat because we would BOTH love a new one, We have had it for almost 7 years, its been good to us. And we have been fairly gentle to it too.

Soooo Just testing the waters I posted them to Craigslist (which I heart btw) and within MINUTES I had about 4 emails about it. Within the hour someone committed to buying them (but it fell through but I am not worried)

And we also posted tires that came off the hubbys car last year when he bought fancy smancy rims and new tires.

Those were gone in 1 hour too!

We also have side stands and a coffee table just cheap from Target maybe we spent $60 on them and I posted those as well and I got this email

Hi, my name's Lauren and I'm a student at Emporia State. I'm moving into my first apartment this year and since I'm a pretty poor college student, I'm looking for some inexpensive furniture. I would LOVE your three tables. Are you still asking just $25 for them?
-Lauren

So when her and her dad came to get them SHE LOVED THEM, and went on excited about her first place and college and everything...

So I told her she could have them but she had to do good in school!

Her dad gave me the biggest bear hug and said "You have no idea the lesson you are teaching our daughter right now"

A million and one things to do!

Serious.

The move looks like its going to happen about Sept, we have officially given notice to the building we currently live in.

I am so excited!!

But there is SO MUCH to do!! Some huge thing on my list

* PURGE!! (get rid of TONNES of stuff!)
* Clean
* Clean

YAY!!! And the icing on the cake is a good friend of mine is going to fly out to San Fran with me at the end of August to scope it out and find a place to live!!

What would you do?

Ok so I am asking y'all to weigh in...

I think we have made the decision but its "still in the air" a little.

The hubby flew out to interview in San Fransisco a couple of weeks ago (its a lateral transfer with his company).

Can we say "HELLS YES"

He has not liked it here since we got her. Neither have I to be honest but I can just about move anywhere and be fine.

Well after careful consideration he is thinking of declining the job.

Yep, saying no. Just like that.

It sucks because it would be AMAZING to be living near his family again, and although its a HUGE raise the cost of living in San Fran would just be insane.

See we would like to buy a house before we are 90.

So playing devils advocate while we wait to see if he gets the offer, we went out house hunting, and found OUR DREAM HOME! For $154,000.00.

Yeah the same square footage and lot in California $750,000. Not to mention if we did find a house we could afford he would be commuting only about 60 miles TO AND FROM work.

120 miles a day. IN CALIFORNIA traffic.

And then we would be living almost paycheck to paycheck. Rent alone is $2000 a month to be near his job. That's nuts. And everything else is WAY MORE expensive in California.

What would you do?

Move or set down roots?

I am excited for whatever the future holds for us!! Lets get this show on the road!

Home alone...

I dropped the hubby off at the airport this morning to send him on his way to Vegas... yeah not for fun (well I am sure there will be a little fun) he is there for work.

So its me and Miss Daisy for the week. We have a very fun week planned.

Do lots of shopping.. Did I tell you how much Daisy LOVES the car? Every chance we get we take her with us. Just the mention of the word car sends her into spastic barking and running in circles. Its so cute to see, I think I will get that on video.

Attempt to finish unpacking **gasp** I know its been 3 weeks it should be done by now. But we are leaving a few things packed up so that we will not have to repack them again. I really just want to get the spare room set up with the bed and stuff as opposed to it being against the wall right now.

Work.

Clean house and finish laundry. Not in that order because the house cleaning will have to be done the day the hubby comes home...lol Because if he knew I lived like this!!

Spend time with fabulous new friends!! I just got home from the hospital for one of the girls I work with IS HAVING A BABY!!! So in a few hours there will be a PICTURE post of new squishy baby pictures!!

Gaining weight is not cool......

When you are supposed to be actively losing it!!

So I gained back one or two of the pounds I was supposed to be working on loosing. I blame the stress of the move and eating fast food for almost a week on it. Which is pretty good considering.

I lost 25 pounds last year with weight watchers and I have kept it off, but I can not seem to push past this hump.

Yes I need to start working out.

Yes I need to start watching what I eat. But when you work in a restaurant its REALLY hard to be picky about what you are eating. I mean I could eat salads every day but that is so boring when you have a plethora of yummy stuff to eat and all you have to do is imagine it.

***sigh***

I am taking suggestions to get moving again.... Anyone have anything that worked fabulous for them? Anything?

***side note. I gained 90 pounds when I broke my neck. I have lost 55 of that and have 40 to go to be at my weight before the accident....***

The interesting hotel we stayed in...eewww!!

**** If you want to enter the Give Away go to this post****

We started out later in the day for our trip to Kansas. The loaders came to load our stuff @ 9am and were finally done by noon. Turns out the guy who was supposed to help them move us called at 5am and said he would not be able to make it so they were down one guy.

The hubby was able to help with the big stuff (helps having a strapping man for a husband) which made things go a little faster.



The carpet cleaners came @ 1pm and then we were off to drop off keys and hit the road.

After 10 hours of driving and being up all day we were both tired and decided to get a hotel. Due to being on a budget I thought "Oh look there is an Econo Lodge" Perfect.

We pull in a check that they do accept dogs. Its an extra $10 a night so we agree and check in, get what we need from the cars and into the room.

You know how you are SO tired anything is better than one more minute with your eyes open? We went straight to bed on the ply board that was supplied by the hotel (the bed was SO BAD). We awoke to the 5am sun in our eyes due to this.



I guess when you check in @ 1am you get a room with 1 curtain



The window came complete with its own dead flies too..

AND THEN when the hubby got into the shower and I was laughing because it sounded like there were fire hoses in there hosing him down. I asked how the pressure was and we giggled for a bit because, well it was like getting hosed off with a fire hose...



I guess no one can complain about the water pressure...

We have arrived safely in Kansas!!

Sweet internet there you are.... Its amazing how I took the internet for granted. Like I have NEVER gone a day without it, so needless to say the last 5 days without have been CRAZY!!

I am working on our trip recap which went off without a hitch. Other than the hotel from hell that warrants its very own post.

We are here. We have found a beautiful place to live for the next 12 months, hopefully we will find a house sooner than that but they have VERY strict lease agreements here and to break it would cost us over $3000. So umm yeah we have waited 5 years another year will not kill us.

I am starting work tomorrow. My part time job is a HUGE chain and I was able to transfer out here so I have something to start with. I am actively pursuing a full time job but the market right now is really tough. Will so many lay offs all over the place, I have not even heard from 1 job as of yet. I have applied for well over 20 already. I have had about 6 hits back from employment agencies and with my experience I WILL NOT use one again. I had a really bad experience 3 times now so I figure I am better off on my own.

The hubby is trying to keep my spirits up and explain the job market is very different out here than it was in the small town we lived in.

But I will keep my chin up. What is meant to be will be. I am blessed with already having a job that is going to give me all the hours I want, but I would really like to get something back in an office... I have LOTS of shoes to buy!!

Without internet~!

And its killing me.. Serious it will not be installed till Thursday so I am coming to you from our beautiful HUGE library that is only a little bit away from the house.

So here are some quick bullet points!

* There is a DSW (only the most FABULOUS shoe store) less than 1 mile away from us. Umm yeah this could be trouble.

* There are about 10 Targets not just Target but SUPER Targets within 10 miles of us. I LOVE IT!

* Our new place is fabulous, there were a few things that needed to get fixed but they were quick about it and we are "almost" unpacked. Each day it feels more like home.

* Finding a job is a little hard with no internet. So umm yeah. That will be put on hold till Thursday.

* Taxes are filed.

* Hubby is sick. Like a dog. Is it me or do all men turn into big babies when they are sick?

* Daisy is doing well. She stopped barfing so it looks like she just had an upset belly.

See you all soon!!

Finally Move dates are in

So posting may be scarce in the next week.

The movers come out tomorrow to "estimate" what they have to move.

Monday Feburary 2 they arrive to pack everything

Tuesday February 3 they load it all and ship it for us...

So the hubby leaves the 3rd as they are loading and I will follow after the carpets are cleaned.... And the house is cleaned.

I AM SO EXCITED!!! 6 days y'all!!

We FINALLY have moving dates!! Sort of

The details so far are:

Hubby signs out of his current facilitie Monday Feb 2. 11 DAYS!!!

And then drives to Kansas City, KS to report for duty Feb 3rd!! I am so excited to finally have dates!!

We are being put into temporary housing for 30 days in Kansas and we still do not have dates for the movers yet.

BUT I AM SO EXCITED!!!!

I have already booked an appointment for Daisy for a doggie wellness check up for the 29th. Not sure if y'all remember but our last move caused her so much stress she got really sick with a bladder infection and belly issues and was at the vet for 3 days. This time around though she will be on doggie prozac to calm her nerves and help her with the adjustments. We are going to do blood work and stuff just to make sure she is healthy and thriving... I know it sounds cruel to medicate your dog but seeing her so sick last time I am going to take preventative measures this time.

Ok so now I need everyone to keep their fingers crossed that I either get a new car, or my car is fixed before I have to make the LONG drive to Kansas.

When it rains it pours!!

Which always seem the case in out lives. So y'all know we are moving and now the dates are confirmed.
Hubby reports to work June 25th so he is leaving California June 19th to go and scope out the area and find us somewhere to live. No worries I trust his judgement the last place he picked out before I moved here from Canada was BEAUTIFUL and we lived there for 3 years so I am not worried about anything there.
I am going to arrange for the movers to come June 24th because it takes about 2 weeks for our stuff to get there depending on weather and the company said they can still pick it up without and address and we can call it in mid way.

Well the other day the overheat light came on in my car. I turned off the car and it went away so I drove to work.
The next day the same thing so hubby booked me an appointment at the dealership to have them look at it. Well I went to said "appointment" and because it was a Saturday of a long weekend they would not be able to fit me in.
So I went to the shop that is right near the house and they said "We can not touch it because its a VW you need to take it to the dealership"
So I tried another dealership and it was the same thing.
So long weekend and my driving needs to be kept to a minimal not to mention the added expense if something is REALLY wrong is stressing me out.

Oh and then at work I found out that I am paid to date (I am staying till the 29th). Which means my last day worked is my last day of pay!! Yeah a bit stressful when you are moving and not going to have a job and still have bills to pay.

And poor Daisy is in heat and now we are going to have to have our couch cleaned before we leave because she has bleed all over it. Nice. An added expense that is not so cool right now.

And then there is the icing on the cake. This move is paid COMPLETELY by us. Yep so we are paying for the WHOLE move out of our own pockets because unfortunately the job posting did not also include relocation. But we both know and understand it will be better in the long run so we are going to suck it up for a few months till we are back on our feet and the reap the benefits of this move for the rest of our lives.

So I hate to say there will be no shoe shopping for the next 6 months. Yeah I know what are you all going to do??



These are my 2 best girlfriends. Salinna on the Left, me in the middle and Sara on the right. I have MANY more pictures to post so stay tunned!

Big news update from Canada

So I think I have kept a pretty good secret about this one, Not sure if I have blogged about it but anyways.

Big news.

Hubby was offered a position in Cheyenne Wyoming. And we are moving. In less than a month and I am in Canada and I need to pack and get organized...lol

So when he is done all his calls I am going to call work and tell them I am coming back early so I can get as many hours as I can before we move and they can also start the hiring process because its Gov it TAKES FOREVER!! I had already warned my manager and explained how I was burned last time by giving too much notice and it biting me in the ass but she says they would not do the same thing.

So wish us luck!!

Cheyenne Wyoming here we come!! Friggin hell another move.