We've had a busy week...

If you can't tell, that's Dad's favorite Rocky Road ice cream she's fallen nearly face first in. :) I bribed her with it so I could go clean myself up after swimming in the pool. She's a tired little Syd. :) We sold our beautiful table and chairs, found a new set more kid-friendly & easier to move from place to place that we'll just pick up and pack in the UHaul next Friday. Until then, it's make do with what you can (hence the little chair on the kitchen floor). Our dining room is now quickly filling with boxes...

(Notice the "ball pit" we found at a children's second hand store.
She loves it! Helps keep our girl sane amid all the chaos)

Some call it progress, I call it devastation...

I shouldn't have taken the pictures down from off the walls, or the curtains off the windows for that matter, until right before we left. The undoing of 4 years worth of decorating is pretty upsetting to a pregnant homemaker. I'm sure it isn't just me who has felt the stress of moving. It's gotta be done. Only 1 week left!

Baby Shower

Can I just tell you all how amazing my sisters and family are?? My older sister, Trudy and my younger sister Ashleigh (along with the help of my dear friend Kimmie, and my niece Alishia - sorry I forgot to mention you originally, Lish! Thank you for your help to make it so wonderful!!) threw me the most amazing baby shower! It was fantastic, the food, the decorations, the fun!! Seriously, I laughed myself SORE! It made my face hurt we were laughing so hard! Completely memorable. I just loved it!

Here are some pictures, just to give you all an idea of the festivities. Ashleigh made up a trivia game that all the guests played - hilarious! About things most of them didn't know about me... I cheated giving away a lot of the answers with subtle hand signals. Ashleigh didn't catch on so she kept thinking to herself, "Wow, they're good!" as they'd get a lot of the answers right. Each question lead into a funny story... I don't know, it was just hilarious to me and my family, at least, with our crazy sense of humor... It was awesome!

Thank you to everyone who came and made the afternoon so special!!
And for all the wonderful gifts! I can't wait to put his new room together in Lubbock and to see him in all these cute clothes! Thank you again, everyone! What a shower! :)

Random...

My IRA is going

down,

down,

down...

This stock market is killing me!!

Hmmm, maybe I should take the account off of my banking overview (so I don't see it every time I log in)... The investment rep in me says that'd be a good idea, but the human consumer in me is telling the investment rep to take a hike - this is reality! Ha, the inner struggles of a former banker.... Anyway, one random post. I was due for it. Now back to packing. :)

Update

I suppose it's time to update our blog. Life comes at you fast! We are currently packing up, getting ready to leave August 2nd, with a destination set and even a place rented! Can you believe it? We are going to... Lubbock, TX! We feel really blessed to have things moving forward so quickly and smoothly!

Here's what happened:

1. Pace took me out July 1st as a surprise for a belated anniversary. (Once my internet class ended I could finally relax and celebrate). He had booked a room at the hotel we stayed in the night of our wedding, got D-Backs tickets to that evening's game (Milwaukee Brewers), and took me out shopping all afternoon for some new maternity clothes. I have the best husband ever!! Here we are (awesome seats, thanks to a realtor friend) wearing matching shirts (what guy will purposefully do that!??) at the D-Backs game. We had a great time! Thanks to Ash and Anthon for taking care of Syd!

2. As soon as we returned Wed, July 2nd, I felt like, "Okay Pace, call UofA." He agreed. The admissions office guy was really helpful, let him know the status of the wait list there, and ultimately that "chances were slim". YAY!! We were comfortable going forward with Lubbock/Texas Tech!

3. We jumped in the car the next evening (Thurs, July 3rd) and headed to Lubbock, stopping briefly in Show Low to sleep. Thanks again to sweet Ash and Uncle Anthon for moving in with Syd - she was happier here and we moved so quick without her. Literally it took 24 hours before we had secured the most blessed home and we were on our way back to Show Low! I know the Lord has lead us and is leading us to where we are headed... We are really going to like it there!

(Here's a pic of the home we've rented across a big, beautiful park)

4. We've sold off some furniture, scheduled things to be turned on in Lubbock (utilities, phone, etc), and currently are trying to rent/sell our condo last minute. If you know of anyone looking it's 1401 sq ft, 3/2/1 (4 yrs old) for $1050/month. Singles fit perfectly in here (no yard, but the community pool is great and there's lots of add'l parking right outside). :) Gotta work our contacts! Three weeks goes by really fast!

Amazingly enough, we're very calm, enthusiastic, and are anxious to move! Faith helps keep our heads from swimming with all the immediate changes coming our way, with rapid speed I might add... We are so grateful!!