posting gone mobile!

So my lovely mother got me a cell phone the day before the move, which has already been a life saver! We still have two days to wait before we get internet, so this is via my new samsung.
We moved 2 days ago, and we've been settling in ever since. We still have a ways to go.
But i made stew last night which was delicious, so i can already see the changes that the move has stimulated!
There will be a much longer post once I've got my computer up and running.
Til then!

Stress induced ickies

So we are packing up the UHAUL today, and of course I'm sick to my stomach and stuck in the bathroom.
I hate that I'm that stressed out about this.
I'm so stressed about moving that my body is purging all it can from my body.
UGH.
And also,
GROSS.

Also, fingers crossed for us being able to move tomorrow as we'd planned. Our work verification hasn't gone through yet! We don't want to be stuck bumming off of family members for a few days while our stuff is all packed away.

Super short post, but I had to share!

We're MOVING

So, do you remember how excited we were to buy our first house? Do you remember how hard we worked on it? Do you remember how much we l.o.v.e. it?
Did I not share all that with you?
My bad.
Well, none of that matters anymore.

Cameron's job in Organic Food Distribution was good. It was family oriented which we loved. He enjoyed his work. It had great benefits. It paid the bills.
But that was IT. We've lived on no extras for the nearly 4 years we have been married.
For instance:
I have no makeup other than what my sisters/mother-in-law have given me of their leftovers.
We do not go out to eat ever.
We go grocery shopping once a week and aside from bills that is the only money we spend.
My daughter almost didn't get summer clothes, and I was going to cut the sleeves off of her long-sleeved shirts, and the legs off of her jeans, but my wonderful mother brought over a bag of brand new summer clothes for her so that didn't have to happen.
This was not working anymore to say the least.

Sooooo, Cameron has decided to become an Air Traffic Controller.
The closest schooling for that is 2 hours away. So guess what? We're moving 2 hours away.
Byebye house.
*sniffle*
Hello apartment.
*sniffle*
And room-mate.
*sniffle sniffle*

Yep. We're renting out the house we love. Signed the lease agreement with the renters two days ago.
And we move on SATURDAY.
That's in 3 days.
3 DAYS.
Everything is happening SO fast!
We've spent the last three weeks looking for renters, creating lease agreements, looking for apartments, filling out applications, packing, filing for financial aid, registering Cam for classes, and driving up and down the 4 hour round-trip drive to the place that will be our new home.
Our first home away from our families.
It's scary.

I still don't have my license which makes it scarier, but I am working on it. Got my permit renewed (again), and I drove around our neighborhood the other day.

On top of all this, Cameron had to have emergency surgery to have his appendix taken out.
This was an ordeal in itself because he was in extreme pain for nearly 24 hours before they figured out what was wrong.
They thought we were trying to scam pain meds. =/
Not cool.

Anyway, I'm hoping to start posting more often now that I've revamped the blog. Stay tuned!

Colds for all

Everyone in the family is either sick or getting over being sick. :( Two little girls down the street who got sick at the same time as the monkey were diagnosed with pneumonia so we took her to the doctor yesterday and (YAY!) she's actually getting better. Tonight we watched The Cosby Show after dinner (the first time for the monkey) and she loved it. She wanted to watch it again, "one more time mommy!" It was very cute.

Tomorrow starts our weekend, I'm very excited! When husband gets home from work tonight we will probably watch a Roswell episode or two before hitting the hay. Then tomorrow we begin shopping for new flooring tile for the entryway/kitchen/bathroom/laundry room (the new house we bought wasn't well taken care of and the linoleum that is everywhere is terribly chipped, scuffed, and marred). It's a project we've been saving up for and I'm so excited to finally get started on it! It's the last thing to be done in the entryway, the first thing to be done in the bathroom which needs a major overhaul, and the last thing for now in the kitchen although eventually we plan to completely remodel it. It's all about taking it one project at a time. Slowly but surely our poor little 1939 mill-family home is becoming more beautiful and comfortable. The hardwood floors we did (ourselves!) in the living room are particularly wonderful. :) Who would have thought that at 21 I would about to celebrate my 4th anniversary with my wonderful husband, have a lovely 2-year-old girl, and own my own home?

I'm the luckiest woman in the world, bar none.

Quote of the day

"If your idea of a role model is somebody who's gonna preach to your kids that sex before marriage is wrong and cursing is wrong and women should be this and be that, then I'm not a role model. But if you want your girls to feel strong and intelligent and be outspoken and fight for what they think is right, then I want to be that type of role model, yeah."

- Megan Fox


Well, that's my idea of a role model.

Editing posts to match my edited life

So, I found a site that actually changed my life. Which makes me a TOTAL loser, but I don't care. It's called Violent Acres, and you may have heard of it seeing as its been around for 4 years. I however, had not, and that is a horrible injustice seeing as had I discovered it earlier, my backbone would be stronger at this very moment. Not my physical backbone, although I'm sure you knew that. So check it out, but be warned, she is a BITCH. Seriously. She'll probably offend you. But I love her!


I have TONS going on right now, and I love it! We are closing on our first house in less than two weeks!! Needless to say we are freaking excited. We are also getting a puppy (which my mom thinks is the worst idea ever), a female black lab that we are going to name Keara (it means dark, which we think is fitting!) Also, today is mine and husband's 3rd anniversary! We didn't do anything for it today, but next week monkey is staying with her Mimi and we are going to the beach for 3 days. It will be the first time we have both stayed the night away from her, so it's going to be bittersweet.


Hopefully I'll remember to keep posting, if only for family to read! Lol.

Playing Catch up...

Long time no see!
Wow, it's been a while. So the monkey is 18 months old now...can you believe it? I can't. Not long until we're celebrating birthday number 2.
Texas is still the current plan...husband submitted his application for transfer and we are hoping to hear on it soon.
I decided (in order to motivate myself) that we won't remove my Mirena (aka. try for baby numero dos) until I've got my license. Husbands response to this epiphany? Let me play it out for you:

Me: "So, I've decided not to take the Mirena out until I get my license. There's no way I can survive with two babies and no way to get around."

Husband: "So, when did you decide we aren't having any more kids?"

Me: ".................... Ouch."

Husband: "Hahahahahaha....oh me."

That last part is embelished a bit, but whatevs. You get the gist.
And yes, I am 20 years old and still without ever having had a license. No real driving experience to speak of. Still in need of therapy (most likely) to get over the driving fears. But come on! Have a little faith husband huh?
Anyhoo.
I'm back to painting, and loving it. I've found a style I really like. I've never painted anything cartoony, it's always been realistic, even if it's kind of abstract...but this is a cartoony style and like I said, I'm loving it. I ran out of paper though. :( So I'll have to wait until this weekend to finish the one I'm working on.

Okay, well monkey just woke up, so I'm off!