September Updates

September has been busy. Between house hunting and a surprise visit from a little sister, we've had a lot going on. The good news: we've found a place we like, but I'm not saying anything is final until all the I's are dotted and T's are crossed. For now all I'll say is that it's just down the road from where we are and is essentially the same type of place. We like it and really, really hope it all goes according to plan this time.

For my sister's whirlwind visit, we went to Disneyland for a full 16 hours, went to the beach at Dana Point, drove through Hollywood (can you say sleazy?), and hung out at Santa Monica Pier. It was great to see her and have her around to do fun stuff with even if it did wipe me out. Oh and it was also nice to have someone else do my dishes for a change. Can you come back please? I need a live-in maid.... :P

October is fast approaching. It still feels like summer. I don't know what I'm going to do with all my winter clothing...will I ever get to wear them? Yesterday morning it was 60 degrees and people here busted out the parkas. I was in short sleeves, and when it warmed up to 75 later that day I kept thinking it was waayy too hot. Thank you, Wisconsin, for ruining my ability to enjoy warm weather.

In other news, I'm back on the exercise bandwagon. I've been pretty good with my runs and have also been doing some DVDs for weight training. With a crazy schedule it's hard to keep exercising because you never know when you'll have a free moment, so my philosophy as of late is to just do it whenever I have an hour of down time. So far it's working, and here's hoping it will keep doing so.

Oh yeah, and I've been contemplating more school....but then I contemplate paying for it and not getting paid and I stop. *sigh* That's what I get for being a school-junkie.

House Hunting (Take 3)

Soooo I think I might have mentioned this before, but if I haven't, we *were* in the process of buying our first home. Everything was set to go and then due to reasons beyond any one's control, the property we wanted could basically only be purchased with cash. We do not have that much cash (relatively speaking in comparison to how much the property cost). So, we did could not buy the place we wanted. LAME.

Therefore, I (we, but let's face it: he works 60+ hours a week and I work maybe 25) am about to embark on house hunting take 3. Take 1 had us with a seller that declined our rather generous offer. Take 2 left you just read the conclusion to. Take 3 is off to a rocky start, but at least this time I've narrowed down where I want to live. Now I just have to find a place that fits our ever-so-strict requirements.

Things I am looking forward to: getting this done with for the next 4 years or so. Potentially having a place to decorate and make my own. Possibly finding a place with a pool.

Things I am not looking forward to: realtors, moving, and making an offer/loans/negotiating/etc.

Good think the ocean is near by and I've found a knitting store. I'm a gonna need me some stress relief and nothing spells stress reliever like ocean breeze and a ball of yarn. :)