Catch Up

Well, I told you last time that I would try to catch up on the events of the past couple weeks so here we go. We'll see what I can remember. haha

Our things made it out to Cali and are currently in a storage unit somewhere near Diego's family's home. (FYI: Storage is more expensive out there than it is in Indiana).

Diego went to tons of interviews and finally accepted a job last week.  His first day was last Thursday. It's not exactly what we had hoped for, but we'll take what we can get. He is now the maintenance supervisor at a Senior living community called Bayside Terrace in San Pedro, California.  The position includes an apartment as part of the deal, which he just got yesterday.  I've only seen a couple pics that I found online, but it looks ok I guess. I think it's only like 550 sq. feet though, so pretty small.  Hopefully, we'll be able to fit all our things in.  So far, he seems to like it well enough. Definitely a lot less stressful than his last crazy job, so that's good. Unfortunately, there are no pets allowed and also no benefits. :( So that stinks!  But I'm thankful that he has a job.

So I guess that means I will be heading out there soon. Jennica is going to ride out with me and we're going to make a few stops along the way. It should be fun! As of right now, we're planning on leaving July 19th. It should take us about six days to get out there, so we'll probably get to Cali the last week of July.

Almost finished with my crazy online class. I've been working on my speeches the past week or so. I have to present it to an audience of at least 5 people and videotape it. I tried to present it last night, but it didn't work out because Ryan was sick. So I will try again Thursday night. I'll turn this lesson in this week and hopefully Lesson 9. Then my final next week and I will be finished!!! Yay! :D Hopefully, I will get to semi-enjoy my last three weeks here.  I think it's going to be a busy next four weeks though! Jennica just signed a lease for a new apartment, so we're going to be busy moving her in. I need to meet with Ms. Avery sometime. I have a couple appointments, I need to hang out with Kendra one or two more times, and we need to video tape Grandma. Plus, I have to finish sorting through things and packing.

I ended up inheriting Mom's mini cooper since she got her new one.  I hadn't even really planned on taking it, but we had a buyer for my old blue car and they bought it right away. As much as I disliked how that car drove, I was sad to see it go since it was a wedding gift. :(  It will definitely be nice to drive in Cali since it's so small! However, we're definitely going to have a space issue on our road trip out there. I'm going to have to ship a lot of things now instead of packing them in my car. Oh well, whatever works.

We had our garage sale on Friday and Saturday. It went pretty well! We were actually busier on Friday than Saturday, which I found surprising. We had things marked down soooo low. It kind of made me sick to my stomach. Especially towards the end when we had most things marked to 5 or 10 cents. We were practically giving things away! But at least we made some money and got rid of a bunch of junk! The garage looked barren afterwards! I was happy to get rid of everything! :)

So they finally finished the driveway @ the house and it looks really nice! We got a lot of compliments on it during the garage sale. And Brown's FINALLY got Mom's flowers planted. They look super nice! I'll have to add some pictures!

Here are some pictures from the past couple weeks:

Jennica and I went up to baseball game with Courtney in Gary.

This is Kendra and me. We (plus jennica) went to see the movie "Super 8" and then went to eat at Qdoba. It was a lot of fun!

 I finally got my wedding dress cleaned! lol I took it in when we went dress shopping with Kristina last month. Just now got it back.

I've been making a lot of baked chicken and roasted veggies! yuuuum!

Snicky's new toy that Mom got her...Mr. Chicken! isn't it cute? hehe

Yes, we have a slight Popchips addiction! ;) But have you tried them? They're sooooo good! :D

Getting ready for the garage sale...it was sooo much work organizing and marking everything! couldn't have done it with out Jennica's help! And Dad's--he helped with all the tables, signs, etc.

My old rollerblades from when I was younger. I used to use these things ALL the time. Jennica and I would skate around the circle in the back subdivision. Good times. I decided not to sell them. They still fit, so why not keep them?  ;)

I found this while I was sorting through garage sale stuff. A trip down memory lane. A shirt that I bought Diego during his first trip out here.

 Jennica and I found these when we were sorting through garage sale things. Mom used to make make sugar cookies and frost them with orange frosting and stick a piece of candy corn in the middle. Then she would stick them in these treat bags and we would take them to school. As soon as I saw these bags, I could practically taste the cookies. hehe. Ah, memories. I love it when my memories are triggered like that!

 The finished driveway! isn't it nice?! I love it!

Gorgeous daisies in the flower box that we got Mom for Mother's Day! Aren't they perty? ;)

Getting ready for the garage sale....

Snick wanted to help! hehe

The flowers in the backyard.

I LOVE this back porch! It's sooo nice and peaceful! I'm going to miss it so much. :(

Snick chilaxin in the back yard. Btw, that's the shed(used to be playhouse lol) that my grandpa helped us build when Jennica and I were little. We used to play in it ALL the time when we were young. We'd play house, school, and just hang out. It used to be at our old house, but brought it with us when we moved here ( I think i was about 9 at the time. ) It later became the dog's house and now it's the shed for the mower, bikes, etc.  It was right next to this big tree at the old house and I remember climbing the tree and getting on the roof. Then we (the cuzs and neighbor kids) would jump off the room onto this little trampoline. haha Fun times! I was such a tomboy. ;)

An old photo that I saw over at Grandma's house. I think it might be Aunt Vi? I can't remember. I'll have to ask her!

Beering Fountain @ Purdue. This is where Kara (Kohlhagen) and I met for lunch last week. I never did make a fountain run in all my years there at Purdue. haha It looks like it would be fun though! :)


Well, that's about it. Oh, Monday was Grandma's 84th birthday. Aunt mary,Becky, Mom, Jennica, and I took her to lunch at Pizza Hut. Between Becky's stories and the screaming baby sitting behind us, it was quite a lunch! haha. Then Jennica and I drove grandma out to Bazz's for ice cream. Wanda makes the most amazing cookie dough avalanches! yum! I must get another one or two of those before I leave for Cali. haha :P
Well, I suppose I should get busy. I have lots of things to accomplish today. Happy Wednesday everyone! :)