Wordless Wednesday

one of my welcome home signs courtesy of Kevin :)

contemplating moving

We've been talking for quite some time about wanting to move back into town, and have decided to do more than talk and are taking steps towards achieving that goal.  We called a realtor a couple of weeks back (5/5), have gotten pre-approval for a loan, and have been crunching the numbers like mad to see what will work for us.

We are very much in the "information gathering stage" - we want to see what we could get for our money, and will decide if the time is right to make the move.   Its exciting -- we talk about what we'd do if we were closer in (shorter commute is a favorite for me; walkable neighborhood; closer to restaurants, museums, the list goes on and on).  It is also overwhelming when we see what our money will get us and think about all the steps necessary to list, sell, pack, move (and possibly move twice).

We met with our realtor yesterday to drive through some neighborhoods to see if we like the areas we've been looking at online - house listings show you the house, but you need to see a full picture of the area -- it was time well spent, we liked some areas, and ruled others out (even though the individual houses were SO cute).   We are getting serious about moving forward - both of us tossed and turned last night we've got so much on our minds.   It will be a busy summer for us!!!

I do love our house and will be sad when we leave it, but we know we'll be moving onto better things!  The improvements we've made to this house will make it easier to sell, hard to believe we've been here almost 5 years!

First things first, we'll take our vacation we've been looking forward to (been scheduled since January!) and really get to work when we get back.

Weekend Recap

This was my busiest weekend I've had in quite awhile - which is why its Tuesday and I'm just now doing a recap :) On Saturday I attended the first birthday of a dear friend's daughter. The theme was the cutest I've seen I quite a while, her Berry first birthday....and had homemade Strawberry Shortcake decorations (toys from my childhood!), down to the strawberry candies and strawberry cake. The party was at the clubhouse of the little girl's grandparents' neighborhood, a great place for a party since it had a playground right next door, so kids could go and run and climb and still be part of the party - easily called back when it was cake time. They also had a pinata filled with candy for all the kids, and it was a SOLID one, they made 2 rounds through all the kids taking a swing at it before all the candy fell out. . They even made the party "adult friendly" by having some beverages for us, I wouldn't expect any different from a couple who tied the knot at a brewery!  It was a great time, and I stayed to help with cleanup and take some photos of the families (with my friend now being in Chicago its not that often they can take a family photo with everyone).  I think the birthday girl was happiest when everyone was gone and she was on the floor! Sunday was Mother's Day and so my sister and I spent the day with my mom, it is always a double celebration since her birthday is so close to Mother's Day.   We played a tile game, and just visited, it was a good day and a break from our usual trips of trying to get them set to move.... I was all over town this weekend, but I wouldn't have missed either event! It also meant I didn't see much of Kevin, always a bummer but it gave him plenty of time (and quiet) to get his grading done -- he finished that up on Monday and is now on a very deserved break before summer school. This week got off to an exciting start for me - it was a pretty calm, quiet Monday...quiet since the semester ended and only a few hundred students are taking the mini term.  It was quiet until on my way out from work I got in the elevator, the doors closed and NOTHING.   I was STUCK!   I've never been a fan of small spaces, and had to fight to stay calm......I was stuck for about 30 minutes, and never been so glad to see those doors open.....

draft day

Last night the NFL draft started, and we had a great night - Kevin had the house to himself to watch the draft (and had just finished giving finals that same day) and I had a girls night out with my long-time friends, several live out of town now and so it was a real treat to get together!!!

A whole night of talking, laughing and Tex-Mex were just what I needed.

I DID see who the Texans chose with the first pick -- gotta love that the bar area of restaurants have tvs!   With the last name of Clowney wonder how many red noses will make appearances at the games...