Okay so I must be compulsive, because once I decide to do something, I become this crazy person who will stop at nothing to complete my task! Does this happen to anyone else out there?
Here I am up at 12:30 p.m. (or should I say am?), again for the third night in a row trying to finish up this project that I began! No taking my time for me, it looks as though I am going to try and finish these little projects of mine even if it means I end up in the looney ben for lack of sleep. Here's how it all began.
Evan and I looked at our door and noticed our rental agreement, due to the fact that our lease was coming up at the end of the month. When we opened it we noticed a huge rent increase! We were totally bummed and figured if we were going to have to pay "x" amount of dollars for rent, we might as well live in another place closer to Evan's school for that same increased price.
So the hunt for the perfect apartment began, 5 days of non stop searching, and then a notice from the complex saying that they would not increase it like they originally said, if we'd stay. Seriously did they really have to do all of that, I mean they could have just not raised our rent in the first place, but whatever.
So we decided to stay for the next year until Evan finally graduates!!!!! Hooray and then we will move on to bigger (yes please bigger, especially if we have another baby this year) and better (preferably with no insects and crazy people and loud hispanic music from down stairs)! But for the time being I figure I will try and make our place as comfortable as possible.
So the "on-a-budget" extreme apartment make-over addition has begun! My house is going to be so clean, you will please feel free to eat any food I am serving you off of any space in my house including the floors, tubs and yes, toilets! Clean makes even the oldest of homes feel great and with a few new pictures, etc. I am already loving my apartment!
Now my life before "extreme apartment make-over" which I am calling EAMO B.C. was also crazy! The holidays were busy, I thought January would be boring and long like it usually is, but not this year. The beginning of the month began with a bang as Evan and I took an
impromptu trip up the coast to be with his brother and their family for new years! We had a blast. We stopped at the madonna inn and went on a guided night tour of Hearst Castle (amazing! really I cannot imagine living like that) then we ended up just northeast of Sacramento. Evan and Ethan went skiing (even though Emmajane tells us its dorky, smiles!) and Mariann and I went looking at antiques in marin county, so much fun! We love Ethan and Mariann they are definitely two of our most favorite people!
Then we get back from our trip and my brother and his wife Mary (with their two kids) come into town from Detroit Michigan and visit us for an entire week of blissfulness! Mary is like the sister I never had! Seriously I love her so much, she is amazing and of course I love my brother too, especially because he married, Mary! Smiles! Pictures from these events will be posted soon, along with the apartment renovations. I need a point and shoot (camera) badly! My big Digital SLR is great for my photography business, but I am desperate for something that fits in my pocket for every day random shots, you know what I mean?!!!
If not then you guys are going to be stuck reading about my life, instead of looking at it! Cherio to all of you lovely people out there, your all wonderful people and each of you inspires me to try and be a better person myself, thank you for that! I mean it!
PS props to Amanda for learning how to shoot a gun. I took hunters safety when I was 8 because my dad who is an avid hunter wanted me too. And as Shellie well knows his nick-name is "the hunter." Anywho, I learned how to shoot a gun then, but haven't really taken any interest in it since then. I am realizing perhaps I should! Let's go to the range together Amanda! Bye for now!
Everyone have a great week! Love Julie
PPS What is your favorite drink? I am addicted to organic chocolate milk! In fact I think I ll have some right now, nothing like a tall, cool glass of delicious chocolate milk after a very long blog posting! :)
