Vacation

Vacation so far has been great. I have been taking tons of pictures, and some of them look amazing! I'm looking forward to framing them and hanging them in the new house. I haven't had many chances to write since I haven't been at home much and I keep meaning to try those "blogger" apps for my phone, but I haven't gotten around to it yet since we have been traveling like crazy from one spot to another. I will post about all our experiences (with tons of pictures) when I get home.

PS- I miss my hubby. I have never been away from him for this long before and I don't like it very much.

Packing...Packing....Packing

I will be spending all my free time this week packing for vacation. (I'm determined to fit everything I need in my carry-on) and packing up the house.

We are planning on doing a lot of the moving the week I get back from vacation. That means I have this week to pack up everything. And we have already run out of the boxes that we had. I'm going to spend today driving around looking for boxes on the back side of stores. Sounds exciting, huh?! UGH. Oh well, it has to get done.

Oh and the computer-for-my-pocket (new cell phone) was announced today and will be arriving in stores on Thursday. Just in time for my vacation! It's gonna take me awhile to learn everything about it but it'll give me something to do at the airports, I guess. I have a 4 hour lay-over on one of my flights. That does not sound like much fun at all, but with a new phone to play with.....it doesnt sound quite as bad! :)

I want something.....

So you know how there are some things that just make you think of a certain person when you see them....Like when I see anything Star Wars, I think of Chris....Or when I see anything Hello Kitty, I think of a good friend at work....Or when I see cows, I think of my sister......

I want something that people see and think of me. I don't think I have anything right now. But I have an idea!

Cute, little bumble bees!

Now, I know what you're thinking...Why in the world would you pick a bee? Well, here is why....according to many "name books" that I have read over the years, Melissa means "honey bee." And as long as they are the cute little ones, not big scary ones like this:

I'll be fine.

Another thing that might work would be mermaids!

I have had a love for mermaids for as long as I can remember and have always wanted to live under the sea. Luckily, as a scuba diver I get to learn and understand that world below, but I still have to be hooked up to a tank and can only go so far, for so long. Maybe technology will advance far enough in my lifetime that I'll be able to spend a longer time under water.

Until next time.....  <3

Life is good.

Yesterday we signed the rental agreement for the house and gave our deposit (Good-bye house-buying fund) But at least we are closer to family and we wont have to live underneath those elephants anymore. And this house just feels perfect for us. Chris said that I could ahve the small room as my craft room and I am super excited about that! We are also going to have a room as an office and still have a guest bedroom....Isnt that amazing?!

I have less than one week til my vacation. East Coast- Here I come! I'm looking forward to spending a week exploring new places and taking tons of pictures and relaxing away from work with one of my favorite people. :)

I am not looking forward to packing and moving everything, although I am looking forward to purging and re-organizing everything! We have just accumulated so much stuff over the years and I just have not had much incentive to get rid of it, but now I dont want to move it, so that seems like incentive enough for me now!

Chris just found out that he is going to be getting "furlow" days every other Wednesday, and I know its not something that most people would be too excited about, I am VERY excited! Thats almost a guaranteed 2 days a month (whole days...not just a morning here and an evening there) that I get to spend with my favorite person in the entire world! Plus it will be a huge help when we start moving!

All-in-all....LIFE IS GREAT!!!

Crossing my fingers!

Oh my gosh, we went and saw the inside of the house today and fell in love. This place seems perfect for us. And while technically its only 3 bedrooms, there is a 4th bedroom off of the upstairs room, but it can't technically be counted since its off of the other room. Anyway, 4 rooms, 2 bathrooms, eat-in kitchen, laundry room (with dryer already there) and the living and dining rooms.

Its older, but Its the style that we wanted and has a lot of character and I REALLY hope it works out for us. As soon as we walked up, I felt at home. I can just see us living there and am already picturing where I want to put things.

We are filling out the applications and will hopefully hear something by the end of the week!

House Potential!

Right around Christmas, Chris and I found a house for rent up near my old elementary school. It was in a good neighborhood and closer to my family. (The downside of this place was that it was also for sale while it was up for rent. Chris and I decided we did not want to take the chance of moving and then the owners selling it 2 months later). Anyway, we told me Dad about it, who also seemed very excited (everytime he sees me, he casually mentions how nice it would be for Chris and I to live closer and how nice it would be to spend more time with us). (Another thing he mentions everytime I see him, is how I'm not getting any younger and that I can start growing my family anytime now. Slow down, Dad. The time will come soon enough). And he was obviously so excited about the possibility of us living closer that he told my Grandma all about it. So during Christmas dinner while I was at work, Grandma starts talking to Chris about moving to La Habra and how she will keep looking in the classifieds and she will let us know if she sees anything that might work for us.

Fast-forward 2 months: I got a call from Grandma who had very exciting news. She called and told me that she had been reading the local paper and found a 3 bedroom, 2 bath house in La Habra Hts for rent.(and it right in our price range!) She said that she called the number right away and was just waiting to hear back more information.

Today, she calls me again and gives me more specifics about the location and such. The house sounds pretty cool! I'm excited to contact the owner tomorrow and see if this is something Chris and I would actually be able to make work. :)

I'm crossing my fingers for this one!

Missing you

Some days are so hard. I think about Mom all day long. I just want to be able to talk to her again. To think that she will never be here for me and Shell and Bub and Dad, it hurts so bad. It sounds ludicrous, but it actually makes my heart hurt. I'm not kidding....There's a pain in my chest that comes when I'm thinking about her a lot.  I just want her back. I want her to meet her grandchildren and help me move into my first house and...and....and....and.... The list goes on. I still have a hard time watching movies and tv shows where people die. Like right now, at this very minute, I'm the crying victim of "PS...I Love You." And whenever I decide to catch up on "Greys," I usually end up another crying victim.     ugh

Now, most days I'm good. I still think about her a lot. But somedays....I think about her all day long. I guess, most days I just hold all my feelings in until they explode out of me. People would tell me that it gets easier with time and for the longest time I didnt believe it. I believe it now. I'm so glad that there are people that have come into my life in the past year and helped me. Help guide me, gave me a shoulder to cry on or just an ear to listen to me. To know that I have other people in my life that have gone through this same thing, makes it easier for me. (And I don't want that to sound like I'm glad they have lost someone important to them...It's just that they have helped me through this journey and for that I am thankful.)

Having somewhere that I can write my feelings and get it out in the open I think will help. Maybe it won't all come expoding out like it did with this post. Today was a crazy day. I think I felt every emotion possible today but thank you for listening....to whoever may be reading this.