So, we moved this past weekend from Tulsa, OK to Ohio. It was a horrible, stressful, exhausting week and it just keeps going that way. We closed on our house on march 23rd and immediately started the two-day trek with our children and my mom to help to Ohio. The kids actually did pretty well on the road. Seth had a pretty hard time with the week of the move because everything was changing and it kinda freaked him out. he got really clingy and upset and would just keep asking us if we were going "bye, bye." His little world got flipped upside down and he's just been feeling a bit insecure during this transition time. But everything has gone pretty smoothly. other than when Seth locked Lilah in the mini-van in Greenup, IL (wherever that is!) We were stopped at a Dairy Queen and had gone to the car to change diapers. I got Lilah all situated in the front seat for mom to change her and Seth locked the door without me realizing it. When we were trying to switch places for mom to change Lilah and me to get Seth, the door bumped closed and Lilah got locked in with my diaper bag and keys on the floor of the van for the diaper change. It was 80 degrees outside and the car was probably 100 degrees because it had been in the hot sun for about an hour already. We called 911 and got Lilah out. But she had been in there about 15 minutes and was drenched in sweat and dehydrated and was struggling to breath. It was a disaster and we spent the next hour back in dairy Queen cooling her down. We eventually got home and are now starting the house-hunting process and are staying very busy with that. That's about it for us. I'm going to bed now because it is 2 am and I'm exhausted! Love you girls! (Oh, and I'm sorry Steph, I'm not coming back to Tulsa... but I wish I could because I'm missing it.) Also, sorry I missed you in Ohio Kim. And I'm sorry I never called you back while I was driving. It ended up being really busy and I want to try to call you when I can actually talk. =)

Out there...somewhere

I spent most of last week in Ohio, where my mom was supposed to have surgery. Instead, her surgery was postponed indefinitely because of abnormal EKG results. At first, her doctor thought she might have had a minor heart attack, but the cardiologist she saw didn’t think so. But they are doing further tests in a couple weeks to find out just what is going on.

So instead of spending the week in a hospital, I spent it with my mom and sister and family, just hanging out and doing normal Ohio-type things. I flew back on Saturday so I could get back to work.

Adam was in Vegas for his cousin’s wedding, but he changed his ticket to fly home on Saturday as well. It was all kind of last minute and a little bit stressful (especially my delayed flights on Saturday), but it all worked out in the end and we spent a lovely Sunday afternoon just wandering around like tourists.

Well, I guess that's it for now. Hope all is well with you girls. I love you lots!

are you girls still out there?

So this weekend was spent puppy-proofing the house. I cleared the coffee tables and end tables low enough to be whacked by a wagging tail. I picked up numberous decorations or little odds and ends from the floor and put them in their place (spring cleaning too!), and we purchased a baby gate for the downstairs hallway. We also purchased anything and everything else you could imagine to get ready for Nobu's homecoming. Check out my blog for the most recent photo!
Does anyone else have boxelder bugs covering one side of their home? Ugh, i just gag when i see one of those buggers get inside. I can't stand them, and I especially can't stand killing them because they 'crunch' when killed. ugh, I'm loosing my appetite just thinking about it!
Oh, Chris is up to 30 pounds lost and I've topped off at 15 pounds lost. Girls, this is an unbelievably easy lifestyle!
much love ladies!!

What's that smell?

WORMS! I can't remember for the life of me who said that one day in college, but I think it was Steph? Well, anyway, friday was our first spring rain and it smelled like worms. not really... i don't think i could really smell worms, but someone once said it smelled like worms outside but it was really just rain. i love you girls!

Procrastination

So it’s sunny and warm outside and I really don’t feel like working. So I think I’ll blog instead.

We went to San Francisco over the weekend for a little last-minute getaway (pictures are on Flickr.) Adam flew down on Thursday for a little business trip, and I went on Friday to meet him. It was so warm there, I actually got a little sunburned. We also got to see the Chinese New Year parade, which was vibrant and wonderful. Lots of little kids dressed like pigs.

We were also able to meet up with his stepbrother for a couple dinners, which was fun. He’s working at Google, which we were hoping to get a little tour of. But maybe next time.

If we moved to another city any time in the future, it would definitely be San Francisco. The climate is perfect (read: less rain) and we could live across from the park where they filmed that Full House scene. Well, if we had an extra million dollars lying around. But it must be under the bed, if we do, because I sure can’t find it anywhere.

Other than that, we’re just chugging along as usual. We’ve still been doing some house hunting, but just casually. Nothing has screamed, “buy me!” at us yet.

Seattle has this 25 for 25 thing going on right now where you can eat for $25 at 25 local gourmet restaurants. So I think we’re going to try out one of them tonight. I need to scope out some more good ones for us in June, too, so I will consider this a research outing.

I could also still use some input on the mix cd I’m cooking up. Anyone? Anyone?

Hope all is well with you all – love ya!