The Woman Wonders

It's Official!

Believe it or not, we ACTUALLY closed on our home yesterday, the same date as our anniversary :) It is a wonderful feeling to not have that hanging over us anymore. Our realtor couldn't believe all the problems that came up. She said closings hardly ever change, let alone two different times. So I guess the third time was a charm! I guess it was meant to be for us to close on our anniversary. It is a wonderful and bittersweet feeling. There are many things that we miss about our home but we are very happy that we made this dream come true for us.

October 12th 1995 and 2004

October 12th 1995 -

I met my soul mate and best friend Kevin. Thank you Kevin for being the best husband and father in the world. You mean the world to me!

October 12th 2004 -

TODAY WE ARE FINALLY SUPPOSED TO ACTUALLY CLOSE ON OUR PREVIOUS HOME, ITS BEEN ONE THING AFTER ANOTHER WITH THE CLOSING. IT WAS ORIGINALLY ON FOR OCT 1ST THEN OCT 8TH AND NOW IT LOOKS LIKE WE ARE ACTUALLY CLOSING ON OCT 12TH - WOW!!!! Its AMAZING to me that out of all the days of the year - we are closing on our home on the anniversary of us meeting!!!!!!

Now that our carpet issue is solved, we are now having major plumbing issues and internet trouble. I know God will get us through this, I feel his love today, I do every day. I can't believe another major life event is on the 12th for us. HAPPY ANNIVERSARY KEVIN! I love you!

Home Sweet Home

Awwwww Home Sweet Home. We made it safe and sound. I am typing this at my parents (mom and step dad) house. We will have to stay here a few nights until we get a chance to unpack and organize at our new home. Yesterday was essentially a day of loading, driving, and unloading. We aren't even done unloading both trucks yet. Today starts the process of unpacking and settling in. It still hasn't hit me that I am "home" now. It still feels like I am just here for the weekend or something and I will have to leave in a couple days - like I have done for the last 6 years. I am exhausted. I am overwhelmed. I am blessed. I am happy. When we arrived home yesterday there was a beautiful vase of red roses and babies breathe waiting for us in our kitchen from my grandma and aunt. It was a wonderful "Welcome Home" surprise and the letter with it really touched our hearts. Thank you SO MUCH to everyone who has commented to me and who have left messages for me on Girly Chat. Also thank you for doing the Friday Five, it was nice to start that up again! I am overwhelmed by your friendship and support. You ALL mean so much to me! We have a lot of work ahead of us in the next week or so but if you know me very well at all you know that as soon as we are settled in I will join blog world once again ;)

Love to you all and MISS YOU ALL~
Kelly

Gonna Miss You!

I think we are getting ready to pack up the computer tonight. I wanted to update real quick. We got a lot done this past weekend. We are both worn out already and we haven't even moved yet. It was really hard trying to pack up an entire house while watching a 29 month old and a 9 month old. Oh well, that's one of the reasons we are moving, to have more help when we need it. We move on Wednesday and our internet should be back up on Thursday or Friday. YEAH :) I already miss you all and I haven't even moved yet! Hope I don't loose any of you in the move!
Missing you like crazy,
Kelly
P.S. Wouldn't you know it - I am going to be on my period all damn week! What a week to have AF! One question - why do we call it AF? There is NOTHING "aunt" like with periods!

Coming Full Circle

We have been out of town all day. We left early this morning with the boys and drove to my hometown to find a place to rent. With only having a week to find a place and move we knew we didn't want to buy right away, plus we don't have money for a down payment this time. My mom found a small/older ranch style home for us to look at. Would you believe it is literally in the same subdivision that I grew up in? It will be perfect for us for a year or two. It is 3 bedrooms, 1 bath, big fenced in yard with lots of shade and trees, kitchen, living room, dining room, and 1 car garage that will probably be used for storage. It needs a lot of work done but the landlord said she will reimburse us for any work that we do and leave when we move eventually. We are truly coming full circle with living in this neighborhood. When my mom married my step dad almost 20 years ago that is where we lived and that is how I met Amy, and I met Kevin through Amy. We feel very blessed to have found something with such little time. This was literally the only house to rent in my hometown that could best fit our needs at this time. When my mom originally saw it she said she just knew it was for us for now, she was right. The next three days will be spent packing, packing, packing, and more packing. We are slightly stressed, busy, but very happy! We move next Wednesday! I hope to post a couple more times before then but it just depends how much we can get done with taking care of two little kids without any help while we are packing. Here is a picture of the house just to give you an idea.

We will probably try to buy something in a couple years but for now this house will be just fine. Oh, I forgot to mention, I know about half of the neighborhood and there are a TON of kids in this neighborhood. Nathan and Austin will have so much more fun in life living near family and friends, we couldn't be happier. I miss you ALL already! We already have all our services set up, our DSL internet access will be ready just a few days after we move :)
Love to you all! The Friday 5 will return once life settles down ;)

Gee, You Think?

Capricorn Horoscope for 9/20 - 9/26

This week's scenario is highlighted by planning, scheduling & getting organized. There's certainly more on your plate than you ever expected. Maybe you've over-committed yourself & need to re-examine your priorities. Whatever happened to the freedom of the past, when life was so simple and all you were concerned with was the next thrill? Keep your eyes & your ears open. Once you know all the details, try to keep your emotions at bay. Your physical energy will be intensified. Well, there's still plenty of time for fun in your future. All you have to do is clear your calendar early in the week, drop a few projects & then go out and play. This horoscope provided by Astrology Source. Learn about your inner self, friends, and lovers.

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How are these fun blog things so damn accurate? The things that really seem to fit my life right now I put in bold ;) If you read My Crazy Life then you know how true some of this is! Tomorrow we are going to my hometown to try and find a place to live by the 29th, will keep you posted when and if we find something! :):):):):)

My Crazy Life

First things first, I borrowed "My Crazy Life" from my wonderful friend Cara - thanks girl :) I wanted to post a quick entry on what our plan is for the next week or so.

Tuesday the 21st - I have lots of phone calls to make today, trying to set up appointments to see houses in hometown.

Wednesday night the 22nd - Kevin returns from Denver (his work trip) - YEAH!!!!!!! :):) We haven't even been together since we officially signed the offer on our house!

Thursday morning the 23rd - travel to my hometown to find a house to rent

Friday the 24th - PACK PACK PACK

Saturday the 25th - PACK and travel to hometown to find a home if we weren't able to on Thursday

Sunday the 26th - PACK PACK PACK

Monday the 27th - PACK once Kevin gets off work

Tuesday the 28th - ditto

Wednesday the 29th - move out of home

Thursday the 30th - unpack and unload moving van into a home we will hopefully find by this weekend

Friday the 1st - Kevin and I have to travel back to this area to close on our house - same day as VirgoJen's big trip to see her family!!!!!!

Saturday - Start settling in

Sunday - Missing you all like crazy! Even if it takes awhile to get our internet up and running I have a ton of computers with internet access I will be using in any free time that I have! I can't believe we have 2 weeks to find a new home, pack, and move! And one of those weeks Kevin is gone for a work trip. It sure is crazy around here but I have never been happier in my life! I have always wanted to raise my children by family!

I am already feeling guilty about being so behind on all my friends blogs. I know I am silly. I know my friends will understand that things are totally crazy here. I cant wait to get settled in and be back. You are all important to me!!!!

I have a new temporary email address until we get our new internet access when we move. PLEASE do not use the madisontelco.com address after the 27th - please use kellyanng12@yahoo.com
THANK YOU LOVE YOU ALL!! Hope I don't loose any of you ladies in this craziness :)!

The Top Two Reasons Why I am SO HAPPY About Moving Home!

Austin at 9 months with a Cheerio hanging from his chin! Do you think anyone would notice if I ate him up?

Nathan at 29 months giving mommy the look! Tell me how to resist this face! ;)

Is it really possible that in less than two weeks my boys will be living with family and friends?

I hope I never wake up from this dream

Click on images for a better view ;) That cheerio is barely hanging on!

Thank You From the Bottom of My Heart

I want to thank each and every one of you for being such wonderful women and for being so special in my life! Every single one of you have been truly my lifeline over the past year and lifesavers to me!

I know in my heart that God brought all of you into my life. He heard my tears of loneliness. He heard my tears of depression. He heard my prayers. He gave me you and I hope and pray I have all of you in my life forever. I will ALWAYS want and need you ALL in my life whether I live near family or not. I would be so heartbroken if I lost any of you in my life. The next few weeks will be pretty busy for us but you know I will be back! You can't get rid of me even if you want to :)

Philippians 4:6 - Don't worry about anything; instead, pray about everything; tell God your needs and don't forget to thank him for his answers. Thank you Tanya for this wonderful biblical quote and Thank You God for all my blessings!

Let us be grateful to people who make us happy, they are the charming gardeners who make our souls blossom. ~ Marcel Proust ~

A Dream Come True!

We just found out that we will be moving back to my hometown in 2 weeks!!! Our closing date is schelduled for October 1st!!!!! Once Kevin returns next Wednesday from his trip we will literally have one week to pack, load, and find another place to live. We are SOOOOOOOO HAPPY!!!!!!!!!!!!! We have been praying and hoping for this for more than 6 years. We are going to go from living near no family or friends at all to living in my hometown with all my family and friends. Our lives are going to change by 100%!!!!! I am so happy that I can finally raise my boys near family and friends!I love you ALL!