Tuesday, April 20, 2010

Omaha... somewhere in middle America!

Any town with a Counting Crows song is good in my book... I have a feeling that Omaha is going to be great.

I am getting so excited that I can't focus (hence this blog). It amazes me how once you know you are going to see people you have not seen in what seems like forever, your thoughts return to another time. Those 4 years in Spokane at times seem like a distant memory. I think I put them there because there is so much longing I still have for that life, those people, and the memories just make me wish for them again.

It also brings tears to my eyes already to think of Tori walking down through those church doors. Not so long ago we were across the hall mates on our first day of college, scared to let go of our mommies and excited for freedom. Now we are women, married, moved, changed, but we still need our mommies, and now we need each other, too. There is nothing more powerful that female friendship, I honestly believe that. Last night I tried on my bridesmaid's dress and all I could think was how blessed I am to stand up and be a witness to two amazing people's marriage. How a 30 years from now when that dress will no long stretch over my hips, and our faces are covered in lines, we will still be standing up witnessing each other's big and small moments.

So here I go... off to Omaha... on a really killer adventure!

Tuesday, April 13, 2010

Being a grown-up is OVERRATED!

We have spent the past four months battling our desire to buy a house. Then about three weeks ago we decided... why go the easy way... let's BUILD a house.

note: we were not actually going to be the builders... but you get the point.

Then, as He often does, God gave us a big fat roadblock. We had done the 'good Christian thing' and decided to 'pray about it' but sometimes, when God answers my prayers with a NO I get really pissed. I mean 'pray about it' means God should give me what I WANT.

so... after all of the research, meetings {with builders, real estate agents, and mortgage brokers} we are NOT buying a house.

and I am SO RELIEVED.

I was not ready to be that grown up. Buying a house was what the world seemed to be telling me was the right thing to do. It meant we were serious about being here (everyone's reaction to us saying we were buying was "so you're really going to be here a while") like moving from Hawaii to Virginia away from everyone we love wasn't serious enough.

I don't want all my money to go to a mortgage. I like stupid stuff. I like vacation. I like pretty dresses for Tori's rehearsal dinner (ooops... Anthropology is really great and expensive!). I like going out to dinner. I like babies. I want one sometime in the near future and hear they are pretty pricey.

So I've once again (for the millionth time) discovered that being grown up is OVERRATED!

We are looking at an awesome rental on 2.5 acres. 3 bedrooms, check, renovated, check, fireplace, check. So come July this could be where you visit us!