So first of all a big shout out to Bobby who just got his mission call today. He is going to the Argentina, Buenos Aires West mission and reports August 29th. It was really exciting to be here when he opened the letter, and made me realize I finally get it. I mean, when Walter got his call I think I was still too much of a teenager and wrapped up in myself to understand how cool and important this is. Yay Bobby!
Also we saw Pirates today, and I don't know about anyone else, but I was extremely dissapointed and to be honest a little ticked. The ending(if you can call it that) sucked, but I don't even think you can call it an ending as much as yet another segway. I just wish they would have changed a few details and made it happily ever after. Lame!
The house hunting is still going. We have 2 "options" but at this point don't think we have found the "one" yet. So we will continue looking this next week. Thad really wants to stay in my parents ward, so that narrows our options considerably. I mean, it's not a necesity to stay in the ward but we'd like too, so we'll see what we can find, but at this point our two options are not in the ward. I'll let you know when something happens.
Saturday, May 26, 2007
Sunday, May 20, 2007
Still Alive
The last few weeks have been just nuts! We have been in Bako now for 2 weeks but it feels more like 2 months. Thad is liking his job, and after 2 weeks of job hoping and training of sorts he has been assigned to a permanent job that lasts through the end of the year. I'm not very clear on exactly what they are building on this job, but I think it has something to do with a water treatment plant or something. Anyway, it's just him and one other PM in charge so it should be a good opportunity for him.
For now we are still living in Bobby's room at my parents house. We have been driving around looking at rental houses since the day we got here, but after 2 weeks, exauhsted all of our resources. If the house was cheap it was in a craptastic neighborhood and really run down. If the house was nice we might as well buy it and pay the mortgage for what they were asking. So as of Thursday we decided(at least I thought we did) to just get an apartment for 6 months and buy a house then. So Friday & Sat morning I got a list together of possible apartments and had it all organized. I didn't really see Thad friday because after work he left straight away with the boys to the father & Sons campout, but somehow between Thursday evening and Saturday afternoon he changed his mind and came home from the campout and told me we are just going to buy a house now.
So now we are starting all over AGAIN, and looking for a fixer-upper house to buy. Meanwhile Andi is a horrible roomate! And since buying a house takes a bit longer to settle than filling out a rental contract I hope we find a house SOON! I am still a bit in shock that all of a sudden we are buying a house, huge decision, huge debt, and if it's a fixer-upper, huge project.
Other than that I have been hanging out with fma and friends here in town during the day while Thad is gone. Oh, and I didn't mention that Thads hours are fabulous! for me anyway, he goes in super early cos no one wants to work in the heat and is home between 2 & 3 everyday. Plus I have loved driving around in his new company truck. It makes me hate my little crap car, but it's nice to have a bigger vehicle.
Sorry no pictures, I have been a little busy to notice Andi's cuteness, but i'll post some soon, and hopefully soon let you all now about a house.
p.s. Andi goes to Nursery now, even though technically she's too young, but it's awesome! She loves it and I can actually listen to lessons!
For now we are still living in Bobby's room at my parents house. We have been driving around looking at rental houses since the day we got here, but after 2 weeks, exauhsted all of our resources. If the house was cheap it was in a craptastic neighborhood and really run down. If the house was nice we might as well buy it and pay the mortgage for what they were asking. So as of Thursday we decided(at least I thought we did) to just get an apartment for 6 months and buy a house then. So Friday & Sat morning I got a list together of possible apartments and had it all organized. I didn't really see Thad friday because after work he left straight away with the boys to the father & Sons campout, but somehow between Thursday evening and Saturday afternoon he changed his mind and came home from the campout and told me we are just going to buy a house now.
So now we are starting all over AGAIN, and looking for a fixer-upper house to buy. Meanwhile Andi is a horrible roomate! And since buying a house takes a bit longer to settle than filling out a rental contract I hope we find a house SOON! I am still a bit in shock that all of a sudden we are buying a house, huge decision, huge debt, and if it's a fixer-upper, huge project.
Other than that I have been hanging out with fma and friends here in town during the day while Thad is gone. Oh, and I didn't mention that Thads hours are fabulous! for me anyway, he goes in super early cos no one wants to work in the heat and is home between 2 & 3 everyday. Plus I have loved driving around in his new company truck. It makes me hate my little crap car, but it's nice to have a bigger vehicle.
Sorry no pictures, I have been a little busy to notice Andi's cuteness, but i'll post some soon, and hopefully soon let you all now about a house.
p.s. Andi goes to Nursery now, even though technically she's too young, but it's awesome! She loves it and I can actually listen to lessons!
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