Three words....

Mario...Kart... Wii... It's consumed us. For the first two nights I didn't even want to sleep, just play. The newness is wearing off, but the awesomeness of the game is still going strong in our hearts.

An awesome weekend...

This was the best weekend that I have had in a long time! We just found out that Eric will be getting more Saturdays off, which means that we can actually have a weekend together! And we got to stay home and enjoy the weather, instead of traveling out of town, which is what we have been doing for the past two months.

On saturday we went surfing with some friends from church. It was so much fun! It was my first time out on a surf board and I thought that I was going to be intimidated by the waves and constantly thinking about sharks, but I really focused on balancing on my board and I did o.k. I stayed on my stomach the entire time, which I didn't mind because I am just getting the hang of things. I spent half the time trying to get on the wave my myself, but a few times my friend would help push me into the wave and that helped me a lot. We are going again next saturday and I am going to try getting up on my hands and knees, which will hopefully lead into standing, eventually. I only wiped out one time, and I'm kind of glad I did. Not that I did it on purpose, but I had been anticipating a wipe out and I knew it wouldn't be any fun. I thought I would panic under the water, but everything was fine. I can't wait to be better at this.

It was almost 90 on saturday and mid 90's on sunday. This is unusual weather for SLO this time of year and it's expecting to cool off again this week. By cool off I mean high 60's and low 70's. I love California. I'm still not used to the crazy drivers, but I definitely see our future here.

Oh, and my bass guitar lesson was really fun too. I can't wait to start playing some songs and understanding the instrument more. Right now I have to start with the basics, like finger exercises and scales. It's sometimes hard to try new things, but right now I am excited that I am accomplishing some goals from a long time ago (learning bass guitar and surfing.)

Is anyone else trying to learn something new right now? How is that going for you?

I'm back....

I need to use this site more. I've been dedicating a lot of time to my other site, which is mainly used to update family and friends who live far away, but I need a place that can be used more on a day to day basis.

Two really exciting things going on in my life right now.

Today I start bass guitar lessons from a guy at my church named James. I've had a bass for a year now, but I haven't really played it. James is going to be gone for the summer and I hope to take his place on the praise team while he is away. The church thing is kind of new. We've been going there for about 6 months now. It's a Presbyterian church.... we were not Presbyterian. It's been refreshing to get away from some old traditions, but still stay focused on the same God. Right now the biggest thing is that I don't have to feel guilty if I want to pray or speak during church, and I can play an instrument!

The second thing is that I am going surfing on saturday! I've been saying now for a year that I want to learn, but by now you can see that I have a really bad habit of procrastination. My new friend Sada came up to me after church last sunday and asked if I surfed. I said I would like to learn, but I didn't have a board. She said that wasn't a problem and invited me to come and learn with her. I'm so excited!

May 1st marks the one year anniversary of Eric and I moving to California. I loved Portland, but I'm surprised that I didn't miss it as much as I thought I would. Now don't get me wrong, we miss our friends a lot! And I miss Ryan and Jack, the two babies that I nannied for. But being in California has brought many exciting things into our life. I'm so proud that we made this big decision together and that it worked out so perfectly. The timing was right, our jobs lined up, and we found a great church. We are also closer to Eric's family which has allowed us to establish a stronger relationship with his parents.

So I know I've neglected this blog for a while, but I am ready to be back in the blogmunity, if you will accept me. Leave a comment so I know who's on board. I could use the support!

We found a home!

At least a temporary one, which is turning out to be awesome! A couple in SLO are going away for a 4 month long vacation this summer and need someone to sublet their apartment. It's a 2 bedroom, about 1.5 miles from Eric's work. This is a good thing because it gives us time to get to know the area better before we sign a lease for an apartment we might not like a lot. And there is no down payment, which means we don't have to borrow money from the parental units before we even get down there (leaving us in a debt of about $1,500)! We are very excited about this. We go down to SLO next weekend to meet them, and I have a couple of job prospects that I am going to check out. Things are working out pretty well for us. I am excited again to be moving. These last few weeks I've felt a lot of stress from not knowing where we are going to live, and having a lot to pack up at our current place. I can't wait to live by palm trees and ten minutes from the beach!

Friday and 6:00am should not be used in the same sentence....

Especially if it is referring to what time you got up this morning. The good thing is that I am done at 10:00am and I get to go back home and spend a few hours with my husband before he leaves until 10:00pm. I am looking forward to his new job because the position allows for him to make his own schedule, and should be off by 6:00 or 7:00 each evening. Imagine, having dinne together every night? So far this week we have made dinner together ONCE. I wish I we could use our home for more than just sleeping... a place to rest before we're off to our jobs. Will California be everything we hope it to be? It is just a place... And I know it's not WHERE you live as long as you invest in things that matter (relationships, health, spirituality.) I can ramble on like this because no one reads this. I know this because I haven't announced it to anyone. It's a nice place to vent.

Not so happily ever after...

I just finished a book that was 412 pages long and I was LOVING it until about the 410th page when something unexpected and totally sucky happened! I was so pissed and angry at the author for writing the story like that, and for almost ruining the whole book for me. Why does it have to be so dramatic in the end? I feel the same way about the new Harry Potter book coming out this summer. If Harry dies in this book I won't even read it. How can he be "the boy who lived" if in the end he's ultimately going to get it?

Saturdays... Ugh...

My husband works every Saturday and I do not work any Saturdays. He will continue to work every Saturday as long as he is in retail. The result of this: I am often bored on Saturday. Today I made a big accomplishment and went through every cubbard in my kitchen to get rid of food, dishes, and anything else that we will not use and do not need to move to California. I feel much better about my kitchen that is now more functional. I have two more hours until Eric gets off... I think I'll waste some time and play video games.