Been Sick.. UGH

OK so last Friday I start to feel the tickle in my throught! NO!!! Not my LONG weekend! Yes, I spent the whole weekend sick. However, because we have SO much to do to get this house on the market (Oh yeah, did I mention we closed on our property last Thursday!)I worked all weekend. We went to Lowe's and got new flooring, sinks, faucets, lighting and countertop for the Master bath. I had a goal to do the whole thing for $500 but it looks like it will end up being closer to $550. NOT BAD! I have to laugh because at work, I don't even want to work with someone on a bath unless thier budget is at least $20,000. Haha, not me though! We would spend more money for nicer finishes but the market is a little soft and I wanted to update without losing money. So, I'll post befores and afters in a couple of days when it's done. We also have the carpet guy coming to fix the HOLE in our carpet (yeah.. we're ghetto) that my dog dug while trying to get into our bedroom via China apparently.
Jack is doing well, he's 18 months now and going to NURSERY! Soo NICE!!
My birthday was last Saturday- the 19th. We went 4 wheeling up to Jim Creek, it was beautiful and we just sat for hours roasting hot dogs and smores. Then we had seperate celebrations at both Jeremy's parents house and mine. I really felt like I was milking this birthday thing! I was spoiled like always.
My boss got me a sewing machine! It was a combo birthday/5 year anniversary gift. (5 years working for her) It is SO nice, I was so excited!! That night I pieced together this girly crib quilt. (No.. not pregnant!! Just loved the fabric) It is Amy Butler fabric, I just LOVE her style and her designs. A couple of the prints are Michael Miller. Anyways, I ordered TONS of fabric from fabric.com for my "birthday" from Jeremy (aren't we so thoughtful, we always do that! Buy what you want, "Happy Birthday"), they have great deals for anyone out there who sews. I am making a King size duvet cover and matching Euro shams etc. I got a King size down comforter from my mom, isn't that convenient ;) So, I will have to post pics when I'm done. This is a perfect gift because when we move into Jeremy's parents house, we are bringing nothing but our clothes and our BED.
Sorry it's taken me so long to post! May has been the craziest month ever, with graduations, visiting grandparents, ModBod parties, 2 baby showers,2 births, birthdays, moving etc. I'll be a little better now that things are slowing down!

Did I miss something?

Or did Elton John start swinging the other way?
When we went up to the Box Office in Vegas to pick up my ticket (Oh yeah! Went to Vegas last week!) for the concert, they had me read the disclaimer that Elton John was for mature audiences only and that there were images that could be considered offensive such as partial frontal nudity.
I'm thinking: Just play the PIANO Elton!
Turns out, the "video" background that played while he sang had boobs. Lots of them. Not to mention the 15 foot inflatable boobs that were inflated over the audience or the 15 foot long banana with two conspicously placed cherries at each side.
And what does this have to do "Daniel"? I have no idea.
Anyways, other than that- the show was good. Because we were in the 3rd row, we were invited up onto the stage to stand by his piano while he song the song "Saturday" (Or whatever its called- Sad- I don't even know!) I touched his "Red Piano".
He was kind of funny though- he talked about Celine Dion, how we were on her turf but that she had gone on tour with Rage Against The Machine and was out promoting Krispy Kreme donuts. Too funny.
Anyways, so the Bellagio was amazing. I LOVE the flower garden and if I ever become a Billionaire who has no idea what to do with my money, I will have one in my home that is similar.
In other news, Tina (jeremy's sister) had her baby. Joshua James born on Mothers Day at 2 im the moring. We were there at the hospital and saw him fresh out of the oven as they weighed him. He is SOOO cute and looks just like her husband. We decided he crys in an Australian accent as well, just like Dad.
Yesterday, Melinda had her baby (good friends of ours). Jacob Jaxon was born on the same birthday as his uncle, Jaxon, who died two years playing hockey at BYU. So it was a very special day.
ALSO- My sister, Heidi, put an offer in for a lot that is literally only 4 houses down from ours. They are now building too! It will be so fun to live close, to have the cousins close.
Anyways, I hope everyone had a wonderful Mother's Day!

Saturday

We put the offer in and it was accepted - Yeah! So we are in the process of dealing with the financing. We really wanted to do Owner Builder, but as we've come to find it, it is almost impossible to get a construction loan unless you have an actual Builder that is building your house. They dont trust the average Joe to build a house... thinking we'll mis-spend the money and have to foreclose on a half-built house I guess. Anyways, we would need 25% down I guess, which would be more than $50,000 cash...SORRY, don't have that!! But we've bought just the lot on a 6 year term, the payments are high since they don't let you drag it out over 30 years. We are now in the race to sell our house. The quicker we get out, the less double payments (mortage plus land payments) we make. We are moving into Jeremy's parents house while we build, they have an extra bedroom with attached bathroom and an extra bedroom for Jack. Has anyone here ever had to live with your parents post marraige?? Any suggestions? I am nervous about all the changes we will have to make, but I know in the long run it will be worth the sacrifice.
Jack and I are going out to the Valley today to see my older sister, we are sewing hooded towels for kids. We are using a normal size towel with a cute hand towel of a coordinating print for the hood. I will post pics when we're done.
By the way, CONGRATULATIONS to my little sister Holly, she is graduating from USU today. Way to go, Holls! I'm proud of you!
Have a great Saturday everyone!!

Found a Lot!

This weekend we went out to the Valley to drive around and look for "For Sale By Owner" signs since I've been checking the MLS every day for months and have found nothing that we're interested in. We first found a 1.2 acre lot ON A LAKE but because of the trees, you couldn't really see it and because of the incredibly rough land, it was virtually an un-buildable lot (Unless of course we wanted to spend $30K+ to make it buildable.. which we didn't)
Then, we drove back into another newer neighborhood that someone tipped us off to. The subdivision has ALL lots between 2-3.5 acres. All the houses are surrounded by trees and secluded. They are all big, nice houses. There was literally only 1 to 2 houses per street, the rest of the lots were vacant but as we found out later, already purchased. We were so excited to see ONE For Sale By Owner lot at the end of a culdesac and up a hill. We drove up ad came to a flat building spot with 360 degree views of the whole valley, and complete seclusion. We were soo excited, but since there was no price listed, not to hopeful.
We called the guy and were shocked that it was actually 20k less than the lake lot and we liked it so much more!
So we are going out again tonight to meet the owner and put an "offer" in.
Can't wait!


I also found out last Friday that I got First Place (which is actually second place because there was a Grand Prize which is better than first place) in a local design competition. I got a $250 gift card to a local kitchen applaince store (will be using that on the new house!)and published in Alaskas Best Kitchens magazine. The same kitchen was actually on the cover of Alaska Home magazine last month but didnt mention my name, just had an interview with the builder. I was still just as excited about that, because its not like anyone knows who I am anyways haha!
Jack has been doing good, he is really starting to get the cutest personality. He is SOOOOO busy. Theres just no better word to describe. So much to do, so little time. Like.. taking the ball in his hand and trying to stuff it in the reluctant dog's mouth.