It is January and 2010 didn't take long getting into full swing. I'm in Guys and Dolls in Quincy and Hello Dolly here in Moses for the stake. Guys and Dolls is Feb 20,21,25-27 at Quincy High School and Hello Dolly is March 11-13 at the Wallenstein Theater at the Big Bend Community College. Crazy! It has been a blast so far getting back on stage and I've made some good friends. Brandon's job is going well. It is growing! They want to hire more engineers soon and it seems like everything is going well. They are getting another plant online. We wish our friends Chris and Monica from Ogden would move up here and be engineers with Brandon but we shall see. Even though we're not QUITE in the market for a home yet, we have been looking. There are certain parts of town we really like and are very excited to pay off ALL of our debt by next year with the exception of Brandon's school loans. Yay! Before we moved we donated Old Blue to the National Kidney Foundation of Utah so we just have the Versa and borrowing Grandpa Harrod's truck. I have two church callings. Beehive teacher and activities committee. Brandon is elders quorum 2nd counselor and on the committee with me. So far so good. Sorry this blog is jumping all over the place. FAMILY UPDATE: Mom and dad are doing spiffy. Dad is retiring this year!! Yay! Whit's boyfriend Brandon (aka Beef) came home from his mission in December and things are going well with them. Ky is at school and thinking about living with us for the summer and working. Hay is still doin the high school thing. Drew and Ky are preggers with a BOY!!! He is due June 6 and I already love him. He and Ty will be best buds. They are in Cedar and Drew graduated from SUU!! Ky is being a nanny. Bree is engaged to Jeff and they're getting married May 8! Brandon and I took their engagement photos. Jer's missionary, Brandeis, returned from his mission this month and last I hear they're doing well and taking things slow :) Lori and Ron are getting ready to rake in more grandbabies!!
So I have been in the travelling mood. I want to get out of this January weather and go to Hawaii!! We have plans to go to Seattle in March with our friends Rosalie and her hubby Michael. In May we have 2 (possibly 3...refer 11 lines up...hehe) so I'll probably make a 2/3 day trip and drive down with Ty Ty and stay with Katie halfway. I want to drive back home by way of the coast and possibly bring Kylee back with me. We shall see how it goes!!
I'm gonna try and train for a half marathon either at the end of the summer or October-ish. I need to get in shape first! I wanted to lose 10 lbs. by Feb. 11 but so far I've only lost 2!! But who knows when baby #2 will show up. We're kind of keeping that open-ended. I miss Vegas a lot (yes and sometimes Utah) but I am getting used to things here. It will be infinitely better when we have our own place. I'm trying to stay involved. Brandon and I go to the gym when we can and I take Ty to play group on Tuesday mornings. I like driving around and getting my bearings and just seeing what's around. So far so good. I'll try and be better about blogging :)
Until next time.....
Best ever. It was so great. I will try and recall the events as they happened.
Friday September 11- Posted my 9/11 video I made in 2004 then left for Cedar City when Brandon got home early from work. We stopped at Mikala's rodeo and stayed at Brandon's dad's house for the night.
Saturday September 12-Drove to Las Vegas, went to my cousin Amy's baby shower for baby Jane. The topic of conversation at the shower was Carlsbad mostly. Haha! Went over to Lori's and watched Sunshine Cleaning
Sunday September 13-Went to Lori's ward, went to Olive Garden with the fam, slept
Monday September 14- Went shopping, got my hair done (dyed brown and trimmed...love it), hung out/shopped with Drew and Kylie, re-packed for Carlsbad
Tuesday September 15- Left at 9am to drive down to Carlsbad, stopped in Barstow for the traditional lunch at Del Taco, arrived about 3:30pm, checked into our hotel, went grocery shopping and hung out, watched the sunset, realized the ocean water was inexplicably and wonderfully warm! :)
Wednesday September 16-Sunny at 9am! We all went to Super Donut in the morning and then headed down to the beach. We spent all day there and Brandon and Drew built a sandcastle that resembled Notre Dame. Water was SO WARM, waves were fantastic. Kylie made us sandwiches and I also ate one of my mom's. She was not feeling well the whole time. My dad brought a huge intertube to try out on the waves. It's for attaching to a boat to ride. It was phenomenal on the waves. SO very fun. There was a lot of family this year also. Very cool. Ate at Las Olas for late lunch and Pizza Port for dinner. Coldstone for dessert! :) After that I went to the airport to pick up Katie. She came in at about 9pm. When we got home we fell asleep right away. Exhausting but GREAT day.
Thursday September 17- Overcast but still nice. Played in the water all day. Back and forth to the pool/ocean. Went to a couple surf shops and Brandon went up with Ty everyday to take a nap around 1 or 2pm which was very nice. Katie and I played on the intertube and on the shore. It took her a while to build up the courage to go in the waves but she warmed up to them :) I had a completely religious experience when I body surfed successfully for the first time. I felt like I was part of the ocean, part of nature and could feel the power behind the waves. It was really amazing. I did it a couple times. Boogie boarding was also amazing. I think if I lived in California I could totally be a surfer. Thursday night we went to the Harbor Fish Cafe for fish and chips night. It was here we got a call from Scott, our realtor, that we has an offer on our house!!! Shocked. He offered 153 and we countered the next morning at 159. After yummy fish we walked to Linda's ad the California Wear shop. I bought a coconut shell purse, a t-shirt, 2 postcards, sunglasses for Mikala, and a sticker for the Versa. Fun! Ty had come down with a cold so we were battling that. Then, time for bed.
Friday September 18- Sunny but overcast later in the day. Went to Super Donut again as well as walking all around town but everything was closed. The girls (me, Kylie, Katie and Kylee) decided to get pedicures. They were great! It was then I found out our counter offer had been accepted. WE SOLD OUR HOUSE!!!! Two weeks on the market! Totally amazing. I cried. As I drank my green iced tea and got a pedicure I tried to let it all sink in. We had blessings hitting us from all sides! This was definitely meant to be. Spent most of the time on the beach. Went to Señor Grubby's for dinner and had the best carne asada torta ever! We went to Linda's then we watched the last half of the new Glee episode. After a quick hot tub trip, Drew and Ky went to the beach while the rest of us went to bed.
Saturday September 19- Sunny!! All day! Heaven! This was the best day except that Drew and Kylie left around 10am to go to Vegas. Before they left we went to a cafe (across the street from Super Donut) and had really good breakfast. We walked a little on Carlsbad Village Drive then hit the beach. The waves and water were SO great. Katie and I had a blast and played like little kids. Unfortunately, Brandon's back had been hurting really badly from the sunburn he got on Wednesday and felt that his boogie boarding was done. Even though it was nice of him to watch Ty Ty, I know he wasn't feeling great. I was able to get a ton of footage for the music video. I am putting it to "Live Your Life" by T.I. feat. Rihanna. It will be so great, I made sure to get everyone in it. We played all day, had bagel sandwiches and garlic knots from Knockout Pizza for lunch, and played in the sand with my sisters and cousins. The whole day was so liberating. I knew it was the last day but I DID NOT want to leave. That night we went to Garcia's and happened to see my family there. My dad covered our check (nice nice guy). He also made Carlsbad shirts for everyone as this was year 20. So great. It truly is a getaway and I love it there so much. Sleep came easily that night.
Sunday September 20- I left to take Katie to the airport at 730am. Carlsbad was our last trip together before we move. The night before I was quite sad mulling it all over in my head. She earned the title "Katie Nana" cause she was so helpful with Ty Ty. On the way back to the hotel I stopped to take pictures of the San Diego Temple. SO beautiful. I felt really peaceful. When we said our goodbyes we stopped at Super Donut again and made the long journey home. We stopped in Vegas just in time to go to dinner with Lori, Drew and Kylie. Afterwards we drove home and arrived in Tremonton at about 1am. Ty slept a lot of the way. I laid in bed that night and decided to feel so thankful before the stress of the move set in.
I truly am blessed for all the wonderful things in my life. I know that moving to Washington is going to be a big step. A leap. But it's a chance I am willing to take because I know that any experience with my Brandon and Ty is a great experience. I feel so lucky to have them. Somebody up there loves me :)
Carlsbad 2010 is only 360 days away! ;)
Until next time....
Well our house has been on the market since Friday and I'm just waiting for the offers to come POURING in. Haha...
Brandon's last day of ATK is tentatively October 5 assuming he can volunteer for the layoff that will happen that day. If he can volunteer, his school will be paid for and he'll get about one month's severance pay which will ease our transition. As it stands now our official moving date will be October 6. Brandon's dad is going to help us take stuff up. The rest is staying til we sell the house and once it sells, REC will move everything up. Brandon's official start date at REC will be October 19. This next month will be nuts.
We decided to sell our car, Old Blue. This makes me sad as I have had her since 2000. She will be missed but it would cost more to repair her steering than sell her. (Yes, its a her)
Yesterday me and Brandon and Drew and Ky spent all day at Lagoon. I got the tickets for practically free and we sold the extras to people in line. Kylee and Taylor came later. We had a blast! We took Western pics. Enough said. We went on most of the rides and really had a good time.
We look good. Admit it...
Sometimes I feel like my blog is just a way for me to reiterate what my plans are. Like if I type it out then I won't forget. Tomorrow Ty and I are going to the dermatologist and Glee premieres. Yay! Thursday I am going to see Katie and Friday we're headed down I-15 to eventually make our way to Vegas. Saturday is my cousin Collin's wife's (Amy) baby shower. Her name is Jane and she's due in October. Yay! Tuesday we head down to Carlsad for what will hopefullybe the highlight of this year. Also it will be the end of vacation and once it's over, stress beginneth. Bear with me everyone!
Until next time...
We put the house on the market today. We're listing it for 165 and hope we get it sold sooner than later. Dang economy! We cleaned up today and we're gonna try and keep it this way indefinitely. Saturday we are going to go through a bunch of stuff and take DI and trash trips. I call it "Clean Sweep" like the show on TLC. Brandon is going to notify his work next week.
I am looking forward to the Glee premiere on September 9. I have watched the pilot so many times. I think it will be a great show. Also I have high hopes for season 6 of The Office. September 7 (Labor Day) Brandon and I are going to Lagoon with Drew and Kylie. Fun times! Jer is going to watch Ty Ty. Then September 11, we will head down to Vegas for a few days then make our way down to Carlsbad.
I am baffled beyond words that summer is now over when this year just barely started. Ty is growing up so fast. He yammers alot, says kicky (kitty) doggy, mama and yells at the TOP of his lungs when he in pursuit of the cats. He runs at top speed and stops what he is doing anytime and anywhere to dance when he hears music. He now goes to bed (including naps) without a baba which was a SEAMLESS transition. Basically the opposite of what I expected. So no more buying formula and the babas are packed away! Yay! He LOVES peanut butter and jelly sandwiches, baby raviolis, real cereal (to snack on) and milk from his sippy cup. He likes to empty the drawers in the kitchen and deposit things throughout the house. He goes up and down the stairs and pretty much has free reign of the main floor. He also loves to play the snuggle game (he'll ran at me with a blanket and snuggle for 5 seconds before getting up and doing it again), the ticklefoot game (i tickle his feetwith my feet and he tickles mine with his hands and giggles), running outside on the sidewalk with his lawnmower toy, blowing spit bubbles, talking himself to sleep among other cute things. He is on a pretty regimented schedule and he sticks to it. He's up at 8am, takes a 2 hour nap and is in bed around 8pm. When he isn't sleeping he is keeping busy doing all of the above. I love him so much and he is growing so much. I hope he will like living in Washington. I hope we can find him some friends cause like any mom I want him to have a positive good start and be happy :)
My grandma Layton turned 91 on the 2nd. I called her and talked to her on the phone for a while. She underwent tests for cancer that came back negative which is great news.
Katie is in NYC. I am way jealous. I think we will plan a trip in December up to Seattle for her birthday. Yay!
Everything is up in the air right now but we're all doing ok. Not 100% sure what the start date will be at REC and when we can move in to the house we'll be renting but it will all fall into place. I feel like we have been blessed so much and know we're doing the right thing. We're gonna focus on getting this house sold and keep our chins up. And that brings me to where this blog started :)
Until next time....
Here is a mileage chart:
Moses Lake to Spokane -94 miles east
Moses Lake to Seattle- 147 miles west
Moses Lake to Vancouver, Canada-230 miles northwest
Moses Lake to Calgary, Canada-359 miles north
Moses Lake to Tremonton-513 miles south
Moses Lake to San Fransisco- 666 miles southwest
Moses Lake to Las Vegas- 786 miles south
Wow! :)
Posted by
Kelsea
12:09 PM
Hey everyone, big news!
Brandon has accepted a position as a silane process engineer at a company called REC Silicon (
http://www.recsilicon.com/) located in Moses Lake, Washington. It is about an hour from Spokane in central Washington. He interviewed at the end of August and we got an offer we liked including paying for moving and the balance of the costs for his masters degree. He now has a MS degree in chemical enginneering! Yay! Also this new job is directlyrelated to his field unlike the job he has now. We have loved living here for 2 and a half years and it's nerve wracking to move on to bigger and better things but we feel like we have been really really blessed. Our number one concern is selling our house and saving for a new one. We'll be renting a house in Moses Lake (hopefully) from a senior couple about to leave on a mission. That will give us time to adapt and save money.
We will miss our neighbors and ward. Brandon has enjoyed ATK and the chance he had to affiliate himself with the space program. Moving to REC is a move for us that will guarantee more stability and we look forward to this very new adventure. His anticipated start date is October 12.
Not much else is going on except that our annual Carlsbad trip (year 20) is in 13 days and I will be sure and post pictures. We look forward to it all year.
I'll keep everyone posted with relocation details as much as I can on here, so check back periodically. Wish us luck!!
Until next time.....
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