The truck is loaded

I don't have any pictures because I was packing, but the truck is on it's way. I think it might take a little longer than we thought, but we got it all on the truck! Change of addresses to you will wait a little longer since I'm waiting on a new cell phone number. I'm sure Amy will let you know how the rest goes!

STATUS

We're down to our final days in California. I do have to say the weather has been accomodating the past week. It's been cloudy and overcast for the last week. It hasn't done anything but make us more excited about moving. Our house is packed and Abbie has the keys to our new apartment. Melody has had several districts call her for interviews in the next few weeks, and I'm just moving up on faith. I have to say I'm really, really excited. Our apartment is amazingly cute, we're cleaning all of the clutter out of our lives and are looking forward to new experiences.

Renton here we come.....

Our Final Days

We're counting down the last final days of California. I have to say that it couldn't come at a better time, right as the heat starts. It've been over 100 the last three days although it seems that it might cool off the next few days.

We've had mom here the past few days. It was really nice. She indulged us and watched NASCAR all weekend. I think she even enjoyed it. I did. She was able to be here for my piano recital on Friday night, and then Melody took her to see Crowded House in concrt on Saturday nght. It was a fun weekend.

Melody and I made a list of things to do before we left California. She wrote about how we went to Disneyland and to the Ronald Reagan library. The next weekend we went to Descanso Gardens in Pasadena. It was beautiful. The flowers were amazing. I had a blast and included a few pictures that I took while we were there. It was a lot of fun!!

These last two weeks we're going to be focusing on packing. Because we're moving so far and in a big trailer, we have to pack everything in a box. It's a little crazy, but we're getting it down slowly but surely. I still remember the day Dad took us over to move Aunt Jenny and when he realized she wasn't packed, he drove us back home. LOL - I promise we'll be packed!! Everything will be packed!

I miss all of you. I can't wait to hold my new nephew - Crew.

The Search

On May 3rd Amy & I flew to Seattle to find a place to live. After putting close to or more than 1000 miles on the rental car we finally decided what part of the Greater Seattle area to live in and looked at a few places. After a long online search, we finally found an apartment. It's big and beautiful and has an awesome location - only a road and a railroad track between our complex and Lake Washington! We are really looking forward to our new place. Now we just need jobs. We both have a phone interview sometime during the next week - so maybe we'll get there and already have jobs!!!!!!

Happy Birthday Mom!

I'm posting as part of a group of posts from my Brothers and sisters about my Mom! Today is her 50-something birthday (I know the number, but I'm being respectful). So here are my thoughts and memories of Mom:


1. All the clothes she made me. I wore things my mom made even in college. I think the favorites I remember are the 7-11 outfit - so called because the material had people that appeared around the window of the 7-11 during the 1984 Olympics. I also loved the brown dress with ribbons sown in rows around the hem, waist and sleeves.

2. Leading the choir at Eastwood Elementary. "Mama Buy Me Chocolate" "What's More American"

3. Going to see Mom at the Huntington Beach hospital after Abbie was born. (At least I think it was Abbie since we were at Grandmas for Andy's) I believe her room was on the first floor so we got to go up to the window.

4. Sleeping on the floor next to the bed at the house on Carrie.

5. Discovering Australian Toaster Biscuits

6. The Pillowcases she made for my BYU Graduation - I still have them though the writing is coming off.

7. She made the discovery of Crowded House - nothing has been the same since (May 17th 2008!!!!! - we see them in person!)

8. Analyzing the lyrics on the "Woodface" Album on the way to take me to BYU for the first time.
9. Her teacup poodles. and the Pig

10. The summer that we rode the bus everywhere - to all our summer classes that she signed us up for at the different parks around Huntington Beach - I don't know how she did it.

11. Going to the really cool library in Huntington Beach

12. Going to Bolsa Chica Beach with Grapes!

13. When she came to visit me in Whittier and I had to have my first crown when she got there!

14. Flying her to see me in Stockton. We didn't do much all weekend, just sat in my cold apartment and watched the fog outside and Princess Diaries 2

15. Getting an anklet on the way to the Mount Timpanogos Temple for my first session.

16. Patiently sitting through Mrs. Parks really long choir concerts.

17. Going to the Huntington Beach North Stake Pioneer Days

18. Teaching me how to quilt.

19. Laying on the floor listening to her and Kathy Morgan write the roadshow with "Another One Bites the Dust."

Happy Birthday Mom ! I love you!!!!!