Between all the things that have been going on and my being sick.... I have missed a lot on here...... Just think... If this was FaceBook I'd never be able to catch up with everyone's little diddy's & pics & everything else & I'd be stressed out about it. Since I don't have FaceBook & I count on people to actually talk to me or tell me if they have something important come up, I don't feel stressed at all. Well... about that anyways :)
So, let's see where to start....
The house.... is GONE! Our short sale is officially over. We had a few hiccups & hang ups, but it is finally all over. We closed on Laura's birthday & should get our HAFA money any day now, so that we can pay off a couple other things. This is a HUGE stress reliever!!!!
The apartment... is HOME! We didn't know what to expect, but it is turning out very nice. It is a 2 bedroom, 2 bathroom approx 1000 sq ft HOME. We stayed relatively close to the area we were in, yet it seems like such a nicer neighborhood. The kids in the complex play & scream & everything else during the day, but when the street lights come on, they vanish - it almost feels like a small town :) <3 Every day when I come home from work, it's just a little more like home. There are photos on the wall & things are finding their places and when you walk in it just feels like home. We're aiming for a Fresh Start Party on Saturday, 4/7. We want to show off our Love Cove and hang out with people that we have missed out on for a while. We're thinking Pot Luck & we'll color Easter eggs :) If anyone wants/needs our address, just email, text or call & we can get it to you :)
We have decided together that this is going to be a fresh start. One that we very much needed. We are going to use the next little bit of our lives to put everything in order where it goes. We're very excited about this too!
Laura... Is still loving school and I love it too. I'm so excited that she is able to learn about Jesus and her ABC's. I just have to figure out how to afford the millions it will cost in order to keep this up. Once she is in elementary school, to keep up Private Christian School is crazy expensive. I'm sure we'll figure something out one way or another. When I wasn't looking, Laura turned 3!!! I can not believe how fast the time flies. She told us since June that she wanted her birthday party at Chuck E Cheese's, so we obliged. She LOVED it. When we asked her what she wanted to do on her birthday, she told us she wanted to go to a baseball game. So we went to a Diamondbacks Spring Training game with grandma Paula, Anty M & Mimi. Laura had a blast there. Then we went out to Olive Garden where we ate a fabulous dinner. As they were singing Happy Birthday to her, some people asked who the birthday girl was and when we poked our heads over to see who was asking, it was some great people from Trinity. One of the teenagers from the youth group has the same birthday as Laura, so her family & her boyfriend & his family were celebrating her birthday. It was nice to see them.
Michael.... Is enjoying taking photos for YCOA. It's giving him a way out of the house & a way to earn a little money & he just likes doing it. He's starting to look into photography as a hobby. So far, he hasn't done much for fun, because we don't own a "good" camera, but he has done a little during his down time. He is also thoroughly enjoying making this apartment our home. And I love the renewed peace & self-worth & excitement & .... that has come over him. He has been so happy & such a joy to be around. I just love him to pieces :)
Me... I am having fun at work. I love having my own office. I seem to get new little assignments/duties every day, which I love because I hate to get bored or settled. I've been sick for 2 weeks, so I finally caved & went to Urgent Care to find out that I have pneumonia. They gave me meds, so hopefully I'll be better soon. My female doctor, has decided on a plan of action to help me with those problems. Now I just have to magicly come up with the money. I have faith that it will come soon.
My step-brother & his girlfriend had their baby boy AJ on Tuesday, 3/6. The pics I was sent were really cute and I can't wait to meet him. Hopefully it won't be too long before we get to make that happen. Laura's pretty stoked to have another cousin. But, when I showed her the picture of the precious little baby, the first thing she said was "where's my uncle Aaron". That melted my heart, because as adults all we think about is oo oo baby baby, but the child thinks she wants to see a picture of her uncle. I just love her. I miss my step-brother too. I was pretty blessed, especially when you consider how badly those relationships turn out sometimes. But my step-brother & my step-mo are pretty awesome.
Now that things are settling down, we're going to start shopping churches. We are dying to find somewhere we can feel at home & learn more about the awesome love of Jesus. There's more to it than that, but that's kinda the summary version.
I'm sure there's something that I'm missing since it's been so long, but hopefully life is slowing down just enough that this will be easier.
I hope that everyone is having a great week.
Prayers are still of course appreciated as we get into the groove of making sense of life & I finish beating this yucky sickness. If you have something that you'd like us to pray for you about, just let us know :)
A lil info about the wonderful things in my life.
