Another Deal

Here's a link to get 50% off of your purchase at Payless Shoes through tomorrow night (10/30). A big thanks to the Queen of Chicago! Happy shopping!

p.s. Southwest sale ends tonight, so hurry fast! And did you look to see how much a flight is to Phoenix? We'd love to have visitors anytime!

Back to this ...

Funny story about our empty boxes - I had no idea how to recycle them all or throw them away, so I posted them on craigslist for free and by the end of the night, they were disassembled and out of our backyard and now will help someone else move! Craigslist is the only descent "classifieds" down here (oh how I wish they had something like ksl classifieds in UT!) so it's always hit or miss, but this was a success story for sure.

Southwest Sale

Happy Fall! Check out Southwest Airline's 72 hour sale if you're looking for some good deals on flights!

More updates later - I'm up to my head in boxes after moving in our house this weekend. Pictures will come just as soon as I can get this place cleaned up! :)

Things I said I'd never do ...

You know the things you said you'd "never" do and then you eat your words later? I do this all the time! Here's 5 things I said I'd never do, but ate my words!

1. I always swore I'd never use a "leash" on a child - I thought that it made children look like they were being treated like a puppy. This was before we were blessed with a fast runner and now I am a huge fan and bought one this morning at a garage sale for $4. My only regret is that I didn't have it when we went to Disneyland this summer.

2. I thought I'd never leave church so that my kid could take a nap ... well, it's easy to say that when they sleep in your arms as babies. Then it gets gradually harder to stay in class and not make a scene and distract the entire class, so then you move to the hallway. Let's just say it's been a long wait for nursery (only 2 more months!). Disclaimer: I've never left sacrament meeting to give her a nap yet, but I can't say the same for Sunday School / Relief Society. :)

3. Short & simple - I thought I'd never be the mom who would let the boogies stay on a child's nose. Earth to Whitney: they have a cold 10 times a year and this is absolutely impossible to stay on top of all the time! I will say that I am ok at keeping it clean most of the time.

4. I always thought I'd never be able to wear a t-shirt without a Shade-type shirt underneath. I was/am completely obsessed with layering and it just made me feel more comfortable I guess. The quick fix was moving to Arizona - one layer is even sometimes too much in the heat! I'm a one t-shirt girl now (for the most part). AZ Weather Report: 100 degrees today - we went swimming, crazy huh?! Here's the proof:

5. I also swore I wouldn't watch Bachelorette last season with Jillian, but somehow got trapped and watched it anyway. I can honestly say I "think" I have graduated from this show and completely aware of how lame and shallow it is. Right now, my favorite shows are So You Think You Can Dance, Survivor (go Jaison!), and I will occasionally watch Project Runway and HGTV (fyi - I feel like buying a home has been a lot different than what is shown on HGTV).

I'd love to hear about something that you always said you'd "never do". Or if you know me well, you can disclose one of my moments when I totally ate my words!

Bad news & good news ...

The bad news is that this blog is GOING PRIVATE. I know - I'm sorry, don't be mad!! I can't even say I have a great reason other than I just think that it's time for us to do it.

Do you still want to be my blog friend? If so, just leave me a comment and I'll send you an invitation in a bit (if you feel uncomfortable leaving your email address, send me a text or email). Thanks for being understanding.

The good news is that we found a house and we are closing / moving in at the end of the month. We can hardly wait - home sweet home!