What's the latest - May 2008

Life Changes More Quickly Than You Expect

It seems life is changing more quickly than we ever could have expected. In March we had decided to casually start looking for a house we could move into after Em finishes school. We wanted a little more space considering the upcoming addition to our family. Little did we know what was in store for us...

• Our landlord and good friend Brandon Weeks was kind enough to be our real estate agent. Maybe it was the quickest way he could get rid of us ;)
  The first time we looked at houses online with him, a house caught our eye. Little did we know after driving by it late that night that it would be the very house we would buy!
• We started negotiations on the house in the last two weeks of April and by May 2nd we had moved in!
• Not only did we fall in love with the house but we fell in love with the previous owner. Marion Peters, 82 who was moving to live with her son because the house was simply too much to manage. Not only was she kind enough to give us a great deal but she left us the lawnmower, appliances for the upstairs and basement apartment, a month of yard care, and EVEN some 1970's house decor! We still talk to her to let her know we are taking care of her house.
• Pregnant wife, Uhaul truck, our few belongings and all...we moved into our new home on May 2!

We have loved getting settled into our new home. We love our neighborhood, the ward and everything about the house! That is, except of course the massive bush that is larger than the home itself and the 70's decor. Have no worries, we have some fun plans for this place :) Anyways, life seems to get more and more busy but that is the way we love life!...see more pics.

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Highlights

NEW section of our blog!!! Want to see pictures of Emily as she is coming along? I know most of you want to hear from Emily and how she is doing anyway. Check out Emily's "Having a Baby" section of our blog to hear how she is doing...read more.










Trip to Las Vegas, St. George, Zions (April 23-26):For the third time in less than a 2 months I had another business trip to the lovely...or not so lovely downtown Las Vegas. Though it was Vegas, it was the perfect way for Emily to relax after finals. 3 days in the a suite at the Venetian, Circ de Sol - KA, some great food followed by a weekend in St. George and Zions. We love ZIONS! The Angel's Landing hike was definitely the highlight...see the pics.

Golfing for the first time in years! (May 24th): My brother Danny and his wife Jenn invited us to go golfing with them. It evidently has been a while since Emily and I have golfed. We knew we were in trouble when a staff person asked us to "please speed it up." I swear we were going as fast as we could! The problem is we only moved 20 feet forward with each hit...we might need some help. Danny and Jenn however were a different story - AMAZING! Sorry no pics :(


Preparing the Apartment (May 31): We can't believe it! We are Landlords. We will see if that ends up being a good or bad thing! It took a while to prepare but the basement apartment is ready. I posted the add on May 28th and after 60+ calls, over 20 appointments on that Saturday, we have our renters! They are great! Hopefully we will have pics of them in the next update...see more pics