thursday thoughts

the jasper house finally closed for good yesterday... it's so great. the flip was a success, although we both kind of miss that house, it was pretty perfect after we renovated it.

and... our offer was accepted on another house in gilbert {for us}. it's still in the beginning stages but hopefully everything will go through and close in about 2 weeks. this is it.

but you know what's missing? lots and lots of babies. i guess you can't have everything you want. i feel like i'm failing this test called infertility. i thought i was doing good and staying positive but now i'm just angry and upset. it's really the most frustrating thing i've ever experienced. hopefully this weekend will bring some peace to my tired and troubled soul.

thursday thoughts

i'm working 7:30am - 7:30pm today. but it's ok, because i really like my job.

if everything goes as planned, escrow will close on the jasper house next week.

we've started looking at houses in gilbert and it's fun {that's where we want to move and it's closer to my new job}.

we've moved 5 times in our 6 years of marriage.

i'm still obsessed with yellow and blue {if you were wondering}.

E sold his harley.

we're trying something new with the infertility stuff. E gets to give himself shots 3 times a week... it's very exciting.

this weekend i am going to sew and pray for cooler weather.

some lyrics to one of my favorite songs: on my bones by kendall payne
What this love has brought me
What this love has taught me
Patience in battle, who's in the saddle
Joy and despair, that I really do care
Uncertain desire the risk in going higher
Oh this love has been hard on my bones

What this God has brought me
What this God has taught me
Passion and grace, how to stand in one's space
Laughing at lilies, what truly fulfills me
Death on a cross, it was I that was lost
Oh this God has been life to these bones
Oh this God has been life to my bones

first things first

the jasper house is under contract and in escrow. we are so excited. like seriously, this is the best possible thing that could've happened for us. if everything goes accordingly, escrow will close september 17th.

i got a new job. we are so excited. like seriously, this is the best possible thing that could've happened for us. i start working in the student life department at chandler-gilbert community college on august 30th.

we got the signed contract on the house AND i got the job offer on the same day, within 30 minutes of each other. we were joking that i should've taken a pregnancy test and it probably would've been positive. no luck on that front yet.

thursday thought

Happiness does not depend upon what happens outside of you, but on what happens inside of you. It is measured by the spirit with which you meet the problems of life.

Spencer W. Kimball



ps - the Jasper house is finished and listed for sale!!! check out the ETKinvestments blog for daily updates of before and after reveals of the entire house. i kind of want to live there but that's not part of the plan.

have you heard the news

Three weeks ago, on April 28, 2010, we closed on our second house. It is so exciting and we are loving our new project {infact the new house is where we will be spending the entire weekend}.

The house is a 1300 sqft single family home in Chandler, AZ {crossroads: McQueen and Ray}. It has 3 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms with a large kitchen and family room. The backyard is large and the neighborhood is awesome. It is located down the street from a great park and elementary school.

The plan is to flip it. We gutted the entire house in the first week. And since then it's been painted, new carpet and tile has been installed, new kitchen cabinets and granite counter tops, new bathrooms and new landscaping.

It has moved along really fast and it's been quite an awesome experience. There are still a million little things to finish up, but we're hoping it will be ready to list with in the next couple weeks.

If you want to check out pictures of the house and all the renovations we've done, go here.