Baby its Cold Outside

We Wish you a merry Christmas, We wish you a merry Christmas, we wish you a merry Christmas and lots of full bellies from food.

We made it to Boise....but it was really scary. Both of the passes were covered in snow and ice. Raul was really careful but being an Arizona gal, I was about ready to freek out. I was so scared that after we were off the pass I broke down and cried....pretty much after both passes. Like I said, we maid it and were so happy to be out of the car. Neeka, Brian, Hendy, Tim and Mary were so happy to see Raul and I. We have been hooked on Rock Band and eating pretty much all week because we have been locked up from the SNOW! Here are some pictures of our holiday. Stay tunned for more of our winter trip. Funness! By the way our band name is Lipstick tube...Wilson gave us the inspiration.

I'm Still Alive

Alright!! Alright!! I have had requests from people back in California to update my blog. I don't really have any pictures to show but I will let you know how things are.

Moving to a different state is definitely a growing experience. I hope this move is the last one for a while. Things are slow and rainy but not unhappy. I love our house and neighborhood. I am still on the job hunt but I am putting positive energy towards a great job. I don't think I will hear about much until after the new year. I think that is just the way the world works. The holidays are right around the corner and I don't think people are really gung ho about hiring right now.

I am really looking forward to Christmas. We are going to Boise to be with Raul's family. This will be the first Christmas away from AZ. I feel like I have been so distant from there but hopefully when I am down for the Marathon I will reconnect. I do miss Pima a bit...just a bit though.

Raul and the dogs are good. Wilson gave me a scare yesterday. I went for a run and without thinking I left a package of raw chicken out. I was not surprised to find the wrapping all over the floor minus the chicken. Well it is not like Wilsie hasn't found food on the table before but he started acting really weird. Raw chicken is not something that sits well with your tummy. So of course he was fine but I was definitely worried for about 5 hours. I don't know what I would do without him.

Our house is really coming along. I will try to take some pictures soon of at least the living room. It is super cute.

Have a great week.

Lets make Memories

Just a few pictures of our wonderful happy day!

Traveling with Turkey on our Minds

The days have finaly come to an end in Long Beach. It has been so hectic with getting everything finalized and packed. I was so happy to pick Raul up at LAX on Monday night. The airport was crazy...it was crawling with holiday travelers. But we safely picked him up and headed for or last night in our little LB house. The next day the movers came and loaded all our life in the truck while Raul and I finished the last bit of cleaning. With one last stop to In and Out, Raul and I were headed on the 605 N at five o'clock LA traffic. It took us a lot longer to get out of LA and on to the 15 headed to surprise Raul's family for Thanksgiving. We got all the way to Mesquite, NV and stayed at the negative 5 star hotel called the Virgin River. Last time we stayed there I won $30 on Black Jack....but we got there late and had to get up early, no gambling for us. The next day (Wednesday) we were on our way to Rupert. It took us about 7 hours...the dogs were champs and Raul drove the whole way. I took a nap, sang some songs and told funny stories. We rolled into Rupert at about 4ish and surprised Mary and the rest of the bunch. It was so fun. The next morning me, Raul and a few of his cousins ran in the 5K turkey trott...where you can walk, run, wiggle, or waddle your way through the town. We had great food and lots of laughs for Thanksgiving and shared stories and memories for years to come. I had a blast and a full belly.

I made a Discovery

Last night my friend Myrna and I cleaned my house and I discovered how amazing Bleach is. I love it! It is the best thing for cleaning. I got a little carried away last night when I was cleaning the walls in the kitchen, the top of the fridge, the door, dog door, stove, corners of the floor. "Bleach, my new Best Friend." It worked so well and even though the smell is so strong, I like it because it is bleachin'clean. Thanks Myrna for all of your elbow grease. We are getting pretty close to moving day!

8 Things

Thanks Margo for the Tag!

8 Things...here we go, forgive me if I can't get to 8. If I get half I will be impressed.

8 Television shows I watch....
Grey's
The Office
Biggest Loser
90210
King of Queens
Wheel of Fortune
Today Show
Private Practice

8 Favorite Restaurants....
Macayos (AZ)
Chino Bandido (AZ)
PF Changs
Goody's (ID)
Olive Garden (ID)
Doc's Pizza (ID)
River's End (CA)

8 Books I've read recently....
Twilight
New Moon
Eclipse
A Walk to remember
The Secret Lives of Bees

8 Things that happened yesterday....
I went home sick
Went for a walk with Walle and Bernie (Wilson and Sugar's new names)
Ate lunch with Katie
Watched TV....Oprah,HGTV,News,Office,Father of the Bride II,Grey's.
Cleaned the kitchen
Laundry
Listen to Bernie (Wilson) snore
Made a really tasty salad

8 Things I am looking forward to....
Moving to Seattle
Moving into my new house
Seeing Raul
Cleaning Day
Mary's Party
Seeing Bolt with girls form work
Seeing my puppies when I get home
Eating lunch

8 Things I wish for....
Safe travels up to Seattle
Not to be sick anymore
To find a great job
People at work to find some light during this merge
A great holiday season
I will be able to finish the Marathon in January
Wilson to lose some weight
Raul to be here

8 People I'm tagging...
Kasey
Katie E
Katie H
Becky M
Kathay
Neeka
Melanie H
Mary

Mission Accomplished

Things are busy as normal around here. I went up to Seattle this weekend to find a place to rent. Raul had picked out a few places and we ended up picking a cute house less than 2 miles away from the University. It is in a really nice neighborhood. Three bedrooms, two baths, nice back yard, DISHWASHER, and a cute living room. I feel really good about our decision. This house hunting was difficult for me. I hate making decisions like this. I had it made last year because Raul had our placed picked out before I came out to Long Beach. So the pressure was on for me to make the final decision. Like I said, I feel good about it. We will really enjoy it and so will the dogs.

Raul was awesome this weekend. He had so many things planned and took such good care of me. Some of the stuff we did:
House hunted
Pike's Place Market -downtown where they throw the fish
Columbia Building-70+ stories high to see the city
Ate lunch at the Sleepless in Seattle place on the water
Went for a beautiful run along the water
UW Football game vs ASU
Romantic dinner at a Thai restaurant
Met some new friends
Had awesome complementary breakfast in the hotel every morning

The Internet was really slow and I wanted to post some pictures but they will just have to wait. So basically the mission was to find a place for us to live....Mission Accomplished!