Moving forward

Listed the house today. It was a lot easier than trying to buy a house! hahaha Now, prayers and good thoughts are needed to unload this place so we start making serious plans to find a place in KC. It is so hard to do that, when you are saddled with a mortgage.

I want to thank all of you who have put me in touch with someone they know in KC. It is going to make things a lot easier. I am pretty sure that we are aware of where we do not want to live.

I have made a committment to reduce my belongings by 30%! That is tough, as it is VERY hard for me to part with anything. I have no idea where to start. To me, everything I have is necessary, even if it has not been unboxed the whole 2 1/2 years we have been here! I will keep you updated on that little experiment.

Earth Hour on Saturday, March 28th at 8:30pm

Saturday, March 28, 2009, at 8.30pm (local time) is Earth Hour. Millions of people around the world will be turning off lights to draw attention to the impact of global warming. We would like to encourage you and your family & friends to take part.

Turn off your lights, make sure unneeded appliances, phone chargers, etc. are unplugged. Do your part and feel good about your impact on the Earth.

Kansas City Here We Come

Yep, that is correct. We are headed to the land of steak and barbeque!

I got a new position with my company and we will be moving to Kansas City, Missouri. It is farther away than we planned, but we believe this is a good move. I will be a Solutions Consultant, which means I will be doing onsite training of our products to our customers. I will be responsible for quite a few accounts, and I am really looking forward to it. I will be working from home, making appointments to go into the client's office and help with any training/research needs that they may have.

My last day at my current position is Friday, April 10th. I will be heading to Michigan to see family and friends that weekend and will start in my new position on April 16th. I will be doing a lot of training / ramping up, getting to know my accounts, etc. while here in Dayton working from home. I plan on us moving to KC sometime in May. If anyone has friends, family, whatever who know the KC area, please let me know. It would be great to talk to people and get their take on the best places to look for housing.

What a Day

Today was absolutely beautiful! It was in the high 60s, the sun was shining and I got to open the windows.

Lots of changes going on, but do not want to divulge too much. These changes are huge, will require sacrifice, and will need flexibility.

Northern Lights

I am a HUGE Nora Roberts fan. Last night was the world premiere of the Lifetime Movie "Northern Lights." This was a GREAT book, the movie absolutely sucked!!!! The acting was abismal, LeAnn Rimes cannot act, and I am not sure who made the decision to use her as Meg. WAY off. I was so disappointed, I turned it off after less than 45 minutes. What sucks is that I was really looking forward to this movie. Hopefully, "Midnite Bayou" next Saturday night will be good.

Vegas, Baby!!

So, we returned late last night and there is so much to talk about. I have about 400 pictures and am not sure which ones to post. So, I will pick a few pics from each day.

I'm Leaving On A Jet Plane...

Unfortunately, I know when I'll be back again!! Ed and I leave today for Vegas - 6 years after getting married, we are heading back to where this journey began.

Amanda has been kind enough to agree to Justice sit and house sit. She has become a great friend to us, almost like one of the family.

We will be gone until Friday night, getting in around 11pm. Be on the look out for lots of pictures when we return! I am not taking my computer with me, so if you need us, please call our cell phones.

Transformes Sequel

OMG!!! I saw a great trailer for the new Transformers movie - "Transformers - Revenge of the Fallen." The cars that will be in there are gorgeous, even the new corvette, Sideswipe.

So Close

We leave tomorrow for VEGAS!!! I cannot believe it has been 6 years since we walked down the aisle and said "I Do!" I love him so much and am looking forward to forever. I am so excited to spend a week with Ed, just the two of us. It will be like getting to know eachother all over again. It has been a year since he moved back to Michigan, who knew it would take that long to find what we needed. Of course, we have no idea where we will end up.

I have taken the next step. I had a major interview process this week. On Wednesday night, I got a call and was asked to do a phone interview on Thursday and fly to Chicago on Friday for a lunch interview. Thursday was tough, but I made it through. Friday was L-O-N-G, I left my house at 6am to drive to Cincy and catch a plane to O'Hare. Did you know that the Cincy airport is in Kentucky?? I was 15 miles inside of Kentucky before there was a sign for the Cincinnati airport. I arrived at 7:45am and sat in the airport until 11:30am waiting for my lunch. I took a cab to Gibson's and had a GREAT conversation and lunch.
It lasted 2 1/2 hours and it was fabulous!! I then got back to O'Hare, flight was delayed, arrived in Cincy at 6:30pm and headed home. So, like I said: L-O-N-G day!! Now, it is a wait & see.

Joke of the Day

Q: How do you trap a polar bear?

A: You cut a hole in the ice. Line it with peas. When the bear bends over to take a pee, you kick him in the icehole.

Out of touch

Sorry that I have been out of touch lately. It is crazy around here and I am trying to de-clutter and reorganize and re-center. Apparently de-activating my Facebook account has caused quite a stir. It was just the first step in finding my place and taking the time to relax.

I am desperately trying to find a new job, sell the house, etc. It is hectic and trying and frustrating all at the same time. So, when I have a minute, I spend it relaxing.

I am so looking forward to March 8th. Not only is it our 6th Anniversary, we are heading to Vegas and spending a week, just the two of us!! We will be relaxing, enjoying eachother, and doing a lot of sightseeing. We plan on renting a car and heading to the Grand Canyon for a day, which is a long drive and a short visit, but I believe it is worth it to see a beautiful, natural wonder of this world.