House hunting

We went and looked at a trailer yesterday, and it was disastrous. The pictures that were posted online were at least 5 years old. They made the place look like a mansion compared to what we were met with. There were SO many things wrong with it.

1. The owners cut a hole in the wall and made a mounting bracket for a window air conditioner. It's "cover" was nothing more than a piece of plywood nailed to a 2"x4".

2. It smelled like cat urine. It had obviously been vacant quite a while and STILL had the stench.

3. The kitchen counters were molding where they met the wall; which means that it wouldn't be long until it started seeping into the walls.

4. There was a huge indentation in the one bedroom; that was "repaired" with plaster or caulking or something, and then painted over.

5. There was a dead bird in a closet.

6. There was writing all over the walls and door in the above mentioned bedroom.

7. It smelled like cat urine.

8. It's heating source was oil.. which wouldn't have been too terribly bad; except for the fact that the oil tanks were buried underground; with a "tap" for filling.

9. Did I mention the dead bird and the stench of cat urine?

I got TOO excited over it.. I should have known that they would post the best pictures they had. Trying to find a house/apartment/trailer/cave to live in is extremely time consuming and stressful. We are NOT city people; so we prefer to stay out of town. Obviously we have a price range that we can afford. And we don't want to be close to the road. Living in the proverbial sticks all of our lives, we just don't know how to become accustomed to living close to traffic. I could handle light traffic, but hearing the engine brake on a semi truck, or blaring music or loud pipes at 3 am; while having 2 young kids is just not something we can deal with. Really, our "needs" aren't too specific.. nothing like it HAS to be a certain square footage or anything like that. In fact, I don't really want anything too large; because that's more that I have to take care of lol... which in all honestly turns into a bigger mortgage or rent bill.

I have spent countless hours in the last week looking for somewhere to live (as we currently live with DH's parents) and it's sickening to me.. I'm getting depressed looking at the places we would LOVE to have; but just can't afford. I just have to be persistent in looking and try to convince DH we do NOT have to buy right this minute. We can rent and be extremely frugal and save every penny we can and maybe within a year's time; we will have a nice chunk of change to put down on the house of our dreams.

So much for that!

I know I said I was going to try and keep up with this, but life happens.

Last week, a friend I met on Babycenter.com and became friends with through our group called RCC that moved to Facebook, passed away.. Anna left behind 4 kids, ranging in age from 11 to just 3 months old. She had a minor surgery; even posted on Facebook and her blog on the day of the surgery once she was home. The next day she wasn't feeling well and eventually landed back in the hospital for emergency exploratory surgery. They discovered she had a perforated bowel; which ended up turning into peritonitis, and sepsis; which led to her untimely and terribly tragic death. It was very sad, and I feel so terrible that those precious children will have to live their lives without their mother; whom loved them very much. I also can NOT imagine the pain her husband is feeling either. I don't know what I would do if my other half were suddenly no longer with me.

Along with that, my husband and I (more-so myself than he) are searching feverishly for a house. We live with his parents, and let me just say, that living with the in-laws is NOT ideal. I love them; I really do, but there cannot be 2 queens in a castle. It is very time consuming and stressful trying to find something that suits our wants and needs that fits into our budget.

So on that note, I close for the day.. more real life things are beckoning me... things like laundry and lunch can not wait.

I've tried this before

I've tried this blogging thing before.. and have never made more than 3 posts on any of the blogs that I've started. Let's hope I can keep up with it this time.

I'll start with a little introduction. I am a 26 year old mother to 2 gorgeous little girls. I've been married to my high school sweetheart for 5 1/2 years. It really was love at first sight for us; though he would never admit that. It took A LOT to break down his "shell" so I could get to know him. Of course we have our fights, but I wouldn't trade him for anything in the world; even on his bad days. I especially love him for putting up with me on my bad days.... which can be rather horrid at times.

I have some of the BEST friends anyone could ask for; and some of those friends I've never met in real life... and they're all MILES away. Hopefully someday, I can meet these amazing gals in person. Heather and Lindsay are my closest online friends; though Linz and I talk on the phone on occasion. They're both in Texas so maybe I need a trip to Texas :). My absolute best real life friend; aside from my amazing husband, is Andrea. We've been friends for 13 1/2 years and have been through so much together. There is NOTHING we don't talk about.

More to come later! It's late and I've got a big day ahead of me!