First of all - Updates...
We have been doing a ton to our house lately but these are a few of the things I have pictures of so I will post more later.
One of the biggest things that I wanted to do was replace the carpet. I saw this special on 20/20 once and ever since carpet really weirds me out, especially living on carpet that was somebody elses. You see a stain and have no idea what it is, how it happened or where else more are that may be hidden. EWE. Even before we moved in I told Marshall I wanted new carpet even though the old carpet really was not it that bad of shape.
BEFORE:
I don't know who's bright idea it was to have like a cream carpet but I found it to be pretty stupid. Especially since this is the highest traffic area of the house because the garage door is to the right of those 4 stairs. So we did away with it and while we were at it, we added some tile in front of the back doors because it doesn't make much sense to have carpet their either.AFTER:
We also added a super thick cosheny pad to our family room so it is way cozy. We LOVE it!
For the stairs we got the short carpet because the shag just wears so quickly on stairs and looks terrible.
Next, we added a tile a back splash. That came out quite nicely I might add.
BEFORE:
AFTER:
SECOND POST - Getting Robbed:
Yes, I got robbed. Our garage door was left open for all of 45 minutes on day and some little punk decided to help themselves to all of the electronics in my car. 2 iPods, our GPS and my folder. The kicker is that I have been working on compiling a list of all of our accounts for Marshall in case something happens to me, well, yeah, it was in that folder. It had all of our accounts and the log in and password for each.
As soon as I realized my folder was missing I got online and on the phone changing our passwords as fast as I could but I was not fast enough. As I was changing things I got an email that said my transaction was completed from PayPal. As if my all my stuff wasn't enough they tried to transfer money from my paypal to theirs. Luckily I got onto PayPal as soon as I received the email and canceled the transaction. Then the next day I got an email from our bank saying that our password was locked for too many incorrect attempts.
What a nightmare! We took fliers to our neighbors warning them that there was a thief among us but we don't anticipate anything will happen and we will most likely never find out who it was or get out stuff back. LAME!
THIRD POST - Corporate America:
I am super excited because I finally made the next step in my life and got a job in my career field. As overwhelming as it has been studying for the Series 7 exam I am really looking forward to being part of Corporate America and beginning the next phase of life. I have every intention of climbing this ladder and achieving great success in the financial world. I actually got offered the job at the end of February but my old employer and I worked out a deal for me to stay through tax season because it is their busiest time of year and when I told them I was leaving I think a few of them wanted to cry. I left on great terms and they made it really hard for me because they were a great company to work for the past 5 and a half years. But since I waited so long to switch jobs it didn't really hit me until the last day, it was way weird, sad, happy and seriously weird...
Anywho... So I have been waiting 2 months to get started at my new job and this past Monday that first day came. It feels so right. It is pretty serious stuff so I am in training for 5 weeks then I move onto training for another 5 weeks for a doosey of test that I have to take at the end of August. I have started studying and it is a TON of material. Good thing this is not my first rodeo.
FORTH POST - Our new hobby
Marsh and I love to do things together but it is sometimes hard because he thinks I am an Olympian and can do things on his level. Well, he is wrong. But we finally found something that we can do together and that we both enjoy and if I am a little slower than him it doesn't really matter.
We picked me up a new full suspension Mountain Bike and wasted no time putting it to use. We headed out to Antelope Island a few weeks ago for a little adventure. I though we would be taking a nice ride around the island but instead we took a hell of a ride UP the island. All in all we had a good time and I didn't puke like I though I was going to the entire time so that is good. I cannot wait for it to stop raining so we can go all over and play with my new toy!
And last but not least - A little trip
Well, somehow, I have no clue how, but it just so happened that I had a week off between my old job and starting my new job... weird how that happened since I am the one that picked both of the dates... Anyways, we all know that I am not good at sitting around and I figured what better time to go on a little adventure, especially since I don't know when the next one will be.
So, the minute my friend Gabby heard I had a week off she had the same thought I did and she has been begging me to go on a trip for the past 5 years but I just never had the time and well, now, I had the time. So we decided to go on a cruise to the Bahamas. We visited 2 of the islands, Nassau and Freeport and it was friggin' amazing! Especially since when I left Utah it was snowing, ha ha ha.
Atlantis in Nassau
The flamingos just hang out at this little park/zoo thing and although I was a little apprehensive because they are a pretty big bird and I though they might flock at me and peck me to death, I went against my greater judgment and jumped in with them for a little picture.
The government building of the Bahamas
Our ship
We took a jeep tour of the island of Freeport and it was beautiful. We stopped at a little cove and saw dolphins jumping in the ocean. It was breathtaking.
Some little shops in Freeport
One of the coolest parts about the Bahamas is that any beach you go to, the minute you step on the sand a guy comes up to you and tells you he is your "beach assistant" anything you need he is at your beckon call, I don't see one down side to that.Just because I don't post doesn't mean I haven't been as busy as ever with things to post about. I will try and keep up a little better in the future ;o)
