Random thoughts

So Its been a while since I've posted on here.....
Let's catch up.
We went home to San Fran in September for a Giants-Cubs game. Its been a tradition cause I'm a Giants fan & Adam's a Cubs fan. It was awesome to see everyone and to be in the city. I miss it there! The people, the weather, the ocean, my fam! If only we could afford to live there.... Not on my social work salary! Lol.
Adam is back in school this semester. He got a new job, doing the same thing but different company. Its flexible which is awesome for his crazy schedule.
I have been thinking about getting a new job and going into the clinical field. I like my job now but I feel like something is missing, like I should use my degree or something. I miss the hospital setting. I miss working with teenagers and the world of residential treatment......never thought I would say that!! Been checking the ads online and no one is hiring. I would consider doing it part time on the side, in addition to my day job.
And by the way, no one explained to me that my job involved sales, numbers and quotas! My performance evaluation is based partly on how many successful closures I have.....I get that we have to have measured outcomes to justify our program to the Feds but its unrealistic given the population I work with, in addition to the state of the economy.
I think about working out but I don't actually go.....which would explain the extra pounds, or maybe the ice cream & the carbs & eating out?! I moved back to Utah, lost a couple pounds & then gain it back....Blar!!
My favorite word is Blar....its my word for being annoyed with whatever is going on that day/week. It seemingly fits every scenario lately. I can thank Melinda for this one!!
Later this month we are going to Vegas.....woot woot!! So looking forward to getting away for a few days. A bunch of us are headed down there for Skylar's 30th Bday. We are gonna see Adam's fam and take a couple days to relax and have fun. I found an amazing deal for a hotel! $30/night!! Trader Joes, Bahama Breeze, Blue Martini are must do's!!

Am I scary OR what?!

I love Halloween!! Something about dressing up and reminding me what its like to be a little kid again. And I LOVE candy!! I admit it was fun to dress up and freak out my clients at work...... I can be a bia, so why not be a witch!! :)

Welcome to the West Side

Sorry I haven't blogged lately. We finally moved and are all settled. FINALLY! I never want to move ever again but since we are still renting, it is envitable! I don't know why they even make 3rd floor apartments. My calves were killing me for the next few days afterwards! I am getting used to the dreaded West side. I NEVER thought I would live west of 7th East! Its not a terrible location and I don't have to deal with the downtown crowd, ie transients & clients!! I made an exception because our place was brand new and they had a fantastic move in special. And I love my large tub for bubble baths. I've taken Trax to work in the morning a couple of times, it certainly wasn't BART, that's for sure! But it wasn't terrible and it will save gas $. That's what I will be doing this winter because everyone knows how much I hate to drive in the snow!
Our dogs are certainly getting a work out as well, 3rd floor up & down, up & down to go potty! Even though we downsized, I couldn't give up our babies! They are actually doing okay with it and Baxter uses the potty pads (most of the time).
My Dad came out a few weeks ago to visit and help us get settled in. Seriously the coolest Dad ever. We went shopping and had dinner with our cousins. I cooked dinner and invited a few friends over to meet my Dad and see our new place. We played board games with my Dad after dinner, so much fun! Thank you Dad for everything! I wish we lived closer. If only we could afford to live in the Bay Area!
I discovered my new fav dessert, these fantastic Island Sorbets from Costco. They make me want to have a Hawaii themed party or a Luau minus the pig.
I am so excited that Fall is upon us. Love the change of seasons!

MOVING AGAIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I feel like writing this entire post in CAPS!! We are moving AGAIN, AND YES WE ALWAYS MOVE! The home we have been renting is falling apart. It sucks because 1) we are tired of living here wondering what will break next and getting blamed for trashing it 2) our landlord is crazy 3) did I mention our landlord is crazy? 4) I wouldn't be surprised if the home got sucked into a bottomless hole in the ground like the Poltergeist movies! Its "Charming" because its "historic," all the homes here are 300 years old. The location is amazing because its close to downtown. So because of that, it adds like $300 extra onto the rent, to account for the vintage charm factor and the location. Its not just this one, several of the homes here are falling apart. Students, hippies and yuppies live here. I love the area, just not a fan of the rental.
So we decided to move to Midvale. West side, scary I know, but we found a fabulous deal at a brand new apartment complex. Not excited about the whole apartment situation but so excited about the new part. We will be walking the dogs and getting our exercise for sure.
So I guess we're probably moving next weekend....ugh so this week we will be packing. I'm crossing my fingers to find a new tenant asap. I know no one wants to move in after they read my post here! So because we gave our notice, our crazy landlord asked us to find someone to take over the lease! I posted ads and interviewed potential renters. I finally found someone who was actually willing to pay what she is asking. But my landlord is so picky about a new tenant, I realize its her house but at the price she's asking, beggers can't be choosers! If they pay the rent, who cares? I have never broken a rental contract before, but this place is too expensive and so not worth it. A few months back the landlord said to me, "why don't you move out? it sounds like this place isn't working out for you." I didn't want to move at the time because I hate moving and I didn't have a place lined up to move into. I have that documented in an email. Grrrr!! And yet she is still asking us to find a renter to take over the lease!

Chris' Graduation

Chris graduated from UC Santa Barbara in June! I was glad to be able to go and hang with the fam. We stayed in the cute little Danish town called Solvang. Best pastries ever!! One morning me and my Mom went to a bakery and picked up a dozen pastries and tried them all! I wish Adam could come but he had work and school. We went to the beach, an ostrich farm (seriously why?!), Mission Santa Barbara and hung out in Solvang, eating & shopping......I rediscovered one of my favorite past times.......shopping! LOL. I took the Santa Barbara Air Bus on the way to the LAX Airport....it drove up Hwy 1, Pacific Coast Highway. I saw Santa Monica Pier, Malibu, etc, the homes on the beach were beautiful! I was sad to come back to Utah and trying to figure out how we could buy beach front property on our salaries!! I can always dream of living in So Cal!!

Meet Baby Ethan

In June I went home to see Brad & Lauri's baby! I am the proud Auntie of Ethan Edward Leidecker. He is adorable! He is the first grandbaby for my parents and they are super excited to spoil him, along with everyone else of course!!

Happy 4th Everyone!!

Hopefully everyone had a good holiday weekend!! It was nice to have 3 days off work! I forgot how much I love holidays!!

We had a good weekend. We hung out with our friends Melinda & Skylar. Friday we went up to Park City to see our friend Lisa's band the "Disco Drippers" play. Then they had Fireworks afterwards. There was so many people. It was at the Canyons Resort and we took the gondola up to the show. The best part was that it was free!!

Last night we saw a play up put on by the Salt Lake Acting Company called Saturday's Voyeur, its a parody of everything random & funny in Utah over the past year! I highly recommend it. And we got discount tickets!

Then Adam and Skylar lit off fireworks in the neighborhood.....of course the neighbor complained so we had to relocate. Something about men and fireworks, it brings out the testosterone or something!! Its the 4th of July! People were lighting off fireworks everywhere!