Sunday, December 21, 2008

Going... going.....

Well, it's Sunday 21 December and I leave Tuesday morning... which means I've only got one more day to finish outprocessing, then hit the road! Woohooo!

Yesterday I said goodbye to a lot of my Italian friends in our choir. So hard... then this morning was spent saying goodbye to everyone at church, especially the worship team. I'm not big on "goodbyes" but more like "see you laters", cause we're hoping a lot of our friends come to visit us in Utah. Great skiing, beautiful scenery, and of course us and Baby Baz!! And speaking of the little bugger, Elaine goes to the doctor on Tuesday (yes, the very day I fly out of Italy) to find out the sex... but the doctor's going to just write it down so we can find out together on Christmas morning, yay!! (Thank you Laura Smith for the fantabulous idea!!) Pray that my son is ready to show who he is... wait, did I just say my son? I mean my baby... yeah, that's it! ;-)

Wednesday, December 17, 2008

Sunshine and Snow

Today, after another 6 inches of snow the SUN came out! It was a welcome break from the grey skies and shadowless days. I took a break between Doctor appointments ( I had 2 today) to drive out near the house we put an offer on and check out the neighborhood. Much to my delight, I discovered that the house is a 8 minute walk away from this beautiful nature park, pond and 7 mile walking trail.

Walking the edge of the pond


Where the stream meets the pond


snowscape


Back in that neighborhood is our hopeful house!


Bat box... bat friendly neighborhood keeps the mosquito level down!

Tuesday, December 16, 2008

Is this home..part 2

OK so.... that first house didn't work out. So goes the house hunting game... it is indeed a HUNT!
Found this one a day later... love it just as much. A bit smaller, but BEAUTIFUL kitchen and room for a guest room with full bath AND a wine cellar in the basement! SCORE! SO the offer went in on this one today... it's a little more complicated since we need a 3rd party approval on this one... it's bank owned or something like that :) But I will keep you all updated!


In the meantime I am quickly learning to drive in SNOW, as we got about 9 inches here over the weekend and are expecting more throughout the week.

I have been checking out local theaters are such so after baby is born I can get back on stage! There will be auditions for Evita in August.. that gives me 2 months to lose baby weight and get back in there... hey, it's good to have goals right? :)

Jason closed Beauty and The Beast to a HUGE crowd on Sunday and said goodbye to our Theater family in Aviano. If you want to see some clips of the show, you can go to youtube and search for ACT Beauty and the Beast. The movers are at the house today and tomorrow and Jason will be on his way here next week. I'm so excited for him to arrive and for us to be back together.

That's all for now... ope you are all doing well. Someone have a glass of Merlot for me!

Thursday, December 11, 2008

Is this home?

So today I went out looking at houses with my Realtor once again. 2 weeks ago I founds a house that I loved that was a bit out of our price range... so today I saw the inside, took a zillion photos, ran home to talk to Jason and send him the pics. By 4:30 this afternoon I was in the Realtor's office making an offer... with the out that Jason needs to see it in person first before anything is final. He and Samson will be arriving in Salt Lake on Chirstmas Eve at 4pm. Just in time for Chirstmas!!! Anyhow, We offered a lot less than asking, but who knows, they might take it. So now we wait. It's a beautiful home, great neighborhood, etc. Back yard needs some serious personality but that is part of the fun of making it your own. They have till Friday to accept our offer. I hope I can sleep tonight. Tomorrow, I need to go car shopping! LOL


Could this be the one????