The last month of my life has been surreal, as will be May and June. For any long time followers, you may remember my adventures from last summer and all the traveling I was doing for weddings, etc. Well, these three months may beat that.
April 8th — 10th: Bismarck, ND for wedding stuff (7 hour drive)
April 16th — 17th: Engaged Encounter in Sioux Falls (8am-9pm on Saturday and 8am-3pm on Sunday)
April 21st — 24th: Bismarck for Easter. We found "the" house on Good Friday and I had an interview on Easter Monday
April 29th: Bachelorette Party in Aberdeen, SD (3.5 hour drive)
April 30th: Bridal Shower and Swing Dance in Aberdeen, SD
May 1st: Bridal Shower in Timber Lake, SD (From TL to Sioux Falls 7 hour drive)
May 7th — NSU Graduation in Aberdeen, SD (3.5 hours)
May 13th — Interview in Bismarck, ND (7 hours)
May 14th — Bridal Shower in Sioux Falls, SD (current home)
May 15th — BVHS Graduation (where I teach)
May 18th — Last day of school for students
May 19th — Last day of school for teachers
May 20th — Close on house
May 22nd — Twin Cities with Sheila (5 hour drive)
May 23rd — 28th — Fly to NYC for BEA
May 28th — Get back to the Midwest and hurry home for friend's wedding (5 hour drive)
May 29th — 31st — MOVE (7 hour drive)
June 1st — Meet with the Wedding Photographer
June 6th — Start teaching Summer School
June 9th — Rehearsal Dinner
June 10th — WEDDING!
I am officially living out of my car. It's been insane! Each weekend I've had something going on. I'm exhausted. I'm tired. I've only been engaged for eight months and I'm at the point where I just want to marry my man. The wedding isn't until 5pm and I'm like, "Look, let's get up at 8am get dressed, get married, hang out, and then do pictures and the whole ceremony thing starting at 1pm. No one needs to know."
With traveling, trying to find a job, moving, and all of the other stuff (like life) I've been super busy and I haven't gotten to show you pictures of our new HOUSE! I'll be relocating to Bismarck, ND after school gets out. While I am jobless (as of right now), I am not homeless. And I feel like that's a good thing.
The house is a newer (2007) and in a beautiful new neighborhood that is still being developed. It has a huge fenced in backyard and beautiful deck. Here are the pictures from the realtor's — so the furniture and what not are not ours.:)
Our formal living room
Formal living room and dining area
Dining area and kitchen
Kitchen
Downstairs family/TV/book room
Another kitchen shot
It's a smaller house, but it is a great starter home for just D, me, and Pippin. Split level with loads of storage place, three stall garage, nice neighborhood, and the lawnmower, snow blower, garage refrigerator and freezer were all included. Also, the lot behind us is owned by school district so no one will be living behind us. We are both very excited! Now, I just need to find a job. I have an interview today so wish me luck everybody!