"I Kinda Love This Place."

I just wanted to quote Josh regarding our house. As we were walking out the front door this evening to go buy more Dr. Pepper (2 24-packs for $10 = an amazing deal at Albertsons), he spoke the words above. Yeah, I kinda love it, too.

Of course, I've spent more time in the house since I'm not working yet. I know the whole finding a job thing takes time. So, I'm waiting. And, continuing to apply for jobs. Josh has been going into the office around 11 or so and coming home at 6.

Our car was delivered last Thursday morning (so we had to drive back to the airport to return the rental car) and our furniture was delivered Thursday evening. It was a lot easier for these guys to deliver the furniture to our single story house than it was for the guys loading it up in Arkansas taking it downstairs and around to the front of the building. One of the first things one of the Arizona movers said when he came into the kitchen was, "We think we lost one of the wardrobes. We don't show it on the inventory."

"S*&@!" C'mon, you can't lose a girl's clothes! Josh tried to make me feel better by saying that it was probably his wardrobe of clothes that was missing. Our only tasks while the guys unloaded was to check numbered boxes off the inventory list and to tell the guys where to drop off the boxes. The first thing they brought into the house was two chairs. Amazing to have a real seat to sit in after over a week without one.

When the sofa came into the house, it really filled up the living room and it was obvious that we made the right decision about not buying the two couches. The couch was/is so comfortable! Towards the end, they brought in our bed and set it up. Ah, my bed - and pillows, too!

Well, all the wardrobes did make it-yay for clothes! The number sticker on the box had fallen off. Actually, nothing was lost in transit so that is great. So far, the only thing I've seen that was broken was the glass in one picture frame (but it wasn't a significant frame...it cost about $1).

When the moving guys left, I remember walking down the hall in the dark (still haven't learned where all the light switches are) and placing my hand over my heart saying, "It feels like home."

The bed seemed so high off the ground after having slept on the air mattress for so long. That night, I told Josh that the moving experience reinforced the idea that you can get by with very little, however, it's much more comfortable to have all your things.

The following morning (Friday), our dining room set was delivered from Ashley Furniture. It looks incredible in the dining room, however, there was a crack in the wood. They sent someone out today to fix the problem but Josh and I aren't completely satisfied with the result so we have to call the company back tomorrow.

On Saturday, we drove out to Mesa to pick up the desks from the girl who listed them on craigslist. Mesa=long drive but worth it as the desks look great in the office and they were quite the deal. We went to Walmart to buy real cookable food since we now had our dishes and pots and pans. Wow, I bought some cherries...they're amazing....why haven't I ever bought them before? Oh yeah, Josh would always say they were expensive...now I know they're worth the price, so delicious.

Our first dinner with pots and pans and real dishes was steak and veggies. We even ate at the new dining room table. Having a house, not an apartment, is so much quieter...which is a good thing. The other thing I like about the house is that it's on the golf course. I like this because everyday I get to watch people have fun and enjoy themselves (hopefully!) while they take some leisure time out on the course.

Oh, but keeping up with the Jones. Our neighbors to the north have a misting system that runs across their back patio...a misting system! That looks nice but won't be happening here. Heck, we haven't even filled up the fountain yet...although Josh did try to clean it out a bit this weekend because of the monsoon storms bringing in dirt and debris. I worked on unpacking our boxes this weekend.

Oh my gosh, there's a theme song for Channel 12 News in Phoenix. "It's all on 12 news, 12 news, believe it it's true, and the best is yet to come." If I here this freaking song one more time, I'm going to go insane!!! Normally, listening to the song wouldn't be a problem, however, Channel 12 is carrying the Olympics, so it's always on! Grrrr...I tried to find it on youtube so you could experience the annoyance. I even looked on their website. Maybe, I'll video it from tv myself....just so you can enjoy it on the blog!

Speaking of the Olympics, we watched the Opening Ceremony on Friday night. The opening was fantastic. I normally don't watch the entire opening ceremony but I watched all 4 hours that night. Loving the swimming and gymnastics. Synchronized diving...who knew?!? Jonathan Horton (men's gymnastics) had such an AMAZING night tonight...awesome....too bad that one guy had to mess up on pommel horse with a 12.something to give USA the bronze!