Friday, June 17, 2011
California Part 2: At Sea (finally)
It had to be almost a month ago that I posted Cali land pictures. But as promised, here are the "at sea" pictures.
Monday, June 6, 2011
Our Homes
"The walls don't make our memories, that's just where we made them. We get to take our memories with us." -My husband.
House #1: Downtown Studio Apt. Living
*There's just something magical about your first place together as a married couple.
*We loved having our college friends over since we only lived a block away from our alma-mater.
*And who doesn't love being in the thick of everything downtown?!
*We had a rockin' homemade loft bed to increase our space.
*Fights had to be dealt with head on because the only other door besides the front was the bathroom. :)
House #2: The Moldy Place
*Not many positives since we were only there for two months due to mold.
*We found out we were expecting (unexpectedly)!! :)
*We picked and had this place painted (pre-move in) with some of our favorite home colors.
House #3: Friends AND a still City Living
*We had and made wonderful friends in the building and close by.
*Finally a place we could cookout! (And the Bains gave us a free Weber grill. Needless to say, my husband was a very happy man.)
*Still close to our first date and proposal location with a fantabulous bakery.
*Closer to our church and church friends and small groups.
*The home we brought our baby home in.
*Most importantly: A one bedroom!
*Newly renovated kitchen and bathroom! Beautiful!
House #4: Not the City...but still Close Enough
*Express train for riding into work
*Mr. T has his own bedroom (which means mom and dad do, too).
*So much natural light. Only when it's after 8:30p do we need lights on.
*A fenced in backyard! We never thought that was possible with renting.
*Free laundry in the basement (which we can access from the inside).
*Even closer to our church and closer to more friends
We're thankful that we found this place randomly and that the Lord has bless us more than we could have expected in this move. We look forward to having friends and family here! With our love, The Huffords
House #1: Downtown Studio Apt. Living
*There's just something magical about your first place together as a married couple.
*We loved having our college friends over since we only lived a block away from our alma-mater.
*And who doesn't love being in the thick of everything downtown?!
*We had a rockin' homemade loft bed to increase our space.
*Fights had to be dealt with head on because the only other door besides the front was the bathroom. :)
House #2: The Moldy Place
*Not many positives since we were only there for two months due to mold.
*We found out we were expecting (unexpectedly)!! :)
*We picked and had this place painted (pre-move in) with some of our favorite home colors.
House #3: Friends AND a still City Living
*We had and made wonderful friends in the building and close by.
*Finally a place we could cookout! (And the Bains gave us a free Weber grill. Needless to say, my husband was a very happy man.)
*Still close to our first date and proposal location with a fantabulous bakery.
*Closer to our church and church friends and small groups.
*The home we brought our baby home in.
*Most importantly: A one bedroom!
*Newly renovated kitchen and bathroom! Beautiful!
House #4: Not the City...but still Close Enough
*Express train for riding into work
*Mr. T has his own bedroom (which means mom and dad do, too).
*So much natural light. Only when it's after 8:30p do we need lights on.
*A fenced in backyard! We never thought that was possible with renting.
*Free laundry in the basement (which we can access from the inside).
*Even closer to our church and closer to more friends
We're thankful that we found this place randomly and that the Lord has bless us more than we could have expected in this move. We look forward to having friends and family here! With our love, The Huffords
Monday, May 23, 2011
California Part 1: On Land
California was good to us. The weather was pleasant, and we were able to be true sight-seers. :)
We LOVED Santa Monica! Street Musicians, shopping, the pier, and the end of Route 66.
And it's thanks to this wonderful friend and her husband for a place to stay and showing us all around town!
Per recommendation of Corrie, we visited the Aroma Cafe in the San Fernando Valley. Can we pause for a moment to say, "Yum!"?
On our return back to land, we wanted to see the Hollywood sign. We drove through a residential area to get these shots:
And because of all the hype, we had to try out "some" burger out in CA. And yes, it's worth the trip!
*More to come! (I gotta add Eric's "land" pictures.)
We LOVED Santa Monica! Street Musicians, shopping, the pier, and the end of Route 66.
And it's thanks to this wonderful friend and her husband for a place to stay and showing us all around town!
Per recommendation of Corrie, we visited the Aroma Cafe in the San Fernando Valley. Can we pause for a moment to say, "Yum!"?
On our return back to land, we wanted to see the Hollywood sign. We drove through a residential area to get these shots:
And because of all the hype, we had to try out "some" burger out in CA. And yes, it's worth the trip!
*More to come! (I gotta add Eric's "land" pictures.)
Monday, May 16, 2011
Sunday, May 15, 2011
California (Preview)
*No Pictures; Sorry, gotta find the camera in the packed items.
We came, we saw, we conquered. For real. :)
Our friends showed us Calabasas, Thousand Oaks, Malibu, and Santa Monica.
We cruised out of Long Beach to Catalina Island and Esenada, Mexico.
On our final two days, we saw Beverly Hills, Hollywood, San Fernando, and parts of downtown LA.
It was quite a trip. We're thankful that we could get away, have family time, and rest. Yay for vacation. :)
We came, we saw, we conquered. For real. :)
Our friends showed us Calabasas, Thousand Oaks, Malibu, and Santa Monica.
We cruised out of Long Beach to Catalina Island and Esenada, Mexico.
On our final two days, we saw Beverly Hills, Hollywood, San Fernando, and parts of downtown LA.
It was quite a trip. We're thankful that we could get away, have family time, and rest. Yay for vacation. :)
Tuesday, April 26, 2011
Who knew...
Costco’s trip was intentionally for packing tape, and I was ready to get moving on packing books and other miscellaneous, infrequently used items. I smiled as I bought bright, turquoise tape to label where the boxes would go in our new place. (At home) I try desperately to keep the tape from being so loud as I tape the bottom of the boxes while my little guy sleeps. Even though 15 months with a baby in our one-bedroom apartment has been long enough, I’m beginning to struggle with moving, wanting to videotape everything before it’s inundated with boxes, wanting to never forget this is where we brought Tim home. This is our home. And I feel like I’m abandoning it for some kind of “American Dream” of a bigger place with a yard. I feel like I’m going to somehow push our family apart by having more space. Bigger space and colors on the walls will not define who we are, but I’ve been so swept away into the “tomorrow” that I’m loosing today, loosing this noisy place I’ve grown to love. (Maybe this is what Eric felt like when we moved out of our studio apartment.) Geez…who knew moving could be so emotional? And when it comes down to it, we will still be who we are. God will still be who He promises to be. We will still wake each morning to spend breakfast together. We will still kiss each other goodnight and read sweet bedtime stories. We will even veg-out on our favorite shows and cook-out like last summer. Timothy will still be our baby, and we will still be joyfully stuck. I just want to savor these fleeting moments before they’re just a memory. (I can’t even keep it together when writing this.)
Thursday, April 21, 2011
Short But Sweet
Just wanted to give a quick update:
*We found a new apt!! It's wonderful and has the perfect amount of space for us. It was a discouraging process that had an unexpected payoff. :)
*I can't handle the "big boy-ness" of Mr. T. He's really taking over the world, one step at a time (sorry if I've already used that before).
-Many mornings we'll take a little walk right outside of our apt. He walks back and forth on the sidewalk and climbs up and down the stairs.
-He says 'bubble' and does his fair share of eating. The only rejected food so far is green beans...hope he doesn't have my texture issues.
-His gymboree teacher said that he should move up to the next level even though he's 1.5 months too young for the class! The teacher makes adjustments for him so that tasks are harder.
-He takes his gymboree skills to the house where he's learned to climb on the couch! Dang...now we have to teach him 'down' so that he'll safely get off the couch.
-And here's the funniest and my favorite thing he learned (on his own), knocking on the door. It's so cute. He just knows to knock when a door is closed and even puts his hand in a fist position. Gotta love it!
*We found a new apt!! It's wonderful and has the perfect amount of space for us. It was a discouraging process that had an unexpected payoff. :)
*I can't handle the "big boy-ness" of Mr. T. He's really taking over the world, one step at a time (sorry if I've already used that before).
-Many mornings we'll take a little walk right outside of our apt. He walks back and forth on the sidewalk and climbs up and down the stairs.
-He says 'bubble' and does his fair share of eating. The only rejected food so far is green beans...hope he doesn't have my texture issues.
-His gymboree teacher said that he should move up to the next level even though he's 1.5 months too young for the class! The teacher makes adjustments for him so that tasks are harder.
-He takes his gymboree skills to the house where he's learned to climb on the couch! Dang...now we have to teach him 'down' so that he'll safely get off the couch.
-And here's the funniest and my favorite thing he learned (on his own), knocking on the door. It's so cute. He just knows to knock when a door is closed and even puts his hand in a fist position. Gotta love it!
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