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*jware1985*
Thought i'd start a new post since we overtook that other one. So is ur fam still in N. Cali? Did u move to AZ cuz of ur FI? I hope the cruise thing works out for ya. Sounds like fun. I sure hope we don't have trouble making friends. Already it seems like everyone is so nice on here. Our fams don't want us to move that far away, but I think they'd def. like to come visit. My parents have never been to AZ, but my DH's have & they liked it. Actually that's how I am as well. I like to take pics, but don't like to get my pic taken. I love doing nature photography & stuff. So u were shocked cuz the gas prices were lower? Everything's pretty expensive in Cali though, isn't it? I don't think prices are too high here, but from what we've seen, AZ is cheaper than here. I've already been house hunting since June (around here for a while), & it is fun. I'm just hoping we can get a real nice one for a good price like what I've been seeing online lately. I love the style of the houses out there. One thing we'll def. miss though is having a yard. It looks like you have to pay a whole lot more for a piece of land out there. The majority of the houses are on real small lots. I'm sure we'll get used to it though. It'll be a big shock overall, but a good one.
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My FI and I love to watch thos ekind sof shows, like house hunters and prperty virgins. I completely know what you mean about not wanting a long drive i currently live in Surprise and work all the way downtown in the heart of Downtown. I know I am in for a long journey when the signs on the free was at 7th ave & I-10 say 29 minutes to 83rd Ave. lol but it is a job and i am lucky to have one. lol that is what they always tell us. The camera that i got is a Kodak Easy Share Z915. My BIL got a really nice Nikon one when my sister was preggers last year and i really like it but i think he paid like $700 or something for it. I can't justify that right now, maybe when we have little one. But i love y Kodak it had 10x zoom so it gets really close up shots. Girl i feel you, i have been here for almost 4 years and i am still not used to the summer heat. I moved into my apartment about 7 monts after i moved here at it was June. None of my family or friends wanted to help me until the sun was down.
It is beautiful out here that is for sure, i am starting to apreciate it so much more. After the wedding we want to start doing more hiking and stuff. Currently our weekends are jam packed with stuff when we do have a free weekend we just stay home. We have been paint around here alot because the prevous owners had some crazy colors.
Yeah, we watch them all the time too. That stinks about the long drive, but hopefully it wont' be that way forever. We hear that too sometimes..."just be happy you have a job!" I am grateful, but it gets old hearing that. Especially when it means no raises, dealing w/cutbacks, and stuff.
That's kinda funny that you got a Kodak EasyShare & love it. I have one of the EasyShares. It's Z795 or something like that, but I love it for a quick point & shoot camera. It's only 6mp & I think 12x zoom, but it takes great pics for all the more it is. I'm spoiled now though w/the Canon DSLR. It's awesome, but they sure aren't cheap! You'll def. want to get one when u get the chance. Especially if u want to take pics for decorating & stuff.
Oh no, that's discouraging. We're gonna be miserable trying to move stuff in the June or July heat! I didn't think about that too much yet, I guess. I hope it doesn't take us long to get used to it. I don't mind it so much, but DH does at times.
I know i think once i am done with school i ight want to get into photography a little more. so that gives me some time to save up. lol. I agree, my office always follows bad news with "but we are lucky to have a job." and i think to my self, that that doesn't make the bad news any better. Lucky in my fies, which is loan processing for small business loans our volume is picking up so the day goes by pretty fast.
Are you two going to come out here to look at houses before June/July? Maybe if you like we could meet up if you do come out. Also, if you are concerned about moving in the heat maybe see if it is n your "moving budget" hire some movers even if they just unload the truck for you. I am sure your husband will thank you
Cj, my fiance doesn't mind the heat since he works on AC's and is an arizona native he is used to it. Me on the other hand i can only handle it in small doses.
Yeah school sucks your life away from you. I'm actually looking to start taking classes again though once we get settled. We've actually been a lil busier at work lately too, cuz lots get sick & hurt in the winter, but we still hear that. Glad your time goes fast. I hate when it's so slow you hate being there.
I'm not sure if we're gonna come out or not. We're going to get an apt. first, then look for houses while we're out there. I'd like to see where I'm going to work & check out apts before we get there though, so hopefully we can make a trip out. Meeting up would be fun. I'll let ya know if/when we come out. Movers would def. be worth checking into. We'll have to see how it goes.
Yea, even if they are just there to unload the truck once you guys get our here. That might hep alot and you two can be in the A/C and start the unpacking
. That is alwasy my favorite part of moving is the unpacking. i am big on organization so i love to have everything in its place 
I wam working on my Associates. I took a little to much time off from school after I graduated from high school. But I am getting my degree now and that is all that matters
I am sure my FI will be excited when i am done with school so my free time is a little more free 
ea for sure, we would love to meet and make some new friends that would be awesome! how is the weather where you are, are you getting a ton of snow?
That def. would be nice. I'm also very organized & it drives me crazy when things are a mess. I can't wait to get a house! We just have a 2 br apt. now & it's way too small for us. And actually, all of our nice new wedding presents are sitting in a storage shed cuz we have no room for them. It's so depressing.
Good luck w/the rest of schooling. When will you be done? You're a better woman than I, planning a wedding, working & going to school. I was busy enough planning the wedding & working full time, haha. I'm sure your FI will def. like it better when you have some real free time. When you're in school, free time still usually consists of thinking about something w/school.
The weather sucks big time here!! High temps have been in the mid 30's, lows in the teens. We didn't get hit w/the snow as hard as south of us, but we have prob. about a foot on the ground. I can't wait for summer!!
I will be done with my associates in about a year or so, then I am trying to figure out if i want to work on my bachlors right away or take a break to make some babies
I could only imagine, not being able to use all you wedding gifts due to a lack of storage. But son enough I am sure you will be abe to find a house tomake a home and they wil all have a comfy place where you can use them 
Oh my goodness, I don't think I would be able to handle those temps. lol I a finally getting use to the "winter"weather here in AZ so when it is in the 60's I a needing a sweater. lol In california it would be in the 60's and I would juts have jeans and a t-shirt on and usually fli flops
it is funny how your body gets used to your surroundings like that.
That's a hard one. Guess it depends how bad you want the kiddo. I wish I wouldn't have taken breaks in b/w my schooling, but I did & now I still have yet to finish for my Bachelors. Good luck w/that. It'll be sooo nice when we can actually have some space & use all our stuff. We went to the storage shed Sat. to get some stuff & it's so depressing seeing it all sitting there in boxes, haha. Fortunately for us, the housing market is still looking really good out there. You might have already told me, but do you guys rent or own?
Yeah, the weather & cold temps really suck. That's why I wanna get out of here so bad. It's miserable when you're cold all the time. I love running around in flip flops & tanks.
That is pretty awesome your landlord let you do that. The was my least favorite part of apratment living when you couldn't do what you wanted. For sure, keep us updated i am getting excited for you
I agree summer can not get here fast enough, lol but i am more aniouxs for oct to become a wifey... lol.
Same for us. we are planning on waiting about a year and a half after the wedding. That would put us at July 2012 when we start TTC, i am not a big fan of summer so i wnat to try and avoid being 7,8,9 months preggers when it is 115 outside
We will defenitly require a pool if that were to be the sistuation 
I am so excited, i can't wait for summer so you two can be out here, i feel as though we are already becomeing good friends 
It feels great to see him be so comfortable around little ones, even his small cousins he is on the floor playing with them and just has a blast chasing them around the yard, he will be an amazing dad and i am sure your DH will be too
Thank you very much. I sprinkled some job just for you in the above post so hopefully it works for you
There is Lake PLeasant which is about 20 min or so away from where we live, then there is the slt lake river which i hae never been to but i hear it is fun for tubing and stuff, and i have also been to Canyon ake which is out by gilbert, i think there are a few others but i am not sure on name or locations. It always seems hard to not put on a little "winter weight" all the warm yummy food often has a lot of calories but it keeps us warm so we just eat it any ways. And can I say i love your ticker!!! I can't wait until you guys are out here too! My mom works for Banner at Del Webb in sun city west which is right off of grand across from Surprise. And then there is Banner Boswell which is a little further down Grand.
Are you on face book?
Yea we still decorate, a lot of people on our street didn't but we def did. We put up our lights and tree the weekend after turkey day. I love the Holiday season and can't wait for this year, we are going to get a bigger tree.
I am not familiar where that is but i think i have geard of the hike before.. Tat would be fun, if you guys are going to be in the Goodyear area you could probably hike the white tank mountains. they are fairly close to us here in Suprise.
I am sure it is hard to wait for everything to be ready to make the big move. I don't think i could be that paitent, by the time i decided i wanted to move here it all happened in 3 weeks and eve tat was rough, i wish it would have been sooner lol.
Well that's good to know. That's what most people do around here as well. We decorate like the weekend after Thanks. or whenever. I just can't wait to have a house so we can really decorate.
I know there's lots of places around to hike, so I def. hope we're real close to one of them. Wow, 3 wks is fast! This waiting is just killing me...I hate it. Hopefully it'll continue to go quickly though. I'm just really not looking forward to the 32+ hr drive! Yuck!
I saw your b-day is the day after mine...pretty cool. We'll have to celebrate together some time once we're out there. How are the wedding plans coming along? Are you having a big wedding, what are your colors & stuff?