What's Happening

So, we are MOVING! At first we were going to be here until May 2013, then it changed to December 2012, and now Travis found out about his clinical sites and it's moved up to August 2012! :)

Renting...well, it SUCKS. And we knew this. We had actually even looked into BUYING a house in Amarillo believe it or not! When we knew this is where he was going to be going for school I contacted a realtor, and when I found out about how if you're not in the house for at least 5 years it's a waste of your time/money to buy. So we decided to rent. Our apartments have had their ups and downs, believe you me! Travis moved up here August 2010, and I joined him Jan. 2011 after we got married. It's cold in Amarillo in January just FYI. We had 3ft of snow that first winter in one snow storm. We had blankets up on our windows and doors trying to keep it warm! Shesh, thank goodness we have a fireplace! So our rent when we signed the lease in August 2010 was great. $570 mo was excellent. Well, after a year...and we had a HORRIBLE neighbor below us. Oh My Goodness. She was young (probably older than us but acted like a 2 yr old) and she was HORRIBLE. Played her music so loud it'd shake our walls, she'd BBQ on her balcony with flames hitting the floor of our balcony, and she'd tie her dog up to the stairs and it'd come up the stairs (Pudge doesn't particularly like other dogs...so he couldn't go down the stairs). Well one day she threatened to shoot Pudge! Yeah! And THEN she went and told the management that we had an "altercation"...well, when we told them what she said, that was her final straw and they refused to renew her lease...and we threatened to leave if she didn't. Well she DID leave. Thank God! And we have a GREAT neighbor now!! :)

So we signed a (11 month) lease, we thought we signed a year...well, it had gone up to $620mo. Ok, not terrible...but more than we wanted! So this last year has been okay here. Nothing majorly annoying with our neighbors or anything, some etchy people moved in around the place but they quickly were evicted. So then we go in and find out what'd it be to renew for 6 months (assuming we'd be leaving in Dec. 2012), well $735!!! Yeah! Wow! And that'd put us paying until January...which, not happening. lol. So month-to-month, we thought, eh, not too much right? WRONG. $900 a month!!! Wow!! No way no how!! Plus paying for Travis to stay elsewhere for clinicals!? PSH!

So after we found that out, things happened to change with his clinicals and we had no need to be in Amarillo past August. So that's when we put in our notice that we'd be moving out. We are moving back in with my parents in Port Lavaca!

I know a LOT of people probably think "living with your parents...when you're married...and 25/26?!" Yep. Totally doing it. We will still have bills and pay them rent and such, but we'll be able to save in the long run. Our goal is to be in our own house with a mortgage by our 3rd Anniversary (Dec, 2013!)

So our life plan is following along track nicely, and sure there's been a bump here and there, but in the long run...I'd say we're super happy with how God has blessed us so much!

So, we have 2 weekends left in Amarillo. We have been packing here and there, but a lot to do still! My Mom & Dad in law are coming to Amarillo August 3rd and going to help us load up the U-Haul! We're going to take them to the play "Texas" in Palo Duro Canyon that Saturday night and we officially leave Amarillo on August 5th. It's bitter sweet. Amarillo was our first married home, our first place to live together, we've been able to go to New Mexico a few times and Oklahoma. Which is good...because I'm not so sure how often I'll be wanting to drive this far again! haha.

So...that's "What's Happening!" :)