The Simple Things-Weekending

Our weekends are very coveted time.

It's our time to finally take a break and relax from the week.

There's so little time to spend together before Kevin has to go

to bed and wake up early the next morning.

So on weekends, we try to go all out.

(from the top)

Wilderness Trail in our community Rancho Sahuarita
along with a blooming cactus and sunset on Friday night.

After our walk, we went to see Kung Fu Panda 2, hilarious!
A must "take your kids to see that movie."

Saturday we headed out to Sir Veza's Taco Garage
(hence the license plates).
Great tacos and the BEST churros EVER!

After we headed to the pool for some much needed R&R.
Both of us are starting to get tan.

Last but not least, our amazing new appliances that I've wanted since we got married.
Kevin surprised me with a new KitchenAid when I came home from Cali.

Over Memorial Weekend we picked out new furniture and the lovely washer/dryer set.
The nice people at Lowe's delivered the washer/dryer to us yesterday! So exciting!
It'll be so nice not to go to the laundromat or use parent's washer and dryer.
The furniture comes Tuesday.

On top of everything else, we made huge run for groceries at Fry's.
We're hosting our first dinner/game night tomorrow.
I'm hoping for a great game of Seafarers!

Happy Weekend! 

A little crazy!

Sorry, that this blog has been off and on the past few weeks it seems like.

We've moved and are setting things up in our new little house.

Sad part is that it has so many issues right now and I've met some of the worst repairmen in Tucson.

It's definitely been crazy!

Paper Mountain in our kitchen. The movers wrapped everything in paper.

Tomorrow, I am heading out here.

Hopefully, it's sunny and not too cold.

It's almost been ten years since I've seen my grandmother

and fourteen years since I've been to her house.

I'm also visiting my grandfather who had a heart attack this last spring

but is on the mend and doing well so far. 

I'm looking forward to seeing him.

Luckily, my mom, cousins and aunt are coming too!

It'll be great to see everyone.

But I haven't started packing or should I say unpacking things that I'll need for the trip.

Sorry readers, one more day of neglecting the blog.

However, I do have plans to take pictures of our amazing community tonight.

I'm off to run lots of errands!

Happy Wednesday! 

P.S. For those of you who want pictures of our new house, it'll be awhile. 

It looks so empty but luckily we'll be buying lots of furniture when I get back.

That's what happens when you move from a teeny apartment to a fairly large house.

The movers unpacking were laughing so hard about it yesterday, it was quite funny.

Kevin's World - Land of Saguaros

Many of you know that Lisa and I are planning on graduating from the University of Utah this semester and moving to the next stage of our lives.  For me especially, that means starting a career, which first and foremost means getting a job.  Luckily, I've had a little help in that category.  Last fall, at a job fair at TECHCON, I met a representative from Raytheon.  I didn't think much of it until I got a call from Raytheon Missile Systems in Tucson, Arizona last October.  They invited me to visit them to interview and see their facilities.  After a few days of wining and dining, I left very impressed with the company and with the community.  Since that time, I have accepted a job offer.  Our current plan for next summer, for those of you who don't yet know, is to move to Arizona as I start my new job.

While I was in Tucson, I took a bit of time to see the city.  The first thing that struck me was the number of saguaro cactuses (cacti?).  They are everywhere down there, and they are even larger than I realized.  This last Christmas, I told Lisa that next year we'll have to decorate a Christmas cactus instead of a Christmas tree, just like Spike from Peanuts.

{source}

I also took some time to look for potential places to live.  After talking with a real estate agent about some of the areas on Tucson, I went to look at a planned community called Rancho Sahuarita.  It looks like a great place for kids and families and is currently at the top of places that we would like to live down there.  You may notice that the name Sahuarita seems familiar.  It is, in fact, a variant of the word saguaro.  It seems like there is no escaping them.  In a few more months, we will be writing to you from the land of the cacti (cactuses?).

{source}