Wednesday, November 17, 2010
Monday, November 15, 2010
Friday, November 12, 2010
why.. hello.
lauren who?! yes... i know. i'd say i've just been too incredibly busy to post, but really that shouldn't be my excuse. i did have a month off from working... but i must say, i was looking for a job that entire month.. and have been sight seeing, of course.. exploring our new city.. so.. i was busy. i landed one, though.. a job.. and so our bills can now be paid. yippee!! jake too. we're responsible adults contributing to society again! well we're here in austin...
and it's A W E S O M E.
someone please tell me why i wasn't born here?! okay.. maybe that's because i was too busy being borned out on an island in american samoa. ya ya whatever... there's a saying here that goes something like this:
'i wasn't born in texas (austin), but i got here as soon as i could."
that sort of applies to me, i guess. except that i'm 25... er.. 26 now.. and i hummed and hawed through those first few years of my twenties. i could've moved out here sooner. but then i wouldn't have met the man of my dah-reams.. and austin wouldn't be as cool without the guy.
the trip out here was sooo loooong. sooooooooooooo looooooooooooooooooooong. and we were in separate vehicles. me being stuck with the meowing bug-cat. she chilled out after about the first 8 hours. uh huh. we arrived at our new condo and to our horror, the place was SO DIRTY. :( it's a pretty nice complex.. older, with a ton of trees and squirrels everywhere... but the owner had not cleaned the place! we were pretty disgusted. we had driven 11 hours that day (on 3.. yes THREE.. hours of sleep the night before) and then we had to head to the grocery store that night and pick up cleaning supplies. there was no way i was sticking my hiney anywhere near the toilets as they were. um ya... it was bad. but we conquered! and it's our home now.. we sort of love it. :)
every time we venture off to look at something new, we're in awe of just how cool this place is. the people are so incredibly nice, it's contagious.. and i've already picked up on all the 'ya'll talk' and bbq. let me tell you, they are serious about their bbq here.
we miss our family.. and friends, of course.. and i think it makes it harder knowing how much they'd all absolutely LOVE it here (and in my head i've been scheming of how i could get them all to move out here..). it's sure been difficult missing the big events that've been going on back home, too. this has been a really amazing experience for us, though... already. we depend on each other a lot more. it makes us appreciate each other a lot more, too.
so all in all, life is pretty darn good... jake has had a phone interview with the usaf and will be flown up to hill afb in a couple weeks for some tests. the possibility of the military is great and we're pretty excited. we knew that our time here in austin would probably be short lived, but now that we've been here, we know that we'll want to come back one day. so who knows what the futures holds.
hopefully a few more adventures... :)
**so i haven't taken too many pictures with my good camera... don't ask me why. i really have been busy, okay?? but i stayed up after writing this post last night and put all my flip video clips together of our trip out here and whatnot. well, it isn't loading. guess it's too big. so i'll work on that. but sorry i don't have any pictures for you! maybe i'll get some on here soon..
and it's A W E S O M E.
someone please tell me why i wasn't born here?! okay.. maybe that's because i was too busy being borned out on an island in american samoa. ya ya whatever... there's a saying here that goes something like this:
'i wasn't born in texas (austin), but i got here as soon as i could."
that sort of applies to me, i guess. except that i'm 25... er.. 26 now.. and i hummed and hawed through those first few years of my twenties. i could've moved out here sooner. but then i wouldn't have met the man of my dah-reams.. and austin wouldn't be as cool without the guy.
the trip out here was sooo loooong. sooooooooooooo looooooooooooooooooooong. and we were in separate vehicles. me being stuck with the meowing bug-cat. she chilled out after about the first 8 hours. uh huh. we arrived at our new condo and to our horror, the place was SO DIRTY. :( it's a pretty nice complex.. older, with a ton of trees and squirrels everywhere... but the owner had not cleaned the place! we were pretty disgusted. we had driven 11 hours that day (on 3.. yes THREE.. hours of sleep the night before) and then we had to head to the grocery store that night and pick up cleaning supplies. there was no way i was sticking my hiney anywhere near the toilets as they were. um ya... it was bad. but we conquered! and it's our home now.. we sort of love it. :)
every time we venture off to look at something new, we're in awe of just how cool this place is. the people are so incredibly nice, it's contagious.. and i've already picked up on all the 'ya'll talk' and bbq. let me tell you, they are serious about their bbq here.
we miss our family.. and friends, of course.. and i think it makes it harder knowing how much they'd all absolutely LOVE it here (and in my head i've been scheming of how i could get them all to move out here..). it's sure been difficult missing the big events that've been going on back home, too. this has been a really amazing experience for us, though... already. we depend on each other a lot more. it makes us appreciate each other a lot more, too.
so all in all, life is pretty darn good... jake has had a phone interview with the usaf and will be flown up to hill afb in a couple weeks for some tests. the possibility of the military is great and we're pretty excited. we knew that our time here in austin would probably be short lived, but now that we've been here, we know that we'll want to come back one day. so who knows what the futures holds.
hopefully a few more adventures... :)
**so i haven't taken too many pictures with my good camera... don't ask me why. i really have been busy, okay?? but i stayed up after writing this post last night and put all my flip video clips together of our trip out here and whatnot. well, it isn't loading. guess it's too big. so i'll work on that. but sorry i don't have any pictures for you! maybe i'll get some on here soon..
Thursday, September 23, 2010
jealousy & all that...
so the husband is in austin at this moment... finding us a place to live.
i've requested pictures at every juncture of his travels throughout the city... so i can live vicariously through them as i sit, confined to this desk of clerical drone-ism. dramatic? na...
it's a cloudy day in the wonderful, exciting, and weird city of austin. with humidity in upwards of about 90%. doesn't seem to bother jake much. he says that it isn't miserable as long as there's a slight breeze. so there's that. we won't have to worry about getting the ever present bloody noses of desert living. hooray for that!
i'm actually quite excited for our little texas adventure. it's an expensive little adventure (as in, we could probably move to europe on this same budget.. plane ticket included), but it's the right choice for us. who knows where we'll be in a year from now. probably in the military. so WHY NOT take off and enjoy life austin stylee for a little whiley?
anyways, all of that out there, i am feeling broad pangs of jealousy for the spouse's mini vaca without the wife. i know he misses me soooooooo muuuuuuuch.. he's got to, right? but i truly wish i were there with him. taking tours of possible future condo-homes.. having the first look at our new city.. having lunch at the south austin trailer park and eatery.. sounds delightful. soon, though. oh so soon. we'll be unpacking and nestling into our new place about three weeks from now.
so i guess i can survive until then. oh and i should probably insert somewhere in here that i do actually MISS my husband.. we've never quite been this far away from eachother before. when i got home from work yesterday, i found a note that he had left me. it went something like this:
going to miss you, sweetie.
i'll be thinking of you...
do some independent stuff and listen to all the music that i don't like.
love you lots,
jake
sweet, hey? ha ha. i never knew i had music he didn't like.. maybe i should run out and buy a lady gaga cd for just such an occasion.
cheers! xo lauren
ps. i started a tumblr account.. just to add one more thing to my pile of time consuming social medias. i sorta like that i can just have a random 'i feel like saying this today and posting this picture.. or i like this picture that i found while searching tumblr.. save for future use' outlet. link to it on the right side of this bloggity.
Monday, September 13, 2010
{ Divas and Dreams }
Have you ever visited this website? She has the most beautiful, girly, vintage, lovely and inspirational posts. I love them! She's currently doing a giveaway. The winner will receive an incredible gift box that'll include these little lovelies:
Hope everyone's having a great day. It's Monday.. but I'm happy. Oxymoron type-o-day.
xo Lauren
Wednesday, August 25, 2010
Keep Austin Weird...
So a fellow blogger friend of mine recently moved to Portland, OR and posted an image of a sign there saying "KEEP PORTLAND WEIRD".
Austin, TX also has this motto.
And this is why we are moving there in October.
Okay, so maybe not THE reason we're moving there.. but it has something to do with it, I'm sure.
Most of you know about this move already, but I wanted to make the "official" blog announcement (even though I suck at updating this and surely everyone has given up on it..).
So....
Austin, TX also has this motto.
And this is why we are moving there in October.
Okay, so maybe not THE reason we're moving there.. but it has something to do with it, I'm sure.
Most of you know about this move already, but I wanted to make the "official" blog announcement (even though I suck at updating this and surely everyone has given up on it..).
So....
here we come!!!
If anyone knows of anyone out there that would want to either employ us or lease a condo to us, please let me know. :)
Wednesday, August 11, 2010
Alaska {continued}
The most incredible part of the trip was in Juneau. We took a helicopter and landed on a glacier!! I can not tell you how giddy we all were... walking on that ginormous chunk of ice took our breath away. Looking down crevaces 100's of feet deep stunned us into silence. It was the most amazing thing I've ever done.. and should be on everyone's 'Top Ten Things To Do Before I Die' list!!
It was rare for us, but Jake and I both enjoyed dressing up a little for dinner aboard the ship a couple of the nights. The food was INCREDIBLE... every meal was delicious and we overdid it every day with the desserts. Ohhhhh the desserts. I want to go back....
Relaxing with my honey was so nice... just being. Enjoying everything about Alaska! It was lovely to get away and have the freedom to let our minds relax. We had such a fun time being with Jake's parents and they did so much for us which I am truly grateful for. I will miss the 10 hot chocolates a day! Ha ha.. We will definitely do this cruise again one day. And you should do it, too!! :)
xo Lauren
I'm in a lot more pictures... but they're on my FIL's camera. :) Jake took this one.. ha ha.
It was rare for us, but Jake and I both enjoyed dressing up a little for dinner aboard the ship a couple of the nights. The food was INCREDIBLE... every meal was delicious and we overdid it every day with the desserts. Ohhhhh the desserts. I want to go back....
Relaxing with my honey was so nice... just being. Enjoying everything about Alaska! It was lovely to get away and have the freedom to let our minds relax. We had such a fun time being with Jake's parents and they did so much for us which I am truly grateful for. I will miss the 10 hot chocolates a day! Ha ha.. We will definitely do this cruise again one day. And you should do it, too!! :)
xo Lauren
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