The End.

Our last weekend in Corvallis.

We spent the 3rd weekend in May in Corvallis. Jeff headed over Friday night with a load of hay. Every couple of months when I would come home to visit Dad would send me back to school with his pickup and some small bales to deliver to an elderly lady in Albany. I loved delivering this client hay! She is in her 80’s and would no joke buck bales right alongside me. None of her family lived in the area so whenever I would come she would insist on making me lunch and would proceed to talk my leg off for hours. Since I am done with school when Jeff brought the trailer over to move all of the furniture home him and Dad filled it full of hay to deliver to my favorite client. So we got up bright and early Saturday morning and headed to Albany and spent the morning unloading hay and visiting with her. After that we headed to Salem so Uncle Jeff could meet Baby Mason. Lucky for me my brother-in-law is equally obsessed with Red Robin as I am, so that is where we had lunch :) We had a great visit with them then headed back to Corvallis to spend the rest of the weekend working on the house. Jeff spent hours on the yard and I packed up and cleaned the house. It was bittersweet. I was so ready and excited to be in Burns, but that house was my security for so long it was hard to imagine not going back. We loaded the trailer up with all the furniture Sunday morning and Jeff was on the road back to Burns while I got ready for my last full week of school.

The Big Day.
8:30 – goodbye house in corvallis.
9:00 – school.
9:30 – clocked out for the last time.

off to salem to take my state boards. no more phagans :)
10:30 – state boards.
11:30 –PASSED and am a licensed hair stylist!!
12:00 – stocked up at the beauty supply store.
1:30 – red robin.
2:00 – headed home for good.

I had dreamed of this day since I started school on April 20, 2009. Definitely the longest and hardest 13 months of my life, but I SURVIVED, and it was so worth it. Ever since I was a little girl my family would joke about how I would never graduate from college because I wouldn’t be able to leave Burns long enough to get it done. I proved them all wrong! When I got out of taking my state boards I had multiple voicemails on my phone from my parents. They were a nervous wreck! I called them right away to tell them I passed and was officially done. I think they were more relieved than I was :) It was such a big day! When I got home that night I crashed. Slept for 18 hours. My husband probably thought I was dead! We were relieved, excited and ready to start a new chapter of our life. It’s so good to be home!

New House

The wedding presents are opened, the boxes are unpacked, and for the first time since we got married we are settled. We love our new home and thought we would share come pictures. Enjoy!

backyard.


family room.

kitchen.

dining room.

master bedroom.

master bathroom.

guestroom.

bathroom.

guestroom/office.

"What are you worrying about?"

I am a worrier! When my husband, parents, brother or sisters call or text me it’s not

“How is your day going?” “What’s up?”

or “I need something!”
it’s “What are you worrying about?”

Lately my worrying has been at an all time peak. I think that beauty school, mortgage lenders, real estate agents, weeds in my flower beds, starting my own business, medical insurance, antivirus that expired 133 days ago and so many other things could quite possibly have something to do with it :]

I am very excited for things to slow down, so I will have a few less things to worry about. 10 school days to go!

New Eyes

Goodbye Eye Glasses

Hello Sun Glasses



Jeff had lasik surgery in Redmond on Friday.

He was in a lot of pain at first but after a few hours without sunlight he was good to go.


It was a good weekend away. Jeff has "new eyes" and we were able to spend time with family.

Meet Our Nephew

After 30 hours of labor and a scary delivery Baby Mason is here and looks just like his Mommy.

Mason Roger Maki
May 7, 2010
7 pounds 2 ounces
20.4 inches long

Homeowners

THE PAPERS ARE SIGNED AND WE ARE OFFICIALLY THE PROUD OWNERS OF 436 S. DIAMOND.

Buying a home has topped the list for the most stressful experience ever, but it was all worth it and we are happier than ever.

Here is a picture of the house that was on the website. We moved in 10 days ago and thanks to My Mom and her Best Friend Christy we are somewhat settled. I headed back to school the day after we moved in and haven’t been home since.

A special thanks to My Family and My Dad’s Secretaries for all your help with the paperwork nightmare. I didn't even know how to run a fax machine before this adventure. It definitely took all 10 of us to get the job done :)

More pics to come soon!

March Madness

Taxes, state basketball, spreading fertilizer, graduation, fire training, oregon ffa state convention, junior evaluations, baby showers, church callings, buying a house, attempting to sell a house, 400 wedding thank yous, the everyday sagas of beauty school and everything else I am forgetting about are just a few of the things we had going on in March :)

Looking back now I don’t know how we got through it, but somehow we did. I came home for the first time all month for Sabrina’s Baby Shower. I think Heavenly Father knew I was on the verge of a nervous breakdown, so he sent a horrible storm our way that left me stranded in Burns for an entire week. You would not believe what I got accomplished in that 7 days! Christmas Decorations down, for the first time since we got married I was caught up on the laundry, wedding thank yous written and in the mail and finalized everything for my new job.

The highlight of our week was getting approved for a loan. Our financial system is so screwed up right now that it was definitely an act of congress. We are very grateful that we had my Dad to walk us through the process. I’m sure I drove him insane with all my phone calls, but he helped us understand, and we wouldn’t have been able to do it without him. After we were approved for a loan we made an offer on a house. The sellers accepted the offer and we will hopefully close next Friday, April 23rd. WE ARE SO EXCITED!!! I can’t wait to have a dishwasher and oven that works. A shower that’s not disgusting will be a plus too :) Jeff can’t wait to work in the yard. He informed me the other day that him and his Grandpa have big plans.

It was the perfect week at home. We weren’t quite sure what to do with ourselves. The house was clean, the laundry was done, my mom fed us dinenr most nights, we slept in the same bed for over a week and actually had time to watch TV. Exactly what I needed to finish my last 6 weeks of beauty school!