What a crazy past ten days it has been for Steve and me. We have survived a move, the first week of classes, and Steve being sick for three days.
We are all moved out of our apartment and are now comfortably living in Ed's trailer. We're going to call it home now instead of referring it to as Ed's trailer because, well, it's home now. The move was horrendous. Thank God for our friend Jesse Yates who helped us. He's such a great friend.
Fortunately we did not have many casualties. Nothing was broken, at least not that I am aware of (Steve has a history of breaking things during moves), and only minor injuries were sustained. As I was carrying our microwave down the stairs of our apartment I fell down the stairs and banged up my knees pretty badly. And then later, while we were unloading at the trailer, I ran into this shelf thingy in the Uhaul and hit the side of my head. Then, after I got down from the Uhaul, I turned around to tell Jesse and Steve, and WHAM, a chair fell from the Uhaul and hit me on the otherside of the head. After a few involuntary tears, I was all better. Steve hurt himself with the mattress; Jesse did not get hurt.
Needless to say, we are all healthy and healed and our trailer is all pretty now. I took all day Sunday and unpacked, organized, and prettied up the place. It feels like home.
Classes started on Tuesday for both Steve and me. Steve is enjoying his classes and is excited about a couple of them. I'm liking most of my classes so far, although I'm a little concerned about my Ecology class. We'll have to see how that turns out.
Monday, January 23, 2006
Wednesday, January 11, 2006
We're Moving!
Ok, so at the moment Steve and I have two places of residency - one in Socorro and one in Albuquerque. We are definitely not moving from our residence in Socorro. Steve bought the house two years ago, and we plan on keeping it until I graduate from Tech in May of 2007. I stay in that house during the school week. We are moving from our residence in Albuquerque, which is an apartment.
This is pretty much a spare of the moment decision. Steve has a brother, Ed, who owns a trailer here in Albuquerque. Currently, Ed is in the Utah National Guard and is gone a lot for training. He had two friends live in his trailer, and when he is not training, he stays in the guest room of his trailer. Well, the last time Ed was down in Albuquerque (which was just after Christmas) he mentioned to Steve that his friends were thinking about moving out and he needed to find someone to rent the trailer.
This turned out to be a perfect situation. First, Ed's friends weren't moving out until this month (Actually, they moved out this past weekend) and our lease at the apartment expires at the end of his month. So it was an opportune time to move out of our apartment. Also, with Steve and I living in the trailer, Ed will have a place to stay when he is not training for the Guard. It will also be cheaper to rent the trailer than it is to rent the apartment we are currently in. So it turned out to be a great deal.
The trailer is actually very nice. It has two bedrooms and two bathrooms. The master bathroom is very nice. It has a HUGE bathroom and then an separate shower. The vanity area is pretty spacious as well. Steve and I might actually be able to get ready at the same time there and not have to kick accouter out of the way for the sink or mirror space. There's a walk-in closet in the master bedroom, and that bedroom is pretty big. The kitchen is spacious and has a small island for extra counter space. Oh yeah, there's a washer and dryer there as well. The trailer is located in a gated community, and is located near UNM. It will be easier for Steve to get to school, and it will cut 10-20 minutes off of my commute.
There are lots of advantages to this move,and Steve and I are excited about living in the trailer. We are not excited about the move though. Moving is so tiring and time consuming. And things end up broken. Thank God for our friends who are going to help out. We will be moving this Saturday, and hopefully will have the trailer in somewhat order before school starts on Tuesday.
Wish us luck on our move, and pray that Steve does not drop anything. :)
~Carmelita
This is pretty much a spare of the moment decision. Steve has a brother, Ed, who owns a trailer here in Albuquerque. Currently, Ed is in the Utah National Guard and is gone a lot for training. He had two friends live in his trailer, and when he is not training, he stays in the guest room of his trailer. Well, the last time Ed was down in Albuquerque (which was just after Christmas) he mentioned to Steve that his friends were thinking about moving out and he needed to find someone to rent the trailer.
This turned out to be a perfect situation. First, Ed's friends weren't moving out until this month (Actually, they moved out this past weekend) and our lease at the apartment expires at the end of his month. So it was an opportune time to move out of our apartment. Also, with Steve and I living in the trailer, Ed will have a place to stay when he is not training for the Guard. It will also be cheaper to rent the trailer than it is to rent the apartment we are currently in. So it turned out to be a great deal.
The trailer is actually very nice. It has two bedrooms and two bathrooms. The master bathroom is very nice. It has a HUGE bathroom and then an separate shower. The vanity area is pretty spacious as well. Steve and I might actually be able to get ready at the same time there and not have to kick accouter out of the way for the sink or mirror space. There's a walk-in closet in the master bedroom, and that bedroom is pretty big. The kitchen is spacious and has a small island for extra counter space. Oh yeah, there's a washer and dryer there as well. The trailer is located in a gated community, and is located near UNM. It will be easier for Steve to get to school, and it will cut 10-20 minutes off of my commute.
There are lots of advantages to this move,and Steve and I are excited about living in the trailer. We are not excited about the move though. Moving is so tiring and time consuming. And things end up broken. Thank God for our friends who are going to help out. We will be moving this Saturday, and hopefully will have the trailer in somewhat order before school starts on Tuesday.
Wish us luck on our move, and pray that Steve does not drop anything. :)
~Carmelita
Wednesday, January 04, 2006
Happy New Year!!
I promise I did not forget about the blog. I've ignored it for two reason: my internet access has been limited and Steve and I have been ultra busy lately. But now it's time for a massive update.
Steve and I survived finals and ended the semester pretty good. Steve got an A and a B in his two classes; I got all As and one B. This brought up my overall GPA significantly. If I keep up the good work I can graduate from Tech with honors. The spring semester starts on Jan 17th for both Steve and me. Steve will be taking 9 hours, and I will take 18 hours. We are both expecting this to be a tough semester, but this may be my last tough semester.
Christmas was wonderful! We went down to Alamogordo and spent the Christmas weekend with my family. My brothers were not there this year (they went to Louisiana with my dad), but we still had a great time. My mother and stepdad showered us in Christmas gifts. Steve and I received several Pampered Chef products. One of them was this cool chopper thing that I utilized just last night to chop up bacon. We both also received robes, which are soft, warm and comfortable. They are so nice. My mom also bought me the Chronicles of Narnia. It's one big hardback book with all seven books in it. It's pretty big, and not a book I can carry around,but it's really pretty and I'm looking forward to reading it to Steve and my kids (when we have them).
I gave Steve two Lego sets, a case that holds eyeglasses and contacts, and the Johnny Cash Legend box set. He loved all his gifts. I love spoiling my husband.
New Mexico Tech is closed during the week between Christmas and New Years, so I could not work. Steve, on the otherhand, was allowed to work during this week, and he worked as much as he could. I became a brideslave during this week. One of my best friends, Rachel Bixler (now Milton), got married on Friday (Dec. 30), and I had the privilege of being her Matron of Honor.
For New Years Steve and I went up to Aztec, NM to stay with his dad. It was a nice and relaxing visit. We didn't do anything grand for New Years Eve; we just watched the ball drop in New York and then went to bed. On New Years Day we took a little road trip. We visited Shiprock, Four Corners Monument, and then Cortez, Colorado. I had never been to any of these places. I was looking forward to visiting the Four Corners Monument, but when we got there I was not very impressed. It was neat to be in four states at once, but for some reason I thought it would be much grander.
Well, I wish you all the Happiest of New Years! Till next time.
~Carmelita
Steve and I survived finals and ended the semester pretty good. Steve got an A and a B in his two classes; I got all As and one B. This brought up my overall GPA significantly. If I keep up the good work I can graduate from Tech with honors. The spring semester starts on Jan 17th for both Steve and me. Steve will be taking 9 hours, and I will take 18 hours. We are both expecting this to be a tough semester, but this may be my last tough semester.
Christmas was wonderful! We went down to Alamogordo and spent the Christmas weekend with my family. My brothers were not there this year (they went to Louisiana with my dad), but we still had a great time. My mother and stepdad showered us in Christmas gifts. Steve and I received several Pampered Chef products. One of them was this cool chopper thing that I utilized just last night to chop up bacon. We both also received robes, which are soft, warm and comfortable. They are so nice. My mom also bought me the Chronicles of Narnia. It's one big hardback book with all seven books in it. It's pretty big, and not a book I can carry around,but it's really pretty and I'm looking forward to reading it to Steve and my kids (when we have them).
I gave Steve two Lego sets, a case that holds eyeglasses and contacts, and the Johnny Cash Legend box set. He loved all his gifts. I love spoiling my husband.
New Mexico Tech is closed during the week between Christmas and New Years, so I could not work. Steve, on the otherhand, was allowed to work during this week, and he worked as much as he could. I became a brideslave during this week. One of my best friends, Rachel Bixler (now Milton), got married on Friday (Dec. 30), and I had the privilege of being her Matron of Honor.
For New Years Steve and I went up to Aztec, NM to stay with his dad. It was a nice and relaxing visit. We didn't do anything grand for New Years Eve; we just watched the ball drop in New York and then went to bed. On New Years Day we took a little road trip. We visited Shiprock, Four Corners Monument, and then Cortez, Colorado. I had never been to any of these places. I was looking forward to visiting the Four Corners Monument, but when we got there I was not very impressed. It was neat to be in four states at once, but for some reason I thought it would be much grander.
Well, I wish you all the Happiest of New Years! Till next time.
~Carmelita
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