Quick Vent

I just felt like i needed to publicly announce one of my biggest pet peeves. Here is how the story goes: I was talking on the phone with my Realtor (whom I hate with every fiber of my being) and I was telling him how I was frustrated with him because I felt he wasnt doing everything he could to get this short sale approved...thats a whole another story....and I was telling him that I am just the kind of person that when i want something, I get it, when I dont get my way, I fight and do all that I can until I get it, i dont wait until they call me, I call them until I get what I want, and I expect the same from my realtor. Its hard for me to be on the side where I have no control over the situation and I take my frustration out on the people who do have control who arent doing the best they can. Call me a beast, but that just may be what I am. Okay onto the story...So in explaining this to him he says

Realtor: "I dont know when your birthday is, but I bet you are a Scorpio or Sagittarius"
Me: "Nope, I am a Cancer, Not even close"

PET PEEVE : I HATE when people use signs for explaining peoples personalities or using astrological sign as an excuse for their mistakes. Your sign does NOT explain why you are the way your are, NOR should it be used to explain why people do dumb things. Because that only makes you look more stupid. Believe it or not, people are the way they are based on their own decisions and character, not the day you were born or however the stars align. HATE TO BURST YOUR BUBBLE.

Other pet peeves for your reading pleasure:
When the toilet paper runs out and the cardboard tube is left on the holder, and new roll placed on top of the old one... so lazy!
Bicyclist who ride in the street....MOVE
Bad Breath
Flat tires....in the shoe/heel aspect
Losing
Animals treated like humans
People who never stop talking
Bad/ Slow drivers

Thanks for listening

Oregon Reception

Last weekend Tyson and I went to Oregon for Brian and Beckys Oregon reception at my parents house in Philomath. Chelsea and I flew to Portland while Tyson drove and then we all drove back together. It was just as busy as the first reception in Utah. My parents built our house about 10 years ago, but you know how it goes once you move in to an unfinished house thinking you will finish it and the project list just gets longer every year. Its fun though cause everytime I come home there is something new done. My parents focused on the landscaping this summer and they did SO much stuff. They finished the rock on the side of the house, the deck, the tile patio, the water fountain, grass in the front of the house, and so much more. I dont have pictures of it all but it was so beautiful. There was still a few loose ends to tie up when we get there so we spent most of the few days before finishing up all the projects. I am glad we were there to help though, and props to mom and dad for their hard work this summer. Oh and to Becky and Brian who so conviently showed up 2 hours before the reception...Smart thinking you two!

The Flowers were so awesome, not because I did them, but because they were so cheap! We got all the flowers from the farmers market in downtown corvallis for only $100.!! And also a generous donation of dahlias from the neighbors greenhouse...thats Oregon for yaThe Centerpeices

Another update...

The latest status on the short sale townhouse: After hearing back the first time on the short sale we were super excited that it might actually happen, so we wrote up our counter offer to their verbal offer and were expecting to hear back within a few weeks tops, well its been over 6 weeks and we havnt heard anything. I had basically given up the idea that we were going to buy a house in the near future after the 8,000 tax credit expired. I figured by the time we hear back on the short sale and go through closing it would be too late and we really couldnt afford to buy a house without the 8,000. We took one last look at some new houses on the market on the internet and were going to go look at some this weekend possibly. I just got to the point where I wasnt excited about buying a house anymore because it was so frustrating and all the houses we liked were out of our price range and everything in our price range was so outdated. I even told my realator via text message that if we dont hear back on the short sale before the 8,000 is gone we arent buying a house, so if you want to get paid for putting up with us for the last 4 months, you might want to get busy and start annoying some very indolent bank workers. WELL, today I got a call from our realtor, which usually i screen his calls, but I answered and he told me some good and bad news.

THE GOOD NEWS: We finally have a solid answer and offer/ acceptance on the house.

THE BAD NEWS: The house has two mortages on it. The 1st bank will let it go for $140,000, the second bank will let it go for $10,000, but the second bank will only let us finance 2,000 of the 10,000. So that means we have to come up with $8,000 cold hard cash basically as a deposit, but one top of our other deposit and closing.

You are probably thinking, perfect, wow how did they now the tax credit would be exactly 8,000. Why dont you just use the 8,000 tax credit as the down payment. I'll tell you, because were planning on using that for a washer, dryer, fridge, blinds, and some much needed paints.

Moral of the story is....DOES ANYBODY HAVE $8000 DOLLARS WE CAN BORROW! Actually our plan is to hopefully accept. We would have to borrow $8000 (probably from one set of parentals) until we get our tax credit and pay them back and as long as the house appraises for more than 142,000. We can take the difference of what it does appraise for and use as a "home improvement loan" tied into our mortage so we can get a fridge and all that good stuff. Anyways, sorry this is really long and wordy but thats the status and we should hopefully know within a week if we really have it or if this is all still just a fun little game called "Get your hopes up just to be shot down PART 2"

More Wedding Weekend

My Aunt Donna, cousin Brittnee, and her baby Emma stayed with us for the weekend of the wedding. I met Emma right after Brittnee had her when she was only a few weeks old and she was SO tiny. She is so cute and it was so much fun to see her and play with her. I think when I have kids I need to be careful because I get so excited around babies I just want to squeeze them and kiss them, probably to an unhealthy amount. Kind of like the next picture :) I figured since Tyson wouldnt smile normal, I was just join in his foolishness

I love the action eating shots...always flattering

General Conference was also the same weekend as the Wedding, to add to all the craziness. We went to the Saturday afternoon session with my whole family. Saturday was also the day of the second wedding I had that weekend. I had to finish the flowers in the morning, deliver/ and design the large altar arrangments up to Alta, CLEAR UP IN THE MOUNTAINS, drive back down to salt lake, park about 5 blocks away and ran all the way to the conference center because they say you are supposed to be in your seat 30 minutes before. Little did I know that they arent so strict so I ran for nothing, I was tired, sweaty, my feet and shins were killing me from running in heals, and I was exhausted by that afternoon after a weeks worth of festitivies.
But I still managed to stay awake during conference.

Becky and Brians Wedding

There were better pictures of us, but I just LOVEd this one of Tysons face! Its the picture I have always been waiting for
Mom and Dad...Pretty good looking set of Parentals

The centerpieces

Becky and Brian got married October 1st in the Salt Lake City Temple. The weather turned out to be so great that day. These pictures arent very clear of them but I will post more of the wedding when I get some more. Beckys dress was so gorgeous! They had their reception in Layton and the Chantilly mansion. It was so fun to have all my family in town even though I had two other weddings that same weekend. (yeah i know, what was i thinking? Im not sure) It was probably the busiest week of my life so in a way Im glad its over, but it was a great day and a beautiful wedding.