Old Sac.

So we got a chance to go down to Old Sacramento, it was awesome!! I love the touristy spots of a city. Definately a great date night option. Lots of little shops, comedy club, restaurants on the river, etc. We ate at a mexican restaurant yesterday and we'll totally go back to enjoy other restaurants and the comedy club...and we got ideas for christmas presents already!! ha. here are some pics...enjoi.





pretty sweet architecture (sp?) love it!



a huge wall of greenery. interesting.


lots of candy stores...free samples, so we went in...mike wants the top lolly pop-30 bucks, not so much.


cobble stone streets.


joe's crab shack on the river.


mike wants this nice lighting fixture, ha...again, not so much!


apparently mike is hungry and is going after this menu...restaurant was overlooking the street with all the shops and people, very cool...and good mexican! Mexican Nick Lachey was our waiter---SB, you need to get the heck out here!

waiting.

Ok so i literally put an application in everywhere...Barnes & Nobles, Pier 1, World Market, Starbucks, Borders, Panera, tons of jobs on craigslist-to many to list, a grocery store to work in their cafe, bed, bath, & beyond, old navy, etc. And no body has called me yet, i'm stressing out. (Kids, this is why a college education is beneficial!!) I need a job!!! so in the mean time...i think i'm going to video record my favorite songs for all my loyal fans...at least i have something to do...so hopefully my first couple of songs will be done today...we'll see.

Stay Tuned.

more pics!!!

here are more pics...of sac and our area

an intro of one of the shopping centers near our house...love the palms!


taking the dogs for a walk around the lake next to our apartment


dwtn sac


love the palms lining the streets


terminators work place....state capital

PICTURES!!!

So finally we have internet at our house...so here comes the pics of the travels and sacramento so far. enjoi.

it was awesome to have the extra help! thanks!!


Mike driving through IOWA...good times..


NEbraska...yawn.


the great state of nebraska...flat.


one thing cool we did see was...a dust tornado...it was awesome!


road trip across US of A.




the hotel we stayed in Wyoming, there was the another penske truck w/ a car attached we were traveling twins! :)


wyoming, utah, & Nevada...pictures don't do justice.




coolest city...Salt Lake City...amazing!

Great Salt Lake!!


beauty

yup...this is just outside of Sacramento...ha.


Mikes fav coffee shop so far...by across the street from where we live.


and it's me...chillin' by the pool!!!

so we're here!!! Sacramento, CA. it's so HOT!!! ha. i'm just chilling by the pool right now, i know, it's rough, but someone's got to do it. here are just a few pics the front door of your apartment, mike on our patio overlooking the lake...and the dogs enjoying the outdoors....more pics to come, but probably after the 15th...that's when we get internet in our place.

the trip was fine, we were going to stop in Reno for the night on Thursday, but we decided to drive straight to Sacramento which is like 2 hours away...we got to our apartment, unloaded the truck and went got food, we were in bed about 1:30 am. it was a long night, but worth getting there on thursday instead of friday!

I'll post some pics of our travels...nothing too exciting, Nebraska and Wyoming were by far the most boring drive we had to do...but Utah and Cali made up for it...Salt Lake City was awesome!! We haven't seen much of sacramento yet, we just have stayed within a 3 or 4 mile radius, cause everything we need is in that area...this week we'll go downtown and i'm going to find a job...wish me luck!! ok, well i'll update more later with more pics.

tomorrow.

wow, well just like i guessed, the summer went quick. tomorrow we are off...we are heading west to Sacramento, CA. A new season, new adventure, new memories, new sites. we're both really excited. I'll take lots of pics of our travel and new home..

till we get to Cali.....

Anyone who wants to visit....PLEASE...we'll need visitors. just let me know.

cali update.

So....11 days and counting...we're heading to the Great WEST!

I no longer have a job, as of yesterday...the "move" really hit home...when i left work yesterday ...we are moving to the west coast!! CRAZY...something we've talked about for SO long...is actually happening!!! Most of our plans don't work out.....so the fact that this HUGE one is...it's crazy. but excited.

a little update...we sold my car, the bike is selling today....we are mostly packed up, just my kitchen still needs to be done...and cleaning...we have a place to call "home" when we get there... Tuscaro Apartments in Sacramento....so hopefully we will be showing up there on Friday Sept. 5th. We're super excited for this next chapter in our lives...

we played at the G8 one last time this last Wednesday, it was really fun. It'll be interesting what I'll be doing "musically" out there in Cali...if anything...i got vids up on facebook, for you to check out...good times...

Ok, so i'll try to update before we go, but the next week is going to be crazy...

I'm excited for this weekend, lots of hanging out time!

cruisers.

So here are the items that we will be cruising in California with!! Just another thing out of the way before we head out. in about 2 weeks!! crazy! enjoi. packing & cleaning for me..this week is my last week at work...the summer went so fast!!

Moped...Yamaha R6...and of courses the 1991 Honda Accord w/ 271000 miles on it. gotta love it!!!

falling.

WOW!!! things are falling into place with the move to KIlla CALI. i'll give details when i have'em. God has really helped this thing all come together for us.

less than a month!!! no turning back...

Soon, we'll be packing, strapping the good ole Cali Cruiser ( brown honda shown below...haha) on the back of the truck and making the trek.

Lots of little details...annoying at times, but worth it!!

I can't even wait.

SP

last weekend we went to Point...good times. river time, movies, sun burn, a car, dogs, helmets, friends, etc.

enjoi.

mike's ready to attempt the "large" cone at BELTS.

"large" cone...he did it. it was all gone and he didn't have to use the cup at all.

met with good friends...!!

sale.

so tomorrow is the moving sale!!! a month and a 1/2 to go and we're making our way to the west coast. can't even wait. anyways, i didn't understand how much work this freakin' sale would be. crazy, but to think all the stuff we're not going to hauling along with us...good stuff. it should be fun!!

i have a few pics of the wedding i sang at, wknd of July 4th. it was gorgeous!! Beautiful bride, heather. it was fun. unforunately i couldn't make the reception, cause my husband got really bad food poisoning at culvers (beware!!) ok, so enjoy.

CONGRATS HEATHER & SHAUN!

plans.

so, reserved the moving truck yesterday....for beginning of Sept.
scheduled the carpet cleaning, end of july.
rummage sale next weekend. lots to do.

excited.

changes....

OK, so, i thought i would update everyone with our plans for the future....a lot has been happening.

--so a lot of people already know, we are moving to Sacramento, CA in September. Mike is going to WyoTech School for Advanced Automotive Training and Performance Engines(race cars, etc. & such-pretty much a lot of crap i don't understand!) ha. Anyways, so I really felt as though, when we went out to Seattle in January, that was the confirmation time for me, at least, about this move, why seattle, i have no idea, it was just a time to get away, vaca, and think. So we got back, and I went and talked to my bosses at the flower shop and told them, we will not be staying for another year, we would be leaving this summer/fall. Anyways, so I've been researching the area, jobs, apartments, churches, etc. However, a couple of months ago, i really felt i needed to make a change while i'm still in Rochester. As I typed above, I told my bosses at FBJ's, i would stay until Aug, but I decided to cut that time short. The Tuesday after Memorial Day Weekend...I put my "2 weeks notice" or I said i would be quitting Mid-June. It was a shock for them, but it all worked out and I really feel at peace with my decision and enjoying my time a lot more...so right now I am just working about 30 or so hours at Dunn Bros Coffee and loving it. great people, great enviroment, etc. Mike got a GREAT job in a town about 20 mins away from where we live here in Roch and he is enjoying that as well, and best yet it is a 90 day job, so it worked out perfect with the timing of the move in Sept. He loves riding his new toy out there and saving a hell of a lot of gas on that sucker!! The weather has been perfect!!

ANYWAYS...so that is now...as for Sacramento, as i said before, I have been researching a lot about out there. I kind of got a good feel about where the "ghetto, rough" parts of town are...so i'm staying away from there, I figured I would just get a quick job at a Starbucks out there or some coffee shop. Anyways, for apartments, i had pretty much found the "zip code" we wanted to live in...95833. ha. Close to Mike's school, a nice area, close to a couple of Starbucks, just north of downtown Sacramento, and real close to the river.

These are the apartments, we're looking at....you let me know which ones you think we should live at...

**Regatta Apartments:
http://www.forrent.com/apartment-community-profile/999909648.php

**Garden Villas:
http://www.rent.com/rentals/california/sacramento-and-vicinity/sacramento/676880/

**Terracina Meadows:
http://www.rent.com/rentals/california/sacramento-and-vicinity/sacramento/484565/

**River Glen Apartments:
http://www.forrent.com/apartment-community-profile/1007408.php

Just to make sure i was on the right path, i decided to send a random to a few churches out there, asking about the area, what areas to stay away from, etc. One church didn't respond, another church gave me a general idea, but the other one i email, has really gone out of their way...with just a random girl's email. ha. I really feel good. anyways, the churchs name is "Mars Hill Family" church in Sacramento ( marshillfamily.com ) . The Pastor's wife, Pastor Karen, has been in contact with me. Giving me good advice and ideas...anyways, I had emailed her back to tell her why we're moving and where Mike's school is and telling her I was just thinking about getting a job at Starbucks for quick employment... and she responded with excitement, cause her daughter went to North Central in Mnpls and i think she felt a "connection" in that way...anyways, she said that West Sacramento(where Mike's school is) is really close to where the church is...and that in the same area as the church there are some nice apartment complexes to check into. She gave me a rental agency's contact information as well...

but best yet....she told me that her nephew and son both work at Starbucks...her nephew (he is also a pastor at the church, i later found out) is a Manager, so she told me to be sure to connect with him when we're out there!!!! AN IN!!!!

BUT the BESTEST PART OF ALL....like i said i found the zip code i wanted to live in before i even connected with this church....i looked at the address of where they meet on a weekly basis for church and you guessed it.....SAME ZIP CODE!!! all in the same area!!!!

Need less to say....we feel so good about this move so far, and much more to come i know, but a good start!!!

It's crazy to think we're moving where we know no one, don't know the area, etc, but we really feel a peace with everything. and are very, very excited!! WARM YEAR AROUND!!! Hallelujah!!

Anyways, so that's that, right now.

Our plans this summer so far are...
July 5th-Heather's Wedding
July 18-20 Rummage Sale (we're selling pretty much everything we own...give or take a few items, ha)
August 3rd- OUR ONE YEAR!!! (went by fast, holy crap)
August 15-17-Family Reunion in Iowa.
there will be a couple of trips to Point, i just don't know exactly when...


i'm tired, my fingers hurt.

so. yea, i haven't typed for a while. it's good to be back. sitting at Dunns, getting some things in order for the big move. lots to do and think about. Less than 3 months now. Anyways, new things on our front.... my last day at Flowers By Jerry was YESTERDAY!! no more flowers for me. it was a "season" and now onto something different. I'll be working at Dunns about 30 hrs. a week, it'll be a good change for me. Mike got a good job....90 day job, so it works out perfect with the move time. He starts tomorrow. And he'll still be working at checker 10 hrs a week or so.

anyways. so that's that. in other things. my cousin, (shall remain nameless) ...deserted me in Rochester. interesting times this last year, but i'm convinced that we will reunite somewhere in this world again. she is missed right now, tho.

planning the summer out....crazy. this summer is going and will continue to go really fast. it'll be fun though.

Adventures, i love'em.

One of our new adventures is this...




we got rid of our truck and got this. Mikes baby, although, now he wants something bigger. We both got our motorcycle permits, so enjoying these awesome days with that...it's fun.

Ok i'm bored....