What We're Up To-April

Right now all our focus is on moving... Everyone tells you how stressful moving is, but you never really get it until you're in the middle of it! We're at the 2 week mark, and to be honest it feels like time is just speeding up! Keep your fingers crossed for us, because right now it seems like it's impossible to get everything done in time!
-Kiki 4/16


Starting to see some improvement! Movers will be here next wednesday, and it looks like there will be a slim chance we'll have everything done! A huge thank you to my wonderful neighbors who stopped by this weekend to offer some help, you guys are AWESOME!
-Kiki 4/19

Homesick for The Pie?

Ryan found this today... The Pie Pizza By Mail. I am so excited, because I was really gonna miss this place! You can't get custom pies, cheese pull-a-parts or growlers, but they have a nice little selection of their specialty pies to choose from! Best part, they will ship to anywhere in the United States! It's a little pricey, so ordering three pies is the best bang for your buck... Hopefully this will help cure some of my homesickness, I know it will make football season a little more fun and definitely more like home! :) Now if only I could get the Shooting Star to overnight me a Star Burger!

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Cavity Worthy Sweetness! ;)

So as a big thank you to our neighbor's Matt and Sam for babysitting Max while we were in Disneyland, we hooked their daughter Maddie up with some sweet Mickey and Minnie Mouse swag, including some awesome Minnie ears... I took these pictures today and had to share because it was the cutest thing EVER! I hope you enjoy! :)





(For the record, if I looked these cute in my ears I would wear them every day!)

Herr Bohnen und die Tür...

A little entry about Jack aka Sir Beans (Herr Bohnen) and his fascination with doors. He has something against closed doors, really not a happy camper when he has to face one... But his real issue is cabinets, if the cabinet door is shut, he needs it open, he needs to be inside, and on occasion everything has to be pulled out first. Exhibit A:

BUSTED!



All the sponges, towels, and cleaning products had to be pulled out. And let me tell you, he worked on this door for a few days... Still not sure what he thought he was going to find in there, but I am sure it was a huge let down lol

After his closet antics, Ryan got creative and put little locks on the doors... Some work well, and some not so well! Exhibit B: Every time I reach into the bathroom cabinet I pull out a cat! Now on to Exhibit C: Apparently the locks on the hallway closet are not cat proof, Ryan just sent this over...

BUSTED AGAIN!



I think he's a lot more creative than we think he is! On the plus side he didn't tear every thing out of the closet before climbing in... Again, be thankful for the little things! :)

30!? Ok, it wasn't as bad as I thought!

So it's been a while since the last time I blogged... I am trying to be better about updating! I am happy to report that living in the bubble is still working for me, although now that I have banned pop culture related news I have become obsessed with the LA Times Homicide Blog! What better way to get to know your new area than checking out where people are being murdered!? Ryan thinks it's making me neurotic... But it's good info to have! So far I have learned that if you are a white woman between the ages of 25 and 38 you are more likely to be abducted and tortured... The odds increase if you are any of the above and pregnant... *Blank Stare* Ok, maybe Ryan is right, it may be making me a little neurotic lol

On to more light hearted topics... I just turned 30 on the 7th, I thought for sure I would want to spend the day wallowing in bed with a bottle of scotch, but that's not exactly how things turned out! The night before "Black Wednesday" (That's what I was calling my birthday at the time!), Ryan took me to dinner and surprised me with... Wait for it... An annual pass to Disneyland! And not just any annual pass, the premium park hopper pass, I even get free parking! I really did luck out with him, because his thought was, you can't possibly be depressed about turning 30 if you're in the "Happiest Place on Earth!" And he was right, as I stood among the masses I did find it very hard to dwell on the fact that my 20's were officially over, and I ended up having more fun than I could handle! Did you know that if it's your birthday, and you're in Disneyland they pin a giant button to you that says "Happy Birthday" and it has your name on it... Literally, every cast member in the park stops and says happy birthday to you, and if you want that seat behind the steering wheel on Indiana Jones you get it! Hell, I even got a free bag of fresh tortillas at the Mission Tortilla Factory! I highly recommend that everyone should spend at least one birthday there! One downside, neither of us paid any attention to the fact that it was spring break... I am very serious when I say there were apocalyptic sized crowds of wailing children running around! But hey, when you live 40 minutes from the front gates of this expensive kingdom it's not really something you think about! Bottom line, it ended up being one of the best birthdays I have celebrated yet! And it didn't end there! The following day we went to Mike and Priscila's, where Priscila made me the most amazing home cooked birthday dinner, and topped it off with the most fattening cookie pie I have ever laid eyes on, I literally fell into a sugar induced coma 5 minutes after eating half a slice! Friday, I got to have a date night with my baby, sushi at Midori, frozen yogurt at the Groovy Spoon, and then home to kick back and watch Spartacus! Yeah, we're dorks like that! ;) Saturday we decided to venture down to Palm Desert to visit Ryan's parents... On the way there we of course had to make a stop at Disneyland! When we finally got to the desert I was greeted with my new favorite BBQ'd chicken thanks to Ryan's mom, and of course another uber fattening dessert of cheesecake! (Don't judge, you only turn 30 once, I would have eaten cake every day if I could!) Sunday the birthday madness continued with another trip to... Bet ya can't guess... DISNEYLAND! Except this time we dragged our good friends Ben and Greggo with us :) Ryan and me ended up staying after they left to head back to the desert, and we literally shut the park down, and I finally got to ride It's a Small World! I was saddened to find out that in recent years they have made the ride more politically correct, but the dork in me was still really excited to finally see it in any form!

So that's it on the birthday madness, I returned home to Utah for the last time on tuesday... Now the packing madness has begun, we just finalized our moving company and set a date, so at the end of this month, I will be an official resident of La La land! I am sure through this process there will be plenty of randomness to share, so until then, enjoy the pictures! ;)