Thought you would like this one Mom...

Close is Coming...

Well, countertops and carpet are all installed and they look mighty fantastic. The carpet really make the upstairs feel so warm and homey. The countertops brighten up the kitchen so incredibly much. They were finished on Friday so we had the appraiser come out to take the pictures he needed and now his stuff will be sent to the underwriter. Everything else has gone through underwriting so once this is done we should close this week.
Jayke is visiting us for the weekend. I love having him come to hang out and getting to spend some special aunt and uncle time with us. Here is a picture of him and Jim in the jammies we got Jayke for Christmas. What a cuttie.

The Hassles of Home Ownership

Buying our home has been a nightmare to say the very least. It all stems around one lousy issue complicated by an incompetant realtor. Needless to say, after a ton of annoyance once again yesterday about countertop installation mostly, we will not be able to close on our home until January 25th. That leaves a whole 6 days to move. It also means we will be unpacking longer since we will still need to paint and clean. It has been stressful to say the least but we can't wait to be there and to be living in our own home. It is a 1945 charmer and so much of what we were looking for, something with room to grow yet having some character and charm. I don't know if January 25th can come soon enough...I want to be home!!!

Workin' through the Weekend

This weekend will be a busy one for Jim and I. We need to head over to the new house and prep it for the countertops and carpet that are being installed this next week. We are scheduled to close on January 11th, next Friday, and the repairs have to be made before we close since the seller is paying for the repairs.

The main level has all hardwood floors and the upstairs has run down carpet so the stairs and entire 2nd floor are being re-carpeted. The main floor will stay hardwood. The countertops in the kitchen are a blue fake marble laminate, very unattractive. We will be getting a solid surface countertop installed and it should look fantastic.

We had $5000 to do the carpet and countertops and we came in at $4968 but that does not cover tear out and disposal of what is already there. It was going to be an extra $800 to have them removed by the installers so we decided we will do it on our own. We will also be painting the upstairs before it is re-carpeted. Wish us luck!!

New Year, New Blog

As this year closes I am making a resolution to keep up on our blog this next year. So much has happened that should have been talked about, pictures should have been added, so much should have been said that wasn't (especially about our wedding!). So, this year that will all change. Be ready folks, the Davis' are welcoming 2008 with with a...BLOG!

SO Busy!

So it's true, it has been absolutely forever since I have updated our blog. I can pour out excuses that would all be true, mostly that life has just been busy to say the least, but at least we are updating now.

Today it is exactly one week before our wedding. I can hardly believe it is finally here. There is still quite a bit to do but for the most part we are on top of things. I am just hoping and praying the day comes off without any problems. Mostly I just want everyone to have a super fantastic and fun time!! I can't believe it is almost here!!! I guess I can't say that enough!

I will post some pictures of life over the past couple of months, mostly it has just involved wedding planning, living, working, and some weekends with Jayke. I love that kid.

Jayke Sleeping with Odie

Jayke watching the fireworks and a picture of a firwork

Jayke at the Des Moines Arts Festival and in the Fountain

Decorations at one of my showers

At Chuck E. Cheese with Jayke and Nicole

A rainbow on the way to Des Moines

Jayke's first movie, Underdog

At the State Fair

Something is Better than Nothing

Well, not too much has been going on with Jim and I lately. This past weekend we did make a trip to Dubuque for his step-sister's wedding. Him, his sister Barb, and I all drove together to save on gas...can the price get any higher?? The wedding was on Saturday and it was a nice time. His Dad got remarried about a year and a half ago and his wife's daughter who was married lives in Arizona, so we don't know her too well on a personal level, but it was still nice to see everyone. We hadn't been to Dubuque in quite awhile so I know his Mom especially enjoyed seeing us. The reception was at a place called Grand Harbor that overlooks the river walk and river. Here are Jim and I being quite goofy yet I LOVE this picture for whatever odd reason.

Other than that not too much is happening. The wedding plans are coming along slowly but surely and I do like the way things are coming together. Work has been going well. We are at an extremely busy time of year so I am planning and have meetings often, including some weekends (blah), but I am excited for our summer program to start. I will be teaching 1st graders and I am pretty pumped about it. Work is going well for Jim as well. I am always amazed at just how much he likes the company he is now working for. They are very good to their employees and it's a bonus that Jim likes his job too!

I am also very excited because Jayke is coming to spend Memorial Day weekend with us. That should definately give me something to post next time. He is at such a fun age and we miss a lot of it so I can not explain how happy I am to see him for an entire 4 DAYS!!!!!!

With that I will close, have a great weekend and enjoy the holiday!

It's Been Too Long

Well a few big things have happened since our last post and I know Jim is going to be pretty pumped that I am finally putting up some pictures, I know he has been waiting.

On March 28th my nephew Jayke turned 2. Let me tell you he is so absolutely adorable, always talking and being a ham. We all love him. Jim made him another fantastic birthday present this year. He built a pedal car fire truck with an added wagon for him to haul stuff. It is pretty cool to say the least. Here are some pictures of the truck and Jayke at his birthday party.


The other big thing that happened is my brother's wedding. Him and his new wife Cheryl were married just this past Saturday. They had a great wedding and we all had fun. Here are some pictures of that as well.

Congratulations Jesse and Cheryl!

Boomer, Milo and Odie: WORLD'S CUTEST PETS!

Ice...Snow...Ice...Snow...

The weather here has been bad to say the least. Ice followed by snow followed by days of digging out. Couple of days later more ice followed by more snow and I am sure some days of digging out are on the way.

It seems as though every weekend we plan to go to Omaha we get bad weather and our trip gets postponed yet again. Last weekend we were going to go back for a bridal show and we got a horrible ice storm here followed by a couple of inches of snow. It wasn't quite as bad in Omaha. Central Iowa had about 140,000 people lose power. Many were still without power when today's storm started. Of course we were going to head back this weekend so I am sure we brought this on ourselves!

Yesterday I did get some good news from the doctor. The very large cyst I had in/on my left ovary completely went away. They were surprised and so was I. It is so nice to not worry about it anymore!

Well, I will post some pictures of our wacky winter weather soon, and to think last week was almost spring like....boy did we get fooled!