Mar 31, 2006
HOUSE
We just accepted an offer on our house in LEXINGTON! This is great timing....! Now we'll be able to start looking for a house in Andrews and start really getting settled in. YIPPPEEE.
Mar 21, 2006
Apt
We decided to take an apt in Andrews, which is great because Matt's drive will only be 45 minutes. I spent the better part of last week driving around and talking to realtors, leasing agents, etc. and there were all of 3 available apts within a 2 hour drive between Big Spring, TX and Hobbs, NM - unreal! I seriously can't believe the lack of apts out here!
The best option ended up being in Andrews - which is also the safest/nicest of the 3 options so that was a good thing. We have rented a "corporate" apt, which means it is fully furnished and we won't have to unpack ANYTHING (except our clothes). That's great because the movers delivered our stuff to Dean's house and it is literally jam packed floor to ceiling in both his living and dining rooms!! The lease is for 3 months, so we are really hoping our house sells w/in three months so that we can find a more permanent place out here!
Here's the kicker - the apt doesn't allow pets. :*(
As you all know, this is devastating for me! I'm going to miss Molly like crazy! Dean's offered to take care of her until we find a house, so I am really grateful for that. I told Molly she was going to stay at camp until we could come get her :*(
So... bittersweet. I'm REALLY glad that we are going to cut down Matt's drive time though. That's the most important thing at this point! I'll keep you posted although it will be awhile before I post any pics since my camera docking station is packed away somewhere!
Ciao Peeps.
The best option ended up being in Andrews - which is also the safest/nicest of the 3 options so that was a good thing. We have rented a "corporate" apt, which means it is fully furnished and we won't have to unpack ANYTHING (except our clothes). That's great because the movers delivered our stuff to Dean's house and it is literally jam packed floor to ceiling in both his living and dining rooms!! The lease is for 3 months, so we are really hoping our house sells w/in three months so that we can find a more permanent place out here!
Here's the kicker - the apt doesn't allow pets. :*(
As you all know, this is devastating for me! I'm going to miss Molly like crazy! Dean's offered to take care of her until we find a house, so I am really grateful for that. I told Molly she was going to stay at camp until we could come get her :*(
So... bittersweet. I'm REALLY glad that we are going to cut down Matt's drive time though. That's the most important thing at this point! I'll keep you posted although it will be awhile before I post any pics since my camera docking station is packed away somewhere!
Ciao Peeps.
Mar 14, 2006
Mmm, the Land of Homemade Tortillas
I'm posting from the public library in Big Spring, TX (Matt's hometown). They give you a 1 hour time limit (I currently have 17 minutes left). The computer automatically shuts down after 61 minutes (even if no one is waiting)! HA - so this post may be short ;)
We left KY on Friday night and made it to Dallas Saturday afternoon. We spent the night with my parents and then finished up the drive to Big Spring on Sunday. We're staying with Matt's dad until we find some temporary housing. You wouldn't think that would be such a big deal, but real estate offices have literally laughed in our faces when we told them we were looking for something to rent until our house in KY sold. One lady said, "Honey, our town's been full for 5 years." Niiiiiicce. So it looks like our only option is going to be to rent an apt in Odessa and for Matt to drive an hour to work until we get a house. We found an ADORABLE town called Andrews, TX that is like a little gem in the middle of the desert. It's got really cute houses and a nice grocery store (these things are a welcome and pleasant surprise since we didn't know what to expect)! Andrews has an awesome school system and even has a movie theater! YIPPEE! So the goal is to buy a house there once ours sells in KY and then it will cut down on Matt's commute.
Things we love about West Texas:
1. HOMEMADE TORTILLAS
2. CHEAP FAJITAS (we're talking $4.99 for a massive amount of awesome fajitas)
3. AWESOME BREAKFAST BURRITOS
4. AFFORABLE THEATER - Midland Theater!
5. TUMBLEWEEDS - So cool
6. DID I MENTION THAT WE LOVE CHEAP MEXICAN FOOD???
Things we don't so much love about West Texas:
1. STICKERS - We forgot about these little Texas gems. Molly went out and was covered on all 4 paws with stickers. Poor little puppy!
2. SNAKES - Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
3. LIZARDS - Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
4. DUST IN YOUR TEETH IF YOU MAKE THE MISTAKE OF OPENING YOUR MOUTH OUTSIDE :)
We're glad to be back though. Will keep you posted next time I can convince the library to let me have a hour of computer time :)
We left KY on Friday night and made it to Dallas Saturday afternoon. We spent the night with my parents and then finished up the drive to Big Spring on Sunday. We're staying with Matt's dad until we find some temporary housing. You wouldn't think that would be such a big deal, but real estate offices have literally laughed in our faces when we told them we were looking for something to rent until our house in KY sold. One lady said, "Honey, our town's been full for 5 years." Niiiiiicce. So it looks like our only option is going to be to rent an apt in Odessa and for Matt to drive an hour to work until we get a house. We found an ADORABLE town called Andrews, TX that is like a little gem in the middle of the desert. It's got really cute houses and a nice grocery store (these things are a welcome and pleasant surprise since we didn't know what to expect)! Andrews has an awesome school system and even has a movie theater! YIPPEE! So the goal is to buy a house there once ours sells in KY and then it will cut down on Matt's commute.
Things we love about West Texas:
1. HOMEMADE TORTILLAS
2. CHEAP FAJITAS (we're talking $4.99 for a massive amount of awesome fajitas)
3. AWESOME BREAKFAST BURRITOS
4. AFFORABLE THEATER - Midland Theater!
5. TUMBLEWEEDS - So cool
6. DID I MENTION THAT WE LOVE CHEAP MEXICAN FOOD???
Things we don't so much love about West Texas:
1. STICKERS - We forgot about these little Texas gems. Molly went out and was covered on all 4 paws with stickers. Poor little puppy!
2. SNAKES - Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
3. LIZARDS - Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
4. DUST IN YOUR TEETH IF YOU MAKE THE MISTAKE OF OPENING YOUR MOUTH OUTSIDE :)
We're glad to be back though. Will keep you posted next time I can convince the library to let me have a hour of computer time :)
Mar 7, 2006
3 days 'till we're Texans again!
We've been busy busy busy packing! Actually, Matt is much busier than I am since he is still 1. Working 2. A full time student 3. Trying to pack 4. Giving sermons. It's been a crazy last few weeks!
Thank you, Brooke, for helping us pack!!!
Thank you, Brooke, for helping us pack!!!
Feb 26, 2006
The Flehartys Are Moving to Texas!
Yes, it is official - we are crazy! We just bought a house and both have jobs in KY, but we just can't pass up this opportunity! We're moving back to the Lone Star State! Matt's going to be working in IT in the oil industry and I'm not sure exactly what I'm going to do just yet -- I'll keep you posted. The plan is to move mid-March and look for an apt on a month-to-month basis until we get our houses sold here and I find a job. Once we have those two minor details worked out, we'll look for a house in West Texas. Matt's company is taking care of the relocation so we'll be fine in the interim (whew).
We hope to find a small church in West Texas similar to our church here. We really really like our church here and are sad to leave, but know that there will be a place for us in in Texas.
We're nuts, but we'll be in Tejas soon!!!!
We hope to find a small church in West Texas similar to our church here. We really really like our church here and are sad to leave, but know that there will be a place for us in in Texas.
We're nuts, but we'll be in Tejas soon!!!!
Feb 12, 2006
Study
The newly painted "terra cotta" (not burnt orange, though my Longhorn hubby disagrees) walls in our study. We haven't moved much furniture to the new house yet. We're really s-l-o-w! We're trying to get all the walls/trim/doors/shelves painted before we move everything over. I'll try to post progress along the way.
Feb 4, 2006
Snow Day!
Too bad this snow day fell on a Saturday! No time off from work for us, actually Matt is working from home all day creating some DVDs for his office. He's learning multimedia pretty quick!
Molly has been sitting in an office chair by the window for almost two hours - just staring at the snow. She's completely in awe of it all! We put her outside and the little priss came running right back to the door! How would she have ever survived as a hunting dog?? HA
The only bad thing that we've discovered about Dish TV is - bad weather = no tv!! We can't watch TV when it is snowing or raining or windy. Wonderful. I'm actually surprised that we have an internet connection right now bc we're on wireless and piggybacking from the neighbor (shhhh)!!!!! Awful, I know.
Peace.
Molly has been sitting in an office chair by the window for almost two hours - just staring at the snow. She's completely in awe of it all! We put her outside and the little priss came running right back to the door! How would she have ever survived as a hunting dog?? HA
The only bad thing that we've discovered about Dish TV is - bad weather = no tv!! We can't watch TV when it is snowing or raining or windy. Wonderful. I'm actually surprised that we have an internet connection right now bc we're on wireless and piggybacking from the neighbor (shhhh)!!!!! Awful, I know.
Peace.
Jan 29, 2006
Hi Ho
Long time, no post!
We've been keeping ourselves busy these past few days, so I have been slow at the blog updates!!
First of call - Congrats to my cousin, Suzanne and her new husband, Jeremy, who were married last night in San Antonio! We weren't able to go to the wedding, but hope to see lots of pictures soon.
Our friends the KOFAHLS are on their way down to visit as we speak! They should arrive from NY around 10pm and will be here till Friday. Matt & I have to work, and they'll be at a conference during the day, but we'll get to hang in the evenings.
Matt learned to change the oil today!! Our new Wal-Mart (on the North side) doesn't have an oil-change place! Can you believe that??? What kind of "Super" Wal-Mart is this? I'm thinking they're getting a little lenient on the doling out of the "super" titles.... Anyway, my cute hubby took it upon himself to learn to do the changing. Our poor garage floor....but I am so impressed!
Oh, I just discoverd the wonder of a SWIFFER. Everyone needs one. Be sure to get the wet and the dry disposable Swiffer thingys. They're safe for hard-wood and tile and are AWESOME. I am no fan of a broom and dust pan - the Swiffer is magical. Snaps for Swiffer (especially if you have puppies that shed or a husband with dirty shoes).
Well, I'm sure I'll post again in about a week or so (at this rate)!
Keep it real foolz.
We've been keeping ourselves busy these past few days, so I have been slow at the blog updates!!
First of call - Congrats to my cousin, Suzanne and her new husband, Jeremy, who were married last night in San Antonio! We weren't able to go to the wedding, but hope to see lots of pictures soon.
Our friends the KOFAHLS are on their way down to visit as we speak! They should arrive from NY around 10pm and will be here till Friday. Matt & I have to work, and they'll be at a conference during the day, but we'll get to hang in the evenings.
Matt learned to change the oil today!! Our new Wal-Mart (on the North side) doesn't have an oil-change place! Can you believe that??? What kind of "Super" Wal-Mart is this? I'm thinking they're getting a little lenient on the doling out of the "super" titles.... Anyway, my cute hubby took it upon himself to learn to do the changing. Our poor garage floor....but I am so impressed!
Oh, I just discoverd the wonder of a SWIFFER. Everyone needs one. Be sure to get the wet and the dry disposable Swiffer thingys. They're safe for hard-wood and tile and are AWESOME. I am no fan of a broom and dust pan - the Swiffer is magical. Snaps for Swiffer (especially if you have puppies that shed or a husband with dirty shoes).
Well, I'm sure I'll post again in about a week or so (at this rate)!
Keep it real foolz.
Jan 9, 2006
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Jan 7, 2006
Longhorns = National Champs!
Matt and his dad had a great time in Pasadena at the Rose Bowl. They called me on game night and said, "We are watching the game, standing inside.....our hotel room." NO TICKETS. They saw people walking around waving thousands of dollars in cash (literally) and yet, there were no sellers. The local news reported that 10,000 Longhorn fans showed up to the Rose Bowl without tickets. 1). How would the news stations know how many people showed up without tickets 2). Longhorn Football fans are NUTS!!!
I still don't quite understand the fanaticism, but hey - whatever floats my little Longhorn's boat! I'm glad they had a fun trip and (gasp) I'm glad the Longhorns won. You have to remember, when the hubby is happy it is a good thing! :)
I assume if Matt had posted this blog, there would have been a pic of Vince. But since I'm the poster - I went with Lance and Matthew. I'm such a football fan!
HALIE JOINS BLOG WORLD
This time it's actually true! Check out the Hodgson's at:
www.steveandhalie.com
YIPPPPEEEE
www.steveandhalie.com
YIPPPPEEEE
Jan 3, 2006
HALIE JOINS BLOG WORLD
...wouldn't this be a nice headline to see? All in favor of Halie getting a blog?
We all know this girl would make for an entertaining blog!
Dec 31, 2005
HAPPY NEW YEAR
This week has flown by. We were in Texas just Fri-Mon last week, which is entirely too short! I guess I have to pay my dues being the "new girl" at work. Christmas vacation is determined by seniority and 3 out of 8 of us have been working at Parker for 20+ years. Niiiice. The next person ahead of me has 5 years under her belt, so I'm pretty much staring down a no-Chritmas vacation destiny for quite awhile.
We had tons of fun on our short trip though. I will post pics as soon as we get our real computer set up. For now, I'm using Matt's work laptop every now and then, but it's not set up w/our little docking station.
Matt's under the weather....so no big new year's plans for us! Just two old married folk and a beagle watching tv by the fire (which is not too shabby in my opinion. Man, I turned into an old married lady pretty quick)! Yesterday we went to the walk-in treatment center to try to get Matt some antibiotics. They told us it would be a 20 minute wait. After 2 hours sitting in hard chairs in a freezing cold waiting room, we finally gave up. Matt seemed worse for the wear after not being in bed for that long, so he's on my self-concocted regimine of alka seltzer effervescent and tussin. Hope it works because he's scheduled for some Rose Bowl action this week.
More later taters.
We had tons of fun on our short trip though. I will post pics as soon as we get our real computer set up. For now, I'm using Matt's work laptop every now and then, but it's not set up w/our little docking station.
Matt's under the weather....so no big new year's plans for us! Just two old married folk and a beagle watching tv by the fire (which is not too shabby in my opinion. Man, I turned into an old married lady pretty quick)! Yesterday we went to the walk-in treatment center to try to get Matt some antibiotics. They told us it would be a 20 minute wait. After 2 hours sitting in hard chairs in a freezing cold waiting room, we finally gave up. Matt seemed worse for the wear after not being in bed for that long, so he's on my self-concocted regimine of alka seltzer effervescent and tussin. Hope it works because he's scheduled for some Rose Bowl action this week.
More later taters.
Dec 25, 2005
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