Closing week is here!

Well things have been crazy since my last post. The house is almost packed after two weekends of Brian working tournaments and me packing non stop, the school year is well underway & having two coaches under one roof has been tiring, but do able. This week is the week that is going to be nuts! Tomorrow we are having two pep rallies at York & a game. Tuesday we have another game and Open House at the same time, Wednesday we are scheduled to close on the house, Thursday I have another game and Brian has an away game & then Friday we need to buy Brian a new car as well as begin work on the house. It's going to be a little stressful, but if we can make it through this week, next week should be a little easier. We are trying to make time to see each other and catch up whenever we can, but this athletic season is making it hard. I did finally quit my second job as a marketer for A Points on Friday. That means I won't be working that extra 10-15 hours a week in the evening. That will be so nice as I have been working two jobs for the last two years. Now I'll be able to do things with people in the evenings and I am very much looking forward to that. We are so ready just to be settled and to get to have a life again. We miss hanging out with friends on the weekends, but that is part of life. It's been interesting to see who has been supportive of this crazy time of our life and who has not been. We feel so blessed for the true friends that God has placed in our life and look forward to becoming closer to some people that have really been encouraging although they are not the people we usually hang out with. It's also been a blessing to be on the team of teachers that I'm with. They have been so supportive and helped out in whatever way they can. Life at York is so much better this year than last and I'm very thankful for that. Anyway, wish us luck as we set out on this week! I'm off to bed to try to get some sleep to prepare.

The tough part begins...

Well, we just finished having our first day off, Labor Day. It was so nice to spend time with Brian and friends this weekend since we both know that there won't be much time for that over the next month. We've always been busy so we are used to that, but we are about to be working every night, every weekend and are scheduled to move at the end of this month despite those crazy coaching schedules. It's going to be interesting to see if I keep my head on straight planning pep rallies, coaching, finishing up my last few weeks at my other job, going through the ups and downs of buying a home and just trying to be a good wife. I've put my big girl pants on but I'm going to have to let God control this because it's just WAY too much for me.

Brian is still loving coaching but he begins his first month of tournaments every weekend this week. That should be tough, but he will do fine. It's so nice that FINALLY we both have jobs that we get paid enough to live on & enjoy. That's something we've been praying for almost 5 years for. God is good and I know that he will bring us through these challenges just as he has every other challenge we've faced. Let's just say it will be a relief when the month of September is over. Anyway, I've got to get out the door. One of my co-workers' dogs died this weekend and she's taking it very hard. He was young and just suddenly fell to cancer that made him completely blind in a day. I've got to set her room up for a sub but pray for Kate.

Have a good week!!!!!!!!!!!!

Busy, Busy, Busy

Well, if you can't tell by my lack of time to blog, school has begun. Brian and I both seem to have really good kids which is GREAT! Out of 140 I think I have three that I am going to have to really watch. God must have known I needed an easy year. Brian came home every day last week telling me how much fun he was having and how much he loved his job! That's so exciting because he's never been able to say that. It's really nice teaching the same subject because I can help him with lesson plans. It gives us a way to work and talk at the same time and I love that. I would hate if he had a job that I had no interest in at all. Coaching doesn't seem to be taking a toll on him, although I can tell it's going to be a tough year for me. I wasn't prepared for a junior high coach to be working every weekend and most evenings for either his school or the high school. It's a little crazy, but I'll have to learn to deal with it. Luckily, I'll be so busy moving (lord willing) and decorating a home this year that I should be ok. I've had to talk to him about over working himself already, but that is just my hubby.

As far as our house goes, we are on the emotional roller coaster of our life. One day we are good to go, the next it's going to be a "real miracle" if we get the house. One day they count my cheer income as income, the next they don't. It's CRAZY! I don't understand how someone with excellent credit, a decent down payment, & teaching job is having a hard time buying a cheap home. It's so frustrating. We are just praying that God will make things happen because we are so strapped for time and energy that we don't want it to fall through. If it falls through we also lose out inspection money, appraisal money, home owners association money, etc... so it's scary! That's almost $1,000 worth of stuff and I hope to have something to show for that. Please be praying about that for us!

Other than school and the house, Brian finished up his first quarter as an adult bible class teacher yesterday. I am so proud of him for getting out of his comfort zone and teaching people his own age. He did a great job! I know he's glad to have a break for a while since school is so busy but I know he will do it again in the future. I'm still working at APoints in addition to coaching cheer so things are crazy for me as well. There are nights that I get home at 9 having left at 7 that morning. We have really been exhausted so going to bed at 9:45 after some sort of meal is thrown together is not a rare thing. Pray for energy for both of us because we are burning the candle at both ends. We really are trying to get things set up to be able to afford to start a family and enjoy this stage of our life. It's hard to believe that we've been married for almost 5 years and have never not been busy. I'm hoping that will change soon. :) Anyway, it's 6:15 and I've got to get ready to leave by 7:00am so have a great day & an even better week!

We got the house!!!

Sp the last thing that I blogged about was that we put an offer on a house. We got a call Thursday and we got it!!! It was exciting because Wade was in the car when my real estate agent called to tell me. He got to share such an exciting moment with me and I'll never forget that. WE celebrated with Chic-fil-A not long after we got the call. We are so excited and cannot wait to move and get settled. It's in the Klein district which is a great district. We love it! I will be posting picture and news as we get it.

This weekend we had a family reunion in Abilene. It was great to spend time with such important people in my life. As always, there was not a dull moment. Beebs went to the wrong airport on his way and still ended up making it at the time he was supposed to! God is good!! There is quite a funny story that goes with the wrong airport thing but since he needs to finish his 1st year coaching stuff I will have to share later.

Today was our last day with Wade until Thanksgiving. It makes me sad to know that I have to wait that long to see him again, but it was great having some time with him while he was here! I love that boy & wish we lived closer than we do. Well, Brian has got to finish up a ton of work before we go back to work tomorrow. It's hard to believe that school is in session and we have such a busy year ahead! SCARY! I'm off to iron clothes and make lunches! Pray that we both have a good year. Love you all!!!

We put an offer on a house!!

Well, we found a house that we just love! We prayed about it all weekend and decided to make an offer on the house Tuesday evening. The house is currently in forecloure so they don't have to make a decision on the offer for a week or two. We love it and really hope that we end up getting it. It's 2600 square feet, it's in a small neighborhood, it's not too far from I-45, it's got 4 bedrooms, it's a great deal and has GREAT potential. Be praying that we will get this house and that if we don't God has something better in store. We are so ready to be settled. Love you all!!

Very Busy Week

This week Brian began two a days at College Park and I had cheer camp. It was tough to go back to work but it was a great week! My girls were awesome at camp and didn't give me any problems! That's so nice after last year. Brian really enjoyed working out with the kids and watching their great talent. On Friday we had a day off so we went to look at more houses, decorated Brian's classroom and went to Magnolia to see Wade since he just got into town. It was so nice to be productive yet have fun at the same time. Brian's school is pretty old so it needed LOTS of work, but by using random ball cut outs all over the room where paint was missing we were able to make it look GREAT! I hope he enjoys teaching as much as I think he will this year.

As far as houses go, we found a house we both LOVE. We plan to put an offer on it as soon as we can. We are still waiting for credit approval since it is a foreclosure we have to do that rather than just be pre-approved. We are really hoping it stays on the market. If not we will still be on the hunt for a great home with a yard! It's exciting to be looking but it's hard to not be settled yet. We are so ready for that day to come.

It's great having Wade in town. I know he doesn't consider Texas his home anymore but I love getting to see him! Friday night we enjoyed steaks at my parents and it was great to just catch up. He gave me the birthday present he bought while he was in Switzerland this year. He got me a Louis Vuitton coin purse that is adorable. It was so sweet of him to go all out for my birthday this year. Totally unexpected, but VERY sweet! I've never owned anything that is real Louis Vuitton so I feel like a really big deal. :) JK Anyway, I've got to go host a bridal shower at church so I'm out. More to come later....

This Weekend

This weekend was fun but I'm exhausted at the end of it. We began our search for homes this weekend. We have been looking online but this weekend we met with a realtor and really started shopping. It's finally hit us that in the next few months we will have a different home. That is exciting. The sad part was, the two houses we really liked both had offers placed on them Friday night. Such a bummer, but we are hoping that means that God has an even better home set aside for us. We really want to be able to entertain a large group of people and some houses just don't work for that. Pray that we will find the perfect home soon!

In addition to house shopping, we also got the rest of what we needed for our classrooms. We got funny looks everywhere we went because we got two of so many items. They kept asking, "Do you know you have two of these Texas posters?" It's exciting to know that we will be teaching the same thing this year. I'm going to start working on my classroom tomorrow after cheerleading practice and hopefully we will start on Brian's this weekend. His classroom needs WAY more work than mine since I am in a new school. His room really is going to need some TLC. It's got great potential though.

Other than house shopping and getting things for school we went to church & hung out with our TNT peeps. We continue to be amazed at how God has answered our prayer for good Christian friends. Every time we leave church or Sunday night dinner we always look at each other and talk about how blessed we feel to be a part of our church group. We really enjoy being around the great group of people at WOCC and are encouraged by them in so many ways.

Well, I'm off to bed! I've got cheer practice tomorrow and then I've got to start setting up my room. It's hard to believe it's time to get back to work already. This summer has been amazing and I really hope the school year will be good. I also hope it passes quickly so I can have another amazing summer next year. :) It's sad to say, but I think it's safe to say since I teach Junior High.... Summers and Holidays are my favorite part of teaching. HAHA