home sweet home...

I have been in NY, which was once my home since the 10th of June. I leave to head back to AZ later this week, and I am ready to suck up that dry heat. Boy oh boy I am not sure how I ever survived the humidity here. Some days its sticky and yucky, and other days its cold! I sure do miss that dry heat...

While I have been home I have had a great time. Soon after arriving I got my hair did by the BEST hairstylist ever. Lacey lived down the street from me and owns a lil shop in town. She is seriously the best ever. I also managed a trip to Rehoboth Beach Delaware with my fav. Aunt. We only had one really good day at the beach but none the less we had a wonderful time. I also scored a free teeth cleaning from a friend of the family. I have seen many people I haven't seen for awhile and I am just truly enjoying my time with my mom.

I found out that the bank made a counter offer on my house.. I accepted the offer! They were just asking for $1,000.00 more so no big deal. Everything is moving right along. Thank you for all of the encouraging words and prayers :)

I am in the process of making a pie.. my least favorite thing to do.. So I will make sure to update soon!

Summer Vacation

Still no word about the house, altough its ONLY been 2 weeks. They say these can take anywhere from 3 weeks to 3 months. It sort of feels like I didnt even put an offer down, let alone am working to buy a house. I have had some pretty good dreams about getting the keys and converstations with the real estate agent. I am hopeful!

This is my last Saturday of the school year! I am so excited to be done with this school year. It has been eventful, a little more challenging than last year. Which is hard to believe with all that I had on my plate last year. I am just glad it is almost over. I have had a few thank you cards from some of my seniors, thanking me for teaching them skills that they will forever use. It feels SO good to hear that you are really touching their lives! Teaching is so hard, but when you actually see the changes in kids lives it makes it SO worth it! I hope that I can save up for a Scholarship that I can give to a student each year, to use to further their education.

My summer is going to be jam packed with lots of traveling and hopefully moving :) But trust me I will be doing a lot of reading, sun bathing, and just relaxing. Thursday I should be done with school by noon, after which I will put on my swim suit on and soak up those UV rays!

Almost

School is almost over thank heavens. I feel like this school year went by so SLOW. I am so ready for a nice summer sitting by the pool and spending time with family. Only two more weeks, one week is class and the other week are finals! Yipee!

For those who read my facebook, you learned I put an offer on a house. Well they accepted the offer, but since it is a short sale I have to wait for the bank to approve the offer. They say that could take anywhere from 2-3 weeks to 3-4 months. I have my heart set on this house. I am hoping everything will work out in my favor. If the bank approves by the end of June I will be egible for the tax credit, and it would be perfect timing since my apartment lease will be up. Lets just pray its meant to be. If not it will be another year of living in apartments. I have a lot of faith everything will work out.

My super savings are going good.. I am not really buying a lot because I am trying to save mucho monies. Pretty much at this time I am only buying things that I absoulety have or I can get totally for free. I am really putting every extra penny towards this house. Since there are some things I would like to add to it if I do get it.. ie.. Grill, Dyson Vaccumm. YOu know the luxeries that I feel I can't live without :)

I never would of thought that I would be single and buying a house at the age of 25. But everything happens for a reason and I trust that my father in heaven has a plan for me and will provide me with whatever I need at any given time. I truly feel so blessed to be in Arizona, who woulda thought I would end up here?

Well I should get some Saturday chores done.

Aprils Challenge..

I have challenged myself to $25 dollars a week for the month of April. After yesterday I thought thats really a huge jump as far as how much I was spending to now... SO in the back of my mind I am saying $50 but will be working my butt off for $25. My 1st stop was Frys my go to favorite store.

I stocked up pretty well on butter.. Dont worry I will be giving most of it away :) Any ways I spent a total of $6.23 not to bad..Plus the catalina machine printed 4.00 off your next order.. that was for buying the 3 promise tubs and the 4 biscuits..

My next stop was Walgreens to get free shampoo..


My total was $1.50.. I also got a cadbury egg but ate it..I needed a cheap filler item :)

Next stop was Ulta.. I had spent a ton of money at Ulta last year when I was getting $75 facials like every other week.. I dont know what I was thinking. Anyways I got an Ulta membership that tracts the money you spend. I was in the highest category of spending and was elgible for a free perfume among other things. I picked up the $45.00 perfume for free :)



And my last and final stop I made was at Safeway where my list I had made fell apart when they didnt have most of the stuff I had coupons/ looking to buy..But I made the best of it and did pretty darn good..


Total spent was $1.68. Pretty awesome!

Looking at all that theres not a ton of food but its defintley a good stock up.. My mom for easter sent me some Meat from Omaha Steak Co. So I am well stocked up on meat. I need to make a grocery run today to pick up some yeast for the crescent rolls I am making for easter and then fruits and veggies for the week.
So my grand total so far is $9.41 leaving me 15.59 till next friday.. I think it is doable :)

Who said you can't get things for free?

I went to Walmart last night and found this great deal on Nestle Chocolate chips .50 Cents!! Then I remembered I got a coupon from the Redplum this week actually 5 of them cause I went dumpster diving in the apartment complex :) $1/2 so I bought 10 of them for FREE!!!


Then today I went to Frys and had saw they had snickers 2 for $1.00 and realized that I had 8 coupons(dumpster diving) for snickers $.50/1 and luckily my frys doubles so I got 16 Snicker bars for FREE!!!

hmm..

I seriously think I have a shopping problem. I actually get a high from shopping/ getting a good deal.. Because I have this problem I have enough "supplies" to get me through a year or two.. Yeah that much...Its crazy.. So I have decided that the Month of April I will not spend anymore than $100.00. This will budgeted out to about $25 a week.. That will be milk, fruits, etc... Do you think I can do it? Will it be hard? Yes because I LOVE SHOPPING!!!

LoVe

I just finished watching the Bachelor. I never thought I would get into it. I have watched many seasons or at least bits and pieces of them. Never before did I have a mix of feelings as I did with this one. I am not sure if it was because I think he made the biggest mistake of his life, or the fact that I am the same age of many of the girls on that show if not older. I am not scared that I wont find love, but I may be worried or unsure what I excatly need to do differntly. At the same time I feel I shouldnt have to change for anybody, Iam very sure of myself I have done SO much stuff on my own, but I am ready for soemthing more.