Relocation = Check..

We made it! We are now residents of Placerville, CA. We had to get all moved on August 12th because I had an interview scheduled for the 13th. I was a little nervous cause this was the only interview that I had set up so far.. and I was so afraid that I would get here and be jobless and become delinquent on all my payments or something. Well job interview went great.. They offered me the job.. well not the job that I was originally interviewing for.. but a position on a Special Operations Team that they are building! AWESOME!! I accepted with a smile and a firm handshake and have since been "vacationing" until my start date which is tomorrow, the 25th. Hopefully all goes well and I can get settled into my new position with ease! I caught a pretty lucky break since this economy is such a mess right now! I feel so lucky and blessed!

Our house is great! So cute and colorful. We are still getting things into their places, so I'll take some pictures once we are all the way settled. Being here without Rich totally sucks! But having my sister and Aizik here is amazing! I love them to pieces!!

Now its time to get back on a schedule, routine, diet, ya know.. all that good responsible stuff! I'm feeling a little sluggish since I havent been doing the gym thing for the past 2 months.. Im ready to fix that though! All it takes is a little motivation (which is sometimes the hardest part) And determination.


ps.. I went river rafting for the first time yesterday. It was a blast! I am totally sore from all the rowing (which I know is from me being so out of shape again). I'll post more on the River Rafting trip later once I get the pics from my sis!

Miss Natalie & Jodi

Our dog Jodi is hilarious.. you blow one bubble and she goes crazy! She jumps, barks, and snaps them up, then after a few bubbles in the mouth she makes her way to her water bowl.. I can only imagine how they would make your mouth feel! Yuck!


This cute little bubble blower is Rich's little sister Natalie. She is 6 and is so cute when she wants to be ;).


I thought I'd share our fun time that we had this afternoon. Enjoy!

The Dog licked my lens.. haha

Hear Ye, Hear Ye..

Rich and I are relocating to our favorite place! Placerville, CA.





Placervile is the town that Thomas Kinkade, the famous painter grew up in, and is what alot of his paintings are based on, and his hometown gallery is located there. It really is a beautiful area.









With some of our favorite people in the whole world! April & Aizik.


I have already given my work a months notice. We already have a sweet house lined up that includes 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, a landscaped yard, a garden, and a chicken coop! I am planning on making the move at the beginning of August sometime, and Rich will join us when his season of wild land fire fighting is over in October. I'm being VERY optimistic that I will be able to find a job as soon as I get there! I am so so so very excited to be able to spend this time with my great sister and my first nephew.. who is already 10 and a half!! HOLY COW.. is he really that old?!?! WOW! This summer/fall is going to be awesome! I cant wait for this great opportunity and adventure that is about to begin :)

Hume Lake

A few weekends ago I went and visited Rich where he is working for the summer in Hume Lake. It is located in Kings Canyon, which is part of the Sequoia National Forest (The biggest trees on earth!!). I'm supposed to go again this weekend for the the 4th of July, but he was called out to a fire in Yosemite today, so we dont know if he'll be back by the weekend or not.. I'm on stand by until we know for sure. Here are a few pictures of my time spent there!

Classic Kissing Picture

Being Silly

The Barracks


These are all picture from around the property of the Barracks






I got to hang out with Rich while he worked around the station, these are of him sharpening his fire tools.



I took these of Rich washing the sap off my car with the fire hose!

Workin Out

So I just started up at the gym again since my surgery. I made myself a new playlist to keep me going :) I thought I'd share my favorite tunes to run/exercise too! I hope everyone has an amazing summer! Stay Active!

Knock You Down - Keri Hilson Feat. Kanye West and Ne-Yo

Move for Me - Kaskade

Rock Me In - Britney Spears

Money Honey - Lady GaGa

Step One Two - Kaskade

Zero - Yeah Yeah Yeahs

Pump It - Black Eyed Peas

Steppin Out - Kaskade

Boom Boom Pow - Black Eyed Peas

Showdown - Pendulum

Ricochet! - Shiny Toy Guns

Back To The Start - Lily Allen

Hammerhead - The Offspring

Shut Up and Drive - Rihanna

Ready To Fall - Rise Against

Swim Wear

So I've noticed a few people posting about summer swim wear.. I thought I would share with you my buys for this year since I had to replace all my previous suits ;) I'm not comfortable enough to post pics of myself in my suits.. so here are pics from the internet :) Hopefully I'll get some beach time in this summer!

The first suit is a Volcom Swim Suit.. the top is reversible so I posted a picture of it both ways! I love it.. It was a little expensive, but whatevs!

This suit I found on Victoria Secret website on sale.. I loved it.. so I ordered it! I havent reveived it yet though. I hope it works out!

YAH.. I'm ready for summer (Kind of.. I'm still workin out in the gym :S)! I wish I could spend the whole summer at the lake/beach with Richie! I hope everyone has a very fun filled, wonderful summer! Mwah

Whats New With Us

Alot has happened since my last post! I'll start at the beginning..

At the end of March I flew to Utah for a week to see my friends/family, and also for my surgery ["bigger girls" surgery, if you didnt know hehe ;)]. I had a blast!! I love spending time with my sister and my girls! I had a few days to go out and have fun before my surgery. My surgery was on April 2nd, everything went great! I spent the next 3 days on my sisters couch, sick from the meds, and unable to get good sleep cause I couldnt lay down.. on the day that I was supposed to fly home, I was still in alot of pain, and couldnt move without throwing up.. so we called the doctors 24 hour line, and I was told to go to the ER.. SCARY!! Well after 4 hours in the ER, getting all sorts of tests, everything turned out to be fine, and I got clearence to fly home.. I was back to work the next day. :) I'm happy with how they turned out, and I'm healing relativley well (I'm having some issues with a tendon in my arm, but I'm hoping that will straiten itself out as the healing goes on)

A few weeks later, Rich and I drove to Las Vegas for a weekend with some Utah friends that were getting married. We had such a blast with them, and I wish we had friends like them here were we are.

Last week, we flew to Orlando FL for my dad's wedding! All my sisters flew in too. We has such and amazing weekend! We spent a couple of days laying on the beach, a couple late nights sharing pictures, stories, laughs, hugs, loves, drinks! And then dads wedding was great! I love my new step mom! Her name is Miranda and she is so great!! Her daughter is my age, and I love her to death! We're so much alike, it's crazy!! I was soo sad to leave! But we did have an amazing time while we were there.

And lastly.. we're moving! Rich got a job with the Forest Service as a wild land fire fighter in the san jaoquin valley, so we'll be relocating to the Visalia/Fresno area for the next few months. Rich will be leaving next week, and then I'll follow as soon as my semester is over, with is the last week of May. I have so many emotions about the move.. I'm mostly very excited!! But I also have feelings of anxiety, stress, fear, etc. I know everything is going to be fine, and this is going to be such an adventure for us! I'll also be closer to my sister April, which will be an awesome getaway in the summertime!

Thats about all we've been up to this month! I'll keep updating on how the moving process is going! Here are a few pictures from my vacation!