What's New

Our new house. It's a rental, but it's all ours. That thought just makes me happy.
The backyard.
Our master bedroom. It has a weird sitting area. Totally un-useful to Leo and I, except for maybe the baby's crib the first little bit after he or she is born.
The kitchen. I detest tile and am not in love with galley kitchens. However, I LOVE that it has double ovens and that it has tons of cupboards and space!!!!! Happy day!
Another happy thing--don't you love, love, love the bookshelves? I do. :) And it's right in our price range; has 4 bedrooms; is 6 mins walking distance to Elena's elementary, 1 mile to Ana's school, 1 mile to the stake center/our ward building, and 35 mins from the temple. Perfectly perfect.
And our other new thing. You know, sometimes, I should be careful what I wish for. I was telling Leo the other day how much I hate cars that all look the same and blend together--the gray, silver, black, etc. ones. Anyway, we found this car, and it certainly doesn't blend.

Yeah, Leo and I really aren't in love with the spoilers on the back or the scoop on the hood. But it was a fabulous deal. Maybe it was like Pinky, the price was good because no one wanted a pink car? Anyway, it's only has 38,000 miles and is a 2007 and it's selling for $900 dollars less than what KBB recommends because it's so ugly (my opinion anyway). Okay that was a bit too harsh. I actually like the car and the yellow color. Just not the spoilers. In Leo's opinion, "It looks ghetto." The guy was actually selling it because it had been his daughter's car and he didn't like the color. And Ana really likes it, which is good. We had a conversation that went like this:

Ana

"So it's going to be my car when I'm 16?"

Me

"No, you'll get to drive it if your grades are good, you obey curfew, you're attending church and completing your YW in Recognition. Then you'll get to drive it."

Ana (with slight pout)

"Oh....but I'll get to buy it from you when I go to college?"

Me

"Sure, when you're attending university full-time and serious about it."

*Actually, we're more planning on just giving it to her when she goes to university. But the key factor there is when she's attending university, not just working or anything else after high school. I can't believe that's only 6 years away. Craziness.

Anyway, we're naming our car Amarillo. Then we can sing to it this song:

And feel completely Texified, albeit completely inappropriate due to the car not being at all country-westernish.

The end.