So lately our lives have been jammed packed with things going on, but I haven't been posting on most of it because nothing is set in stone. I wouldn't want to be like "guess what everybody???" and then have to turn around and say "nevermind." haha So anyway, I will just give everyone some MINOR updates.
HOUSE HUNTING
First and foremost, we have been house hunting like crazy. I'm pretty sure most people know about this already, but it has been quite the adventure! Technically we have been looking for the last year, but in the last 7 months it has been really seriously. There have been a couple of homes we have liked, and then we change our minds. There have been two very difficult things about this process. 1)Jordan is so picky about everything. I love a lot of the homes we look at, and he's like NOPE. haha It's good though. He is thinking everything through and looking at it from every possible angle because this is a VERY big decision. So I can't blame him. :) 2)The market is HORRIBLE right now. Why you ask? It seems like a total buyers market right now, I know. But in Utah anyway, it is a pain in the ass. Pardon my French. Just about every single home we have looked at has been a foreclosure home. Meaning it is bank owned. NOT FUN. I think we have looked at a total of two homes that are not bank owned right now. Sheesh. A word of advise for future home buyers--try to find a home that is not bank owned. Mainly it is a pain to work with them because of the TIME it takes. They take FOREVER. Second, they are getting greedy right now with all the bail outs the government is giving them. So they want more for the houses. So lame. I'll give you a little example. We put a bid on a house about 2 months ago and the seller approved it within 24 hours (yes!) then it went on to the bank, (because it was bank owned) and almost three weeks later we get a counter offer for way more than we had bid. So we were like NO THANK YOU. They are wanting way too much for these houses because they are no longer desperate to sell them. Very frustrating. On a positive note, we now have a bid on yet another house so we'll see how this one goes. It is our most favorite house out of all the ones we have seen. It's in South Jordan. We are super excited about it. And Jordan loves it too which is amazing! :) The only problem with this house, is it's even more complicated. This house has TWO mortgages on it, so we now have to get TWO bank approvals. haha See, it's so much fun! :) Anyway, we have an approval from the first bank...now we are just waiting on bank number two. It's been almost a month since we put the bid on it, so hopefully we hear something soon! It's looking good, I just hope they don't counter offer with some ridiculous price! I think we are being very fair on our bid. Cross your fingers for us! :)
I can't wait to finally be in our own house! And then I can get a puppy that I've been waiting so long for since the place we are renting doesn't allow dogs! Woo!
P90X
Our second update is actually pretty cool! Nothing major, but fun for us! About three weeks ago, me and Jordan decided we were disgusted with ourselves. Before we were married, we were running all the time and going to the gym and stuff. But then after we got married, we got lazy. Both of us were getting out of shape and gaining some very unwanted weight. So since I do all the cooking, I changed our diet dramatically and Jordan no longer eats fast food for lunch at work. We also started doing the P90X work outs! Each disc works a different muscle group, it even has a yoga disc! Crazy let me tell you! BUT they work you so good. Jordan has already lost 20 pounds and I have lost 7!! Woo!! And it's only been three weeks! (Amazing how guys can just lose weight, huh?) So yes, the diet change and majorly intense work outs have definitely been paying off! We just feel so much better. P90X is a 90 day workout so we will let you know the before and after stats when that time comes! Both me and Jordan have the goal to lose at least 5 more pounds, so let's hope we can do it! After that, we just want to work on toning. We are going on a family cruise in August and so we really want to look good for that! Wish us luck!
EASTER
This Easter was a really laid back holiday for us this year. My whole family except us and Brit went on a cruise to Mexico (we couldn't get the time off work), so I just had Brit come over for dinner and a movie. We made Beef Stroganoff (one of my favs--want the recipe? let me know!) and then watched House Bunny. None of us had seen it yet. It was okay, we thought it would be better, but there were still some funny parts! I gave Jordan his first Easter basket from me and Brit a chocolate bunny.
So other than that, nothing is really new with us. Our lives consist of waiting to hear from banks, losing weight and watching Lost. That's it. haha But it's been fun and exciting and tiring. Keeping us VERY busy that's for sure! We have also been LOVING the sun!! It was stormy and raining all last week, and then BAM the sun came out. For the last couple days I have been wearing short sleeves! Yes!! I also planted flowers in my pot on my front porch again yesterday. I just love flowers, they make me happy. I love all the color. For spring, I have planted Pansies. They are so cute! I have both purple and yellow ones. So fun. :) (I can't wait to have a whole yard to plant in!!)
We hope everyone is doing well! We are loving life! (besides banks, haha)
