WooHoo!!!

Looks like the Milos are new home owners!!! (to be)
This isn't the greatest picture, but hopefully there will be more to post next week after the inspection! :) We've been home for exactly a week and already have an offer accepted! Wow - what a wirlwind! There is still much to be done - the inspection will be either later this week, or early next week and then there is the appraisal etc., but we are so excited. I just can't believe how much God has blessed us! They accepted an offer for 8,000 less than they were asking and they really could have gotten much more than they wanted for it. Till now we have been a little sad about the house hunting - a LOT of money doesn't go far here in the Albany area and we were starting to think that we were going to have to settle for much less than we wanted. This house is in a good school district and low taxes and we hope to be there for a very long time to come! The woman who owns the house lost her husand this past year and wants to move away so I think that she was actually in kindof a hurry to get rid of the house. Kris (we) wrote her a letter to go along with our offer. She said that she accepted our offer based on the letter and the fact that her father met Kris and liked him and she really wanted us to have her house to start a family in. She actually had her agent crying when she called our agent to less us know they accepted the offer! I have to choice but to believe that God's hand has been in this every step so far. I am so greatful for all that he has done in our lives so far! It's amaizing!!! The closing should be around May 1st - so in exactly 5 weeks if everything goes well we will be holding the keys to our new home! This has all gone so fast I can hardly believe it!

Speeking of amaizing - in just 2 short months from today, we will have been married for 2 years already! I can't believe how fast it has gone, and its been the best two years of my life. I can't wait for the next 2... 10...25... 50 :) I love you husband! :)

Vaca in Florida!

And, yes, we're back from our most lovely, much needed and very relaxing vacation in Florida! We got back Tuesday evening after a lovely little 19hr drive (18.5 on the wey down - but then we didn't get stopped in D.C. traffic!). Trust me the drive really isn't as bad as you would think. Both on the way there and on the way back we left at 2am and got to our destination at about 8:30pm... just in time for bed! :) And my trusty new car did its job just fine! We had such a good time! Sometimes family vacations can be stressful, but it wasn't at all - at least not for us (A&M - any thoughts? :) ). We had the best of times with Aaron and Melissa and Ty and Beth. We couldn't have asked for a better time and weather. 80's and sunny most of the time - only to come home to another 15in. waiting for us! Yippee - so happy that its melting. We went to Busch Garden's with A&M and then to SeaWorld with T&B, to the Brevarde Zoo, Cocoa Beach, Port Canaveral, some other beach and spent 2 awesome days at the wild-life refuge taking pictures (which we're posting on our photo blogs). We had so much fun, and God really blessed the trip. Can't say how happy I was to get to spend more time with Melissa and Beth. :) I love you both. Aaron and Ty - I couldn't ask for better brothers. You guys are a blessing to me. Morgan, Amy, Merc, Dee - I miss you... :(
Here is a lovely little picture of us and the boys with their girls :)
And one more lovely picture... of my speeding ticket received in Virginia on the way home - it was a very sad time. I didn't realize that the speed limit changed as you cross into Virginia. :( Oh, well... it happens.
In other news, we are steadily looking for a house. We more or less started looking before we left, but couldn't really get into it till we got back. We put in an offer on a beautiful house yesterday, but really I believe it will be a miracle if we get it. It was under-priced to begin with (even though its still way higher than we were hoping to have to go) and we low-balled it, so we will see. They have till tomorrow night to give us an answer...

I was just looking through old posts and realized that I never wrote any follow up about my hand! Its fine - Praise God! The shot seemed to do the trick - I just woke up one day and realized that it didn't hurt any more! I love that!

While I was away, they switched over to computerized documentation at work - so its been a little hard to get back into things. I don't like the program that they went with - its too comfusing and we don't have enought computers at work, but hopefully they will get the kinks ironed out. :( So far everyone hates it which has added to the level of constant bickering that I hear on a day to day basis. Its so hard not to be a part of it, but I try so hard. Please help me God to be a good example!

Life may get a little crazy over the next few months, buying a house, moving, Linea coming to live with us, and many more little things. Keep us in prayer!!! :)

Things that were and things that will be...

So, we took a lovely little drive to Boston on Saturday....



...too see the Boston Symphony Orchestra! Something that I've wanted to see since I was a little girl! It was a late birthday present. It was a long drive, but that's ok (3 hours each way). Kris and I both love to try new things at least once. If we like them - that's good. If we don't - well we have a grand old time anyway, but don't do it again. You can click on the pictures to get a somewhat larger view - it was such and elegant Hall and so old fashioned! It gave me the feeling of being in Europe out in high society - hanging with the snobs and being prim and proper. I'm not sure that we would go again, but it was an awesome experience. You have to have an appreciation for classical music and a little extra padding on you back side - the seats are very straight and very hard!

In other news we are headed to a warmer climate this coming Saturday! Look out Florida - here we come!! (Aaron and Melissa - prepare yourselves...) (Ty and Beth - watch your back sides...) I just can't wait! We need a vacation badly and it will be so nice to hang with a small few of my favorite people. (Come on you guys - they arent' my ONLY favorites!!!)

Love to all and good night - I'm tired. I have to get ahead on sleep - we have a 20 hour drive coming up on Saturday! Yah, that isn't the part that we are looking forward to - we're looking forward to what comes after! And I'm sure that there will be plenty of pictures to follow!