lame...totally lame

one thing about arizona that makes me want to run my car into anything in my way- the crappy photo cops and sensors on the stop lights. argh! cody and i got a $200 dollar ticket for going 12 miles over the speed limit- $200! got the ticket in the mail today with a copy of his picture. have'nt told him yet- figured i'd let him finish work before i stress him out. blah! just when you think you're gonna make it thru the month without having to ration the last of the eggs and milk.

sweet sarah

had dinner with sarah randall last night. she's the kindest person i know. really. i've never met anyone so good. i knew she'd love cody instantly and that he'd love her. we were both missionaries in arkansas together and we laughed and talked about our lives and ate cheesecake. her boyfriend mike is great of course. so glad to be near her and to have her to call when i'm feeling a little lost. sometimes you just need a girlfriend.
the job hunt is slow. hoping to be in school soon too so that i can be moving toward something more exciting. working with sick people will wear me out if i'm not doing other things that make me happy. have to admit i was always better at school- i loved it.
moving in to the house on thursday. finally. will be sad to leave the desert and the coyote's though. back to the city for a while.

movin on up...to the west side

we found a place here- a little duplex near the temple. everyone's been telling us to stay away from that part of town but the rent is cheap and considering our neighborhood in salt lake....ain't no thing. plus there's a yard and a white picket fence. right now they're ripping down the wallpaper and painting the place for us. it'll be nice to move in and finally get settled. already found yellow, flowery curtains for the kitchen. cody's loving his job more and more too. today we had lunch and i met some of the people he'll be working with. it's nice to see him comfortable and excited about his work. don't think that happens for many people. his focus and determination are a relief to me. helps to keep me moving.

dessert and the desert

i bought six, giant, heart-shaped, sugar cookies for cody for valentines day. we were going to have one and give the rest to the nice man from church who's been helping us find a house to rent. we ate the whole box. that happens alot. looks like brother dowdy's getting a thank-you card. we went and played in the desert yesterday- will post some pictures soon. so pretty but at one point we had to bushwack through a bunch of catclaw mimosas (horrible, miserable plants) and we scratched ourselves up really good. ahhh the desert. looking for a job here. wish me luck!

jed and amy making a world

last night cody and i went up to holbrook to celebrate a wedding with some friends. it felt nice to see a few familiar faces and to see amy and jed so happy. there's a quote that reads, "two people who belong together make a world." that about sums it up i think. what a sweet, little party with so many friends and family who love them and are happy for them. tomorrow is valentine's day- also the day arizona became a state back in 1912- interesting- but not really. busy planning a yummy dinner for cody. he's my favorite.

arizona

because i'm having a hard time falling in love with arizona, here are a list of 5 things that have made the idea seem possible...
1. orange groves everywhere we look and that means fresh-squeezed orange juice any time i want...yum!
2. the desert- love the desert. mornings here are so clean and crisp i feel happy to wake up- that rarely happens.
3. stars. can see millions of 'em. two nights ago cody and i watched the slowest and brightest shooting star split the sky in half. it was crazy and made us laugh like kids-we were so excited.
4. the random couple that saw cody and i looking at houses for rent and invited us in to their home for dinner. feels nice to be taken care of so easily by complete strangers.
5. cody. home is where he is. i think i can love just about anything when he's around.