What Dreams Are Made Of

Oh, silly me. I forgot to share the joyous news.

Joel and I bought a house. A house! No, you're not seeing things. Joel and I have a house!

We're still in our apartment for the time being. We want to get it fixed up before we move in. We haven't even put this place - the apartment - on the market yet. But we're absolutely going to do it this weekend, once I'm back from New York.

A couple months back, Joel and I decided that we wanted to move somewhere a little bigger. Not a lot bigger, but big enough that we can actually have both sides of the family over at any one time. So we arranged to view a few houses in the area. The house we ended up purchasing was the second house we viewed and let me tell you, it was pretty much love at first sight. It's perfect inside and out. Not too big, not too small. It's a dream. Fortunately Joel loved it just as much as I did. We didn't even view the last two houses. We signed on the dotted line there and then!

We've started with the renovations but haven't set a moving date as of yet. All we know is that we want to be in there within the next three months.

As excited as I am about moving into our new little home, I sure am gonna miss our current little home. Our first home together. We've had some awesome times in this little apartment. Leaving is going to be sad. But hey, isn't that what life is all about? Moving onwards and upwards. And I can't wait to see what this new chapter of life has in store for us!

I Didn't Forget

I haven't blogged since January? Seriously? Geeeez.

You know what's even crazier? Not a whole lot has changed. That's right, three months of abandonment and I have nothing to update on!

I've been in the studio for the most part. We're about halfway done with the new record. We still have a way to go but I absolutely love how it's shaping up so far.

I'm headed out to New York in a couple days. I haven't seen The Twins in about two months. Sadness. I just want to hurry up and get there.

Can you believe it's almost Joel and I's very first anniversary? Doesn't seem possible that we've been married almost a year. But it's true. On May 15, the newlywed period will officially end. Madness!

Somewhere Trouble Don't Go

Spending the weekend at Momma's place. Missa is here too. We're going to shop. We're going to bake. We're going to paint our nails and curl our hair and watch romantic comedies until our brains turn to slush. 

Joel is in Laguna for the weekend. I decided to stay behind and spend some time with Mom, Missa and Serena. I feel like a bad daughter and sister lately. I've been so wrapped up in work and being a newlywed that I've hardly had time for them. 

I miss Joel already though. It's sad. So here I am, hanging out at my Mom's in his shirt like a total loser. I'm wearing a sweater over it because I'm pretty sure that Missa would never let me forget the day I turned into a mess because my husband had been gone for less than 24 hours. And I'm pretty sure that it would serve as a wonderful starting point for Mom's next 'you totally need to have a baby' lecture. I think Serena would get me though. 

It's been a pretty chill day so far. Nice. I'm not in the studio until Tuesday. Joel will be back by then. I'm thinking I'll take everyone out to eat tonight. I'm going to call Alex and invite him to meet us at the restaurant. I kinda want to surprise Mom. I think he usually has Kaitlin on a Friday and Saturday. It'll be neat if she comes along too. 

Besides that I don't have many plans for the rest of the day. I want to call the twins at some point. And I need to call Cady to make sure that we're still on for Sunday. I'm supposed to go over and hang out. I love that chick. 

All The Small Things

Christmas was wonderful. Perfect. We got to spend time with both sides of the family and still managed to find time to ourselves too. Spending our first Christmas together as a married couple exceeded any and all expectations I might have had.

I also forgot to mention in my last post that I had a birthday last month. I turned the big 2-2 on December 11! Joel and I spent the day together, and then we went to dinner with the entire family - my side and his - in the evening. It was pretty awesome.

We spent New Years in New York. The Twins threw a killer bash, of course! Everyone was there and I think we both had the best New Years ever. Joel isn't usually a drinker but I managed to persuade him to have a few beers. He definitely enjoyed himself. We spent New Years Day recuperating at the Twins' house, which is kinda difficult with that many kids running about but amusing nonetheless! Joel hasn't spent that much time in New York and had only seen the kids a few times. He kinda fell in love, particularly with Nate. I suspect it's just because he's the baby.

We got talking about babies and whatnot, as we sometimes do. Joel kinda surprised me when he told me that he'd like to start a family in five years or so. I gotta be honest, I was thinking more like ten years down the line. But the more I think about it, the less scary five sounds. Still, I think it's pretty safe to say that we wont be trying anytime soon!