Update AT LAST!

I need to apologize to all of our readers out there! I have been a major slacker at updating and it was not made any better by the lack of Internet for a week and a half.

This is our new home! Cute huh!

Justin and I are now homeowners. We own a cute home on a quiet street near the edge of the town. It is about 1 mile from my workplace and across town from Justin's. We have a beautiful lawn... Still needs quite a bit of work. Its a three bedroom house with a laundry room, kitchen, and lots of storage! We even have hardwood floors!

For the first two weeks of owning the home, we had to wear bug spray all of the time to keep the flea infestation off of us. We still lived with Mom and Dad Furnell until July 15. Almost a week since the exterminator was here to spray. Suki still ended up with a few (more than) fleas on her and she is constantly itching! We even had a flea guard on her, but it didn't work very well. Now there is a small cockroach infestation. They know that if they touch the floor they will die, so they climb on the walls and behind trim. The exterminator is coming on Saturday to spray again.

Soon I will upload pictures of our remodeling efforts.

So far the kitchen has a new coat of paint, it looks completely different! Too bad that we didn't take any before pictures... Here is a description of the before: Canary Yellow walls and ceiling, off-white cabinets and trim, white chair rail, and nasty dirty vinyl floor. Yes.... It was not a sight for sore eyes! No description of the new paint... you have to wait and see!

Front Room... Before: Hardwood floors, wood trim, brown egg colored walls, white ceiling. This is the main room with the uncaulked trim where the cockroaches like to nest.

Master... Before: White walls, seventies carpet (orange and brown), Wallpaper paneling, wood paneling in the closet, and broken blinds all around.

One major selling point for me was the amount of windows! I love that I can open the blinds and the room lights up! The natural sunlight on our new paint colors looks awesome!

These rooms that I already have mentioned are the only ones finished. We still need to do the bathroom, hallway, sewing room, and guest room.  Next summer we hope to have Justin's workshop out back finished on the inside so that customers can come and drop of their computers.

I work at Neet Products Inc, I make archery products for 40 hours a week. My main focus at work is quivers and arm guards. Just finished my first thirty days and will hopefully continue to improve and gain skills and improve talents.  Justin starts a new position as a property manager with a rental company. He also starts school at State Fair Community College, for a few computer degrees, in August.

Everyday it has been in the triple digits for the last three weeks. It is set to continue for three more. The MO state fair starts August 11, and with our new budget... I can't see Jason Aldean in concert! Oh well... Car is now paid off and we have a house that we get to make all our own!

Hope all is well with you, my readers!

Until Next Time...

Justin & Mitzi

Disney World-Florida

It all started last April... Justin and I were engaged, I was meeting the family, and we were already planning a family vacation to Disney World. Mom and Dad Furnell, being members of the Disney Vacation Club, reserved a Treehouse Villa at the Saratoga Springs Resort & Spa on the Disney property. Shannon, the kids, Justin, Mom and Dad Furnell, and I, all drove from Sedalia to Orlando to experience the "Happiest Place on Earth!"

After a ten-hour drive on Sunday, June 5, we arrived at 7:30pm at the Clarion Hotel in Chattanooga, Tennessee. After settling into our rooms and a quick dinner at Cracker Barrel, nothing seemed more wonderful than the thought of sleeping on a bed with my husband by my side and steady ground underneath me.

Monday morning, we left Chattanooga at 8:00am and headed for Florida! I have come to the conclusion that the Georgia needs some water! The road we drove on was surrounded on both sides with brown weeds and dry plants. Not as pretty as the beautiful, green Missouri! Ten-hours, and two hail/rain storms later, we arrived at the Saratoga Springs Resort.

Upon settling in our beautiful villa, we set out to see the resort! The pool was beautiful with two slides for the kids to enjoy. The spa was warm and the perfect spot for our worn-out bodies. Sleeping was the biggest goal of the day!

Bright and early Tuesday morning, we headed to our reservation at the Crystal Palace in the Magic Kingdom Resort. For all of my readers that have not been to Disney World, but have been to Disneyland in California, you aren't missing out on anything at Magic Kingdom. Disneyland and Magic Kingdom are virtually one in the same. There were only two differences that I was sad about... No Indiana Jones ride, and the Matterhorn was nonexistent! However, to counteract the sadness after encountering these two devastating facts, Justin and I attended the Monster's Inc. Laugh Floor! This is the coolest thing in Magic Kingdom! You get to sit in a theater and witness a clean comedy act put on by the audience and the monsters from the show. Very fun!  To end our day at Magic Kingdom, we were interrupted on our way home by a drunk fight. Yes... I have been so sheltered that I have never seen a drunk fight in my life! This one was scary enough for me! Gang fights aren't even as bad, at least gangs try to do it privately.

Wednesday we arrived to Animal Kingdom around 11:00am. "It's Tough to Be a Bug" was the kids favorite show of the day. Justin's favorite ride was Everest. Mine was the Dinosaur ride. We got to pretend that we were on an expedition in the prehistoric time searching for a dinosaur for a researcher. It's bumpy, exciting, and scary! Justin was so scared one time that he actually started shaking!

Thursday we arrived at Magic Kingdom again so that the kids could experience Fantasy Land.

We spent Friday at Hollywood Studios. We got to watch a car stunt show, and tour the backlots. Friday night, Justin, Shannon, and I went to the Fastasmic water and stage show. It was bright, colorful, visually entertaining, and romantic! (for Justin and I at least)

Saturday, I got to step foot in the amazing Epcot Resort! I loved seeing all the cool things that they do to help improve the environment. We even got to ride my favorite ride... Soarin'! The kids had fun and I actually got sunburned on Saturday. Just on Saturday though.

Overall... It was a wonderful vacation and I loved it!

Happy Birthday to Me!

So... as most of you know, my birthday was on Saturday, May 28, 2011. I am now 20 years old and totally awesome! (jk)

For my birthday, Justin got me a beautiful gold necklace and a pair of gold earrings. For breakfast, Justin treated me to Papa Jake's Donuts (the only fresh donuts in Sedalia!) When I sat down at the table, I found an adorable card from the In-Laws, with  my favorite chocolate bar, Hershey's Cookies and Cream! To further celebrate this  20th birthday of mine, we made a trip to Columbia, MO. We helped Aunt Donna pack up and move to a new house, went shopping at the Columbia mall, and finished our day with a wonderful lunch at Red Lobster. For the final celebratory activity we looked at Big Lots for possible furniture for our new house! Yes... You read it right!

Justin and I are closing on our house June 30. We get possession immediately at closing and can start moving in. With both of our full-time jobs under our belts and finances coming in on a weekly basis, we will be more prepared for the perils of owning a house. Such as... Laundry machine purchases, lawn maintenance equipment, seating for several people, kitchen tables and storage shelves, and much much more!

We are pretty excited! Three bedrooms, 1 bath and a yard all to ourselves! Oh, and our soon to be puppy that we will have starting in about August.

Life is moving on at a quick pace and we are so excited!

Overall, Happy Birthday to Me!