Hi everyone!! Long time no blog.......
We are doing well and things are finally settling down! We officially moved into our new place in Denver almost two weeks ago. We are finally settling in and getting use to being back in the city full time.
Like I have said a million times before, moving is HELL on Earth!!! And ours was sure to prove me right. The apartment complex we finally decided on was nice and seemed to fit us perfectly, so we signed papers and paid fees and were ready to move in. Then THREE days before our move date, we get a call. Apparently the apartment complex went through an entire "management sweep" as they called it, and misplaced our signed forms. So they "needed" us to come back up to Denver to sing more. Funny how they lost our paperwork, but seemed to have our check safe and secure.....hmmmmmm. BUT the kicker was that their rental approval person wasn't going to be in the office until Monday afternoon, which meant we wouldn't have a FOR SURE signed lease until Monday evening. Bruce and I were absolutely not ok with this and were sorta freaking out. So Bruce called in sick (shhhhh don't tell ;) and we drove up to Denver Saturday, got our money back from the terrible first apartment complex and found another.
Now as the saying goes, "everything happens for a reason," this was very fitting for us. We ended up finding a much much nicer, in a better area, and gated apartment complex that ended up having WAY better deals. So we signed and officially had a place as of Saturday at 3pm. All in all finding an apartment was stressful to say the least, but did end up working out for the best.
The actual move itself was as hard as expected. We started at 8am and did not finish hauling the last of our stuff out of the truck until 11pm. VERY VERY long day. But we are now all settled. Our apartment is not half as bad as I was expecting it to be, and is actually quite cozy and cute. Our garage on the other hand is CRAMMED full. We basically threw everything that was not immediately coming into the house into the garage and closed the door. We both have some time off this week, so we will be trying to organize and clean it.
Bruce is settling in nicely at work. He has been training and learning the ropes. Pudge is all settled at Grandpa Browns and we missssss him so much it hurts. But truth be told, it was by far the right decision. With our schedules and the small apartment, he will be much more comfortable with the room at Grandpas. But it just isn't home without him and we are counting down the days until we get him back........
I am officially back on Weight Watchers and going back to meetings. I conked out for a while and gained some weight back and am looking forward to getting back on the wagon. I will try and report weekly, like I was doing prior to my hiatus.
All in all life is slowly getting back to normal, so hopefully I will be able to return to blogging more frequently.
Hope all is well.
Love,
Bruce and Nichole xoxo
Sunday, October 21, 2012
Saturday, September 8, 2012
Packing Machines
So life is pretty uneventful in the Brown household lately. We have been spending most of our free time packing up the house, garage, and shed for the big move. We will (hopefully) be officially moving everything the weekend of October 13th and then using the last few weeks of October to clean the house in Florence spotless to ensure we get our deposit back ;). Bruce will officially be starting his new job October 15th! So it is all a tight squeeze, but as usual we are managing.
We have looked at a few places, but still have yet to sign a lease in Denver. We are leaning towards a one bedroom apartment for 9 months. It's going to be a tight squeeze for sure, but it comes with a garage so we will have a storage place for everything that we plan to keep packed up, which is going to be as much as possible! Why unpack just to pack again in 9 or less months?! That's my new motto, it's going to help me get through living in an undecorated sardine can. Gotta stay positive people!! :)
We will then take the 9 months to find a house to purchase.....we have looked and found so many options and are so excited. BUT first things first......sing a lease and get through the move.
Did I ever tell you that I am a completely convinced that Hell is indeed an endless routine of packing, moving, and unpacking?! I can officially say that moving is the thing I HATE doing the MOST in the entire world!! Dramatic much?! YES!! ;) Thank goodness this will (hopefully) be our last move into a leased home and we will have only one more move, into a home we will own. Again, staying positive!
We hope all is well with everyone! We miss you all terribly!
Love,
Nichole, Bruce, and Pudge xoxo
We have looked at a few places, but still have yet to sign a lease in Denver. We are leaning towards a one bedroom apartment for 9 months. It's going to be a tight squeeze for sure, but it comes with a garage so we will have a storage place for everything that we plan to keep packed up, which is going to be as much as possible! Why unpack just to pack again in 9 or less months?! That's my new motto, it's going to help me get through living in an undecorated sardine can. Gotta stay positive people!! :)
We will then take the 9 months to find a house to purchase.....we have looked and found so many options and are so excited. BUT first things first......sing a lease and get through the move.
Did I ever tell you that I am a completely convinced that Hell is indeed an endless routine of packing, moving, and unpacking?! I can officially say that moving is the thing I HATE doing the MOST in the entire world!! Dramatic much?! YES!! ;) Thank goodness this will (hopefully) be our last move into a leased home and we will have only one more move, into a home we will own. Again, staying positive!
We hope all is well with everyone! We miss you all terribly!
Love,
Nichole, Bruce, and Pudge xoxo
Tuesday, August 28, 2012
One Year!!
Yesterday was our One Year Anniversary!!! We just can't believe it has been one whole year already!! I guess it's true what they say......time flys when you're having fun!!
We had a fantastic day filled with family and friends in Denver. We were able to do some shopping, visit Uncle Kent at his final resting spot, and had a lovely dinner. We came home and had an evening of quality time together doing some of our favorite things.....bringing the spare bedroom mattress out and watching movies while drinking wine. We also did the ceremonial cut of our top tier of our cake. And I must say I was nervous to eat it thinking it would be all gross from sitting in the freezer for an entire year, but it was actually pretty good!! haha :)
Our gift to each other as a couple got delivered a couple days ago and we love the new TV and treadmill. :) We agreed to not get each other any other gifts, BUT of course neither of us followed that rule. One of my favorite gifts that I got from Bruce was a beautifully written letter on beautiful paper that also happen to smell of Bruce, one of my favorite smell in the entire world! :) It was a gift of paper for our first anniversary. I absolutely LOVE it and will cherish if FOREVER! It beats out all the diamonds, flowers, and treadmills in the world of other gifts! It's the small things that Bruce does that AMAZES me! I am one lucky lady to be able to call myself Mrs. Paul Brown!!
We also have AMAZING friends and family, but you all know that hehehe ;) THANK YOU SO SO SO much for the wonderful gifts and beautiful words. We are truly blessed to have you in our lives!
Anyways, this week will be full of packing and getting organized for our big move! I have this week off so I plan to accomplish as much as humanly possible in the short time! Wish me luck!! Other than that, nothing to new to report. Just spending lots of time with family that is here visiting, which has been so amazing! We don't want them to leave.......
We hope all is well!! And we miss and love you all tons!
Love,
Nichole, Bruce, and Pudge xoxoxo
We had a fantastic day filled with family and friends in Denver. We were able to do some shopping, visit Uncle Kent at his final resting spot, and had a lovely dinner. We came home and had an evening of quality time together doing some of our favorite things.....bringing the spare bedroom mattress out and watching movies while drinking wine. We also did the ceremonial cut of our top tier of our cake. And I must say I was nervous to eat it thinking it would be all gross from sitting in the freezer for an entire year, but it was actually pretty good!! haha :)
Our gift to each other as a couple got delivered a couple days ago and we love the new TV and treadmill. :) We agreed to not get each other any other gifts, BUT of course neither of us followed that rule. One of my favorite gifts that I got from Bruce was a beautifully written letter on beautiful paper that also happen to smell of Bruce, one of my favorite smell in the entire world! :) It was a gift of paper for our first anniversary. I absolutely LOVE it and will cherish if FOREVER! It beats out all the diamonds, flowers, and treadmills in the world of other gifts! It's the small things that Bruce does that AMAZES me! I am one lucky lady to be able to call myself Mrs. Paul Brown!!
We also have AMAZING friends and family, but you all know that hehehe ;) THANK YOU SO SO SO much for the wonderful gifts and beautiful words. We are truly blessed to have you in our lives!
Anyways, this week will be full of packing and getting organized for our big move! I have this week off so I plan to accomplish as much as humanly possible in the short time! Wish me luck!! Other than that, nothing to new to report. Just spending lots of time with family that is here visiting, which has been so amazing! We don't want them to leave.......
We hope all is well!! And we miss and love you all tons!
Love,
Nichole, Bruce, and Pudge xoxoxo
Cutting the top tier of our cake!
One year ago I became Mrs. Brown, the luckiest lady in the WORLD!
Wednesday, August 22, 2012
96 The Traveling :)
I'M BACK!!!!!
I am officially done traveling until November!!! As much as I absolutely adore being home with friends and family, the amount of traveling back to the Soo I have done this summer has been a bit extreme for me........so I am one happy camper to be home and not be living out of a suitcase.
EXCEPT........for how long we will be calling this home "home" is up in the air!!! Bruce officially got hired into a Sgts. position with the State!!!!!! CONGRATS BRUCE!!!!!!! I'm so glad that other people see what I see, just how amazing he is! :) Anyways, the job is back near Denver so we will be officially moving back to Denver as soon as they give us the go ahead. So the craziness of packing up our life will start again! Except this time is going to be much much much worse, as I have seem to accumulate an entire three bedroom, two bath, two car garage, and storage shed worth of stuff......YIKES!! I will admit that I am beyond anxious and nervous, but extremely excited and so so so proud of him!
This move, although the timing is a little off, is a perfect fit for our future. We will most likely sign a six month lease through our old landlords and begin the process of finally buying a home. We are SO SO excited about this!! We are so happy that the "perfect" house didn't come a long in Florence and are now able to finally settle down with a secure plan and future ahead of us. And we are giving ourselves ample time, which allows us to really look for that perfect fit for our first home. :))) So keep your toes and fingers crossed extra tight for us!!
This past trip was quick, I got in late Friday night and left Tuesday afternoon. Quick, yes.....but TONS OF FUN!!! In Detroit I saw two amazing friends at the airport, which definitely made my layover fly by. I loved it!! On Saturday I had the wedding to go to. And although it was extremely cold and wet, it was beautiful and we all had a great time. I saw a lot of people that I haven't seen in years and it was so awesome to catch up. My friends and I had Sunday Funday and it was a blast!!! I experienced my first fishing extravaganza in the weeee hours of Monday morning, SUCH FUN! And Monday we relaxed and had a pizza movie night!! PERFECTION!!!
This week my Dad, Aunt Gayle, and cousins are all in CO to visit. I am soooo excited to spend some much needed family time with the Donaghe side. YAY!!!
Well since I am home and back to routine I plan on getting back to my weekly blogging. I am promising NOTHING until we hear when our official move date is though, but I do promise to make a better effort!! And for those of you I didn't have time to catch up with, I am so sorry and hope we get to soon! Or we can always have a Skype date!!! ;)
We hope all is well!!
Love and miss you tons,
Nichole, Bruce, and Pudge xoxo
I am officially done traveling until November!!! As much as I absolutely adore being home with friends and family, the amount of traveling back to the Soo I have done this summer has been a bit extreme for me........so I am one happy camper to be home and not be living out of a suitcase.
EXCEPT........for how long we will be calling this home "home" is up in the air!!! Bruce officially got hired into a Sgts. position with the State!!!!!! CONGRATS BRUCE!!!!!!! I'm so glad that other people see what I see, just how amazing he is! :) Anyways, the job is back near Denver so we will be officially moving back to Denver as soon as they give us the go ahead. So the craziness of packing up our life will start again! Except this time is going to be much much much worse, as I have seem to accumulate an entire three bedroom, two bath, two car garage, and storage shed worth of stuff......YIKES!! I will admit that I am beyond anxious and nervous, but extremely excited and so so so proud of him!
This move, although the timing is a little off, is a perfect fit for our future. We will most likely sign a six month lease through our old landlords and begin the process of finally buying a home. We are SO SO excited about this!! We are so happy that the "perfect" house didn't come a long in Florence and are now able to finally settle down with a secure plan and future ahead of us. And we are giving ourselves ample time, which allows us to really look for that perfect fit for our first home. :))) So keep your toes and fingers crossed extra tight for us!!
This past trip was quick, I got in late Friday night and left Tuesday afternoon. Quick, yes.....but TONS OF FUN!!! In Detroit I saw two amazing friends at the airport, which definitely made my layover fly by. I loved it!! On Saturday I had the wedding to go to. And although it was extremely cold and wet, it was beautiful and we all had a great time. I saw a lot of people that I haven't seen in years and it was so awesome to catch up. My friends and I had Sunday Funday and it was a blast!!! I experienced my first fishing extravaganza in the weeee hours of Monday morning, SUCH FUN! And Monday we relaxed and had a pizza movie night!! PERFECTION!!!
This week my Dad, Aunt Gayle, and cousins are all in CO to visit. I am soooo excited to spend some much needed family time with the Donaghe side. YAY!!!
Well since I am home and back to routine I plan on getting back to my weekly blogging. I am promising NOTHING until we hear when our official move date is though, but I do promise to make a better effort!! And for those of you I didn't have time to catch up with, I am so sorry and hope we get to soon! Or we can always have a Skype date!!! ;)
We hope all is well!!
Love and miss you tons,
Nichole, Bruce, and Pudge xoxo
Monday, August 13, 2012
Traveling Queen
We are BACK! :)
It has definitely been a VERY busy month!! I had an absolute BLAST at home for Naomi & Mike's wedding. It was beautiful and so much fun with a ton of my closets friends!! Naomi couldn't have been more gorgeous, and the entire weekend turned out to be AMAZING!
This past trip was an 11 day trip, but it felt like it flew by! I was so busy seeing as many people as I could and of course busy getting ready for their big day!! I was also able to spend a little more time at the beach, which was GREAT! And I was also able to see a few of you "downstaters." It was just an incredible time. It would have definitely been better to have Bruce with me, but it was still a blast.
Bruce is doing so well. He has a interview this Thursday for a Sgts. position, so please send some good vibes his way! :) He is just so amazing, already up for a Sgts. position, I am just so proud of him. Pudge is wonderful too, still enjoying the weather ;)
I am doing well. I have missed a month of WW and have had vacation food, so I am looking forward to getting back on track and to start losing again. I actually miss the meetings, if you can believe it! I am flying out again friday to travel home for my cousins wedding on the 18th! I am definitely looking forward to being with family and friends again!
In other Brown Family news, we splurged a little and bought ourselves an early one year wedding anniversary gift. We have been wanting a treadmill for a while to be able to run inside on cold, rainy, and way too hott to run outside days. We finally decided that the celebration of one amazing year of marriage was a good enough excuse to splurge on ourselves a little. So we ordered a great treadmill AND a smaller flat screen TV to set up with the treadmill to watch while we run. We are officially spoiled with the TV, but to be honest we rarely splurge and it'll be a nice encouragement device. ;) So we will move the desk and B's computer to the spare bedroom and turn the office to a workout room. We are very excited. I'll be sure to post pictures as soon as we get it all set up. It's all suppose to be delivered by August 20th.
Well we hope you all are doing well!! We miss you all terribly.
Love,
Nichole, Bruce, and Pudge
It has definitely been a VERY busy month!! I had an absolute BLAST at home for Naomi & Mike's wedding. It was beautiful and so much fun with a ton of my closets friends!! Naomi couldn't have been more gorgeous, and the entire weekend turned out to be AMAZING!
This past trip was an 11 day trip, but it felt like it flew by! I was so busy seeing as many people as I could and of course busy getting ready for their big day!! I was also able to spend a little more time at the beach, which was GREAT! And I was also able to see a few of you "downstaters." It was just an incredible time. It would have definitely been better to have Bruce with me, but it was still a blast.
Bruce is doing so well. He has a interview this Thursday for a Sgts. position, so please send some good vibes his way! :) He is just so amazing, already up for a Sgts. position, I am just so proud of him. Pudge is wonderful too, still enjoying the weather ;)
I am doing well. I have missed a month of WW and have had vacation food, so I am looking forward to getting back on track and to start losing again. I actually miss the meetings, if you can believe it! I am flying out again friday to travel home for my cousins wedding on the 18th! I am definitely looking forward to being with family and friends again!
In other Brown Family news, we splurged a little and bought ourselves an early one year wedding anniversary gift. We have been wanting a treadmill for a while to be able to run inside on cold, rainy, and way too hott to run outside days. We finally decided that the celebration of one amazing year of marriage was a good enough excuse to splurge on ourselves a little. So we ordered a great treadmill AND a smaller flat screen TV to set up with the treadmill to watch while we run. We are officially spoiled with the TV, but to be honest we rarely splurge and it'll be a nice encouragement device. ;) So we will move the desk and B's computer to the spare bedroom and turn the office to a workout room. We are very excited. I'll be sure to post pictures as soon as we get it all set up. It's all suppose to be delivered by August 20th.
Well we hope you all are doing well!! We miss you all terribly.
Love,
Nichole, Bruce, and Pudge
Wedding Party!! :)
FaceTime date with my boys!
Delicious Bruschetta made with our home grown tomatoes
Beautiful sunset :)
Welcome home flowers from the hubby! xo
My first homemade chicken pot pie! Turned out so delicious!
Monday, July 16, 2012
Busy Beeee
So I know I have said it time and time again...sorta using it as my ultimate excuse for not having time to blog this summer, but I have been one busy busy bee. I got home Friday after spending five days in MI and three days working when I flew back into Denver. Now I am already starting to pack as I fly back to MI on Friday for eleven days!!! CRAZY!!
Lisa and Rob had an amazing wedding and reception. We had so much fun. The trip itself was all sort of a blur. I got in and from the minute my plane touched the ground I was whisked away and was busy until Monday morning. It was so awesome to be with so many of my closest friends, I loved every second of it. I can't wait to go back and do it all over again. Only down fall is, I wish Bruce was coming with me......stupid job. :(
Speaking of my amazing husband, he is doing well. He's been working a lot of OT, with me being gone so much this month, he is trying to stay as busy as he can. And have I mentioned how amazing he is lately?! No....well let me just tell you.... ;) I came home from being on vacay to a spotless house. Even the carpets and kitchen floor had been cleaned with our humungo carpet cleaner. It's the little things that amazes me about him on a daily basis, he is the best.
We are planning on going kayaking this Tuesday and spending the day outdoors doing what we love. Other than all the traveling and weddings, not to much is new. We are all very happy and very healthy and just loving and enjoying the summer. I probably won't be able to blog for at least two or three weeks as I will be in MI and let's be honest, the last thing I am going to be thinking of is jumping on the computer to blog. BUT I will be seeing most of you during my time there! YAY!!! :)
We hope you all are having an amazing summer! We love and miss you!
Love,
Nichole, Bruce, and Pudge xoxo
Lisa and Rob had an amazing wedding and reception. We had so much fun. The trip itself was all sort of a blur. I got in and from the minute my plane touched the ground I was whisked away and was busy until Monday morning. It was so awesome to be with so many of my closest friends, I loved every second of it. I can't wait to go back and do it all over again. Only down fall is, I wish Bruce was coming with me......stupid job. :(
Speaking of my amazing husband, he is doing well. He's been working a lot of OT, with me being gone so much this month, he is trying to stay as busy as he can. And have I mentioned how amazing he is lately?! No....well let me just tell you.... ;) I came home from being on vacay to a spotless house. Even the carpets and kitchen floor had been cleaned with our humungo carpet cleaner. It's the little things that amazes me about him on a daily basis, he is the best.
We are planning on going kayaking this Tuesday and spending the day outdoors doing what we love. Other than all the traveling and weddings, not to much is new. We are all very happy and very healthy and just loving and enjoying the summer. I probably won't be able to blog for at least two or three weeks as I will be in MI and let's be honest, the last thing I am going to be thinking of is jumping on the computer to blog. BUT I will be seeing most of you during my time there! YAY!!! :)
We hope you all are having an amazing summer! We love and miss you!
Love,
Nichole, Bruce, and Pudge xoxo
Beautiful beaches. The only thing we miss most about MI.
Love them :)
My BFF since 2nd grade :) Lindsey and I
Saturday, June 30, 2012
Kayaking
So as most of you know, it has been HOTTTTT in CO. So hot that most of CO is on fire!!! (please send some happy thoughts this way for all those affected)
Anyways, it's been pretty unbearable. Way too hot to spend much time outside. It has been early mornings in the Brown household. Pudge and I have had to leave early in the morning for our daily runs, but we are slowly beginning to get back to the point we were at before the race.
Last Tuesday we could bare the heat no more and headed to Lake Isabel in the mountains. As soon as we hit the mountains the breeze instantly change from scorching hot to cool and WONDERFUL!!! We took the kayaks out and lounged in the middle of the lake. It was HEAVEN! We loved every single minute of it.
I leave Thursday to head home. I am so excited to see everyone and spend some time celebrating all the wonderful weddings. Bruce and Pudge are also doing very well. Bruce got hired on to the ERT team through the state of CO and prison system, which is amazing. They are picky and he got in quickly and was even recommended. Have I mentioned lately how amazing he is?!
We hope you all are doing well. We miss and love you all so much!! I will see most of you sooooon!
Love,
Nichole, Bruce, and Pudge
Anyways, it's been pretty unbearable. Way too hot to spend much time outside. It has been early mornings in the Brown household. Pudge and I have had to leave early in the morning for our daily runs, but we are slowly beginning to get back to the point we were at before the race.
Last Tuesday we could bare the heat no more and headed to Lake Isabel in the mountains. As soon as we hit the mountains the breeze instantly change from scorching hot to cool and WONDERFUL!!! We took the kayaks out and lounged in the middle of the lake. It was HEAVEN! We loved every single minute of it.
I leave Thursday to head home. I am so excited to see everyone and spend some time celebrating all the wonderful weddings. Bruce and Pudge are also doing very well. Bruce got hired on to the ERT team through the state of CO and prison system, which is amazing. They are picky and he got in quickly and was even recommended. Have I mentioned lately how amazing he is?!
We hope you all are doing well. We miss and love you all so much!! I will see most of you sooooon!
Love,
Nichole, Bruce, and Pudge
Ready to hit the road :)
Our surroundings
Relaxin'....Doesn't get much better than this!
My amazing hubby
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