Apartment demise

Since we have moved into our apartment we have had one problem after another. The apartment seemed great at first, but as time has continued things began to go wrong.

Problem #1: When I moved in the toilet seat was broken. I couldn't actually even sit on the toilet. So I called the superintendent and he said he would come fix it. So finally the next day he showed up to fix it. Ok no big deal but a little frustrating.

Problem #2: The pipe under the kitchen sink had a slow leak. I asked them to fix it shortly after I moved in, but finally after about 3 weeks they fixed it. Again, not a big deal, but a little annoying.

Problem #3: Most of the apartments out here are heated by radiators and are generally all heated by the landlord in the basement of the building. We got a huge snow storm the beginning of February and we noticed that the temperature had fallen a little below 60 degrees. We called the landlord and said he would send the super in to turn it up. In the mean time we heated the apartment with electric heaters. After about 2 weeks, Josh finally went down to the basement and turned it up himself.

Problem #4: After the snow storm and then the rain that we got following after that, we noticed some new water spots on the ceiling. We called the landlord and he said that if it got bigger then to let him know. We asked if he would send somebody sooner than later because we didn't have the best feeling about that. He said that he would try to. Well about 2 weeks later we got another huge rain storm and I woke up in the middle of the night soaking wet. I jolted out of bed and the ceiling was leaking. We called and called the landlord and finally about 10 am or so he called back. He said he would send someone and no one showed up until the next day to look and then at that point it was too dark to do anything. Finally the next day, so about 2 days after the leak, he came back. The guy couldn't find anything wrong from the inside so they would have to take the bricks out from outside. 
We were told it was going to have to wait a few days until they could get to it, I sure you could imagine that we were not happy. So the next day they sent someone out and said they would try. We were not happy. They could not find anywhere from which it might be leaking so they patched it here and there and then said we would have to wait until it rained again.

At this point we had had enough and had started talking about moving. We talked to our landlord and told him why we wanted to move. At first he was less than willing to let us out and give us our deposit back, however, the next day he had reconsidered and we are free to go. 

We have found a new place and are just waiting on the credit check to go through. This new place is awesome and is about 2 1/2 blocks from the shore! We are so excited and we hope it works out. If it does then that will be a whole other blog post in itself! Well that is where we are and I know that many of you have been wondering whats been going on... so there you are! Now you know! Hopefully we will have more answers soon and I will continue to fill all you in as it goes!

All settled for as much as can be!

I got the keys to our new apartment on Thursday and from there the fun began. The first thing I did was unload the car... all. by. myself. so about 10 heavy boxes later I was done (that is just what came out with me... way more is coming out with josh). Once I was done unloading the car, I realized they had not cleaned the apartment and that it was truly disgusting. I began with the stove top since the burner grate thingys needed to soak. I filled the sink up with water, sprinkled some bartenders friend on them and started cleaning the rest of the stove top. The next thing I heard was... "drip...drip..drip.drip" it was getting faster and faster so I looked under the sink and it was flooded... the pipe was leaking.... At this point all I wanted to do was cry... I had to do it all by myself and my husband still wasn't going to be here for another week.

I called the landlord, but by the time he came out it decided it didn't want to leak anymore. He tried everything and no leak. I was so frustrated and told him I would call him if it did it again. After he left, I finished cleaning the apartment and then went to get some groceries. That was one heck of a trip all by myself. I decided to take the subway so I didn't have to pay to park and that was fine and all until the trip home... That was the longest quarter mile walk I have ever done. Who knew that all that stuff was so stinkin' heavy?

As the night progressed I got things organized and put away. I am as settled as I can be until Josh comes with the rest of our stuff this next weekend and I am so ready to start working tomorrow. I am hoping that this week will go by fast so he can be here already and so we can finally start our adventure together!!!!

Time's Square on New Year's Eve

So since we were both going to be in NYC over the new year, my mom and I decided to tough it out and watch the ball drop in Time's Square! It was so flippin' cold but we made it! We got down there at 3pm and ate dinner then hopped in line at about 5.

The amount of people that were down there was insane!

Move to NYC

So Josh and I decided that we would make the plunge and move out of our comfort zone... we decided there was no better place to move than to New York City!!!! I anxiously applied for positions all over the city and flew out twice (the first one didn't work). I finally got a job and we packed up the house. My mom so graciously flew up to Missouri and drove out with me. We left the day after Christmas and arrived 2 days later! Josh will be here next weekend and this next week will go by soooo slow. I start work on Monday the 7th and he starts the 14th!

I promise that I will keep this up this year! It is a goal for this year so I will try not to disappoint!

Much needed update!

Ok so much has changed since my last serious post. Here is a run down of what's been going on.
Josh- He has gotten a job for fedex which he LOVES! He has great hours so we still see each other a lot but have those few needed hours of alone time! He has been super awesome here lately at all the things I have been lacking in doing (ie. housework).
Me- I am good! Just working all the time. My job is great but I work more than I wish. I am getting ready to go back to school (3 weeks to be exact) and am slightly nervous/overwhelmed. I am so glad to be finishing up and the community college where I only have 4 more classes to take/retake to transfer to a university and fully be working on my degree! I recently started a side business selling BeautiControl! I love it! We sell awesome spa quality products way cheaper than what you would get at a spa! Check out my site for more info. beautipage.com/loveurface!
The dogs are good and there will be NO more puppies at all. We made sure to take care of that! There has been so much going on I do not think I could handle more.


Well that's all I have time for and I surely hope it doesn't take me 4 months to post again!

New Puppies!

So as some of you know Lylah was pregnant and had puppies yesterday! She did great and is a great mother.

Here are some photos of both the mom and dad and then the puppies!

Puppy #1

Puppy #2

Puppy #3

Mommy and the babies

Lylah and Oliver

Lylah

All 3 of the puppies are boys and we are planning on selling them all! Please spread the word and let us know if you are interested!

Amazing Husband!

My husband has been so awesome here lately! He pulls my car in the garage every night and he gets up at 645 and pulls the car out of the garage for me! On Sunday he made me breakfast in bed! He is truly the best!