You can take the girl out of the South....

Bey and I will be separated for the next month as he works out his notice in Mississippi while I get settled here. I am going to join the Junior League and my sorority alumni group as well as the Auburn Alum group.

Do I miss my man? Absolutely with all my heart. I think I am going to have to sue the moving company that is moving us out here. They haven't even left Memphis yet. It is a good thing that I have a sweet daddy that doesn't mind being my lawyer for free. My mom is annoyed, but my dad is stepping up to the plate. If my stuff doesn't leave Memphis tomorrow my attorney is going to get busy for me. Thank you daddy. It is mighty nice when you have an attorney that works for you for free. ;)

My gorgeous man and I looked at a house tomorrow. It is fantastic. We might put an offer in on Monday depending on a few things.

Finally Made It and the past few week's break down

It was a hot long drive from Mississippi to El Paso, but the Zamora family made it. We had one casualty a fis that did NOT make it. My hubby and I decided to drive two of our vehicles and haul our boat.

We made it to Phoenix late on Sunday. Monday meant a cajillion errands for getting the new rental set up. SD loves the new rental house. Our old house closed in Mississippi on Monday as well. We are no longer home owners.

There are no homes for sale where we want to buy right now. So we aer playing the increasingly fun waiting game. :( We are staying at my aunt's. Her home is lovely and has all the luxury touches in a home. SD loves my aunt's house...mostly because my aunt is spoiling her rotten.

Father's day was a drive, but we celebrated with Bey and let hime know how much we appreciated him. He leaves on Sunday, and it is going to be so hard being apart for a month.

Bey's birthday was yesterday, and we celebrated in style. I even managed to get out and get him a gift he actually wanted.

I am crushingly behind on work which is why I am up at 5 AM getting my work done. :( I keep getting phone calls at 5 from students and schools on Eastern time. I really would appreciate if that would stop. Sigh.

Hola from El Paso

I am driving across the country! Right now I am in Texas. :) I should be in Phoenix tonight!!!!!!!!!!

Moving day

Moving is stressful...moving is super stressful when the movers don't show up until 6 PM. DAY 1

Out of the mouths of babes

Two fantastic SDisms....

1.) With your bangs you look like a 26 year old named Candi with an I....maybe I need to change professions.
2.) Stepmoms are always younger than the moms and the dads. That is a proven fact!


Don't kids say hysterical things? Tomorrow is my last Friday in Starkville. :(

What day is it? Where am I?

I have been too tired to grope with the meaning of life lately. Now I am falling asleep over pizza cause I am sooooo unbelievably tired. It is incredible really. I am beat. Packing, working, being a mom...busy stuff.

Here is the update...I got a new job...yeah like I needed a new job. My computer crashed so I am using my hubby's laptop. (He probably likes Obama better than me right now). He is not only out a laptop...but in addition...I am making him fix my laptop.

SD is reading up a storm. Walking around with a book in her nose. She is so ambitious in her reading pursuits. Yeah!

And on the conference call today...pompous jerk that thinks he knows everything, and insists on spewing information left and right such as "His daughter is a nude model." I don't care please shut up so I can get off this conference call.

Wanted some sane folks to participate in conference calls.

Moving Gumbo

Bey and I are going to have to rent for a few months in Phoenix. First of all it is the most fiscally responsible thing to do. I am many many things…but I am usually very fiscally conservative. We don’t want to commit to buying a new home until after this one in Starkville is closed.

Second I want the perfect house. Not just any house, and the perfect house is not on the market yet. :0) So I am going to have to get a rental until at least October after the perfect house has been foreclosed on and is available for sale. Until then we will have a cute rental and tons of boxes that won’t be unpacked.

In other family news…Bey is joining the Navy Reserves. That is exciting. They are giving him a straight commission so he will only have to spend 2 weeks training in San Diego and then one weekend a month for 8 months training for his job. SD and I have been joking around and saluting him all over the house. This is really an answered prayer as he was considering going into the Marine Corps. I really didn’t want him to join the corps. This works out so much better! This way we get health insurance, and Bey is able to look for the right job, not just take any job once we get to IPGzona. :)

SD is in Bible school this week at church. I felt so bad for her because her summer stay this year is so short she will not be able to go to all her camps that I usually enroll her in, such as Dandy Doodlez. The camps are usually several times during the summer, but she is only going to be here for Bible school. I will probably look for some camps in Phoenix…I will just have to see.

Project pack this family up and get them moved is going well. I put a big schedule of everyone’s jobs on the fridge and it has worked like magic. Bey and SD surprised me with how much they had already packed up when I got home from my house hunting mission. My maids tell me I am spoiled, and I don’t say anything because how can I respond? I know I am spoiled. >:)

If you are wondering what is going on with work…I am slowing down a touch next month as happens every summer. However I am going to try to pick up some on ground classes as soon as I get to Phoenix. There is also a school I used to work for that is going to bring me back on board once I get to Phoenix because they can hire from IPGzona.

One thing we are doing about the move that should be fun is staying with friends and family along the way. We have friends in Monroe, Dallas, El Paso, etc that we are going to be having lunch and spending the night with on our trek across the country. That way we can make the trip as fun as possible. Something that we have been doing in our home to keep stress levels at an all time low is that you are not allowed to snap if another person is getting on your nerves. This goes for kids and adults. :) If someone is getting on your nerves you have to say “You are SOOOOOOO Good Looking.” In your best Seinfeld voice. This has not only made everyone giggle it has added some festivities to the packing process.

Finally I have started working on my dissertation again. FINALLY. :) It is coming along although not as quickly as I would like. And that is understandable because I have lots of crazy stuff going on in my life.

I don't mean to brag...

But I was featured as the Stepmom of the month to spotlight on Stepmother's milk.
It is a blog that I follow written by best selling author Izzy Rose.

I am Ms. June. :) You can read the interview here.

Stuff I miss when I go out of town....