another quick, but more positive, update

So we're not going to be able to move this weekend :(

It's looking more and more like the move will take place next weekend. Dave said he's okay with that because he felt a little weird moving on 9/11. For cereal. I feel more okay about it because it means more time to pack - hallelujah! Last night I went through my bathroom and cleaned out all the shelves and drawers. How in the world did I collect so many hotel lotions?? Most things I said good-bye to last night in an effort to de-clutter. It feels so good to de-clutter/DI a house. Did you know that? It's true. But it takes way more time than I thought it would.

Since we aren't sure when exactly we are going to be moving it's been kind of a trip figuring out just what to pack up and what to leave unpacked. And it's kind of sad living in a half boxed up home, I'm just sayin. I'm focusing on packing up things that I rarely use {like bottles and bottles of hotel lotion}; we're packing up our books, and most of the kitchen tonight. What a fun Friday night :)

Tomorrow, since I think we're making good progress on packing, I'll take a break and perhaps head to the Utah State Fair. White trash, fried food and all. Heck yeah!

{On a side note: Vamp Diaries was good last night. What a guilty pleasure that show is for me! And what a nice break from packing.}

a quick, but painful, update {with no pics, once again}

I don't have time to blog right now :(

'Stress, it's a killer sir.'

Trying to wind down from two wonderful trips, our D.C. trip, and a quick trip to Zion's in southern Utah (pictures may be expected sometime. yup. sometime. I'll get to it when I have a hot minute).

Trying, kind of unsuccessfully, to pack my house.

Wondering if we are going to actually close on the home because we were supposed to on Tuesday but our mortgage broker amended his earlier statement of 'yes, we have everything' to 'oh actually the underwriters haven't received everything from Henry Walker Homes yet.' And Henry Walker Homes replies, 'yes we did send it, will send again since you misplaced it' etc. etc. etc. No fun. Hope we do it before Friday so we can do the move on Saturday...

Went to a specialist for chronic pain in my back, since my high school days. Had x-rays, got an MRI this morning at 7am and consequently erased most of our savings for our new couch, since we haven't reached our deductible. The doc suspects arthritis. Really? I'm only 26. Really doc? That would suck. Especially since it involves steroid injections into my nerve, if the MRI says what he thinks it will (which consequently whittles away more new-home-new-things-fund).

Wondering when life will calm down again. But it will, eventually.

what didn't happen last weekend?

First, my little sister Breanne got engaged to boyfriend Addison. Date for the wedding: December 13th! That makes all six kids married, in the temple. My mom might just have a heart-attack ;)

Second, my oldest sister Mylissa delivered her fifth, yes fifth, baby boy. Last I checked they were thinking of calling him Louis (or Lewis) Spencer Graham. Nice job Myliss!

Third, my Evans family reunion was awesome. I love family. And I'm so lucky to have such an awesome support system, not just in my immediate family, but the extended family as well. Thanks for the fun time family! The ropes course, accidental six mile hike, and games were tons of fun.

Fourth, we did the final walk-through on our house on Monday (which I'm counting as the weekend), and we're set to close on September 7th, moving on September 11th! Craziness, especially since we're going on a few trips that extend from August 26th-September 6th.... when am I going to pack?? But we're totally excited! It looks beautiful. So sad to leave our awesome ward though, perhaps we can still persuade some of you to join us? Pretty please?!

Pictures to follow... (yes, I know I keep saying this but downloading the pics and getting them all up takes so much time and I have so little with packing, cleaning, getting ready for our trip... yada yada yada. Someday soon you'll have some pictures to feast your eyes on ;)

I feel like a snake...

...crawling out of it's dead skin. Oh how I hate sunburns that peel! Because of my fair skin and red-headedness I try to never get burned. It's just so easy for me if I miss a spot with the sunscreen, which is exactly what happened. And now I get to face the consequences; completely uncomfortable itchiness on sensitive, raw skin. Can life get worse? Yes, most definitely. But right now I'm just praying it goes away before our D.C. trip - I do not want to be on an airplane or in a car for several hours itching away...

On a side note: has anyone ever seen the Flash Flood video of the redheads on the subway in New York with the guy selling sun screen? Love it. You might have to be a redhead to completely appreciate it. Google it ;)

Have a great weekend everyone!

I'm off to an Evans family reunion in Hebs, UT! (that's Heber for the locals, well it could be anyway...). Tell you what, I'd LOVE life if I had one of these awesome T's for my reunion. Too fun.

A good deed a day...

Love these. So comfortable. Bought these Toms shoes for our D.C. trip where we'll be running around. And the awesome thing about these shoes is that

for every pair that is bought, one pair will be donated to a kid around the world.

One for one.

So I felt pretty good about my good deed for the day

(albeit it's kind of a selfish deed because I get wear a rockin pair as well.... but really, who's checking?).

Buy one, or two, or three, and help a kid out. Plus you get to look cute at the same time!

It's a win-win.

Where in the world...

Oh my poor buns and back. They're burnt to a crip. (Not my buns, per se, more like the back of my thighs - still no fun. TMI? Probably.)

So to soothe my buns I had a Merlin's raspberry shake.

Any idea where we went this weekend?

Photos to follow... (but not of the buns ;)

In the absence of my TV, I guess I'll write a post...

Um I guess I should post something. It's been awhile huh? I just have nothing to tell all two of you that read this! We've been pretty lame all through the end of July. And pretty toasted. Geesh it's been so hot. Well here's a few things to give you insight into our ever-fascinating lives ;)

Our DVR is acting RETARDED! We didn't even get to watch the entire 'Men Tell All - Bachelorrete' because our DVR decided to 1) not fast-forward fast enough and 2) not stop fast-forwarding! After that it was all downhill because now I can't even change the channel or watch any of my other recorded stuff. It's stuck on some show on Starz about a serial killer. Those shows are a no-can-do for wuss-Kirsten. I can't handle 'em.

Oh we did go to Cedar City this weekend with quite a bit of my family. Went to the Shakespeare Festival over the 24th which has kinda become a tradition. (BTW, if you go down the Cedar over the 24th, just know their parade is super lame ;) But make sure to go to the little carnival they have on Main Street because the food there is awesome.) I did not take ONE picture down in Cedar, notta-one. I think I'm just getting lazy. I think all this heat is just making me lazy. Yup.

We saw two awesome plays there, Much Ado About Nothing (and if you haven't seen the Kenneth Branaugh and Emma Thompson version then you need to get yourself to Blockbuster and watch it - or you can borrow it from me), and the stage version of Pride and Prejudice; which surprisingly was hilarious, well-performed, and moved at a great pace. Nice job Shakespeare Festival 2010! We'll be back next year.

Let's see.... just finished Dan Brown's The Lost Symbol in my preparation for going to D.C. at the end of next month - meh. I kind of had hard time with that book honestly. I thought some parts were good, others unbelievable and over all it was just too much info that he tried to tie in to make it believable. His whole point of the book though - that wisdom from a Higher Power throughout all the ages points to this enlightened idea of letting us mortals know that we do indeed have the potential to become like God, to in fact become Gods ourselves...um did he even study the Mormon religion? That's kind of what what our whole religion is about. Of course that's our mission in life - doesn't that just make sense? That's why we are here; for a higher purpose and the hope that we can constantly continue to progress. Maybe that's why I had a hard time with it, because I kept thinking "duh." It's interesting to note that although he points out that many religions insinuate we can become like God and the power is within us, the Mormon religion is always singled out as radical for that exact belief....

Wow. Sorry for that long tangent. Apparently I did have a lot to say after all :) I'll sign off now and get off my soapbox!