Thursday

Hello everyone,
    Tomorrow we are going to look at a house! yay! we are really excited about it. We are hoping it is the last house we have to look at...but we've hoped that each time. We are looking forward to this house because it has what we've been looking for: 3 bd 2 bath, big yard (with a fence! :D), 2 parking places, it's pretty sweet. We are saving up for the estimated closing costs. We have a fully-financed loan, so that's all we have to pay up front. According to the usual way closing costs are split between seller and buyer (conservatively) we have $1500 more to save up...wouldn't be so stressful, but we are hoping to close on a house ASAP. We are to be out of our rental by August 1st at the latest...which is pretty soon.

On another note, it's Dukey's birthday tomorrow and we are going camping to celebrate. She works Saturday, so we are going out to camp Saturday night. I haven't been camping in almost 2 years. My husband and I are getting amped up about it. I think most of our friends are. I am excited to be outdoors and have nothing to worry about except how evenly my ribs get cooked. :) I love Alaska.

Also, my cousin Smelly Jr, my aunts, my dad and step-mommy, and I are going to be having a garage sale (hopefully next weekend). I have a ton of clothes, books, and candles that I am going to try to offload. I think most of my family has clothes, but they probably have household items as well...I just got married, my household items are new and limited...haha. But I am excited about it. It's like a game..like "lets see how crappy my sense of style is". Your score will be tallied by how many age appropriate people buy your clothes... :)

Other news, Smelly Jr won 3rd place in the local salmon derby with a 43.5 lb king salmon. WAY TO GO SMELLY! (chops smack chops smack chops smack in uncle Smelly fashion) <---for those I am not related to. My great uncle, who passed a few years back, use to smack his chops like he was bored whenever he did something awesome; like it was no big thing. It's become a "thing" in our family and it always makes me smile to think of him. He was the greatest.