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These gloomy days here in Idaho are giving me the blues. Every time I have to pack or unpack our life away, I curse our nomad/gypsy lives.

My whole life was filled with moving. I graduated High School at the 10th school I attended in my academic years. You would think I would be used to it. But every time is the same thing, I don't know what to expect or how long I will be staying there. It's like a first day of school. I try not to get too attached because soon I will be somewhere else, it never works. Jack and I have had six different addresses since we've been married.

As I was driving to Idaho (somewhere in NM, while Jack laid in the passenger seat aching from another migraine) I  wondered where we would be in 10 years. Will we still be involved in this unstableness? Where will we be? 

I always dream of a house with big windows where I can paint the walls, hang pictures and get crazy designing/renovating every room of the house, where we can grow old and raise our family. Even though this dream house and family seem really far away I like to dream, and I know that I am not the only one.

As long as I am with Jack I know I am home.  And that is why I am in Idaho, was in Florida, stayed in Alabama and lived in Ohio.

Ironically this song played in the xm radio when I was having these crazy thoughts. 

♩♫"Home is wherever I'm with you". ♬♪

❤Jenny

PS: I forgot to mention it on my last post. Jack's band Old Money is playing tonight at Sammy's at 8pm. They are headlining so you can get there a little later if you would like ;). Oh yeah, did I mention Sammy's has amazing Pie Shakes? Mint Oreo is my favorite.

I got him! I got him good!

When we first got married Jack found out that I sleep talked. And he would take advantage of me by asking me questions when I started talking at night and then tell the family (and sometimes friends) about it.  How cruel! Well last night after an 8 hour drive (there and back) to pick up our new car he was exhausted. So he went to bed and I stayed up for another hour or two. I snuck into the bedroom ready to go to bed and here is the dialogue:

Jenny: (tiptoes into the bedroom)
Jack: I figured...
Jenny: (surprised) Figured what?
Jack: That you wouldn't like it
Jenny: (realizing that this was her chance to get him back) Like what?
Jack: The family rug... mat.
Jenny: Family rug? You mean the mats for the car?
Jack: Yes (matter-of-factly) 
Jenny: (giggling now) But I haven't seen it where did you get it?
Jack: Tom...
Jenny: Tom?
Jack: Tom Landry (Here is a link so you know who Tom Landry is)
Jenny: (Laughing out loud... I couldn't help it) Who is Tom Landry? (I really didn't know, but I had heard the name before, and I had a feeling he didn't sell rugs.)
Jack: (Getting upset) You know exactly who he is! (I think he started waking up right here)
Jenny: No I don't (Laughing hard) I GOT YOU! You are not even awake.
Jack: I AM COMPLETELY AWAKE. (He wasnt screaming just acting really annoyed.)
Jenny: Oh really? Then what were you talking about? Because I have no idea.
Jack: You know.... the guy we called yesterday about the car! (I think here he was awake but he has know idea what we talked about 1 minute ago) 
Jenny: No idea. But if you want me to tell you what just happened...
Jack: SHHHHHH.... I'm trying to sleep.
Jenny: Ok.... I love you
pause
Jack: (reluctantly) love you.
Jenny: (giggle giggle until I fell asleep)

I got him. I got him good!

This morning when I told him, he laughed and told me who Tom Landry was (Tom is brought up many times in his favorite TV show, "King of the Hill"). And then he blamed it on the lack of sleep and the 3 month long car shopping! I can't even tell you how many people we called and visited so we could find the perfect car. And we finally found it. I am so excited to drive a car 11 years younger than the old Tahoe. :)

❤Jenny

PS: Jack sleep eats, something I will have to tell you about later.

Happy 2011!

A little late on wishing you all a Happy New Year! My mom always told me that years that are odd numbers were years when wonderful events happened. I and all of my siblings were born in odd numbered years, she got married in an odd numbered year and so did I! So I have great expectations for the year of 2011. I filled a whole page of my journal with things that I need to do (and not do) to be a better person this year, so here are just a few of my resolutions.

paper buffet via

❤Jenny

thrifty wizards

So Jack and I are trying to save money (who isn't?!).
Reasons why we want to save money:

-Go to Brazil
-Buy a new car
-A new guitar for Jack
-A new computer for Jack
-Pay bills/housing/school

Today we were talking over the phone and we decided that if we were wizards we could save a lot of money on transportation (plane tickets and gas are so expensive). Here are the options:

Option #1. Use floo powder and borrow someone's fireplace to get to Jack's fireplace. Anyone willing to let me borrow theirs?

Option #2. A broom, but it would have to be a Cleansweep because the Nimbuses and Firebolts are way too pricey.

Option #3. (probably the fastest and the hardest). Learn how to apparate, in the blink of an eye I would find myself next to Jack.

Option #4. Make a portkey, out of a seemingly worthless object, connected to Jack's current location.

Option #5. Magical creatures such as Thestrals and Hippogriffs could fly you to your destination.

I think I would choose option #3 even though the lessons and the test I would have to take sound intimidating, I think it would be worth it.

I am sure there are many other ways the folks in the Wizarding world could use as transportation (Knight Bus, Magic carpet, Hogwarts express, etc.) but the ones that I named sound like the most economical ones.

Oh, if only... if only.

♥Jenny

PS: A Happy Birthday to my dear friend Brynne.

So much can happen in 30 minutes

We received some big news last week a day before we were supposed to leave for Montana for Jack's internship. Jack got transferred to Florida!  We were so bummed at first because we were looking forward to being within driving distance from each other. But now I can see all of the positives of living in Florida. I have lived there before and I absolutely loved it there. And best of all we are going to be so close to BEAUTIFUL BEACHES (Like the one on the picture below). I am only going to be there for 3 weeks but depending on how long Jack's internship is I might move there in December since I am off track in the winter. I am finally going to get my TAN on! YAY!

I will be back later to update you all on our trip to San Diego! :) It was beautiful! And also I am now 21 and we moved into a new apartment in Rexburg!  I don't want this break to end, it has been so nice.

Hope everyone is doing great, I miss posting on my blog. :)