A Small Town Adventure: Well hells bells!!

It's been a long time since I have posted on my blog. I'm not sure why, per se. I just haven't logged on. Changing that right now though, aren't I?

One of my favorite people, Marilyn Monroe (have I mentioned I think she was brilliant), has a great quote that I have probably shared before but here it is again, just in case you forgot.

"I believe that everything happens for a reason. People change so you can learn to let go. Things go wrong so you can appreciate them when they’re right. You believe lies so you eventually learn to trust no one but yourself. And sometimes good things fall apart so better things can fall together."

- Marilyn Monroe

Yet again, soooo much has changed. Not everything though; work is still the same. My family still rocks my socks off. Although, we do have more Hess' in Elko now than we did before since my cousin Jake moved down here with his family. Baby sister and her hubbs are now licensed for foster care. Some day that might turn into an adoption and I'll be an auntie again. Mom and Dad are busy putting their special touches on their fun house they bought out at Jack Creek. Grandma got a new car. Life is pretty much still just plugging along.

BUT WAIT! There's more.

#1: Ryan.....my Ryan. :) He popped up in my world when I was least expecting it and has sent it shooting to new levels of awesome. He's amazing. He's honest, open, not ashamed to say how he feels, hard working, helpful, kind, smart, cute (really really cute) and pretty much the best thing since sliced bread, in my completely biased opinion. He's a dirt bike crashing, snowmobile thrashing hillbilly and I LOVE IT! Can't find Ryan? Look in the nearest tree, lol. He's awesome to me, takes care of me and I'm pretty sure there's nothing I could ask him to do that he wouldn't at least try to do for me, and vice versa. He has this amazing smile...I'd pretty much do anything to get him to smile...we're a little bit ridiculous together! He spoils me, makes me laugh till my sides hurt pretty much every time he's around and has no plans to go away any time soon. Who's a lucky girl??? ME!

#2: I'm moving! Moving out, moving up and moving in! My ~~wonderful~~ freaking devil of a landlord decided that I should move. I was given a 30 day notice of eviction last week...without cause. Can she do that?! Yes. I was on a month-to-month lease and all she's required to do is give 30 days notice. BUT! You know that old saying where when you close a door usually a window opens (for you to jump out of!! haha). Well it did! Some amazing friends of the family happen to have a little house available for rent right in my 30 days window. It's awesome. It's TINY and COZY and awesome. The yard is simply amazing. It's a one-bedroom, one-bath house about a block from my office. The rent is lower than my rent now and the landlords are...did I mention...SIMPLY AMAZING?! The next big news with this is that RYAN AND I signed OUR lease on the new house last night. Yes, that's right...we're moving in together. And we are seriously ecstatic. :)

#3: I get to see my sister tomorrow! We are spending the weekend in Reno and running a 5K on Saturday. It's my first 5K and it's a color run...check out www.colormerad.com to see what that means...pictures will be up shortly after the weekend, I promise!

Oh! and I got two cats. They're twins. They're adorable! :) We love them big time! :)

Ok, back to work I go. xoxo

Ryan sharing his chair with our little buddy Shawn...

Kitten snuggles......

Meet Trixie...she loves to snuggle while I read!

My Ryan refreshing himself with an ever-healthy AMP on our hike to Lamoille Lake...probably could consider this our second date.

Wine Walk with Aunt Becky and "Aunt" Sherry in September!

No hillbilly, you can't have the camo couch....sorry.

This is Penelope...her friends call her Penny. She's a rambunctious little snot and we love her tons. This picture is a good explanation of why my alarm randomly gets turned off....but she's assured me it's an "assident". Haha.