Update

There will no longer be any more blogs. Most of you know why, but for those of you who do not. Justin and I are no longer together. I am back in Wisconsin for the time being while I get some footing and some money to move somewhere else. God speed.

Here we go!

Soon we will be in Richmond living a few minutes (instead of days) from my parents- Sara and I and Spike and Quito will be driving down on the 1st and 2nd of July- On the 4th my Dad's band is jammin' at Richmond International Raceway on the 4th- There will be fireworks and music and fun for all- I am lucky to have already found a job doing what I love ,working in produce-

Can't wait to see you all soon-

Movin' on up!

Hey we movin'!

Sorry all you regular blog readers for not posting a new blog in a while but we have been so busy with Quito, Spike and planing the move- We look forward to seeing the Fam as soon as we get there- This is the building we will be living in- I will be working at Kroger on Lombardy and Sara will be looking for the perfect job for her- Everything is moving smooth for the move except for my twisted ankle- I pulled a tendon in my ankle and it hurts to walk but I gotta go to work tonight so I guess I'll be walking funny tomorrow- See everybody in Richmond soon!
Love ya all!

Soccer Quito style.

Quito loves to play soccer and run in circles- This kind of dog is very smart and responds to Spanish better than English because he was with Spanish speaking people for a few years before we got him- I'm learning to love havin' him around and so is Spike-

Hola!

Hello!
I am Quito...
Quito the Chihuahua.
It is very nice to meet you my new American friends-

This is our new Chihuahua "Quito" getting to know spike for the first time- Quito is as big as he'll ever get and Spiker is twice his size- They seem to be getting along well-

Yogurt cat-

Somebody loves their yogurt-

Spiker havin' fun with the squirrels in the kitchen window and wishing he was outside- These squirrels live in the side of the house but animal control says they will make a nest in the cold weather and leave in Spring without causing any real damage- I don't know but at least it's not my house-

Hahaha!

Spike likes Sara's purse-

Job

I'm gonna start working at Pick and save next Tuesday
in the Produce department- A job is a job and I'll just keep
trying till I find one that fits- (Justin)

Oh Yea!

Mom and Dad will be up soon and we will be going to Miller Park-
We will also be running around town having fun and eating at some very cool restaurants - Just a few weeks to go-

Brewers Game

I really enjoyed my first Brewers Game- The Brewers VS The Cardinals- They closed the dome because it was a little cold with a slight chance of rain- I can't wait to take Mom and Dad to the Brewers/Braves game- The Cardinals won but only by a few runs-

Hey!

I love riding my bike in the city even when it's 30 degrees out- It has warmed up to 65 + this week and the sun is shining so I will be back on my bike soon- Still fighting the cold- New developments------- I've been working on getting over my fear of working- It has something to do with the fear of failure and also panic- Sara is very supportive and I've come to terms with the fact that I will need to allow myself to fail without giving up- Recently I was property manager for my landlord but I quit that because I didn't like the job and my landlord is a knucklehead- But I'm not giving up on work- I want a "real" job and so I've applied to work in the Produce section at the Pick and Save Grocery store and have an interview on Tuesday at 1:00- It's part time work and I'm gonna take it easy and work within my limits- I may not succeed but I want to keep trying with the hope that I will eventually get over this psychological wall between me and success- I hope at some point I will stick somewhere long enough to work full time and feel successful- I've been doing this for years but I know I've never given it all I have and never given myself a fair chance- I have so much more in my life now to motivate me and I'm healthier than ever so pray for me because this is the number one biggest challenge in my life and has been for ever!

Trippie Spiker Video -
Because theres nothing else to do, hahaha!

Sleepy Meow

Somebody loves the blanket and pillow Jeannie sent us- He sleeps on the blanket with his head on the pillow- He thinks he's a human-

BIG SNOW

Shovelin' The Snow!!!!
This is the worst winter in 100 yrs. Not so bad.

This is our living room- I hope to repeat the theme where ever we move- Don't mind the old brown couch it's spikes-

Caught in the act!!!

Spiker sunbathing on the kitchen table- It's finally beginning to get warm up here- We will be in the 40's this week, Yeaaaaaaaaaaaa!!!!!!!!!

As For us

We are just truckin' along doing very well and wishing for warm weather-
I miss the Virginia warmth but love the Wisconsin and the girl I moved here for- Spike says hi!

ALSO!

We are also thinking of prefab ultra modern home kit which only cost 47,000 and gives 1,600 sqf. of wide open living space- This is complicated because of the construction loan and roll over into a mortgage- but we are still thinking about it- Picture it in the woods by the lake-

We are thinking

We are thinking about having a house built and we like this model- It has 3 fireplaces' and a wide open floor plan- Porch on the front , deck on the back- If we find the right plot we may do this-

Shack-attack

So this week I think Justin has a house bug. He is now in charge of our finances because he is MUCH better about being frugal than I am. And in doing so will get us closer to our little dream home. Hopefully something a little more sound than the one in the picture! HAHA. We've been driving around the neighborhood and have found 3 potential spots. All within a price range we may be able to afford. We are fishing our landlord for the house we live in now because I love it so much! The goal is be be relatively debt free by fall, and move in to a small starter home we can fix up and have a garden . I hope we can find something that we can make distinctively ours. Our first home....I love the sound of that!

Let there be fun!

Well,
This week has tested my nerve and left me exhausted- The water heater, the pipes and other unexpected whatnot's- However Sarai and I did manage to have a wonderful day this past week when we went to see "There will be blood"- This film is wonderful! We both loved it and thought it was one of the best films ever! So if you have the time go see it- Everything else is wonderful and life seems to be calming down once again so I am headed to Starbucks this morning and Sarais' off to work and Spike is playing with a string and all is well-

Repair man!

Just put in a new bathroom floor-
It makes all the difference-
Working on the tile next and putting a new Hot water heater this week-
Gonna do it myself!

Spiker on the kat nip playin' with Mr. String-

Snow storm

It snowed for days and we are snowed in- I had to shovel twice today and still the snow comes down- It has snowed 15 inches so far and will be a blizzard till tomorrow-

new glasses

I can Seeee!
These are my new glasses and I really like them-
Now I can see all the snow falling on me-

The Spiker!!!

The Spiker has been feeling real hyper lately and we caught him playin' his favorite game, "I'm in a tight spot"! MEOW!! He loves the new couch-

Strange Occurences in the night

Recently we have had no night time- I took this picture at midnight yesterday and without a flash- Oh and did you notice the snow? Yea it snows every other day--

Huddled up

Huddled up in the warm house with the Spiker and a good movie- We are happy to be so lucky to have a warm home and each other- And ice creme!

Art

I've been painting recently and really enjoying myself- Sarai has been beading and making jewelry - I just experienced the coldest days of my life- It is currently 15 below zero outside and last night the wind chill was 55 below zero- What else can you do but paint and play music and tattoo-

Don't watch if you don't like tattoo

This is our new 25 needle tattoo head and finally we are filling in my big tattoo outlines- Don't watch if you get queasy-

Spike and Justin Hide And Seek

Up North

Up north we have strange things happen like moon halos- I took this picture on my front porch the other night- This ring happens when the sky is full of ice crystals- Even the sky is frozen up here-

Winter in Wisconsin

wwinter in Wisconsin is real! cold- The lake gets all icy and we have snow on the ground everyday- this week I've been in the house alot but staying busy painting canvas and tattooing and playing music-

May 25th

We are takin' the vows dudes!
Yep, that's right people we plan to marry on May 25th some place in kENOsha-
I am excited and Sarai has gone Loco for coco puffs but I'm enjoining watching her get all silly-
It will be a small affair with our familys and select friends-

Crazy cold!!!!

Ahhhhhh!
It's cold up here and the Packers fans are nutz! The game is tomorrow and the stands will be packed ,hahaha! get it?
It's gonna be -35 below 0 with the wind chill-

coldddddddd!!!!!!

It is so cold here this week I decided to take a video of myself walking home from Starbucks to show you how we dress up here just to walk three blocks- I have never been in this kinda cold- The good thing is that we have mild summers up here and the lake to enjoy- Burrrrrrrr!

Skateboarder !!!!

I'm stuck being a skateboarder!
I wanted to try baseball because I'm board in the winter up here- Can't skate-
But I (wishy,washy) backed out at the last minute because I love my skateboarding and I want to dedicate more energy to it-
I think Sarai is already use to my weird wishy,washiness-

I will be as BAD as Chuck

On my trip to see my parents I picked up my total gym and am workin' on a Chuck six pack- Ninja Warrior!
I thought to myself, Be the Chuck, Be the Chuck!

Hey, hey,hey!

Thinking about joining a local baseball team and taking advantage of all this new energy I have from eating so much- I continue to gain weight and am exercising everyday- When I was a kid I gave up baseball to be a skateboarder and now at 30 I want to give up skateboarding to play baseball- I'd rather be rock climbing than doing anything else but no rocks in the suburbs so baseball it is- I hope I make the team-

No Go On the Cabin

We decided to put our money into our future successes, not our present dreams- We loved the cabin and all it's potential but we both want something more and if we save our money we will be able to buy some land in a few years and build our own little cabin- Any excuse to go to Virginia in the winter and visit the Fam is a good one- The moral of this story is, Don't let your little dreams get in the way of your big dreams-

Crazy Crazy drive

I never thought we would get caught in a blizzard but we did and the drive was scary- We drove for hours in this the night before this video and finally found a hotel- This trip was trouble! We both got sick, we hit a pot hole and bent a rim and got a flat tire, the engine light came on, we got lost in the mountains due to map quest, we got caught in two blizzards and someone stole 200.00 from my checking account-

Family

Justin, Sarai, Lilly, Wayne, Jeannie and Jennifer- Over the New Years weekend we went to Virginia to visit my Family and have some fun- It was wonderful speending time with my parents and Jenn and Lilly- Sarai got to know my family better and they got to know her as well- good people, good food, good times!