Getting back into blogging!!

I have thought many times of getting back into blogging and today is the day!! Partly due to my sister for starting her own blog!! Things in Kansas are going great, we both love it and are getting very used to things back in the mid-west. Dustin loves his job at the dealership and I have been working full time front desk at a hotel. Found out that I will have to go back to school here for 350 more hours in order to get my license here in Kansas. So that is next on my Kansas agenda! This is just a quick update, Dustin is at work and I will be heading in for the afternoon/night shift at the hotel. I will come back later this weekend and let you in on some thoughts!! Have a great Thursday:)

Changes!

Wow so much has happened in the last month! First and for most Dustin did get the job offer in Olathe, KS and today was his first day!! He is so excited, we all are! We are staying with my friend Caitlin, she lives just a few minutes away from our new place. We aren't able to move in until this coming Saturday. They are giving us all brand new appliances and cleaning it before we can officially move in! Saw it yesterday and I am so so so excited about moving there. It is a small one bedroom but has a lot of potential and is just perfect for us to start out in!

I graduated Cosmetology school and I am anxious to take my boards and start working. Unfortunately I have to fly back to Florida take my boards, come back to Kansas and possibly have to take more school:/ Let's pray that I just have to take a test out and will be able to start working in a salon soon! Until that happens I just plan on finding anything! A lot of places are hiring for holiday help, so it should be easy to find something soon. Will be able to keep myself busy while Dustin is at work this week!

The week that our family was in Florida with us was a blast!! Can't wait to upload some photos! Well that is it for now....Guess I need to change the name of this blog to something other than Florida Adventures!! Goodbye Florida!!

GOOOOOD NEWS!!

The most exciting thing I have yet to blog about!! Dustin has so far gotten 2 jobs offer! His job offers are in Louisiana and one in Kansas! Actually this weekend Dustin flew to Kansas for an official offer and hopefully giving him the job and making it official. Our top pic is definetly Kansas, it is only 3 1/2 hours away from our hometown and parents and only 3 hours away from dustin's mom. The dealership is on Olathe, KS which is about 1/2 hour outside of Kansas City. I am hoping for some really good news....like we ARE moving to KANSAS!! So proud of Dustin and all the hard work that he has put into school this past year! Did you know that in the past year Dustin has only missed 1 day of class?? 1 day!!

Well I busy finishing up with school, will be done by the end of next week!! After that I have about 2 1/2 weeks to pack up the apartment before the parents are down here and are moving us home! So the countdown is officially on! I believe Dustin only has 19 says left of school....eek!! Where did this past year go?

It was just a quick update to let you know about Dustin's offers and will post again as soon as we know for sure that he got the job!

Here are some quick pics!!

Hair Design Institute girls supporting breast cancer!










And this is my new hair!!
Decided to cut off 3 inches!!




I leveled jumped at school! I am now a level 2!!

3 WEEKS, 6WEEKS!!!

Wow is it really October already?? Finally starting to feel a little like fall weather in Orlando! Last week we were able to turn the air off for about 4 days! Felt soo good to have the windows open when sleeping at night! Minus the loud noise of the planes coming in! Well worth it in the end though! Really hoping that electric bill will start getting less and less!

So I have 3 weeks left of school!! I can not wait...seems like I have been in school forever and just can't wait to be done! School has not been very busy, just need to be getting my hours done. Dustin only has 6 weeks left of school!! We are so unbelievably excited to be done with school and move out of Orlando. As of right now we aren't quite sure where we are going...Dustin is applying for jobs and we are just hoping for the best! If no jobs offer happens we will move back to Iowa for the time being and work part time til Dustin can find something. Our top pick is Tennessee! Please pray that Dustin can find a good job offer in a great place!

Besides counting down the days til we are done with school and our family comes down here, we are also busy trying to pack things up! Yes it may be 6 weeks away but it turns out I have a lot of stuff!! So on the weekends I am slowly going through things are trying to pack up what we don't need. Luckily I will be done with school 3 weeks before we move and can really start packing then! Should be a great time! haha

This is a short update...gotta do a little packing, make some calls, and run some errands! Yay for Mondays off!

Life Life Life

Can anyone believe that it is August 13th already? I sure can't!! The month of July was very busy for us! For the the 4th of July Dustin and I flew back home for the weekend and had an amazing time with our family and friends! Of course the time went too fast and we were back in Orlando too soon! We have both been busy with school and hanging out with friend! Our closet friends, moved back to their home state of Texas last weekend. So most of our weekends in July were with them. We went to Blue Springs National Park where the fresh water stays at a constant 72 degrees year round. We saw one manatee and went tubing down the river. Come the winter months the Springs are full of manatees everywhere! Really hoping we can go back and see more than one! We have been frequenting Sea World, which of course is always fun! It has been way too hot to go lately though! We went to a new Mexican restaurant called Abuelos and then to latest Angelina Jolie movie, Salt. Excellent movie, strongly recommend you all see it. We have also found a great place for a cheap date night! Buffalo Wild Wings has 60 cent boneless wings on Thursday nights! I have 12 weeks til I am done with school and Dustin has 14 weeks! It sure can't come soon enough! We are very ready to move out of Orlando and on to our next adventure. I was realizing a couple weeks ago that it had been a year since we moved down to Orlando! So much had happen within that time and most of those things were for the best! End of August Dustin and I heading up to Biloxi, MS to meet his mom and grandma. It should be fun to get away for a little while! Thanks for checking in, here are some recent pics!!

Dustin and I on the plane to Iowa!! Me, best friend Caitlin, and my sister Meghan back home!

Dustin and his best friends Jacob over the 4th!


Went to a Rob Thomas concert at Universal Studios for the summer concert series! Dustin's mom came down and treated us to day at Universal, followed by an awesome concert of Rob Thomas!!

“Laugh as much as you breathe and love as long as you live.”

Besides having been sick for the past 2 1/2 weeks...things have been incredibly good around here!! I finally went to the doctor on Monday, because good ol' Mom was worried, well thankfully I did because they put me on 2 different antibiotics and made me stay home 2 days from school! Since I have been taking those and finally catching up on my sleep, I am feeling a million times better! Back to school tomorrow, hope it's busy and I didn't miss too much. I will have to make up these hours I missed, so July & August will be very very busy with school. Dustin is out job hunting right now. Although we only 5 more months here in Orlando, we need to start saving for another big move come December or January. We have no idea where we will move to, we have lots of options...such as: Tennessee, North or South Carolina, Northern Florida, Arizona....and so forth and so forth. Any suggestions? We are very excited to be in Iowa in 9 days! That weekend is going to be sooo fun! Well that was just a quick update, mostly blogging to post some pics=]





At the Nickelback concert!









Downtown Orlando with friends!














Dustin and Sophie!






Dustin and I at Sanibel Island!











Celebrating Dustin's 22nd birthday!!

Summer!

Today is Dustin's 22nd birthday and we keep talking about how great the year 21 was to both of us! Let me list a few:
1. We moved to Orlando, FL.
2. We both are in schools we LOVE!
3. We have amazing family!
4. We made true friends and realized who are true friends are.
5. We live in a nice apartment with our kitty, Sophie.
6. We have goals, dreams, and ambitions.
7. We have a great future planned!
8. We love each other unconditionally.
9. We laugh at the little things:)
10. We live day to day, never going to bed mad, and realize that life is short, so live it to the fullest!

I made 1o things that are great about our lives! Sometimes moving far away from family and friends make you realize how lucky you are to know them and love them everyday!

Dustin is still top tech in his class! Keeps getting SOC(student of the course) in just about every course he is in!! School is going really good for me! I love doing hair! Especially highlights!! School keeps us super busy and we barely have anytime to do fun things! haha, but we do enjoy spending time with eachother!

Lots of things have happened in the past couple of months. My Uncle Corry and Aunt Kelly came down beginning of May and we were able to spend some time with the here in Orlando. It was a lot of fun! Our roommate Ryan moved out middle of May, so we know have a 2 bedroom, 2 bath place all to ourselves! Please come visit...got any extra room:) Also middle of May my Grandpa Calmer passed away. I was able to get a flight back to Iowa and spend some much needed time with my family! I miss them more and more everyday. It is hard knowing that I can't be there to give my mom a hug whenever she needs one! She is amazing and I look up to her more and more everyday. And this past weekend we went to Sanibel Island! It is on the gulf coast and about 3 1/2 hours from Orlando. Dustin's grandma, mom and aunt and cousins were there for the weekend! Sanibel Island is amazing! We went shelling and found some amazing shells! The beach is amazing:)

And now today....Dustin's birthday! I just looked out the window and saw that it is raining:( Let's hope it is short lived! Tonight we plan on doing dinner with friends and just relaxing at home the rest of the evening! I plan on posting some pics later today or later this week!