Easter

Gotta blog about Easter. Rhyen's new favorite person is the Easter Bunny. The Easter Bunny is coolest because it leaves a basket with toys and candy in it. Ah woo hoo! We colored eggs, ate candy, and watched movies. Easter was exceptionally cold for the April days I am used to in Arizona. Not to mention the horrendous rain! Rhyen and I go to this amazing little church in Wichita. But because of the rain, on Easter I didn't want to make the hour drive to church (Russell didn't mind that), and we just scrubbed it all day. The rain is definitely different here; it pelts you. If you are driving, you can barely see the car in front of you, all you can see is the rain pouring on your vehicle. It is sooooo scary. I am a bit of a woos when it comes to driving here, let alone in the rain. Just ask Amanda and Catherine, haha, they drove with me in the rain when they cam to visit. Not fun. Well maybe for them.

Anyhow, back to Easter, fun, cold, and relaxed. We missed Arizona. It was hard not being around the family. Miss them very much. And can't wait to see them in May.

Mom Showed Up

My mom showed up here in Kansas at the beginning of April. She is a little crazy. Long story short, she came for a guy she met over the phone (without telling me), it didn't work out so she stayed with us (without actually asking me), I really almost killed her, and then she went home. Of course, I do have resentment issues with my mom. She has always been more of the child than I ever was. After all the BS I went through in high school , college, and still, (with the irresponsibility of her recent actions) now. I maintain that it is completely relevant that sometimes, I really do not like her. 

Okay, that said, there were moments while she was here where she quit being annoying, and I quit being the "mom" in our relationship. I let go of my resentments for those moments and had some fun with her. We did learn a lot through this close encounter and we did end up laughing quite a bit. Here are some of the fun times. We were making dinner and I had my laptop out for music. I put on the photo booth and this is what became of it all:

Playing Catch Up....

Ok, so March was a very busy month for us. With spring break, our wedding anniversary, and the move to the new house. 

Spring break was a blast. I did nothing. That's right, absolutely nothing. I hung out with my awesome kid and my wonderful hubby. I was so grateful for the break in school work. 19 credit hours has an ability to make you feel exhausted, not to mention the sweet two year old I am running around with! Spring break was a wonderful break from school.

Our wedding anniversary was pretty chill (does it sound cool when I say it? haha) Russell surprised me with a quite expensive bottle of champagne and two dollar store champagne glasses. Haha. I love it. I don't think he even washed them before he poured our champagne into them. He seriously makes me laugh. We put Rhyen to bed early and hung out on the couch. Gosh, can you say perfect? It was so nice. No pressure, no worries. so great.

The move to the new house was a tremendous leap for me. I have wanted to move from the house we first rentedf for so long. It had a serious brown recluse problem. I found about 10 in the 10 months we were living there. They are these disgusting, mutant spiders that never die! I had the house sprayed every month or two because I was so paranoid. But for some reason I couldn't bring myself to move. I think moving to a nicer, cozier house, in my mind, would be committing to Kansas in some way. And I wanna go to Hawaii or home. But I sucked up my psychological dispositions and moved. I am sooooo happy I did. Though it does make me miss my house in Chandler, and all my stuff (art, pictures, my awesome washer and dryer, my Dyson vacuum); I am doing my best not to nest here. Kansas has been good to us, but its not home. This is all temporary. So we are still living simply, and enjoying every moment.