Christmas in July
Heyyyy 😀 How are you? Hope you’re having a wonderful day! Can you believe that we raised over $26,000 for Susan through The Great Fundraising Act? The blog world is truly amazing <3
We were really excited to spend our first night in our new home, but the previous owners had the utilities switched out of their name and shut off before we got the keys [and since it was over the weekend, no one was in the office to change it over for us until Monday, when they were already off]. Since we still had no water at the end of the day, we headed to the Hampton Inn (which we’ve always referred to as “the hammy”) for the night.
Comfy bed:
{My Snoogle and I travel together}
It was a nice cozy room, and they also have a decent fitness center + free breakfast. Baller.
Even though I had helped with moving all day, I was still pretty wired from all of the excitement, so I hit up the gym for a 45-minute workout to get my sweat on and ensure that I’d sleep well.
I did a weights-focused workout, with some cardio blasts in between circuits. It was schweaty and glorious.
Hotel breakfast:
Eggs, which I’m pretty sure were powder at one point in time (yeah….), salsa and a banana that was smeared in a blanket of peanut butter.
Best part of the day:
Opening the POD!!! It really was Christmas in July 🙂
I can’t believe our stuff has been in there for almost a year –it will be a year in August- and everything survived. All of the glass, valuables, random ish we were throwing in last-minute to make it fit… all made it here. It was so fun to see our things again!
And scary.
We have a LOT of stuff.
I ended up helping with the little things since I’m not supposed to lift very heavy stuff right now, cleaned the apartment that we moved out of, and brought back lunch, while our fam was hard at work unloading the heavy things out of the POD.
When I got back, it was EMPTY!
The prep…
and liftoff 😀
We had a lunch picnic in the kitchen: Magpie’s pizza + sparkling water, soda, snacks and cups my nana brought over 🙂
Everyone else feasted on pizza, while I enjoyed one of the best salad beasts ever:
Greek salad, no feta
+ goat cheese from home 🙂
A lot has been done around here, but there’s still SO much left to do. We also need to get internet and cable hooked up… which is why my posting schedule has been a little weird yesterday and today. You can pretty much always count on a morning post, an early afternoon fashion or family post and a nighttime post. As much as I like hopping on random WiFi, it will be nice to have our own 😉
We have water and a bed to sleep in tonight, so I’ll go ahead and call it good 🙂
Off to start unpacking boxes! Be back later tonight with a Family post update.
xoxo
Gina
*Our new neighbors are AWESOME. They came over to say hello as Stanley Steemer was driving away since we had no water yesterday, and the husband ran down the street and chased them to come back because they said we could use their water for the carpet cleaning. And then, they offered me a coconut water. I wanted to pinch myself.
Something to talk about: In Keeping up with the Kardashians (my reality show addiction), in one episode Kim talks about when they were younger and their dad would ask them every night what the “peak” of their day was, and the “pit” of their day. My peak was opening the POD and finding things I had long forgotten about, and my pit was when the eco-friendly maid came, spent 5 hours here and only cleaned the oven and 1 bathroom. I had a Groupon for a 5-hour cleaning, and she decided to use it by being as slow as humanly possible. Usually I love the Groupons I pick up, but this one didn’t turn out as awesome as anticipated.
Your turn: what was the peak of your day, and the pit of your day? 🙂
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OMG the pod is empty, that is incredible, at least you finally have somewhere to put all of that stuff. amazing.
Your new neighbors sound awesome, i hope i have as good of neighbors when i buy a house.
Peak of my day? not much as of yet, Pit was at work, it was just draining today.
I adore the photos of you in the pod, lol!
My peek? Hanging out with the mister this afternoon 😀
The pit – spending half the evening trying to order 4 things from the Canada Zumba site. what a pain.
oooohhh what are you getting? i need new pants.. thanks for reminding me 😉
Ohhhhhhh no…Did you go all crazy pregnant lady on her??? I would have!
omg girl, i was thisclose. instead i went into my room, did 10 sun salutations and took 10 long, deep, breaths and came back out a normal person.
Yayyy how exciting! So far- peak of my day: tennis with my daddy and pit: my sister’s really anti-social/selfish attitude (we’re on a family vacation and it’s ALL complaining ugh)
So excited for you Gina. 🙂 Moving into a new place is so much fun!
Peak: Getting a call for an interview for a job I think I would absolutely love. 🙂
Pit: My twin sister feeling bummed out about some things. I hate it when she’s feeling sad … it makes me sad for her … then I just feel sad too!
good luck on your interview!!! let me know how it goes 🙂
sending happy vibes to your sis, too <3
LMAO the Pilot’s face cracks me up!!!!
hahah!! it’s a good one!
The pit of my day was waking up sleepy after being kept awake by thunder and lightning all day.
The peak was finding out my mortgage was approved and I will get possession of my very own condo next month!
whoo hoo! congrats!!
Peak: Results of The Great Fundraising Act for Susan! (props for Atlantic Canada!)
Pit: Eating gf banana bread and finding out afterwards that it most definitely had gluten.
oh noooooooo
Yay, congrats on being moved in!! I bet you are SO happy to finally have all of your stuff in one place!
I’ll do pit first since it’s better to get it over with…right now bc I have no motivation to go to the gym but I really want to try my first Zumba class! The peak was receiving my ebay package that was long overdue!
i vote for zumba!! especially since i have to miss my fave class tonight- go for me 🙂
Congrats!!!
I love the peak and pit thing. My boyfriend and I always tell each other our best and worst parts of the day right before falling asleep. I think it’s a really nice tradition.
Gotta love powdered eggs 😉
(…totally kidding)
Your baby bump is so cute!!!
they were grainy. it wasn’t right.
thank you 🙂
Love this post!!! The best part of being preggers is getting out of work. Legit, so no worries being guilty!” You are such a cute mama!!!
Peak of my day… deciding to move salons and make it HAPPEN! (after a few phone calls and talk with the hubby of course!)
Pit of my day… cleaning! 🙁
LOVE your new pictures, the pic of you and the hubs face with the pod is hilariousss!!!!
oh, and i’m a hairstylist… i just noticed how odd that must look LOL
my mom is a stylist so i knew what you meant right away 🙂
Wooo, yay for opening the pod!!
The peak of my day was two-fold: an awesome, unexpected interview, and a yummy salad for din with my best friend from hs.. My pit was having a yucky headache for most of today!
that sounds like a great day!
Yay! You guys are all moved in and you have your stuff back!
That totally sucks about the maid service. We once needed a maid in short notice, got one from Craigslist (always a bad idea), she charged $25/hr, spent 8 hours in our house and didn’t really do much. It was awful and I was so upset, but I learned not to use Craigslist for that again!! Plus she smoked right outside our house and made it smell like smoke. Yuck!
Anywaaaaaaay, I finally tried a Larabar yesterday – peanut butter cookie. OMG it was delicious! So I had another one today. I have to stop myself from buying them or I will always eat them!
ewww!
welcome to the larabar obsession.. there’s no turning back 😉
What a great feeling to finally have all of your stuff! and YAY! for awesome neighbors – they can really make or break a home. 🙂
Peak – talking to my (geobachelor) husband and finding out his next TDY won’t be on the other side of the country! Hooray for Texas and not Tacoma 🙂
Pit – Accidentally cutting a hole in the new lulu run swiftly shirt I ordered, d’oh.
YAY!
My peak: Picking up Mama Pea’s new cookbook at my local bookstore.
My pit: The tech at the cell phone store telling me that six hours of battery time on my smart phone is pretty good. Um, I don’t think so!
all the moving in stuff is so exciting! I’m excited for you guys to move in!
The peak of my day was going over my parent’s house to spend time with my dad who just got home from the hospital/rehabilitation from a stroke he had last month. He’s doing soooo much better and in much better spirits!
The pit of my day was realizing the new area rug I bought for the dining room is smaller than the dining room table. Looks like I’ll be exchanging it for something bigger! oops!
sending healing vibes to your dad <3
Thank you that means a lot! 🙂
My peak was finishing work and starting vacation. Felt fantastic. Quick question I often notice you use goat cheese instead of any other. May I ask why? I love goat cheese and tend to always have it over anything else. Plus it seems to be easier on my fiancé’s stomach(he’s lactose intolerant)
yep- goat cheese is a lot easier to digest and less inflammatory and mucus-forming (gross, but true) in the body than cow’s milk
Great post and congrats on the POD opening and unloading!
Peak: watching a sappy romantic movie – My Life in Ruins
Pit: watching it without the hubs who is working 2nd shift right now. I doubt he’d list that as a Pit though (not so much a fan of chick flix).
Yah! I’m so excited for you two to be moving into your new home. Are you pinching yourself?!
Pit: feeling sicky and I’m pretty sure it’s just bad allergies
Peak: I only have 3 more days until I leave to visit my BF who’s been working away from home this summer 🙂
Have a great night!
Peak: Funny email chain with husband and friends regarding a trip this weekend.
Pit: Sleeping in late and working ALL day so I have to do my workout tonight at 7:30 : (
So glad you finally get to unpack your stuff!
I love watching Keeping Up With The Kardashians. It’s my guilty-pleasure. The pit of my day was waiting forever for a neurology appointment that lasted literally 2 minutes. The peak of my day was the BF picking me up from work and having a homemade dinner together: corn, roasted broccoli and sweet potatoes. Yum!
Peak: Killing it at the gym (4.0 mile run when I planned on 3.0, plus PowerFlex)
Pit: Diet Coke withdraws are TOUGH.
hang in there, you can do it 🙂
way to rock it at the gym, too!
Congratulations on the move Gina! The new place looks lovely!
I like this idea (and the Kardashians 😉 so here goes…. The peak of my day was an exciting and fun work project, the pit was getting in a fender bender (*sigh* my fault) on the way home. No one hurt, no major damage, but it was the pits!
i know what you mean- those are a pain to deal with! glad you’re ok <3
Peak: I dug out one of my hobbies–stamps! I made a handful of thank yous and thinking of yous to have on hand.
Pit: leash burn on the back of my legs because the puppy was sooo excited to go for a walk. I was extra sweaty too so the friction was just awful. But if that’s the worst–not too bad!
Peak: Making plans with the bestie!! 😀
Pit: Having to deal with someone who’s acting like a 12 year old. I’m having to make a real effort to just ignore it…ugh!
I love the pic of you going nuts in front of the POD — how sweet to have all of your stuff!
Peak: running 3.5 super sweaty miles in the sunshine today
Pit: Getting stuck in slower-than-normal traffic on my way home from work 🙁
First of all I love the Hampton Inn!! They are great.
Second, congrats on the house! We just signed loan docs today and if all goes well, we can be homeowners by Friday! SAH-WEEET!
Oh and I keep forgetting to tell you-your workouts are killa. This is coming from someone who used to do boot camp and train for a 1/2 marathon.
I would call and complain to whoever her boss is! That is just ridiculous!
The peak of my day was going to an amazing spin class. The pit of my day was thinking about how my manfriend is moving on Sunday… 🙁 I am trying so hard to live day by day but I just can’t stop thinking about it!
Peak of my day = fitting in two yoga classes, I never do that in one day.
Pit = I haven’t had chocolate – yet…
i would report the maid.
That SUCKS about the maid. Omg that is why I find it easier to clean my own house! Even when I was pregnant and Skylar was a newborn and I was soooo tired, the work of coordinating maids and then them leaving and me not being satisfied after having them in my hair all day…not worth it. Usually.
Moving into a new place in the heat of AZ when you’re pregnant IS one of those times it’s worth it. That is awful she did…nothing. ugh!
“what the “peak” of their day was, and the “pit” of their day”– I Love the Kardashians and I remember this!
Peak: doing lots of blog related chores, and being featured on another blog today (Katie Lee..she does Top Chef, has 2 books, on the Food Network, etc…) and she featured lil old me!
Pit: Pulling a 19-20 hour day. But that’s the norm!
Peak- Teaching a baller ab crunch class.
Pit- no pit, I had a baller day!
I highly recommend moving while pregnant!
We moved when I was 32 weeks, and it was the easiest move I ever had. No one would let me do anything, I just sat in a chair pointing at where I wanted things to go.
My pit of the day is when the construction workers next door decided to start working at 6am and woke us all up. The cherry- hubby came home from work early and I we took a family nap 🙂
I highly recommend moving while pregnant!
We moved when I was 32 weeks, and it was the easiest move I ever had. No one would let me do anything, I just sat in a chair pointing at where I wanted things to go.
My pit of the day is when the construction workers next door decided to start working at 6am and woke us all up. The cherry- hubby came home from work early and I we took a family nap 🙂
So excited for you to finally be IN your home and to have great neighbors!!!
OK, pit – Not feeling 100 %, getting weak too quickly and too frequently!
And Peak – remembering it was Tuesday and heading out for 1/2 price pizza night with the hubby!
Hope you have all your utilities up and running quickly!
I love that picture of you holding your hair out all crazy and your husband going all O.o haha
My peak: Talking to my husband, who is in Afghanistan. (He actually likes it there. Don’t get me started.)
My pit: Thinking about the fact that the movers are coming tomorrow. It’s gonna be a long, exhausting day. As you know!
You guys areso close! Hooray for the pod being emptied!! 🙂
I love their peak and pit of the day thing! Once at a work happy hour there were crickets at our table so I randomly was like ummm… sooo… what was everyone’s peak/pits. LOL. not envious of all the unpacking, but hey – it’ll be worth it!!
You remind me so much of me haha :)! Like the pictures of you and the pilot are so something that Josh and I would do as well as the pictures of you jumping in the pod. I even have a hope to one day work in a health resort like you do =D
peak of the day…my zuzana workout and insanity 🙂 pit of the day? getting off work and doubling over in pain from cramps, ughh.
I’m so excited for you!! The peak of my day was getting through an interval workout on the treadmill. The pit of my day was realizing how much a good blender that won’t burn out on me costs. Mine broke yesterday and I’m researching replacements for my green monsters. Boo.
Your photos are so cute! Love that you can do jumps with the baby 🙂
The peak of my day was coming home to my handsome Zak and the fur kids. I was greeted with a chorus of happy barks and a wonderful kiss and hug from Z. The pit of my day was dealing with some ridiculous people regarding the launch of a show with a certain classic rock star. The egos in my business, I swear!
I guess the tale goes: don’t use groupon deals on maids and nannies 😉
Oh and regarding the Groupon – send the Groupon folks an email with feedback on the service you received – they are very good about maintaining quality standards of products / services they offer and will usually give you some sort of credit, if not a refund. I had a bad experience with a restaurant being rude and refusing to let me redeem my Groupon (I made sure to read the fine print and followed their requests, and was very polite to them – all to no avail!) and Groupon issued me a no questions further, immediate refund.
Peak: Zumba Sweating
Pit: Zumba teacher saying she is cutting back to once a week.
So many congrats to you guys! I am so happy for you that all of your things survived. I wish you well with the un-packing! And I am so sorry about the maid. Total bummer. But at least those are two less things you have to do. My pit was getting up early to go to work. My peak is a tie, talking to my sister who is away, and coming home to see my Love
Hey G, should you be jumping like that when preggo?!? Take ‘er easy…. 😉 The peak of my day was helping our friends bathe all 6, (yes I said 6) of their kiddos tonight…there isn’t a better smell than clean kids! The pit, I didn’t get to spend much time with my man…of to try and get some QT in! Love the tiny baby bump 🙂