neglect

Poor little neglected blog... Doesn't get a whole lot of lovin' these days. I'm finding it a little challenging to be writing a blog about "the egberts" when 3/4 of "the egberts" live 10 hours away, and my life consists of an hour drive to work 9 hours at work and an hour home.

Well good news Chris finished the basement- talented that boy is- from the few little pictures he sent everything looks really good. Can't wait to get out there next week to help organize and make it nice!

I know you can really tell the superb-ness from this shot... but it was all I really had...

Also- for the 3 of you that look at our little neglected blog- thank you. I'm not always the best at getting around to everyone's and posting comments and staying caught up with everyone.

But I know you are there- looking, judging...... Kristina.....

55 days

I must admit.. Anxiety has started to get the best of me a little as I printed out the boarding passes for our cruise That is coming in a short 55 days. Those of you who may not have read back in the archives of our lovely blog may have missed our cruise we went on last November.

Even if you missed it here, I'm sure you heard about it on the news, but if you need a refresher here is a story from USA today and some little video Chris took on his phone

USA TODAY November 10, 2010

sure miss them

Chris has been gone now for 2 months... its still very strange that our only contact is on the phone. Chris HATES talking on the phone but has definitely made additional effort because that is pretty much our only contact we get in a day sometimes only a few minutes. It feels so quiet at my parents house without the dilly's too. When they were here I was able to bring them to work with me so its a little quiet there too. I found some pictures of the dilly-capades at work on my phone today they are pretty funny....

Nico didn't particularly like coming to work, it was confusing for her. But whenever the chew sticks came our she was fine. I was only able to bring her a few times to work before her and Chris moved.

This was her expression at me most of the time...

She hated being out in the open where people could see her so she would always hide under my desk. Luckily its a fairly large desk so I still had some feet space.

Zira also liked hiding under the desk. She would go under the section where the drawers were where there was no space and sit in my "paper to be shredded box"

Zira came with me to work everyday after Chris and Nico left and she did such a good job. She only was bad when the Fed Ex truck pulled in the parking lot- she would bark and go crazy and run up to the front door to wait for them to come in, once they came in she loved them. Something about the truck...

Zira ALWAYS wanted to sit in my lap. Sometimes while I was making phone calls I would let her sit in my lap. It was SO uncomfortable for both of us but she was just happy to be in my lap.

Sure do miss those Dillys. Can't wait to visit for my birthday to see them and Chris!

thinking back

I was just laughing about this the other day while I was working on cleaning out a filing cabinet we had in our office. I realized it would not be practical for us to take the cabinet to Colorado so I needed to go through and clean it out as much as possible. While cleaning it I came across an unlabeled hanging folder with several envelopes in it. I pulled them all out and quickly realized what they were.

Chris and I did not have a long engagement. Right after we got engaged we decided on a date August 16th (I don't really know what that day and originally I don't know why it didn't work out) After one reason or another (I think some one in the Egbert family wasn't going to be able to make it) We changed the date but only after we had already made the date with the Temple and received our "confirmation of the date and time letter" in the mail. After the 16th wasn't going to work we changed it to the August 11th. We changed the date with the Temple without consulting anyone in thinking "It's our day they will make it for us". Soon after we had made this decision we brought up the date with my family. My dad (who is always easy going about everything) immediately said no to the date because it was the Mulligan (translation- 3 day golf tournament EVERY year at the country club- big deal. If you miss a year you get put down at the bottom of the waiting list and sometimes end up waiting several years to get back in the rotation to play again) My dad was not going to budge about missing the Mulligan but finally offered that it would be ok, he would just have to wait a few years. Of course knowing how much it meant to my dad we changed the date again. (My dad lives for summer golf especially the Mulligan how could I take that away from him? And when that certain someone is paying you are kind of obligated to please them at least a little right?) August 4th.... nope that didn't work either. July 31st... nope someone was on vacation. July 28th... finally we came across a day that worked for everyone and everyone was happy... Until we were thrown through a loop when our reception center told us we could get a substantial discount if we opted for a weekday- specifically Wednesday July 26th. So once again we called the Temple and changed our date.

I was laughing while cleaning out that folder and looking at each of the letters we had received and for some odd reason why after 5 years I had kept them all. It gave me quite a good laugh because I had completely forgotten the mayhem of all the date changing and rearranging that was being done clear up until the first of June it was only a matter of days that we had finalized the date before invitations were sent.

It made me laugh especially since this week was the Mulligan and my dad of course played and had a great time. So thanks to Dad, every year during the Mulligan we all have a little laugh about when life stands still for everyone because Dad is at the Mulligan.

what is done is done

Today was a crazy day. We spent all day yesterday packing up the truck getting ready for Chris to leave. I felt like we were running from the beginning of the day all the way to the end. This morning Chris and Zira got in the moving truck and left on their journey to Colorado Springs. The sad thing is at this point they have still not got to Colorado, poor things!

I have the amazing opportunity of moving in with my parents. It was quite comical to bring a truck load of stuff and move into my old bedroom... pretty funny. For now this is how things will stay. Chris and the Dillys in Colorado and me here back in Utah. Right now its just what is going to have to work.

I am already anxious to plan my next trip out to visit.

Weekend Update

First I apologize for the huge lack of updates.

Ok, so we are moving. Next Friday. Unfortunately we are going in opposite directions from each other. I have been working on packing up everything while Chris has been living in Colorado with his sister and her family {soon we will all just be one big happy family :) get ready!} finishing their basement that they have so generously made into an apartment for us. He's been gone for about a month and a half and flew in yesterday it was exciting to be able to see him again after our longest time apart... ever.

Friday Chris will be heading out with little Dilly {aka Zira, big Dilly- aka Nico is already a resident of Colorado. Thank you Jensen's for taking care of her while Chris is here, we know how she gets sometimes} and officially making the move to Colorado with all of our stuff.

What will I be doing? Well I am moving back into the Wiseman house (my parents are secretly very excited about this, I know it), into my old room in fact (feels kind of weird after 5 years) I am working and things are good on that front. Yes I will eventually be moving to the Springs (Colorado Springs) to join the family just not quite yet. I just got my new job in May and I really like it and it pays the bills so it seemed to make sense to continue for a while.

Things have been a little crazy trying to get it all figured out what is going where and what is all happening. A little hectic when your life is moving a state away and you are not. But in the end this will be a great thing.

Chris is preparing to start school in the spring and we are very excited for that. It was definitely a good move to do this option even though it wasn't always the easiest decision. Life has been quite crazy the last few years but this feels like a reboot. Its unfortunate it took 5 years to get to this point but we sure have learned a lot along the way and we have SO many people to thank for where we are. So many family and friends who have given so much for us to be where we are and for that we are ever so grateful to each and everyone.

The end to this winding road we have been driving for the past year came to an end yesterday with one small piece of paper in the mail. I could hardly contain my excitement when I opened our mailbox and saw it siting right on top screaming at me, I ran across the parking lot to our apartment to open the letter dragging Zira behind me the whole way. It really does feel like we get a fresh start which is exciting and kind of exhausting but all in all we are so grateful and thankful even despite the upheaval we have had the last year. Its good to be past this. {I have contemplated a large bon fire containing all the papers I never want to look at again- it would be a pretty great fire. I have several file boxes of them}My hope is that one day all of this may make more sense.

We can't wait to start a new life in Colorado with the Jensen's we will miss our family and friends in Utah but its good to know we will always come and visit.

*moving update*

I guess I can finally say the moving plans, seems like it is official enough now.

Our lease on our place here in South Jordan is up end of July so we have been thinking for quite some time what we wanted to do. Chris decided that he would like to go to Colorado to go to school at UCCS and for the time being I will stay here in Utah and work. We are so lucky to be able to have Chris' sister and her family in Colorado be willing to take us in for the next while and help while Chris is in school. We are really excited for Chris to be starting school there and it will be quite the adventure!