#29-Jan. 29th

One of the features Dan and I are both excited about in our new house is the ceiling in our master bedroom. It is done with an octagon inset. It will have backlighting in the ceiling. It should look totally awesome when its done.

#28-Jan. 28th

Here is another image that Dan sent from his sightseeing around San Antonio.

#27-Jan. 27th

One of Cole's favorite things lately is to challenge everyone to games of chess. His favorite opponent is his grandpa. We have had to learn to really pay attention because Cole can now beat us all if we don't think through the moves.

#26- Jan. 26th

Dan is enjoying the nicer weather while TDY to San Antonio. He got to spend the day out sightseeing and having dinner with his class. This is a view of the river walk there.

#25-Jan. 25th

Cole and I spent some time just playing since we were getting a temporary warm spell. He was trying to learn new trucks for his scooter.

#24-Jan. 24th

Shot a quick bathroom photo of me ready for work. I'm really enjoying my new job. It will be hard to leave it in less than two months.

#23-Jan. 23rd

So the house has started getting its brick. Yeah. Another phase in progress. We were also told interior wiring is almost done and sheet rocking has started.

#22-Jan. 22nd

We are all on the countdown until Dan gets here for his inspection on the base here. Kati and I spent some time making a countdown paper chain to keep track of the days.

#21-Jan. 21st

Kati is so sweet. She made me a sign to congratulate me on the new job I started on Thursday at Big Sky Harley. I am now the new marketing manager. Lots of work but tons of fun. :)

#20-Jan. 20th

Trent and Kati ran some errands for me today since I had to work and do finals. They made a fun stop to try out some new rides.

#19-Jan. 19th

More progress was made this week on our house. I'm getting so excited to get the progress updates.

#18-Jan. 18th

Today we had our family birthday dinner to celebrate the January birthdays on my side of the family. Happy birthday this month to my mom, Scott, Nick, and Meghan. Here are Cassie and I celebrating.

#17-Jan. 17th

Cole is on day three of missing school due to feeling sick. The poor kid needs to get on the mend soon.

#16-Jan. 16th

A friend of mine unexpectedly passed away this past week. I went to high school with him and his two sisters. He was such a bright light for many and it is so sad that his life was cut short at such a young age. I spent the evening with his sister preparing photo collages for the funeral.

#15-Jan-15th

So today was spent at work at Harley.  It was nice to be back there again helping the customers.  It really is a fun place to get to work.  Kati started back into her Kuk Sool Won, Korean martial arts, tonight.  She truly enjoys it.  Topped the evening off with my new favorite, gingerbread hot chocolate.  Dan got me hooked on them from IHOP so I had to learn to make my own.  I almost have the recipe perfected.

#14-Jan. 14th

So today I got to spend the day with a wonderful friend working on homework together.  We are both in the same school, but for different degrees.  It is nice to actually have a real study buddy after three years of feeling on my own with getting this degree.  Today I had to do a food photo shoot for class and she was able to hold up backgrounds and reflectors while I shot.  It made things go so much quicker, plus we got to chat while working.  :)

#13-Jan. 13th

Before leaving town Dan went by our house for a final look at the progress. Neither of us will probably see the house again until we drive down there in March to close and move in. I'm pretty excited.

#12-Jan. 12th

Kati has a love for painting nails. She will ask almost weekly to get to paint family members' toe and finger nails. Since it was too cold to venture out it seemed like a nice way to spend a Saturday afternoon.

#11-Jan. 11th

We woke up to about a foot of snow on the ground and it still is falling. Dan texted me a new photo on the progress of our house and it was so nice to get to see the sun shining in the pic. I will be looking forward to much warmer winter temperatures for the future.

#10-Jan 10th

Today we had a winter storm warning. The snow has just been coming down and down. I took two photos of my parents house today. One was first thing this morning. The other about 3pm. We already had about four inches on the ground and its still coming down.

#9-Jan. 9th

So right before I flew out yesterday we went by our house for one final look. I was so excited because the framing was already going up. They are cruising so fast on the house. I can't wait to see what the next week brings!

#8-Jan. 8th

So much has gone on today. Makes it so hard to decide what to post for my daily photo. I finally decided to go with a photo collage from where I'm currently stranded-Denver. My first flight was delayed over an hour due to mechanical difficulties so I missed my second flight into Great Falls. Bum deal but I'm making the best of it.

#7-Jan 7th

Today's photo is one provided courtesy of my mom. My parents have been watching the kids while I've been in Louisiana with Dan to get everything picked for our house. I got sent this one of Cole enjoying his time with his grandparents. Between the awesome baths and game nights, getting to beat his grandparents at Yahtzee, he is definitely enjoying my time away.

#6-Jan. 6th

Had such a relaxing day together with Dan. It was so nice. It will be a long two months while he is TDY in Texas. Got more choices decided for our house. We have so much to try to get figured out in such a short time.

All the lighting is decided on and this will be the lantern light over our front door.

#5-Jan. 5th

First I have to say a wonderful Happy Birthday to my mom. I'm so thankful for her and all she does for me and my family. I hope she has a wonderful day. We spent the day at more appointments for the house and drove by the lot to see the progress. They got the plumbing laid in the ground. It is so fun to get to see the changes that are happening each day. Then we got to enjoy dinner at one of my favorite restaurants down here, Copelands. It's a New Orleans style place that is known for its incredible desserts.

#4-Jan. 4th

So another day working in progress for the new house. We had an appointment with the bank. Also got the exterior brick and all the appliances for the kitchen picked. It's so exciting yet stressful at the same time. It was much more fun doing that then how I get to spend the evening-doing homework.

#3-Jan. 3rd

So there was the first sign of progress at our property today. They set the footprint for the house. It doesn't look like much but at least it's something. Dan and I have appointments to pick out appliances, lighting, and brick for the house. One step at a time. :)

#2-Jan 2nd

Finished up the apartment today. Now to just hand in the keys tomorrow. It's so nice to feel like we are heading into the next phase of this move.

In between errands and cleaning we stopped for dinner at Wendy's. I just love the new touch screen soda machines they have. SO many options that its fun to try new ones every time. I can't wait to get to show them to Kati and Cole when they get down here.

#1-Jan 1st

Starting the year out very busy. Dan and I, with the awesome help of his friend Josh, got almost everything moved out of Dan's apartment into the storage unit. Huge kudos to them both because they both roughed it out being sick.

We have so many big plans for 2013 so I thought it would be perfect to try to keep up with a photo of the day for again this year.

The first photo for 2013 is the land where our new house will be getting built. We are all so excited to get to have a new house built for us. :)