Broke 5,000 Hits Today!

I cannot believe this blog broke 5,000 hits today! With only one follower at that, lol. Whoever you are readers, Thank YOU!!!! Keep it coming!

Photographs That Make Me Smile!



I looked over and Bella was wearing my high heeled boots!



Crystal's Travel Journal

My travel blog is starting to take off! It has been up for just over a month. I am really excited! The only problem is that I am running out of photo room. I may need to remove the travel photographs I put on this blog. Many of them repeat on the other one. I am sorry for any inconvenience this may cause. I will put a link to the other blog for the photographs. I really hope all my readers follow me over to my new place. I will still be using this one as my journal. Thanks for reading!

http://crystalstraveljournal.blogspot.com/  Please Join Me Here!!

Apartment #1

We saw our first apartment option.

Here's the Details:

Money Details:

• Base Rent $725 (Must pay an extra $15 for first floor and waste water is set at $35 a month)
• Garage is an extra $50 with no opener
• Super picky about Credit, rental history and time at job
• $45 Application fee per adult
• $50 Administrative fee due at move in
• $99 to $725 Deposit dependent on credit

Apartment Details:

• 2 Bedrooms
• 2 Full Baths
• 1,125 SQ Feet
• Fully Equipped Kitchen with Frost free refrigerator, dishwasher, electric self cleaning oven, and built in Microwave oven
• Ceiling Fans
• Huge Walk-in Closets in both bedrooms
• Private Patio or Balcony of Living room
• Washer and Dryer Connection in a rather large laundry room
• Chandelier in Dining Room
• Coat Closet in Front Hall
• Looks Nice
• 1 Car Garage Rental
• No Stairs for First Floor Places

Complex Details:

• NICE GYM!
• Large Pool with huge Sun Deck
• Tanning Bed
• Tennis Court
• Full Basketball Court
• Sand Volleyball Court
• Recreational Room
• 24 Hour laundry on-site
• Clubhouse with Sitting Room with Fireplace and Wide Screen Television
• Indoor Racquetball Courts
• Picnic Area
• Playground
• Convenient
• In Elementary School District
• Possibly in Middle School District (They were not sure because lines just changed. Waiting to hear back from the school.)

The full rent will be $825. If it is in the middle school district then it has all the must haves. On the Wants list it has 3-5, 7, 9, 11-18, 20, 23, and 25. Kind-of's 8, 19, 6. It had issue about 5 years ago when a lady was stabbed in her apartment but they haven't had any problems since. The guy was caught.

Doesn't have 10, 21, 22 and 24. Not being walking friendly is the only one of these that really bothers me.

This place is still in the running. Over-all we liked it. The bedrooms were good sized, closets were huge, and the gym was great! My only concern is how picky they are about credit. I do not have much credit. My husband has credit from buying our car. I never wanted to hamper myself with credit cards that I did not really need. His credit is good enough but I do not know if mine is. We both have to meet the guide lines or we have to put down a full month of rent and here's the kicker, have a co-signer! I have been a renter for 10 years and I have never encountered this.

There's the Pros and Con's of apartment #1. On to #2!

Things That Make Me Happy

• My Children & Hubby
• My Crazy, Funny Sister and most of my family for that matter
• My Friends
• Traveling, especially to new places
• SHOES!
• Running
• The smell of a baby fresh from the bath
• The Ocean
• Baby feet
• The Color Pink...Bright Colors in General
• Reading
• Good Italian Food
• Funky Earrings (Feathers, Beads, Chains, Etc.)
• A rib-eye steak cooked to medium
• Nature (Trees, Mountains, Rivers, Animals, & so on)
• Anything my Dad cooks
• Puppies and Kittens when they belong to someone else, lol
• Cleanliness
• An Organized Home, Car, Binder...Well just about anything organized really
• Meeting new people
• Dance
• My Husband's egg tacos
• When someone else changes my daughter's dirty diaper
• When something unexpected happens and I am prepared for it
• Music
• Learning something new
• Good Hair Days!
• Art
• Shopping
• People who laugh loudly and easily
• Snow on Christmas, and Only on Christmas!
• Donuts (I would rather have a glazed donut than chocolate!)
• The sense of satisfaction that comes from finishing a large project or my work for the week
• Good grades
• A great fitting pair of jeans
• Being Early
• And last but certainly not least...Living on a Whim. I love to plan but sometimes I like to go completely off track. It's shocking & I never know how it will work out but it's fun!

Who Are The People Stopping By?

Many people are stopping by to read this blog everyday. They do not "Follow" me and that is fine but it does leave me wondering. Who are you? Many anonymous eyes read my ramblings. Whoever you are thanks for your interest. Feel free to leave a comment, anonymously, of course, lol. Hope you get a giggle or take some information with you as you read through. I also write another blog named Crystal's Travel Journal. If you come here to read about our outings and travel it is now being written about on that one. This has become my personal journal.

Whoever you are reading this I hope all is well for you! I also hope you continue stopping by! Have a great day or night!

New Blog For Just Travel and Outings!

I started a new blog for just our outings and travel. I am going to continue to use this blog as a personal journal for everything else that goes on in our lives, such as medical updates for Ivy, fun kid things I want to share, recipes we liked, art, and crafts.

The new blog is named Crystal's Travels. I know it's super original, lol.
Here is the link to it if you are interested. http://crystalstravels.wordpress.com/