Now how's this for some weirdness: for some strangely bizarre (my newswriting professor would strike those two words and punish me for using them together) reason my family manages to stay on any prominent news caster's radar. Our lives are so adventurous I suppose. You know, with all the packing, unpacking and submitting change of address forms to the post office? Yup, our every-day going-ons seem to be riveting to such a degree that we again have been interviewed about our current living situation as well as our future living situation.
It seems that the general public is a little confused (and rightfully so) as to our whereabouts and whyabouts. This is a transcription of my interview with Katie. Of course, I was wearing a fabulous outfit, my makeup was applied by professionals so well that even my cold sore didn't show up on the big screen. Take a look for yourself:
Not bad, eh?
Katie: So, you and your family left Boise?
Me: Yes.
Katie: Where are you living now?
Me: Well, we decided it would be fun to stalk the woman who purchased our home back in Chicago, so we moved across the street from our old house and are renting out fabulous neighbor Barb's basement apartment.
Katie: That's kind of creepy, you stalking your buyer.
Me: Kidding, Katie. Totally kidding.
Katie: Oh, I knew that.
Me: (courtesy grin and chuckle)
Katie: But you really are living across the street from the home you just sold a few months ago?
Me: Yes, it's perfect! When we owned our home here I complained endlessly about the giant yard and all the work associated with it. Kyle and the kids always loved the land for digging around in the dirt, riding their bikes and jeeps through it, that stuff. It was just that the yard work was overwhelming and I was far from capable of singlehandedly keeping it looking good. Even decent. Living here I get the best of both worlds. A huge yard for the kids to play in complete with a playset and a cute little dog to chase around, and then the fabulous Jose comes over every week and mows, plants bulbs, mulches, and all that other fun stuff. So now when I gaze out my kitchen window, I am free to think "Oh what a lovely day it is. We should go out and play" and not, "Oh darn, it's sunny. I guess that means I'm supposed to take advantage of the weather and get the yard cleaned up before it rains."
Katie: I see. So how long do you plan on living in the Chicago area?
Me: For me, through the end of July. Then I will head out to Utah and find a rental home for us and register Cade for kindergarten. (Eyes fill up with tears. I fake a sneeze to cover up the emotions).
Katie: And Kyle?
Me: He'll stay for the remainder of the summer and come back late August, early September.
Katie: Are you nervous to make that move by yourself?
Me: Well, not so much. The hard work has been done. We didn't bring too much to Barb's since her place is fully furnished, complete with dishes, bedding, towels, and a his and hers Hotwheels! Most of our stuff we left in the storage unit in Provo. The tricky part is getting my kids to Utah. I am not too keen on driving them both to Chicago on my own. One child is doable. Both? That's like agreeing to letting a hyper monkey, an angry tiger, and a laughing hyena in your backseat while you drive 24 hours. So, I'll probably fly out there and drop them off with my mom (who is a better mother to my children than I am) and fly back and drive the car out there and get the essentials out of the storage unit and set up home base.
Katie: Do you know where in Provo you will live?
Me: I don't know. It may not even be Provo. Utah County probably. Of course, you have to keep in mind there's a 1% chance that something crazy will happen and we don't move to Utah and we end up somewhere like Madagascar, the Orient, or somewhere in the Middle East. Yes, one must always keep that in mind. And then there's Kyle who thinks we're moving to South Jordan soley based on the fact that it houses the one and only Lifetime Fitness Center in the entire state of Utah. To him it's a no-brainer.
Katie: What are you looking forward to when you move to Utah County?
Me: Hmmm. Definitely living by family will be fun. My sister has lofty goals for domesticating me when I move there and I look forward to that. I also look forward to finally being able to visit with my college friends and roomies who live there. I always kick myself every time I go to Utah for not visiting close friends and extended family. And of course, living close to the beloved Alma Mater, BYU, is going to be great. Love the bookstore. Love the flowers planted every season in front of the library. Love it all.
Katie: What else?
Me: Living close to a temple will be great, too. Oh yeah, and I will start learning how to incorporate that enormous amount of food storage we have into our weekly diet.
Katie: You mentioned you were going to look for a rental. Are you not going to buy?
Me: Not yet. We'll be looking. Until we're sure of where we want to be, we'll rent. It's a great time to buy, but an awful time to sell, so we want to make sure we won't be needing to sell anytime in the near future before we purchase something.
Katie: What will you do this summer?
Me: (getting antsy and looking around. this interview is lasting a long time....) umm, go to the community pool and parks. Run, go to the Taj Mahal to work out, play outside with the chillens, prep Caders for kindergarten, organize our storage unit we have here in Chicago, make a bunch of runs to Goodwill, organize our photos, really the list is endless. I'll be enlisting Emily S. to help me choose the best school district to find our home in. And of course, there will be many chocolate cakes baked.
Katie: Yes, chocolate cakes. And Kyle? What will he be doing? What will his hours be?
Me: The usual-- selling pest control, training the sales reps, solving problems. Living his dream job. He'll leave in the morning and come home at night, six days a week.
Katie: Well, thanks for answering our questions, I have so many more. Your lives are so interesting! We'll be in touch soon.
Me: Thanks, Katie. I'm curious though.
Katie: About what?
Me: If you'll edit this interview the same way you guys edited Palin's interview with you. I don't need assistance from you and your team to look like an uninformed airhead. I do that well enough on my own.
Katie: Ah, well. We'll see!
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Any Questions?
Katie: I see. So how long do you plan on living in the Chicago area?
Me: For me, through the end of July. Then I will head out to Utah and find a rental home for us and register Cade for kindergarten. (Eyes fill up with tears. I fake a sneeze to cover up the emotions).
Katie: And Kyle?
Me: He'll stay for the remainder of the summer and come back late August, early September.
Katie: Are you nervous to make that move by yourself?
Me: Well, not so much. The hard work has been done. We didn't bring too much to Barb's since her place is fully furnished, complete with dishes, bedding, towels, and a his and hers Hotwheels! Most of our stuff we left in the storage unit in Provo. The tricky part is getting my kids to Utah. I am not too keen on driving them both to Chicago on my own. One child is doable. Both? That's like agreeing to letting a hyper monkey, an angry tiger, and a laughing hyena in your backseat while you drive 24 hours. So, I'll probably fly out there and drop them off with my mom (who is a better mother to my children than I am) and fly back and drive the car out there and get the essentials out of the storage unit and set up home base.
Katie: Do you know where in Provo you will live?
Me: I don't know. It may not even be Provo. Utah County probably. Of course, you have to keep in mind there's a 1% chance that something crazy will happen and we don't move to Utah and we end up somewhere like Madagascar, the Orient, or somewhere in the Middle East. Yes, one must always keep that in mind. And then there's Kyle who thinks we're moving to South Jordan soley based on the fact that it houses the one and only Lifetime Fitness Center in the entire state of Utah. To him it's a no-brainer.
Katie: What are you looking forward to when you move to Utah County?
Me: Hmmm. Definitely living by family will be fun. My sister has lofty goals for domesticating me when I move there and I look forward to that. I also look forward to finally being able to visit with my college friends and roomies who live there. I always kick myself every time I go to Utah for not visiting close friends and extended family. And of course, living close to the beloved Alma Mater, BYU, is going to be great. Love the bookstore. Love the flowers planted every season in front of the library. Love it all.
Katie: What else?
Me: Living close to a temple will be great, too. Oh yeah, and I will start learning how to incorporate that enormous amount of food storage we have into our weekly diet.
Katie: You mentioned you were going to look for a rental. Are you not going to buy?
Me: Not yet. We'll be looking. Until we're sure of where we want to be, we'll rent. It's a great time to buy, but an awful time to sell, so we want to make sure we won't be needing to sell anytime in the near future before we purchase something.
Katie: What will you do this summer?
Me: (getting antsy and looking around. this interview is lasting a long time....) umm, go to the community pool and parks. Run, go to the Taj Mahal to work out, play outside with the chillens, prep Caders for kindergarten, organize our storage unit we have here in Chicago, make a bunch of runs to Goodwill, organize our photos, really the list is endless. I'll be enlisting Emily S. to help me choose the best school district to find our home in. And of course, there will be many chocolate cakes baked.
Katie: Yes, chocolate cakes. And Kyle? What will he be doing? What will his hours be?
Me: The usual-- selling pest control, training the sales reps, solving problems. Living his dream job. He'll leave in the morning and come home at night, six days a week.
Katie: Well, thanks for answering our questions, I have so many more. Your lives are so interesting! We'll be in touch soon.
Me: Thanks, Katie. I'm curious though.
Katie: About what?
Me: If you'll edit this interview the same way you guys edited Palin's interview with you. I don't need assistance from you and your team to look like an uninformed airhead. I do that well enough on my own.
Katie: Ah, well. We'll see!
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Any Questions?
okay, okay. the above brunette is in fact, not me. the photo came as a courtesy from http://i108.photobucket.com/albums/n19/cpolo/housewife.jpg
11 comments:
That was a great interview, by why did you move to Idaho when you were only going to be there a few months? That is my last lingering question. :0)
how awesome would that be if jake got a job in utah county after graduation...we could all be neighbors :) hehe I'm so super excited to live in the same state as you...and I won't be in school so I can actually come visit a lot!!
YAY!!!! WE will be living in utah county in late july / early august! i know you will have your sister, and college roommates, and everyone else -- but i hope you have time for some hang-out time with lyndsey!
Emily-- we have our eye on making it into the Guiness Book of World Records for moving the most times.
okay, kidding. We went to idaho for kyle to recruit salesmen for his office. Each fall/winter he and his partner travel to utah and idaho to do this, and we have learned that it's a more productive if one of them is actually living out there to recruit. i was going to stay in chicago while Kyle traveled out there for a few months, but we ended up selling the home, so we all came with him.
Have I mentioned before (once, twice, twenty times?) that I love reading your posts?
Teri, you are so fabulous to my ego. She thanks you. And I thank you, too.
Becca- Now don't jinx it! I can't even imagine if the three of us lived within 10 minutes of each other. It would be our attempt at a Huntsville Henriksen Compound. Wouldn't that be so fun!?
Lynds- I am excited for your journey back to the promised land. Haha! I am excited for you, though I know you will miss Cali so bad. To offset that, we could pretend like we're at BYU again and have meetings in the PRSSA office at 7am for fun. I bet they haven't even changed the code to that room over the last 5 years.
I had to see who you were!!! Fun interview...you must live a much more exciting life than i because last time i asked katiie if she'd like to have an interview with me, she smunched up her face and then declined...i didn't think life was that boring around here, but I guess it is!
Lime Ricki--love Love LOVE the suits that I got. They fit great. Only complaint, I look REALLY flat in them (truth hurts)...Best part--the bottoms actually cover my buns. You'll have to let me know if you like yours. Its definitely a different fit than the modbe suits (they have a lot more material on theirs...to much in my opinion.) these still cover without all the excess! (and they are cheaper--what's not to love?)
I'm still hoping you end up in NC--a girl can dream right?! Luke's only criteria when we were looking for a place to live here...it must be within reasonable driving distance to the only Lifetime in the STATE. That really narrowed things down. Hope the rest of the move goes well and we'll give you a call when we're in Chicago this summer.
So glad to have you back!
it actually is pretty funny. just one of those things! you always have such entertaining posts by the way. i hope you guys have fun in chicago. i love it there! good luck with the summer!
I actually think it's awesome you get to be with your old friends for a while. I also think you look great, it's almost as good as my mom's yearbook photo for winning Miss Betty Crocker. So, if you live in Provo, it would be awesome if you lived where Cade could be in Dianne Amesse' class. She's doing incredible things, BYU is doing a documentary of her because of a project she's doing with them. Or if you live anywhere in Provo you could send him to the dual-immersion Spanish school, that's very cool, too. Or, you could live in another town, where I have no tips and I can't pretend like I know stuff . . .Enjoy your Chicago summer!
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