I'm in Singapore!!!

So I'm either really REALLY exhausted from house purchasing drama and stress as well as getting ready to come here, or I have some completely maximum sleeping pills, because I arrived in Singapore and slept the whole day on Sunday!!! I even slept most of the time on the plane, so I don't know what is going on! Haha. I woke up in the evening on Sunday and went back to sleep, thinking that when I woke up again it was 9am, but when I looked outside and saw that it was still dark, I got super confused and wondered if I had slept my way into Tuesday somehow. Turns out though, I just read my watch upside down. It doesn't help that there is no clock in this room. That is on my list of things to get tomorrow. Haha!!!

But it's 5:45 in the morning here, MONDAY morning, and I'm waiting until 6am so I can walk down to the fancy breakfast suite because I am STARVING! I'm just glad I didn't wake up to find it miraculously Monday evening or Tuesday morning.

That is the excitement of my Singapore beginning.

Tootles!!

October Fun!!!

Hello everyone! I do apologize that I haven't updated you on our lives lately. We've been so busy. Two weeks ago I had to drive up to northern Wisconsin, so north that I had to stay in a hotel in Michigan for the night. That was a busy week. I returned to work last week, only to jump onto the road again Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. Fun fun fun when you are a trainer of career development!!!

What have Sammy and I been up to? We have been looking for a house to buy!!! Last week we took a look at 11 houses in the Milton area. We really only liked one, but our search went on. Then...by chance, Sammy found a beautiful house in Fulton that has been on the market for more than 8 months, meaning that we could most likely offer a lower amount than what they are asking. What is the house, you ask? Well, here is a link to the MLS listing, and feel free to take the virtual tour. It's absolutely beautiful...

http://scwmls.fnismls.com/publink/default.aspx?GUID=c43ef0f7-0cab-4064-8df9-4ed6bf33e2fe&Report=Yes

Now it's across from the Rock river, meaning we do NOT have river access, but we can see the river from our living room windows. But, my dear friends and family, do not get your hopes up, for we still have to make an offer, and we still have to see if they accept it.

However, ALAS!!! We have a wonderful backup house that we absolutely love as well! It's not as hunterish and rustic as our favorite, but it's pretty swell, AND it's way cheaper, so we know we can get this one for sure (unless someone buys it before us)...

http://scwmls.fnismls.com/publink/default.aspx?GUID=3e068aee-9b3b-4a99-81fc-d3e7fea867fe&Report=Yes

So wish us luck, we are going to be playing the housing market like crazy over the next few weeks. And if that isn't excitement enough for you, remember, I'm off to Singapore a week from Friday, October 24th, to be gone for almost two weeks!!! I'm super excited, and I've got my sweet new camera so I can take tons of pics. For those of you who do not know, Singapore is an island country off the southern coast of Malaysia. It is roughly the size of the city of Chicago, but they are the 6th richest country in the world. AND...they speak English over there. Yay for me!!

I think that's about it for now--Sammy keeps hunting but has no luck. He DID get to shoot a doe with his bow, but the bow snapped and the arrow went flying 25 feet above the doe's head and she took off running. Briggs if you're reading this, please forgive me, and please get your hands ready for my return to Minnesota, I'm aching for your sweet rubs...