Weekend Review

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This weekend was super busy! Both of my brothers came in from college so it was good to see them! They are growing up so fast. I can remember helping my mom feed them and change their diapers and now they are in college starting their own lives! Man how the time flies!

This weekend was also Robyn's birthday! They had a get together over at their house and cooked hot dogs. They have been building a house since about March and it is almost finished! Everything has turned out so good and I know they are so ready to move in! We also worked around the house this weekend. We are trying to finish up last minute things so we can get it on the market. Hopefully it will be a quick sell. Let's all keep our fingers crossed!

One Year Older

This weekend was my birthday and I can't believe I am now 24 years old!
Saturday morning mom and I went to look at furniture, got manicures, and picked up my birthday cake from Baskin Robins - my favorite! That afternoon we went to look at more furniture and then went out to eat at Lupe Tortillas with everyone Satuday night. Mom paid for me to get my hair done, and David, Pat, Robyn and Kamri gave me gift certificates to the nail place. Looking forward to some relaxing pedicures. The most exciting part of my birthday was signing paper to build a new house! We signed papers Sunday and it should be ready sometime in March.


This year has gone by so fast, and so many good things have happened and so many things to be grateful for! We are truly blessed :)

Student Loan Consolidation

I just happen to be a semi-pro on this topic...student loan consolidation! During my four year stay at Abilene Christian university I racked up a pretty nice little bill. After graduation I began to look into consolidation for my federal and private loans.

If you have a large amount of loans, I would suggest consolidating them. Not only does it make it easier to keep track of the loans, it also allows you to lower your monthly payment.

NOLA Pics

Just a couple of pics from the weekend...

Home Loan

Here lately I have been very interested in the detail of a home loan; in particular, the interest rate. Since David and I are going to be putting the house on the market soon, I want to be familiar with the different lenders and the "incentives" they offer. I came across emortgage, a lender which has eliminated the majority of the paperwork. The information is created online and can then be used to fill in all of the different forms. It's about time this approach surfaced! If you are in the market for a new house and are needing a home loan, I suggest you check out emortgage first.

It's back!

Yet another Monopoly game is underway at McDonald's! Needless to say, I have eaten it twice today. I can remember eating there all the time in college just to get the game pieces. I have to admit, it's a little nerdy (and fattening) but I become so wrapped up in the game. I think it would be so fun jut to say I won something off the Monopoly game from McDonalds! So if you notice I've gained a few poundsin the weeks to come, keep quiet, I will be using my American Express gift card I win from McDonalds to have liposuction!

Extra money, anyone?

I recently started blogging after I heard I could make a little extra money. I always love to read people's blogs but I wasn't sure about expressing my thoughts and feelings over the internet, that seemed kind of vulnerable. But hey, I guess money talks. So Ralph helped me setup my blog back in June, and in September I was ready to start getting paid. I joined payperpost and have been blogging away ever since! I love telling my friends how I am making extra money to just right little advertisements and express my opinions.

With the money I earn, the first thing I want to do is go to New York. My mom and I have wanted to go for a long time, but we kept putting it off because there was always something else that the money could be put towards. Now that I am making money blogging, I can set aside that money and hopefully we can be going to New York soon! After New York, I plan on just saving it to put towards my student loans. Blah. But the sooner they are paid off, the happier I will be, not to mention my bank account!

Many thanks to Ralph for introducing me to blogging and thanks to PayPerPost for helping my earn some extra moula!

Weekend Review

We had a great time in New Orleans this past weekend. The game was great, well at least the first half! It was good to see Taylor, and we had a great time with hanging out with Mike and Ruth. We got back late last night and I can't believe that it's already Monday again! I will post some pictures as soon as I can get my camera charged.

Traveling Bargains

Throughout the next five years, I will be traveling quite a bit. As most of you know, my "little" brother is playing football for Tulane University in New Orleans. The free tickets are pretty hard to pass up, so we will be taking a lot of "mini vacations" to New Orleans. Me being the bargain hunter that I am, I like to shop for the best rates that I can possibly find on hotels. I can search for hours, just to make sure I can get the best quality hotel at the most reasonable price. During my search, I came across hotelreservations.com and they definitely have the best prices around, hands down! I was able to get a great deal on our hotel this weekend at the Wyndham. Not only do they offer great prices on hotels, but also on motels, resorts, vacation rentals, and not to mention their world wide vacation packages.

The big hype always seems to be over Expedia, Orbitz, Travelocity, etc. However, their prices never seem to be that great to me. I can always seem to find a cheaper price and a better deal on hotelreservations.com. So, if you are planning on getting away for the weekend, taking a week long vacation to the mountains, taking a cruise or going to the Caribbean for the summer, check out this website first. I guarantee, along with them, that you will be pleased with the services and prices that they offer. The reservation process is very easy and simple. You can either make your reservations over the world wide web or you can place a phone call. The reservation line is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week. The next time I travel, and need to make Hotel Reservations, I will definitely be using hotelreservations.com