Currently....

We are only a few hours away from finding out if we move to Sacramento. James has been laid off since the first of July, and even though secretly inside I was happy because we would be spending family time together, we haven't done anything relaxing vacation style since his lay off date! LOL

We spent the 4th at a friends last min BBQ, we've been swimming a handful of times, went to Sac for him to take a medical/psychological test....and unexpectedly ended up staying longer then we thought we'd needed to. Lots of sleeping in other peoples' bed, or couch.....and not bringing enough clothes for a 5 day stay, or diapers, wipes....or under ware.

We looked at house rentals, and apartments. We found a nice 2 bedroom house with a mini backyard (no grass and super steep inside steps) and WALKING James's mom. Rent was $1200, for an ENTIRE house! crazy huh. We found 2 more spacious apartments. 2 bedrooms 2 baths ranging from $899 to $1150. One was more newer then the other...we decided on the $899 place. The kitchen is a little dated, but we dont know how much James's checks will be after taxes etc. Paying lower rent will allow us to save on a down payment on a home, furnish our place with nice extras to make us comfy....basically we don't want to struggle!

Sacramento area seems to not be as overpriced as the Bay Area

This is the rug I want from Anthropologie, and this is the couch we want from Pottery Barn, print from 20x200



...... we both agree and are OK with the idea that babies = mess....and stuff will be broken. meh, what can you do? just dont buy the $300 lamp :)