Lots of stuff part II...

So, for those that have not heard, Jon and I put an offer on a home in the Mtn Vista and it was accepted by the seller. "By the seller" is the key part. The home is a pre-foreclosure which means that it needs to be approved by the mortgage company also. They have the final say so in whether or not your offer is accepted. And on top of this, it can take 4-6 weeks according to our realtor for them to get back to you. It's now been about a week since our offer was accepted and sent to the mortgage company for approval. So, we just have to be hopeful/prayerful that this will work out. Here are some pics of the home.

Isn't it cute!!?? It's a really cute house on the same street as the Bishop (Peterson)-Autumn Street. It has three bedrooms, hardwood floors, stainless steel appliances, a fireplace, updated kitchen/bathrooms and a nice sized yard for the burrito with lots of cute little flower beds. And the neighborhood has been kept surprisingly cute. Another great thing about it is that it's super close to everything that we want to be close to-my work, freeway entrance to Jon's work and UNLV. So say a prayer for us that we'll get it!

Lastly, I just got back from girls camp last week. It was so fun! The girls were so good and really took to our ward theme of peace. Sometimes girls can get a little catty at camp- but this year we had none of that. I saw these girls do so many selfless, caring and kind acts of service for eachother and for the leaders. It was really such a neat learning experience for me. They worked so hard all week long to make things run smoothly, and they really made me feel like I fit right in. I left on Monday early morning and came back Saturday afternoon. Jon took off work on Friday to come up and help us get the girls home. Of course after not seeing a young man, let along a really good looking man all week, the girls just went NUTS over Jon when he got there. He had all of our 12 girls just hanging on his every word. They were really cute. It was also really fun to have Gracie up at camp. She would come visit our camp everyday and we'd give eachother a little squeeze. It really helped me not be so homesick to have both her and John there, and of course Jon at the end. It was so so fun-I would recommend going to Girl's Camp to anybody who has the opportunity.

Lots of stuff...

Ok, I know that I've been bad at writing consistently in my blog--and I'm sure you've all been aching to hear all the intimate details of my life, but I really have been busier than normal. I have several things that I need to share.


First things first-aren't these pics hilarious?! A couple weeks ago, the JPM's were over at mom and dad's house and Laney ventured upstairs by herself. I went to look for her and found her looking at this wig. I put it on her and a whole new little personality came out. She definitely felt like a red hot red head with it on--although she was a little scared as well. She had a lot of fun posing for pics, and cookie even wanted to try it on!













































Secondly, Jon and I came home the other day from work to this scene...Jack and Cookie were the only two dogs in the house, so I'll give you one guess as to who created this scene...you guessed right. Cookie had gotten a hold of a box of tissues and taken them all out and shredded them all over the room-under the couch, on top of the couch, on the coffee table and under, between the couch cushions--you name it-and tissue was there.

Homeless Rojas'

Well, it's been some time since I've made an entry but that's only because we've been drudging through the house shopping scene. The process of searching for a home in the "buyer's" market of Las Vegas has been much more difficult that I had ever imagined. Before we started looking for a home, we heard from everyone under the sun that this was THE BEST time to buy a home and that people would practically throw their homes at us for rock botom prices. Well, perhaps this was unrealistic and has ruined my perception of what home buying would be like. We have now found 4 homes that we have wanted to make/had made offers on and then found that they had either already accepted an offer or had 3-4 offers already placed. It has been very difficult, but we know that we just need to keep our chins up. We know that something will come along better than the last and that eventually we'll get a home that's just right for us--the hard part is just staying positive. So, if you would be so kind, please say some prayers for us that we will be directed to the place where Heavenly Father would like us to be and that we'll get there quick! Thanks-Love you all.

Fun in the Sun

So, this last weekend, we had the Koch's and the Michaelson's over for a swim party. Here are some fun pics from the day: PS; if your eyes are sensitive to extreme bright white lights, you may need to put on your shades.

Last night whilst Mom, Jon and I were watching our favorite show, American Idol, Dad was in the office 'puttering around'. He excitedly signaled us to come over and see what he had been working on. When we walked into the room, we were greeted by the sight of Jack, very relaxed, and wearing Dad's ginormous glasses and golfing hat. He wasn't asleep but instead just looked at us as if there was nothing out of the ordinary. It was quite a sight to behold!

Nacho and His Favorite Element.....

Some Fun Stuff...

Jon and I have done a few really fun things lately. Actually they both occurred within two days of each other a week and a half ago now. We signed up to perform in our ward (Mtn. Vista now) talent show. The show was quite entertaining and boasted performances from various members of our ward playing instruments in and out of tune, children singing primary songs, our own professional comedian's comedy routine, a ventriloquist and a fiery sermon on testimony. As I said, it was quite entertaining. Jon opened the show by playing two classical songs on his Spanish guitar and did a beautiful job. I think it was the best I've ever seen him perform. I was so nervous before he got up there (for us later in the show and for him) but as soon as he started playing all my worries melted away. I'll include a video of him playing one so that you too can revel in their tranquility.
Jon and I performed 'Don't Wait' by Dashboard Confessionals. Jon played the guitar and harmonized while I sang lead vocals. Despite me getting my lyrics a bit mixed up, I think it turned out pretty well. Mom said that everybody cheered the loudest for us--I'll take her word.

Then, on Saturday morning we got to announce for the Henderson Heritage parade--I'm not exactly sure what the purpose of this parade is, but it included visits from Las Vegas Classic Car Club-really cool restored model T's, Las Vegas Muscle Car Club-this was awesome-so many beautiful cars, plenty of high school bands and even two Shriners associations. We had our own booth and sound system. The committee provided us with a script but we were free to ad-lib as we liked. It was really fun and neat to see a Las Vegas community come together. I just wish we had taken pics! We've gotten really bad at bringing our camera with us, but I'm determined to do better if for no other reason but to show off on our blog. ;)