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The Carlisles

Posted on Jun 24, 2009

We had a lot of fun at the Montelago at Lake Las Vegas with the Carlisles. Those kids were so much fun. I don’t think there was anything greater than playing in all the fountains. They could have been there for hours. And can you believe that Janae made all of their dresses? I was shocked. They are all so gorgeous. She even designed them! “They just don’t have what I want in stores,” she says like it’s no big deal. She is amazing. I hope to sew with her this summer!

You can view the entire event here.

Janelle Monae

Posted on Jun 23, 2009

I finally found NPR on the radio and as I was driving back from an exploration to Lake Las Vegas last weekend I got to hear her interview on a music program for emerging artists. Although Janelle has been around for a little while she’s just now becoming more mainstream. One of her songs was featured on So You Think You Can Dance last week. But then again she was featured in a GAP ad last Christmas too, so…

I love her song, Sincerely, Jane, which was a letter her mother wrote her (or that is the idea behind it). This recoding is pretty tinny sounding but it’s still an amazing performance. She has an incredible voice. I’m grateful she didn’t go to Broadway like she wanted. I get to enjoy her much more frequently now.

Her official video for this song is crazy and awesome. Pandora has suggested her to me before and I liked her but hearing Sincerely, Jane on NPR the other day was the clincher.

Home Owners!

Posted on Jun 22, 2009

Sir Luke and I have known what home we wanted for a while now. The foreclosure crisis, while super crappy for a majority, is making it possible for us to get into a home. That and a lot of help from some VERY generous family.

Last week was one of the most grueling and trying I’ve ever had. I don’t think I’ve ever been more stressed out in my life. We had a deadline of Friday and weren’t sure that we would get our loan fully approved by then. It’s different for us because we’re purchasing a brand new home. What we found was that the area we wanted to live in had the same pricing for foreclosed homes that would need a lot of work and have less space and amenities as this brand new one in an up and coming community in Henderson.

The community is called Inspirada and it’s a ten year master plan community in it’s second year. There is no guarantee it will be completed but as of now we are two blocks from a park and two pools. Amazing. Last year our stake was split to make room for the Inspirada wards. So if that isn’t telling I don’t know what is. It’s going to continue to grow, which we hope will increase the value of the home over time.

OK, enough talk you want to see what it will be like. Due to the fact that it doesn’t exist just yet (we have a tentative finish date of the first week in September) here are some photos and floor plans from the website. You can take a virtual tour of the model here (careful, it may shutdown your browser). Also, the kitchen is just the layout not the actual upgrades, not our style and not in our budget. You can click on the floor plan to view it larger.