Hello? Is there anybody out there?

Why on earth did I just quote a Pink Floyd song? Ready for a massive update sans pictures? Well then, here we go.

The Quinns now reside in the lovely town of Boca Raton, Florida. When we left Mobile, Alabama for Florida this is what it looked like:

{I lied about the sans photos... my computer is broken and I'm using Ben's computer
but I remembered I have a few photos on the internets that I can use here.}

Pretty classy little get-up, right? Here is what the average joe in Boca drives:

{picture via Google Images}

Okay, so maybe not everyone drives a rolls royce around, but I've seen my fair share. At the grocery store, parked outside the corner drugstore, picking up their kids from school. It's crazy. Also lots of BMWs, Mercedes, Porsches, Range Rovers, and some cars that I didn't even know existed like Maserati and Buggati (Ben had to educate me on the latter two cars and how awesome they are. I'm still like, meh). Suffice it to say, Ben and I felt like we fit right in when we pulled into town in our 2000 Dodge Grand Caravan pulling a U-haul trailer.

We actually really like it here so far. The weather has been a dream, the beaches are beautiful, Maggie loves her school, the parks here are immaculate, and there are geckos that live IN MY HOUSE. Usually I give Cash the task of catching and releasing them on our patio, but they eat bugs and spiders, so I kind of have to see the symbiotic relationship there. My little gecko friends.

The only bad thing about Florida is that we are on the opposite coast of a lot of our friends and family. But there is an open invitation to come visit us! We're like only 1 1/2 hours from the Florida Keys, guys. And 30 minutes south of Palm Beach. Oh, and we live IN BOCA RATON. So, who's going to be our first official guest? Anyone? Anyone?

A Banjo on My Knee

And we're off, folks. We're headed down to the deep south. I'm excited for some authentic Cajun cooking- I'm certainly going to try some real shrimp gumbo. And I'm keeping my eye out for a pair of alligator boots. So a big fat good-bye to you, Utah, and to your lovely mountains! Also, good-bye to shirts without sweat stains under the armpits. Xoxo!

May the road always rise to meet you...

Well, well, well. Hello to all. Hope your March has been fantastico. Mine has been a tad bit crazy, and I love that. It's St. Patty's Day and the whole family is wearing green. We are Quinns after all and must pay tribute to this little Irish holiday. The kids really get into it- Ben will probably develop a hundred little bruises all over his body where his offspring pinched him repeatedly while he still lay (lie?) in bed this morning... his pj's (aka undies) aren't green. Tonight after a feast of corned beef and cabbage, the kids will be bathed and tucked into their beds to dream about leprechauns and rainbows. Meanwhile Ben and I will be packing for a quick trip to California and when we return we will be packing for a not so quick trip to (are you ready for this?) LOUISIANA. A 5 - 6 month stint to be had there. So, here's hoping a little luck-o-the-irish will be with us on our trip to the south (they have alligators there, you know).

Happy St. Patrick's Day!

We Interrupt This Blogging Break for a Brief Message..

Okay peoples, I'm going through my mountains of laundry today since I've put all housekeeping duties on the back burner and have put all my energies into packing up this little homestead of mine. But alas, I've run out of laundry detergent and need to run to the grocery store to buy more- but my kids are in the middle of The Princess Bride and Wesley's in the (read with a super scratchy voice) Pit of Despair and I can't very well pull my kids away in the middle of all that suspense and drama, now can I? So I'm logging on to my blog to really quick fill you in on the details of our move. We are moving to: (drumroll) HEBER CITY, UTAH! Oh man, are you so excited for us? Will you still be so excited for us when I say that we are moving in with Ben's mom? Hmmm? So yes, that is where we are moving... we are paying down debt and saving up so we can finally buy a house (how many years have I been having that as a goal now?). Anyhow, don't you Utahns worry, we will still be close enough for weekly Sunday dinners at your houses.

And now, back to the scheduled program (aka the Blogging Break).

(But first a picture to appease my mom who only checks this blog for snapshots of her favorite grandkidlets)

Um...

We are moving. In two weeks. I found out last week. Need I say more?

Blogging break to start right...

now.

hello

We moved. Again. Can you believe it? Remember, now, I am married to a nomad. So it's normal. Anyhow, internet is being installed tomorrow (i'm currently pirating it from an unsuspecting neighbor...) and then hopefully blogging will be back to normal. Note: normal does not mean regularly. Just maybe a little more regularly than recently. See those little piggy-toed feet up there? They belong to some pretty adorable (albeit needy) children. Two of whom (by the sound of it) just knocked over something heavy downstairs. Signing off.

recent happenings

well, we did it. we moved from jackson, wy to ??? not quite sure where we'll be ending up, probably somewhere in salt lake county, since that's where ben's work is. in the meantime, whilst ben is on some serious business trips i'm staying with my mother in california. so after shoving all of our earthly posessions in a storage unit, i packed up my two babies and drove to cali with my little brother. it's been great being down here with all my family! cash has had fun hanging out with his cousin scarlette, and maggie found a new friend, too!

so here's to the spontaneous, nomadic life i lead! i'm learning to love it.

Note to Self: Stop Complaining to Friends

So, here I am writing twice in one day, again, but I felt the need to given the responses to my previous post. Yes, Ben and I are moving back to Utah. In August. Ben got a teaching job in Draper. And I am MOSTLY excited to be moving back. Really, I am. I have lots more friends down there and it'll be sooooo nice to live near them again. Here's when I am sad to be leaving Jackson. When it is spring and the tulips are blooming and I can see the tip tops of the Tetons from my living room and I go for long walks with my babies on beautiful paths that line babbling brooks, and take 10 minute drives outside of town where I get to see huge herds of buffalo grazing and baby moose running along side their mothers and bald eagles sitting in their huge nests. I am sad to be leaving the beautiful scenery that I currently live amongst, but I can tell you that if we were making this move in the middle of winter, I would probably be saying I was ECSTATIC to be leaving this miserable snow-smothered place. See what a fair-weather liver I am? I only like a place when it's good weather and there are babbling brooks. And I'm not so sure Draper paints a very picture-esque vision in my mind. But we're planning on buying a house and that's very exciting to me, and I am so glad to be going back to the place I never really stopped thinking of as home (which is crazy because I thought I'd never think of Utah as home... but now it's as homey to me as Cali... weird). Anyways, Utah here we come! And Jackson, we'll be visiting... in the Spring, of course.

Weather or Not...

So, a few days ago it was nice and sunny out, a beautiful day for a picnic... so that's what we did. We had a picnic with Maggie's cousins. It felt so nice to be outside, enjoying the sunshine, eating good food. I loved it.





Thismorning, I woke up to this:


WHAT THE HECK??? Sometimes I'm really excited that we're moving back to Utah.

Home Sweet Home

Here are some pictures of our new place... it's a step up from the Brickyard Apartments in Orem and, most importantly, has a washer, dryer, and dishwasher! Ben's slave days are finally over!

WELCOME!

Our little family recently moved to Jackson, WY and we thought maybe we'd better start a blog page so as not to loose touch with the "real" world... hope we can get past our technical disabilities in this family and learn how the heck to use this thing!
love, ben, kat and maggie