Moving to the East Side

So it has been over a month since the last time I blogged and I realized I am overdue thanks to my beautiful friend Julie. Things have changed in my family to those who are not around much but to me this is something that has been going on for a couple of months now. My mom and dad are going to be officially divorced by November and my mom has just recently purchased a gorgouse home in Maricopa, AZ. I have decided to walk away from my house and foreclose on my home for a few reasons; I cannot afford the mortgage on my own, I cannot afford the maintanance and upkeep (I need a new AC, new appliances, new pipes, new carpet), and I am stuck in a ARM (Adjustable Rate Mortgage) that starts going up in May 09 that I have tried to refinance six times in the last year and have been turned down because I was stupid and took out a second car in my name for a friend to drive. So I am going to be living with my mom in her new house out in boondocksville Maricopa where there are no street lights, coyotes smushed along the side of the freeway, scorpions, black widows, and the nasty smell of cows on a nice hot day or on a day with a breeze. My kind of living! I see it as a great way to save money to start paying off my student loans and my car to help out my credit as much as possible knowing it will be negatively affected by losing my house, I can spend more time with my brother who is my favoritest person in the world, and help out my mom through the divorce but also help her with her arthritus. We are excited about the new house and already doing the shopping which is the funnest part. I LOVE decorating! I will pretty much rule the upstairs with my brother being second in command, the downstairs is all my mom. I will update my blog with more info once that happens. So I will no longer be a West Sider....I have only ever known the west side of Phoenix. My friend Jake will get a kick out of me being on the East Side now. Maricopa is a 31 mile drive from my job in Tempe and I have no idea what the traffic is like on the 10 East Bound.