Tuesday, August 28, 2007






So I guess the vacation had to end. After arriving home, jet lagged, on Wednesday night, we packed up all our worldly possessions Thursday and Friday, rented and packed a 16 foot truck on Saturday, unpacked the 16 foot truck because it was too small, rented and packed a 24 foot truck that same afternoon, cleaned the place on Sunday, Jona left in the truck with the cat Sunday afternoon, and my mom, Hailey and I hit the road Monday morning. Phew, I'm pooped just writing it all! Mom, Hailey and I arrived in Nashville on Tuesday evening after and uneventful drive (everyone take a moment to thank the dear lord for portable DVD players) and we've been settling in ever since.

Mom has been more helpful that I can even put into words, from keeping Hailey occupied while we empty boxes to decorating, organizing, cleaning, and cooking. And doing all this while sleeping in our living room! We don't have couches yet, and we don't have anywhere to put the bed, so currently the guest bed IS our couch. What would this world be like without fabulous mothers?? The house is GREAT! Thankfully we have an attic for storage because we seem to have accrued a whole lot of stuff in our years together. But lets be honest here, most of it belongs to Hailey. Our backyard is huge and has already given us hours of entertainment and exercise. Hailey's room is all finished, its the only room in the house I can say that about, and it looks wonderful. She loves her own space with a door to close and ALL of her toys at her finger tips! Last night was her first time sleeping in there and she slept for 12 1/2 hours...gotta love it :)

Mom left yesterday and I'm feeling a little blue. But we sat outside last night watching Hailey in her pool that Gammy bought for her, and our neighbors came over and we hung out for awhile just talking and getting to know each other and I felt like it was a nice reminder that we will be happy here, it just takes time. I haven't even started looking for a job yet, that time will come soon enough. For now my job is getting us settled in and making this house our home. So, here we are in Nashville, decorating a new house and waiting for visitors. Come on y'all!

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