Well, we are here and the next chapter of our lives has begun.
We made it to our house in great time on Saturday and have everything unloaded and in the house. We are not in the house yet because there are people still working on getting some things ready, but we are excited to be in this week. We talked to the landlord tonight and he said we could come in and get stuff organized whenever we want. We will probably go in tomorrow and start getting things situated. We will probably sleep there Wednesday night and see how that goes. The boys are really anxious to get in there and get back into the groove of things. It has been hard for them to be in this transition period and really need a place to call home again.
The trip through that crappy state we call Wyoming was actually pretty good. Friday was the packing the truck day and we were very lucky to get all the help that we got. The elders in the quorum did a great job and we are very grateful for the help they gave. Especially Travis, who brought was there most of the day and then went and got Blackjack pizza for everyone. Also a big help were the Gollhofer’s who brought lunch for us and soda’s for anyone else. Plus they were there most of the day and late into the night.
I really hate the drive through Wyoming. I don’t really care for the state at all. This is the view most of the way.
I always like this sign.
That night, we went over to Chenel & Drew’s house to spend the night. Then on Friday, I got up at 5:00 and left the house at about 5:15 am to head out to Orem.
The truck did great and was a lot faster then I figured it would be. I figured it would top out at about 60 or 65 mph, but it went pretty comfortably around 75 most of the way. I left about two hours before Cami and expected her to pass my somewhere in Evanston, but because I was able to go so fast and didn’t have to stop for lunch with the boys, I made it a couple hours before she did and had the whole truck unloaded before she got to town. I wanted to take a picture of them passing me, but they never did, so I had to get a picture of myself.
Here is a picture of the house.
Yes that is the church building in the background. The fence to the backyard is up against the church parking lot. It is pretty sweet and I am excited. The yard needs some work, as does some areas in the house, but overall we are excited for it and the possibilities.
This is the front room looking from the stairs.
This is the kitchen. I like the island and pantry area. It is a nice feature we didn’t have in Colorado.
Here is the family room from the kitchen.
The tile and carpet combo is kind of weird, but it may work out okay it we set up the room right. If you turn right at the end of the stairs, you will go to the laundry room, bathroom, downstairs and into the garage. There is a food storage room, extra family room, furnace room and another bedroom down there, so that is pretty cool. For all of you that want to come visit, this is where you will sleep.
We are not crazy about the metal banister, but that’s the way it goes sometimes. It feels like we are in a commercial building or something. Oh well, what can you do?
We had a lot of help here when we got in and that was great. The house needed some repairs before we could move in, but the wait will be worth it. I took a few pictures of the house, but because there are so many boxes in all the rooms, I will not post them here but will get some when we have stuff put away in a week or so.
I start work on Monday so we will have the rest of the week and weekend to get stuff somewhat organized.
We are excited to be here and invite any and all visitors. Come see us.
Back in June or July of this year, we had some great neighbors move into the house across the street from us in Colorado. He is a state patrol and told the boys that when he had the police car around, they could come over and get some pictures of it and check it out.
We were sad to move away from them, but hope that we can stay in touch. They also had three dogs that our boys thought were pretty cool. One of them, named Chevy, was the boys’ favorite and they would go borrow it and play with it almost everyday. There were lots of fun things we did with them and this was one of the favorites.
Here they are:
For those who haven’t heard, we are moving.
We are going to Orem, Utah and are leaving on the 27th of September. I got a job out there at a company called Attask and am really excited about it and the possibilities. It is a great company and I am ready to start this new adventure in my life.
I had interviewed with them in August when we were out there seeing Cami’s family and then went out again on the 3rd of September to interview with them again. They then offered me a job on Monday, the 8th and I accepted it on the 9th.
I know that a lot of people are wondering “why Utah?” Well, Cami and I both feel like it is the right thing to do at this time in our life. We have had many prayers that have been answered and we both feel very strongly that this is where we need to be.
My parents still live here in Colorado and so we will be back from time to time. The boys are excited to live by Austin and Addie and were happy when we told them.
We are excited and ready for a change of pace.
Here’s more photoshop fun.
It has been a few days since Spencer went to the emergency room so he decided to make a visit today. He was outside and a cinderblock fell on his leg and split it open, something that can only happen to Spencer. Of course he was climbing on it and knocked it off.
We cleaned it up, took a few pictures and called the doctor, who told us to bring him in. When I took him in, the nurse said “I’m glad your here Spencer. It has only been a week since the last visit and I was wondering where you were.” Cami joked that they should just have a standing appointment for him.
He got 4 stitches (bringing his total to 15). Dr. Ryan said he did awesome and will be just fine.They have to stay in for 10 days and his leg will be just fine.
Here are a few pictures. More are here.
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