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.
