My new home!

Kerry and I arrived within a few minutes of each other Wednesday night. My friend Bethany picked Caleb and I up at the airport and Kerry and Speedy pulled in their driveway just prior to our arrival. Talk about good timing. We enjoyed a lovely dinner and birthday cupcakes for Kerry before watching the Idol vote off and heading to bed.

We got our temporary apartment (which is quite nice and very clean for never seeing it prior to our lease) Thursday morning and the moving company was sitting in front waiting for us. Talk about prompt! The driver's helper was a no show, but Andy was amazing! Started at 9, done by 2. Moving is exhausting. Do I really want to do it again in a few months? Not really, but after hearing my upstairs neighbor's surround sound full blast.......I think so. We are still unpacking our necessities while the rest is being stored in a garage in our complex, but it still feels weird to not have everything available to me.

Caleb is doing better than Speedy. He stays on his bed about 90% of the time because he knows its a safe place. Except for when Caleb decides to bring all of the kitchen utensils one by one and leave them in a pile on his bed. Silly kid. Caleb's room is set up so he has some familiarity, the only thing he hasn't asked to do as frequently is to go "outside". I guess not seeing a backyard plays into that. He has his toys, books and boxes to climb on, so he is content!

Kerry is still feeling unsettled and this might last until we find a house. He doesn't like being cramped in a small place, but I try and remind him its only temporary. Plus it has a nice, big garden tub........yeah for Kerry.

I have already fallen in love with the beauty here. The first morning I walked Speedy I was delighted to see red fire hydrants, beautiful daffodils and geese! (Why did I put fire hydrants first? First thing I saw and it was cool!) Driving around town you see beautiful blossomed trees, trees in general, woods, Robins (which Mary said I would see a lot of) and I also noticed a sign in a neighborhood near our apartments that said it was "Predator Free". They do not allow registered sex offenders to live in the neighborhood. Never seen that sign before! Will that be on my Indiana driver's license test?

Anyhoo, I already love it here. I don't miss the sights of Arizona at all, just my friends and family. It has been a bit chilly, but at least I get to experience winter before spring hits.