Road trip Adventures

We're here in Minnesota!

The trip

                Things that could have gone better

*  Ira got too new teeth…unpleasantly.

*  Ira didn’t let us sleep much each night before driving.  He usually wakes up at about 3:00 a.m., but these nights he chose not to go back to sleep. 

*  I was not feeling too great, but could’ve been feeling a lot worse.

                Things that went well

*  The weather:  Miracle!  The weather was amazing the whole way there.

*  The weather on arrival:  It was so pleasant when we were unloading the truck that I was tempted to believe that MN temperatures had been hyped up…or down in this case.  This morning I stand corrected and frozen.

*  Friends along the way:  In Pittsburgh, we got together with a few friends from our old ward, and stayed with another friend and enjoyed her gigantic Jacuzzi tub.  The Larsens were a treat at our stop in Iowa.

*  The Durants:  Amazing.  They got to our apartment to help unload while we were sitting through a 20 minute shpeel about the lease, and by the time we got to the truck (16 ft) it was already mostly emptied.  We can’t wait to hang out with them ALL THE TIME.  J

*  The apartment:  Carolyn did well scouting out our options.  This place is awesome because

·                                          *Heating is included in rent

·                                          *There’s an awesome indoor heated parking spot for us

·                                        *  It’s cute, and clean, and doesn’t smell weird or anything

·                                        *Huge closets, including a sweet walkin closet. Having a dish washer for the first time doesn’t faze me too much, but it’s going to be hard to leave behind this walk-in closet.

·                                        * Indoor and outdoor pools, fitness center, and other cool stuff we haven’t had a chance to check out yet.

·                                         * Doors that actually close all the way, and that won’t wake up Ira when I want to check on him.

I could go on and on.  Thanks for all your prayers and help. 

Today is Anthony’s second day at work.  It’s looking good and the commute is amazingly short.  And I’m getting ready to hang pictures and take a run to Costco.  Ira still takes a step or two periodically, and has really enjoyed feeding us lately.  I’ll be excited because he’ll want my food.  “Trying new foods, hurray!”…and then no, he just wants to stick it in my mouth.  And he gets revenge for all the food I’ve gotten on his face in a fitting manner.  He loves little Thomas Durant… almost to a hazardous point, so I got him his first baby doll today.  Cutey.   Love you guys!

    sharon