Once again, no pictures, but we got our internet set up today and I am back! We all made it to California on Wednesday and straggled through a couple of half-sick moving in days and are now feeling much better. My sweet niece Angie helped me unpack the kitchen and sang Mary Poppins songs to the boys to keep them entertained. My brother-in-law John helped Josh put up all the beds and broke down a ton of boxes. We've been to the grocery store and Target and Josh went to work for a full day yesterday and we are ready to exhale.
If you remember, this house has no bath tub. Right now Josh is giving the boys their first bath in the Rubbermaid bin and it seems to be going well. Sam has learned how to climb out of his crib and has been taking hours to go to bed each night and skipping his naps. He freaks out whenever he can't see Josh and came running and screaming into our bedroom last night at about 3am. He has definitely had the hardest time with this move and I can't wait for him to feel comfortable here. Today when we walked downstairs for breakfast he said, "Sam's house. Michael's house. Daddy's house. Mommy's house." I think he's getting the fact that we won't be leaving here and I hope he'll settle down soon and sleep better.
Josh and I are both well now and feel like although this was a very hard move, we were blessed in so many ways to make it as comfortable as possible under the circumstances. I actually had sunshine the whole way I drove on the Pennsylvania Turnpike, which is usually dark and rainy. I had a woman at a rest stop help me keep the boys in the bathroom with me. I got sick at my parent's house and was able to spend the day in bed knowing the boys were happy and in excellent care. Josh got to a hotel in time before he got sick and missed a snow storm in Arizona while he was in the hotel.
There are so many ways we have been blessed. I cannot wait to go to church tomorrow. I feel starved for some spiritual strength. I am sad that it won't be at our old ward but am trying to remember that every ward I have ever loved was once new and unfamiliar. We just had such special experiences in Virginia that it makes it hard to say goodbye to those friends who went through those experiences with us, but we know that life keeeps going and we'll have those kinds of friends here too, eventually.
In the meantime, I am frequently bursting into tears while unpacking and realizing that I have so much space to put things. We can see the moon and stars out of our windows at night. My bedroom and bathroom feels like a bridal suite at the Ritz and the kitchen makes me feel like a cooking princess. I wish all of our friends in little dark apartments in Virigina could move somewhere more affordable and live more comfortably. It's very uplifting and I can tell Josh and the boys love it too.
So, ahh. Exhale. Deep breath and ready to go meet new friends at church tomorrow.
Pictures soon to come as soon as I find the cable to download them! Thanks for all of your encouraging comments. I love you all and the blogosphere!
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