This blog post comes from our new house in Denver! I can hardly believe it. After 3 months of ups and downs in buying a house, we were FINALLY approved on a home loan and now are in a beautiful house with a basement and a yard! Having both of those things is a luxury to me and I'm pretty grateful for them! The move was pretty crazy as we went to UT first for a family reunion and my parents 50th wedding anniversary, then continued on to Denver from there. We spent the reunion at a cabin in Fairview and the kids loved getting to know their new cousins. After that was the anniversary celebration and we all had a great time! I had written a song for my parents as a tribute to all they have been and done for me---I just prayed that I would be able to get through it without crying :) I saw lots of old friends and was able to introduce them to John and the kids. I'll post pictures soon!
It was fabulous to be able to relax a little bit while at home. I just love being there and it was rejuvenating! We left this past Tuesday to come to Denver and it was quite the adventure...I forgot my purse (I tell myself it was because I had a lot on my mind :) ) so my parents had to bring it to me. Luckily we were only about 20 min away; otherwise we would have had some problems! :) Vera told me about 2 hours into the trip that her tummy hurt and she felt like she was going to throw up. She often says this, so I just told her to look forward and at the road and before I could even finish, I heard that horrible noise of...THROWING UP. We were in the middle of nowhere and got off the next exit where there was nothing but a 50 mph wind, a horse and cart, and a man who looked at me like I was crazy. I got Vera and her clothes, booster seat, and self cleaned up, had her change clothes, then proceeded on our way. Not really the most fun way to start out a trip. I became a little more at ease when both Anna and Vera fell asleep and thought "Ok, bad start, but this will probably be all right." Ha. We all know it's no fun being stuck in a car for hours, especially for kids. I was a little too hasty, I'm afraid. It's like driving in the car turned on some sort of switch to annoy Mommy with endless questions that I had answered about 2 minutes earlier and whine about anything and everything, among other things. However, we made it through the whinings, the "I'm hungries", the "when will we be there"s, and the just plain grumpies, and finally made it to Denver! Huge sigh of relief.
So...after this crazy move time, I have learned, decided, and been reminded of a few things:
1. Throw up is gross whether or not it's the throw up of someone you love.
2. Driving in the car will be restricted to 5 min for the next 6 months to 1 year.
3. Being around family is absolutely rejuvenating.
4. Dollar toys at Target are a beautiful thing.
5. The Arbys in Laramie is lying to you when they say it's fast food.
6. Having my husband with me on the drive is much less stressful.
7. Staying in a cabin with 40 people is a blast, despite all the chaos.
8. Heavenly Father really does watch over us always and knows exactly how we feel and because of this, He knows how to help us if we will come to Him.
9. My parents are very, very patient, loving, and diligent.
10. I am incredibly blessed.
Until next time...I will be posting dinner menus as soon as we get a little more settled. Life Cereal has been our friend lately :) :)
It was fabulous to be able to relax a little bit while at home. I just love being there and it was rejuvenating! We left this past Tuesday to come to Denver and it was quite the adventure...I forgot my purse (I tell myself it was because I had a lot on my mind :) ) so my parents had to bring it to me. Luckily we were only about 20 min away; otherwise we would have had some problems! :) Vera told me about 2 hours into the trip that her tummy hurt and she felt like she was going to throw up. She often says this, so I just told her to look forward and at the road and before I could even finish, I heard that horrible noise of...THROWING UP. We were in the middle of nowhere and got off the next exit where there was nothing but a 50 mph wind, a horse and cart, and a man who looked at me like I was crazy. I got Vera and her clothes, booster seat, and self cleaned up, had her change clothes, then proceeded on our way. Not really the most fun way to start out a trip. I became a little more at ease when both Anna and Vera fell asleep and thought "Ok, bad start, but this will probably be all right." Ha. We all know it's no fun being stuck in a car for hours, especially for kids. I was a little too hasty, I'm afraid. It's like driving in the car turned on some sort of switch to annoy Mommy with endless questions that I had answered about 2 minutes earlier and whine about anything and everything, among other things. However, we made it through the whinings, the "I'm hungries", the "when will we be there"s, and the just plain grumpies, and finally made it to Denver! Huge sigh of relief.
So...after this crazy move time, I have learned, decided, and been reminded of a few things:
1. Throw up is gross whether or not it's the throw up of someone you love.
2. Driving in the car will be restricted to 5 min for the next 6 months to 1 year.
3. Being around family is absolutely rejuvenating.
4. Dollar toys at Target are a beautiful thing.
5. The Arbys in Laramie is lying to you when they say it's fast food.
6. Having my husband with me on the drive is much less stressful.
7. Staying in a cabin with 40 people is a blast, despite all the chaos.
8. Heavenly Father really does watch over us always and knows exactly how we feel and because of this, He knows how to help us if we will come to Him.
9. My parents are very, very patient, loving, and diligent.
10. I am incredibly blessed.
Until next time...I will be posting dinner menus as soon as we get a little more settled. Life Cereal has been our friend lately :) :)
