Well, we left our home on Wednesday, June 10th at 6am. It was sad. Part of me thinks I tricked myself to think we are going on a trip, because I thought I would bawl more when leaving. I got teary eyed and brushed it away. I tried to stay away from the sadness as much as possible and only think of good things. Leaving Utah was very sad for our family. We will miss so many people and things. But now we have a great place to visit. So we left out and headed for our first stop in Albuquerque. We planned on getting there at 5 or 6 so the girls could swim.
We did get there around that time, but the wind was blowing hard and the pool (as are all down south) was outside...and the heater was broken. So it was cold! The girls didnt care, they swam for a bit and Nelson stayed clear of even the splashes, it was too cold! After they had enough, we went and showered and ate at the Cracker Barrel for dinner. We were so tired we could barely function. So after dinner, we went straight to bed. We woke up again at 5 to leave by 6...missed breakfast at the hotel because it starts at 6:30...Jayda was sad.....she likes their breakfast...so do I. So we left again and headed for Stephenville....the town I went to college in.
I have lots of friends still there and lots of favorite places to eat, so we wanted to visit there. We got there around 6:30 and went to my friend Kristi's house.
Kristi and I were best friends since 6th grade. It was so fun to see her and her hubby who was my friend in college as well. We got to meet her little girl, Kenzie, who is Jayda's age. The girls had so much fun with her and her parents!
We went to eat at Montana's, where they serve Dublin Dr. Pepper and the yummiest cheese fries! It was soooo good!
After dinner, we went to visit one of my friends from church, Jackie and Wes. They have two little boys, Colt and Dane...who are so cute! Colt is the second ranked best golfer in Texas for his age!!! (Which is 11). Amazing! It was so fun to catch up with them and visit....so after a bit, we headed back to our hotel and crashed!
Friday we planned to just play....we went swimming for a couple of hours, and Kenzie came over and swam too.
Then we went to lunch at the yummy Chicken Express...had more dublin dr. pepper, then took the girls to Fossil Rim, a drive through zoo if you will. The girls had so much fun.
So did we..... So after Fossil Rim, it was time to head to Grandma and Grandpa's house in College Station, which was about 3 hours away. It seemed like a short drive compared to the days before. We got there about 6:30 and had a delicious dinner...home cooked..which after 3 days of eating out was super good! We visited for awhile, and then off to bed again!
Saturday we drove over to my dad's, where we are now living, and unloaded the truck and trailer. We had about 6 guys from our new ward...which was so nice...Ben,Nick, Kimball, and Pam. It was so helpful! Nick and Kimball drove down our moving truck and trailer....it was soooo nice! We owe them big time! Thank you Nick and Kimball!!! (and their wives) After a fast hour of unloading and lots of sweat....we finally got it all out and in the house/garage. Then we went to Chiles for lunch to celebrate Sienna's Birthday!!! It was fun to have lunch together with Ben and Pam, Nick and Kimball.
We had a great time...and it was sad to say goodbye. We headed to our new home, finished unpacking, got some groceries then off to bed again! Sunday we woke up, got ready for church and headed out to our 11am ward. Although we were so tired still, 11am is so much nicer than our previous 9am. Our ward is amazing. Everyone had already been emailed we were coming (apparently new move ins are rare and we are big entertainment!) They had it all together and welcomed us so well! The girls had a little adjustment to primary, but by the end of church, they were so happy and excited and had so much fun! Little Sienna must not have been aware of the change, I think she thought we were still in Utah just sitting in a different spot, because right after sacrament, as usual...she took off...ran down the hall to nursery...until she realized her class was not in the same spot...(the bldg is layed out different) It was funny...Nelson said, "I think she expects to see Elle in there." (our old neighbor). We really like our new ward, everyone is so friendly and excited for our family to be here. Tonight we are having cake and ice cream and for Sienna's birthday. It was been a fun few days and a fun trip. Now we are just tired and need a break or maybe a really long nap!
Happy 2nd Birthday Sienna!!!(June 13th)
