I don't know if I can put an exclamation point to that sentence yet as I am still a little wary to be here, completely out of the familiar, but maybe within the next few weeks as things start to not be so new and strange anymore. We made our move this last week to Spokane, WA. Ben is going to Gonzaga University here to get his MBA. I finished my masters in social work last month and am currently UNEMPLOYED. I am frantically looking for a job so that I can now be the breadwinner for our family. Thankfully things came together last minute and we were able to find renters for our house back in Utah. We got here late last wed and slept on the floor in our duplex as we were too tired to even open up the uhaul until the next day. It was rough trying to move in everything by ourselves. We are sure grateful for all the packing help we had in Utah! Thankfully one of our neighbors noticed that I was struggling to move the big furniture into the duplex and came over to help Ben out. We are a lil scared about the area we live in. We found it on craigslist and had someone from the ward over here check it out for us before we came. The duplex is nice, nearly new, but the surrounding area is referred to as the ghetto. I hear sirens outside every night, many times. But our neighbors are nice and have been very welcoming. We have been given tomatoes and cucumbers, and offers for more cucumbers. So we will stick it out for now, but if things get too crazy around here, we are on a month to month lease and we can find greener pastures :O I think Ben is more excited about being here than I am. We were looking forward to moving out to the northwest, but I wanted rain and the cool breeze. It is musty and warm here, a lot like utah but its muggy. They say its going to snow a ton on us as well. Yipee. I dont like the snow much. But I will admit I am excited for a change of pace. Our ward is nice and I am enjoying my runs through Gonzaga's beautiful campus(with Ben riding behind me on his longboard to protect me from any crazies). Ben is looking forward to starting school next week. We were at the store and I asked him if he needed any school supplies...he laughed at me like a child embarrassed by his mother. What? Don't graduate students need school supplies too? I even told him he could use my backpack. Anyhow, just wanted to update everyone. Sorry no pics this time. We have most things unpacked but we still haven't gotten the cameras out. I should be documenting this all I know, but I've just been too busy and too tired. Pics to come soon, until then, so long from Spokane :)
