Finally Moved

Moving

Last week we were getting home from Thanksgiving in Montana with my parents and had some plans for how we were going to move in before Chris started his job on the 3rd. We took a day trip down to Utah to look at some apartments on Monday and after visiting 4, we signed the application for the one that felt the best to us. We headed home after a long day and began the packing and prepping for a move that we hopped to complete on Saturday when the previous tenants moved out. Chris had to make another trip to Utah for an orientation on Friday and came down early to buy us a couch for our new apartment.

New Home

It may seem sudden, but we are now moved into our new apartment home in Riverton, Utah! We were able to move in on Saturday and that was lucky for a couple of reasons. First, we have longer until the start of the week to try to get through as much of the unpacking as possible. Second, we didn't have to travel on the Sabbath and could go to church in our new ward. Third, the weather was a lot better on Saturday than Sunday! We got at least 3 inches of snow over night and woke up to a beautiful white winter Sunday which ruined my plans to walk the block to church...now I have to wait until spring! Our favorite part of our new home may vary because of our personal preferences, Chris likes having a garage and I like having a new place to decorate.

Claire

Our little trooper has handled this move very well and taken each day one step at a time...or box at a time if you want to be punny. She enjoyed the last few days she had to spend with Grandma and her cousins when we all went to the Festival of Trees on Wednesday. There was a talking tree that fascinated her so much that I could barely get her to be interested in coloring or anything else. I personally enjoyed the themed decorated trees and the snowman tree was my favorite. Another big step we decided to try with Claire in our new home was to have her no longer confined to a crib. Our first night wasn't the best because we weren't prepared for her falling out of bed, and I'm sure we will have a few more learning curves, but she ends up in her bed when we check on her before we go to sleep.

New Everything

Like I mentions, we got to go to church today and was warmly welcomed by several different people. Claire made an impression on the family that we sat in front of and while running around in Relief Society sitting in strangers laps. I hope we can do our best to fit in and serve the members of this ward like we were able to in Rexburg when I felt I was apart of the ward. It was very hard to be in my in-laws ward and in transition, knowing we weren't going to be there for a long time. This time will be different as we are here for a while with Chris's new job, our new apartment, and a brand new ward to meet.

Reading

Even though I still feel behind, I think I've caught up to where I am supposed to be and have finished Alma and started into Helaman. I'm just a chapter behind my reading with Chris and will be soaring past this coming week as I keep up my pace.

P.S.

I would talk about my unpacking but I'm far from done at this point so I'll address that next week. I'll also include pictures of our new home and how I've decorated of course!