Isn't Houston a pretty city?
So, we kind of made a big move a few months back and since I'm NOT so great at blogging (much to the dissatisfaction of many family members and even a few friends), I am formally announcing our new city of residence: Houston!
Techincally, we actually live in suburbia within 20 miles of this fabulous city and a mere 30 minute commute to downtown. In this area, that's considered a walk in the park compared to the commute many others around here face!
The biggest thing I can say about this whole new change for us is that we absolutely love it here.
Love. Love. Love!
Believe it or not, it was not an easy decision to leave West Texas. I won't go into all the factors that weighed into the decision, but in the end it was our belief that this is where we were supposed to go that was the driving force behind our decision to make this move.
(Not to mention the choice between moving and keeping a job or staying and having no job-again-was sort of a no-brainer.)
But, it's amazing the blessings that occur when we exercise our faith and allow the Lord to lead us.
So here we are living it up in the big city and I will attempt to share in subsequent posts some pictures of the many adventures we've already had here.
To sum up in one paragraph or less all of the things that have filled our days (and nights) over the last 6 months, here it goes:
Boxes, boxes, packing, packing. Painting, fixing, cleaning, spackling. Showings, stress, and finally selling, moving time and goodbye telling. LONG, rainy drive on four hours sleep, two storage units for the junk that we keep. Crammed in a small apartment with three kids and a beagle, building house because out here the prices are a steal! Watching house get built one step at a time, spending each day at the pool so I don't lose my mind! Fishing once and beach twice down at Galveston bay, thank goodness for Bonine that saved everyone's day! Aquarium, zoo, shopping trips galore...Ikea, Super Target, who could ask for more? Yummy eats and treats like La Madeline's and Coldstone. Date night on the town made the city feel like home. Delays on the house have not made us too happy....thefts in new contruction areas are just downright crappy! With Skyler and Kayla away for the summer, I'm trying to keep from dwelling on how much that's a bummer. Jackson's getting spoiled with lots of one-on-one time, which is nice for me too to relax and unwind. So this is the end of this dumb little poem. Later I'll share some new pics of our home!
