Recap

So, I'm sitting here with a recently grumpy, but currently sleeping baby on my chest - so we'll see how long this lasts. It's been a long time since I've had two free hands to myself. Hmm, already awake again...but calm. Nope. Grumpy again. Darn. This'll have to wait.

Okay, take two.

Well, I've been meaning to get back into blogging for a long time now. The last time I was diligent about it was immediately after we got married and I was at home job hunting. Now, after just having had a baby, I do a lot of talking to myself anyway so I might as well be writing again.

It's been an interesting couple of months for me. On May 4th I had my final day at Wells Fargo. I (believe it or not!) had a hard time leaving. I was excited to not have to sell home equity accounts anymore, but sad to be leaving what I knew for what was totally unknown. And I knew I would miss my coworkers, too. Shoot I missed them over the weekends.
On May 5th, with the help of Cole and eventually some folks from our amazing church, Grace and Truth, we got our Uhaul loaded up with most of our things. With a few slight miscalculations, we weren't able to fit everything we wanted; giving our TV, and even my strawberries the boot for lack of room. At 37 weeks pregnant, we drove from our home in Forest grove to Sunnyside for the weekend. Homeless, we went to Matt Horsley's wedding in the Valley. So fun to see our friends from school!
May 8th, after church at Lower Valley and a tour of our home in progress, we finally hit the road for Reno with Mom and Dad Boboth in tow. Along the way, we stopped at a cute little pet-friendly hotel in a town with a surprisingly upscale steakhouse a few blocks away. Arriving the next day, we were greeted with 90* temps, and an interesting apartment manager names James. We knew right away it would be best to avoid conversations with him if we wanted to have any day left over afterwords. Sweet guy. Long-winded.
The next few weeks Everett and I had some time to play and explore our new tromping grounds. We saw the casinos, my doctor, and discovered Sparks Marina, which became an instant favorite and long-term memory. All except Hanson and Caroline have had their shot at it. And we know Winston loves it!
May 22nd, Sheri drove down here to be with me, because August 23rd Everett started his first day at the Sierra Nevada VA. He was nervous, and slept poorly, but quickly became acclimated to the pace and style of the practice. Mom and I visited the Marina very nearly every day thereafter, usually doing it twice which came to just about 4 miles a day. Unfortunately, it didn't seem to help Elsie come any sooner, but it did get me in shape in a hurry. That lady doesn't mess around! The next 3 weeks were full of a lot of Settlers games, too. A few of which I won. It was so fun having her company and getting to know her better. We really hadn't ever had that much time together alone before.
The first week of June my sister flew in, tagging it to the end of business trip in California. I picked her up just after midnight, and we of course stayed up even later trying to keep our giggles down to not wake Sheri. The three of us, as expected, hit the lake. A little later, my parents got tired of waiting for the call, and just decided to come down. COOL! We hit Scheels outdoor shop during that week, and mom and Jess got themselves tickets for the indoor ferris wheel. What rebels! Then that Thursday, Fred flew in. Ok - everyone's here...except Elsie. Where IS that baby?! I get fashionably late, but c'mon! You're giving Grandma Connie time to find other things to do, and levers to pull :)