After packing up, we spent one last night with my parents and started our long trip Sunday morning along with my brother Matt and his wife, Nikki. We traveled to Gallup, New Mexico (Route 66 was running through my head for two day straight) the first night with only one puking incident--given our track record, we were actually pretty pleased. It was a long drive, but the kids were kept busy with a ready supply of DVDs (thank heaven for modern technology!). That night we all stayed in two tiny rooms at a Motel 6 then got up early the next morning and drove the last five hours to Safford. It actually almost seemed longer than the day before due to the winding mountain roads, cranky kids and the fact the Brigham threw up three different times and was completely miserable. Needless to say, we were all very happy when we finally arrived at our destination.
The house we are renting is an older home that apparently at one time housed a radio station. There is actually a guest house right next door that is also rented out and then a studio apartment above the garage where Matt and Nikki are staying. Even though the house is older, it's actually quite nice and has a lot of character. The kids spent the first two or three days just exploring the yard and discovering things that they wouldn't have seen in Utah.
The second day we were there, they found this little lizard in the back yard.
A couple days after we moved in, they flooded our yard, which is a common way to irrigate in Arizona and the kids got a kick out of playing in the flooded front yard.
Ben's Aunt Ruth and Uncle David live just a couple of miles away from our new home and have done everything they can to make the transition to Arizona easier for us. The kids already adore them and their boys (Ben's cousins). They especially love to go to Aunt Ruth and Uncle David's house because they breed Golden Retrievers. They have a litter of puppies that are about five weeks old and the kids LOVE them! The kids ask nearly everyday if they can go see the puppies.
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Glad to hear that things are going well so far! :0) How's the heat? Good luck with the transition! :0)
Mistie,
Yeah---you made it! You posted something!
I can't believe you're so far away now. I was thinking a lot about you on Sunday morning and I really felt so sad. I know I will have a hard time with your move and I need to try to work hard at being happy for you and your family and not selfish--wishing you were back here in Harrisville. I just get attatched to people and then it's hard on me when they go. I am so glad that you made it safely to your new home and even with a few setbacks--the throwing up sounds familiar to me too. I am sorry about that. How fun to see these pictures and your kids all smiley. You guys are together---finally! I hope things keep looking up for you. Don't let too much time go by without updating this blog! Kristy and I were saying how much we will miss you.
You are a wonderful friend.
Enjoy the summer time. We went to Willow Park on Wed. and I thought of you. :) THanks for all your great ideas. I can't wait to hear of your new adventures in Safford.
So happy you are settled. See how good of a friend I am. I didn't even make and effort to see you when you were in Utah. Fortunately I did get to see your other half. HOpe your loving Arizona and not melting.
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