A new start

Eric & I are loving our new home. It's so much bigger and brighter than our last home. We only have one complaint: the shower head is so low! It's even at an uncomfortable height for me! Poor Eric! We bought an "extender" that allows us to adjust the height of the shower head, but it reduces the water pressure so much that it's annoying. We just can't win! Other than that small annoyance, we have no complaints. All of our neighbors are quiet and the few we've met are really nice.

We love our new ward! It is such a difference from our last ward and we're happy. We have felt so welcome and accepted. The Elder's Quorum President and two other men from the ward helped us move in. They were such a blessing - we got everything moved in in about an hour. Last week the RS Presidency stopped by for a visit, and my new visiting teachers called to set up an appointment. We've been in the ward a week! Wow! We're so excited to get involved and make new friends.

We've enjoyed meals at home with our new kitchen table, and also our new pots & pans and a few other kitchen appliances we couldn't use at our other place. Last night I made my first loaf of homemade bread! Before anyone gets too excited, I did use a bread mix in the bread machine. But, it's a start! Today we had salmon - and Eric LOVED it! Hooray!

For Valentine's day, we celebrated on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday since we were moving all day Saturday. Monday night we went to dinner at Red Lobster. It was nice to get out since I'd been home all day cleaning and unpacking. And I love spending time with Eric! Then on Tuesday I gave Eric his gift: 2 6" cookies and a box of "chippers" (small cookies) from Paradise Bakery. On the big cookies I had a saying written on them and he loved them! On Wednesday Eric gave me my gift: chocolate dipped bananas & pineapple from Eddibles. They were SO good! I thought it was a very creative gift. He was excited to give that to me, since it was sweet and "healthy".

Next weekend we're heading up to Idaho for a visit with Eric's best friend Mike. Unless Mike's wife has an early delivery (she's pregnant with their 2nd), we'll enjoy a nice weekend in Preston Idaho!