So, this is me since arriving in the land of cold-- laying in the warmth of the sun coming in through the windows.
We arrived safely in Twin Falls last Monday night/Tuesday morning. We came with a U-Haul, pulling a car and our other car-- sort of a moving train. Amazingly, the girls did fabulously- even Kendi. Kira and Kamber thought it was so cool to ride in the big truck with Dad. It was a nine hour trip with only three short stops for gas and feeding Kendi. And the roads were great with the exception of one little stretch of about 20-30 miles around Ely, Nevada. Not too bad.
We arrived at 1:00am in Twin Falls, with a temperature reading of 13 degrees, no place to park our big rig and three very tired little ones. Fun times! Our apartment was left open for us but was a chilly 60 degrees. We all just about froze that first night. Thankfully it has since warmed up-- otherwise I think I might have turned around the next day and driven back to Vegas! I can't believe how desert-ified I have become!
We have since unpacked, gotten sick, signed a contract and are now having fun exploring our new surroundings. Since I grew up in a small town and went to college in a small town, I assumed this move would be very easy to adjust to. But I have to admit, I have experienced a little culture shock since arriving. It is not quite like the cities I have been living in for the past eight years. But not to worry-- I am already begining to love this little city!
It actually is about the perfect size for a city- not too big, but not too small. They have just about all of my stores here (we are even getting a Cafe Rio! Yes!), with exception of Baby Gap. And a few things we haven't had before. Like WinCo foods-- cool grocery store! Sort of like Costco without having to buy in large quantities. I still haven't explored everything yet and hope to discover a few more fun things.
Our next adventure is to find a house. Yeah!!! I can't believe it! We are considering a house in Kimberly, Idaho, just outside of Twin Falls.
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Glad you guys made it and that the trip was ok too. Hope you guys find a house soon, that'll be so fun! Good luck with that too. Oh and if you have any questions about any issues with buying, not that we are experts but Josh can certainly look over any contracts or whatever.
I was wondering when you were moving and wah-la, you're gone! Good luck with all the adjusting.
well, i'm glad you made it safe and w/out problems...sorry about the freezing cold-ness and culture shock :) how exciting...a whole new chapter of life for you!
Eeeek! I am SO GLAD you posted!! That picture of Kimberly looks RAD! I can't wait to come and visit! And a CAFE RIO?!?! See Heavenly Father does love you. And meeee tooo!!!!
I am so excited for you guys!! Anytime you want to come back to visit, you can stay with us :) I'm sure you'll probably stay with Brooke, but the only advantage I have is that our house is bigger, AND we live close to Brooke. LOL
I love your little town and can't wait to see pictures of your future house!
Do they have a quilting/fabric store?
sounds like fun!!! I hate moving but that sounds like a fun adventure. i hope you find a cute little house for you guys. Where is Brandon working? I would die to have cafe rio around...it is my favorite thing to eat!!
Well as long as you have Cafe Rio you can survive, is how I look at it. I am addicted to that place. I'm excited that you made it to Idaho and you guys are going to be getting into a house. Ryan has to come up there for work every so often and we also drive through there if we go to visit Jason and his family in Caldwell, so we will have to have a get together soon!!
Fun! Fun! Fun! I can't wait to be looking for a house. Going from a big city to a small town... I learned the value of on-line shopping ( : That way you can still shop at baby gap... and other stores you'll miss. ( :
We are glad you made it there with out too much trouble. Hope that all things go well for you guys.. We miss you, our new downstair neighbors are interesting. :)
Look at the comments on my blog about Twin Falls. A girl in our ward used to live there and posted a comment all about what there is to do there. She loved it!
How exciting! Did Brandon get a job there?
WELCOME TO IDAHO!
let us know the next time your in the rexburg area- we would love to see you guys! I so happy we have some family close by (sort of) =)
I love Winco!!! The Idaho tansplant has made it to SoCal. It has everything so cheap and I am sure the girls will have fun pulling the handles on all that bulk stuff. Enjoy!!! Welcome to your new home.
i just wandered in from somewhere. we moved FROM twin. we LoVe it! Kimberly is a great place to live and buy. getting a cafe rio? wal mart is on the way i hear.
hope you enjoy the town we enjoyed =D
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