Update

Hello all! The last thing I posted was pretty vague, mostly because I was exhausted when I was writing it. I thought I should write a more in-depth update on what's going on with us, especially since our phone charger is one of the few things that is still at the other apartment. Our phone is dead and so I can't call anyone to tell them what's going on. We're going to the old place tomorrow when we don't have school or work to get the rest of our stuff and finish cleaning it all up.

Justin and I feel like we have been "moving" for a long time, and just about a week ago, we realized that we've both been so stressed out that we've been floating through life like zombies. The relief in finally finding a place to live and getting moved has been huge. As you all know, we were planning on moving down to St. George until about a week ago. We were trying to find a place down there that we could afford and it just wasn't happening. When we decided to stay in Cedar City, we found our new place almost immediately after we started looking. We fell in love with this little duplex pretty fast. It's in a newer part of Cedar that is way off Main Street, which is one of the perks for us.

Part of moving for me was trying to purge absolutely everything that we don't like or need out of our lives. We have acumulated so much junk furniture in the two and a half years we've been married, most of which we absolutely hate. It was all bulky, huge, and heavy. We've been very grateful for everything we've had, but it was time for a change. We used some of our student loan money to buy a new couch that we love and that will last a long time, a new TV stand that is much smaller than our entertainment center, and new bedding. We really wanted to simplify things, and you should have seen all the stuff we dropped at D.I. We're not even done yet, either. The only big things we kept were our bed, 2 bedside tables, one chair, our TV, and our treadmill. In the future, we hope to be able to buy a kitchen table and chairs, a new case for our DVDs, and far in the future, a new TV. Of course, we may have to invest in some baby furniture first :)

I want to thank Jake for coming down and helping us move a LOT of stuff, and for helping us put together our new furniture. It wasn't easy, and we really really appreciate it.

Other than moving, Justin is still working at Hollywood Video, which is better now since he got a raise. And we're both going to school three times a week in St. George. Commuting isn't so bad, and our classes aren't too demanding. We are taking Mass Communication, Communication Theory, Interpersonal Communication, and Script Analysis. It sounds daunting, but it hasn't been too bad yet.

What else? Well, I'm 10 weeks along today. The morning sickness is almost nonexistent now, thank goodness! and I have my next doctor's appointment in a week from tomorrow. The more I read about how our baby is growing, the more it strikes me as a complete miracle, and I can't imagine how anyone could throw this miracle away. Justin and I are so excited, maybe too excited, since we have quite a long wait ahead of us.

One more update to go, and then we're done! I just want to say that The Book Club is on hold for now. I want to say sorry to Nic for it all kind of falling apart in the middle of his month, and we will get back to Macbeth, I promise. Like I said, we've been pretty overwhelmed, and we're still recovering. Hopefully once we get completely moved, unpacked, and settled, The Book Club will be reinstated. I'll let everyone know when that happens.

We love you all, and we'll try to get everyone better updated on what's going on with us down here in southern Utah!