We're here!

I know I need to post pictures and I really will, and lots of them, but I just wanted to post that we are here and doing well. For the most part all is very well and we are settling in quickly. My parents have been a huge help and Thursday we unpacked ALOT! Now we mostly just have all the many "misc" boxes and decor but for now are too tired to worry about all that. I just wanted to quickly document how blessed we are feeling tonight. We feel like we are living in a good home in a good neighborhood with great schools and a great church congregation. Today we went to church and people were very welcoming and kind. Tonight we decided to go to the kids school to show them where it it was and play at the park and randomly someone from our ward came with 4 of their 5 children. Their kids are similar in age to ours and they go to the park every night by the stream and catch frogs. Our kids caught frogs with them and had a blast. I feel like it was no coincidence that we "ran" into him tonight, our kids are already thrilled that they have "friends". Tonight as we were sitting down to dinner someone from church brought over some yummy brownies, then when we got home from the park our Stake President came over with a pan of home made cinnamon rolls. He is married to a woman that my mom just happened to sit next to that happens to be her cousin making us 2nd cousins or something like that, small world. Then after that the door bell rang again and I could hardly believe it, it was the family from the park with another dessert. They came over because she wanted to meet me and they invited us to dinner this week. They just moved here from Utah a month ago and are loving everything about it!

Yesterday we went and saw The Statue of Liberty, and I had to just keep reminding myself that we actually live here, and will be able to see and do so many amazing things. While this move has been a sacrifice in part I really think we will have so many rich experiences and make friends with amazing people.

While everything is going well, tomorrow my parents are leaving. I have mixed emotions as you can imagine. It's been great to have them here and share this experience with us. I feel like I am being brave in venturing out and trying to be independent but I worry what tomorrow will bring. They will leave and Randall will head into the city and "real life" will begin. I know that we will and have been blessed and we will be taken care of, but it will be all new again not having any family around us, as well as the good friends we have come to love and rely on. I guess I just look at it as an opportunity to grow and be challenged and I'm really looking forward to that.