We've Moved!

Hooray! This move is over and we've already hung our curtains. We got up here Saturday afternoon, and with six guys from the Rocklin 5th Ward Elder's Quorum helping, along with Cory's family and my mom, it only took about an hour to unload the moving truck. We did not make it to church at 8:30am the next morning, but Cory's parents went and said we should fit right in to our new ward. Cory's dad felt like the oldest guy there, and apparently the primary is so big that they have two classes for each age group. There are even two nurseries. We are definitely not used to that. Apparently four other families have moved into the ward this month, so I wonder how long it will take to get callings.

We absolutely love our apartment! In Pasadena we each had our own bathroom, but Cory decided we'll share the master and keep the other one a nice guest bathroom. That means we need some guests to actually be able to call it that. Anyone interested? Notice how the shower curtain, towels and rug actually match.

As I mentioned in a previous post, this is the first time since I left home ten years ago that I have had a washer and dryer in the house. They came with the apartment so they're nice and new. Cory thought it appropriate to capture me starting our first load of laundry.

We had a full-size guest bed in Brady's old room, which took up a lot of space. Cory and I decided to get a high, pillow top queen-size air mattress, which my mom said is pretty comfortable. Are you booking your flight yet? This room seems bigger, and there is a lot of space for him to play in there. He has actually been spending a bit of time alone in there playing with toys and reading books. I'm so excited about this.

I will admit to anyone that I was apprehensive about the size of our kitchen. There is no area to eat, so the layout just goes from the kitchen to a large open carpeted great room to combine the dining and living rooms. We got a plastic mat to put under the table for Brady (and for us), and we'll just keep the leaves out of the table when it's just us. So far it's worked, and amazingly I have found room in the kitchen cupboards for everything. This may sound crazy, but this is also the first range we've had that's digital. How cool that it tells you how long it will take to preheat!

Last but not least, the deal closer for us on this particular property was the location in the community. I took this picture from our doorstep. That's the fitness center, which has three eliptical machines, two treadmills, a bike, and quite a few strength training machines. Just on the other side is the junior Olympic size swimming pool and hot tub. Can you imagine how I might feel like I'm on vacation here? Well, if that doesn't convince you to visit, I don't know what will. We love our place and we're very excited to be here.