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Saturday, June 8, 2013

Internet!

No pictures for now. This is the first time since we left Wednesday morning that I've had access to the internet. We have to figure out what internet provider we will sign up for.

We made it safely to Washington Utah at about 12:30 AM on Friday morning. We did have one mishap. A half hour outside of Nampa ID for the night, one of the tires on the car trailer blew. We only heard a bang and I looked in the side mirror and saw smoke coming from the tire. We pulled over and called the Penske help line. Within 1/2 hour to 45 minutes the tow truck arrived. We took the car off the trailer and the tow guy took the trailer on his tow truck. Fred and I drove separately to the hotel for the night. In the morning we drove to Boise and picked up another car trailer. After the car was loaded, Fred noticed the lights weren't working. The truck connection was bad so we stayed there while the mechanic repaired it.  We stopped in Provo to take Corinne and the boys to McDonalds for a quick visit.

Friday morning we had members from our new ward arrive at 8:30 AM. It took two hours to unload the trailer. It was over 100 degrees. We are experiencing a heat wave (surprise). I have unpacked all the kitchen boxes I could find.

Scott arrived at 7:30 PM to help us. Today we returned the truck to the Penske dealer in Las Vegas. Now we are at Shannon's house visiting and playing with baby. It's 107 here. We will head back to St. George so we can get home before dark.

Tomorrow is church and visiting more with Scott. I have already changed my attitude about my new house. I had intended to make it picture perfect....but I'm going for comfort and what I am used to so I feel at home.

Pictures to follow. As Fred and I were driving out of Bremerton, we had not had a prayer yet. So, of course, it was my turn. That was the first moment I almost lost it. I was expressing gratitude for the adventure we were embarking upon, and then began to express my gratitude for our Bremerton Life.....couldn't get anything more out at that point. I had to close. I have to look forward and not behind. Letting go of our home of 31 years and our entire married life of 34 years in Bremerton I'm not ready to address.

It's great to be retired so far. We have no deadline!!! Oh and my neighbor saw my piano and asked if I played and I said yes. She was excited. She said the ward only has two pianist. So hopefully I will be able to serve somehow with music!

6 comments:

KariMarie said...

Unplanned adventures are always fun. Right?! :) Glad to hear you've made it safely. I am sorry I didn't give you a proper goodbye, BUT when I visit family in Hurricane and Toquerville I will totally look you up. Enjoy that 107 degree weather. Yuck!

Lorraine Butler said...

How wonderful to hear about your move! I'm so glad you arrived safely and in good time. It must be wierd to leave somewhere you've lived longer than anywhere else in your life--but I know you're up for it. And the heat!! I don't envy you that, but it has its positives, too. Great about the pianists (sort of...). Stay well, my friend, and keep us posted.

Michael and Denise said...

Glad you made it safely.

cindy said...

So good to hear you made it (somewhat) safely to your new home. Travel mishaps are stressful, but it sounds like you guys just rolled with it. Your new ward sounds so welcoming. I'm looking forward to hearing about your new adventures! Stay cool! :)

Gayle Daly said...

Kari - you relatives in Hurricane! Yippee!!! I will get to see you!

benandcorinne said...

Glad you found all of the hard ware except for a couple of things; that is frustrating. :) We'll address Bremerton later. :)