Well, we are here! We pulled in close to 3pm Saturday, got our keys and had the guys from Two Men & a Truck unload us. My family came out and hung around for a couple hours before making the 80 mile trip back to their house in Mansfield.
The weather here is beautiful and we have already met a few of our neighbors and talked with them a little bit. Stan lives up above us and is originally from Cleveland, retired and single; Andy & his family live across the breezeway, but only for another month as their house burned down and they’ll be moving when their new house is ready.
Today we are going to go by IKEA to get some necessities, and then down to Mansfield to do some laundry as our washer and dryer won’t be delivered until Wednesday.
Emotionally, everything hit as we drove across the last few miles of Oklahoma but once we got into the Metro area, I felt like I was at home again. For those of you who don’t know, I grew up in West Texas & spent 1996-2001 here in DFW.
I start my new job at Lake Pointe on Tuesday! And I uploaded some pictures of our going away party. You can tell which ones were taken earlier in the night because I look awake, but by 10pm, I started looking exhausted, as did Chris. You can see them here.
Play time is over now…must start being productive!
Gosh! Already made a trip to Ikea without us! Pretty awesome place huh? Glad you all made it in safely and are getting settled. Really, really glad you’re here! See you on Tuesday!
JJ
Glad that you are safe and sound. I hope that you are able to find “home”. Love you!
“IKEA to get some necessities”…that phrase struck me as funny. Oh, it’s good to live in America. :)
Congrats on getting there safely. I wish you the best in your new job. Tell us what it’s like on your blog. See ya!
Phil
i’m glad you guys made it there safely and are doing well.
love ya both!
Welcome home!! :)
I was all excited this morning cause I thought you were starting today.
Oh well… Tomorrow’s not that far off.
I have a meeting on that side of the building tomorrow morning @10a.
I’ll try to stick my head in your office before I hit the meeting.
So glad you made it safely here, my friend!!
glad that you got there safe, and i hope the transition is smooth,
love you both
woohoo… you’re there. i love moving. we have to move too. i’ve been looking but i’m kinda bummed. i haven’t been here long enough to want to move yet… oh well =(
muah!
Blah, blah, blah Ikea…blah. Glad you made it safely. There is a hole left here in KC. Miss your face.
Also, I just looked at yahoo maps…it said 7.5 hours driving time…door to door. also southwest 1.5 hours with $49 special one way. uuhhhmmm….do I feel a trip coming on?
IKEA!!!!!!!!!! I love Ikea! Anytime we are somewhere that has an Ikea we love to go! I wish they would build one here!
My entire room is IKEA. Woot!!!! Glad you made it OK. My spirit was with you. It mostly hung out in the back and watched over the dishes.
welcome to TX! (did you see my house from ikea?)
Glad you made it, Anne! This is so sad, I’ve never been to IKEA. I wonder if there’s one relatively close to the southeast…I’m sure there’s one in the northeast. I’m glad you feel at home already. Good luck on your first day! Or, I guess good luck isn’t kosher to say anymore, how about God Speed on your first day!
Hey I think your new place of employment was on tv this morning, was that you on the skateboard?
Glad you guys made it safely!
But….
It’s a shame there are no laundromats within an 80 mile radius!! :)
Are you going to show us pictures?
looks like it was a fun (however bittersweet) party…
when are you visiting this way? :)
so yeah i miss you.
i miss you too. how’s work lady?
sup..im the (grapejuice) guy…lol…not comin here to battle or anything…just clarifying that i didnt say it was grapejuice..i said thats what i have had in communion and stuff like that…i said that back then wine wasnt what it is now..it was basically grapejuice…yes..you could get drunk off of it..but wine wasnt ast tainted as it is now….but anywho..thats all..ill be outta your hair now…peace
I know that you are busy…But seriously, if you could give us a little some’um some’um (pictures, update, something, anything) that would be great…P.S. I want to be known as the “grapejuice guy” So from now on, you can start addressing me as such. Okay…thanks.
Hmm… I think you have a new profile pic (i.e. the reason I need some professional help). :)