Moved

We ended up moving after all!  We are living in Jack's grandpa's house and taking care of it since he is currently not living here.  We are very grateful to be here.  The house is quite dated (pictures coming) but it is growing on me.  And I don't even know what to do with all this space!  There are four bathrooms so we don't all have to squish into one tiny bathroom while trying to get ready for church.

But it was very hard for us to leave student housing after living there for almost 6 years.  When we first got married I did not want to live there.  When we were engaged and looking for a place to live, walked through the student housing complex and all I could see were the crappy old buildings where people had hung sheets and towels in the windows instead of curtains (f they had anything hanging at all).  Plus it smelled like Asian food.  And there was no carpet or air conditioning.  Yuck!

Living there turned out to be the best decision though.  We made so many close friendships that will last a lifetime.  I don't know what I would have done without all of my neighbor friends who knew exactly what it was like to have your husband gone/stressed out all of the time.  Who swapped babysitting and shared meals and were willing to lend a listening ear.  Our little family had experiences and opportunities here that we wouldn't have had if we'd chosen to live elsewhere and we will always have fond memories of this place.

Goodbye Village, we'll miss you!