New Apartment Happiness

Here are the pictures of our new apartment as previously promised. The first is our second bedroom, which I have setup as my writing room. All the office boxes are neatly stacked in the closet so the room looks really spacious. The next picture is of our bedroom but it doesn't show the lovely walk-in closet with all the extra space I can't fill up. So great. The last picture is the throne room. We are in the handicap-accessible apartment so this bathroom is HUGE. I don't know how to even begin decorating it so that it doesn't feel so cavernous.

This is home for at least the next 10 months and I love it!

Lights in Las Vegas

The weekend before John started school while Mom and Dad Zincke were here we took a trip to Vegas. Steve and Jessica happened to be there the same weekend, too, so we had fun hanging out with them. We walked the strip, watched the fountain show at the Bellagio, stayed at the Stratosphere, had breakfast at Palace Station, and then saw more of the hotels. Things sure have changed in the last three years since we were there last and they will change even more when the City Center opens by the end of this year. It looks to be pretty impressive, too, so we might have to plan another trip back! And now, the pictures:

Catchin' Up

We are finally settle back into the swing of things, I think. John's already bogged down with school work and this week has been up and down for me at work. The best part is that we have a new home! I haven't taken pics yet, but I'll post them soon.

Meanwhile, here are some pics of our end-of-summer adventures. Mom and Dad Woodbury came to see us in CA and we went to Sea World - my favorite!

Grandma Tripp came with us, too, and we all had a great time watching Shamu, seeing the flamingos, dolphins, sharks, and the cute little VW Shamu Beetle! (I can't make these look good...)

We also had Mom and Dad Zincke come out for a visit. They helped us move and I really couldn't have done it without them. Then we went to Vegas and took some awesome pictures which I will post shortly. This is just a teaser.