Getting Settled

Here are some pictures from our first round of sightseeing out here. We went to a park nearby for fireworks on the Fourth. We went over to the National Air and Space Museum the next day and saw some very cool things, including the SR-71 Blackbird (the fastest jet in the world). Then the next weekend we went downtown to the National Archives and the Museum of Natural History. We're excited to see more stuff and I'll keep posting pictures.

John is getting settled in at work and I'm still looking for a job. I've had a couple of interviews and I have a couple more lined up so hopefully something will pan out soon. We got callings this week, too. I'm teaching the CTR 6 class in Primary and John's is the Duty to God Specialist. And we're moving into our apartment on Friday so we'll be all settled soon. Woot!

We Have Arrived!

We have officially arrived in Virginia. We drove into town last Thursday and we've been getting used to the humidity. We are staying in a very nice extended stay hotel for the next 3 weeks and we'll move into our apartment in the middle of July.

Road Trip Round 2 was awesome because we got to see so many of you but it was a lot of driving. And I didn't even do any actual driving! But thank you to all of you who made time to visit with us - it made the trip worth while.

We're excited to be here, despite the mugginess, and although John is a little nervous to start work tomorrow I think it's going to be great.

And we welcome visitors - for reals!

Moving Stress

John and I flew out to Virginia on Sunday and we've spent the last couple of days looking for an apartment. I forgot how stressful it can be! It is so hard to find something that we both like, that has all the things we want (like washer & dryer in unit), and is still within our price range. And will have enough space for all our stuff...

But we found something and I feel good about it. It's close to John's office, it has the washer and dryer, it's in a lovely area, it has a fireplace, the kitchen is big, and it was the best price per square footage. And we have a second bedroom... sort of. They call it a den because it won't fit more than a double bed, but it means we have space for visitors!

So when are you coming to see us?

But before we get settled in our new apartment we have to pack up our old one. The movers come on Friday and then we'll be heading out on road trip round 2!

Change is good, change is good. Sigh.

Summer of Road Trip

My last day of work was May 28 and we left at 3am the next morning to drive to Colorado. We could have left earlier but we didn't want to miss the last, last party with our friends to celebrate Cooper's birthday.

So we drove all day Saturday and made it just in time to catch Lauren's show Stage Fright. It was awesome and I am so glad we got to be there. Unfortunately, I caught a cold and had a sore throat for almost a week. Not usually a big deal except that our health insurance coverage ended when I quit. We stayed in Colorado for a few days and had a fun Memorial Day with the Woodbury's then we drove to Utah.

We've been here for almost a week and we've had a great time hanging out with the Zincke's, seeing friends, and generally relaxing. And my throat finally feels better!

It still doesn't feel real that we'll be moving to the east coast before the month is over and John will be starting a new job. We're looking forward to this new adventure! But we sure will miss all our AZ friends... We'll meet ya'll in Utah for the holidays!

2010 ASU MBA Graduation

We loved having our parents in town for graduation - thanks for coming, ya'll! And we loved celebrating with all our friends - we'll miss you guys!

The News We've Been Waiting For...

Next month we will be moving to Washington DC for John's first rotation with Raytheon! We're both pretty excited and I think it's going to be a great adventure. We'll be there for 8 months and then we'll move again for his second rotation. We won't know where else we'll be going until it gets closer, but for the next 8 months we'll be on the east coast.

We're expecting lots of visitors so let us know if you'll be one of them!

Coming soon: pictures of graduation.

Recovery

Today marks one week since we found out that I am not actually pregnant. I had surgery last week and I'm on the road to recovery, both physically and emotionally.

Thank you, all, for your thoughts and prayers. I was especially touched by the stories that you all have shared with me about similar experiences. It is good to know I'm not alone. While a part of me was sad that we had to tell everyone the bad news because we told everyone the good news, I was glad that we could talk about it and I could lean on the support of friends and family.

In other news, John had a call with Raytheon today and we now know that we might be going to Washington, DC, Tucson, AZ, Los Angeles, CA, or Boston, MA. We'll know more after the next phone call next Monday.