But not necessarily in that order.
Ahem.
We were at the park last night. There was a little girl there. She ran up to Nugget, put her face right in his face, nose-to-nose, and asked him, "Do you bite?"
The End.
So, here's an incredibly abbreviated account of what's been happening in our life:
1. Gary found a job in Utah. He'll still a hydraulic engineer who works for the government.
2. We moved to Utah.
3. The above two steps happened very quickly.
4. Gregory has adjusted rather well.
5. Nugget hates Utah. His least favorite things in life are a) fireworks, b) thunder, and c) an absence of squirrels. Utah has an extra firework holiday in July, way more thunderstorms than I remembered, and almost no squirrels. Nugget's been trying to use grasshoppers to fill the void, but they just don't make the cut. I feel awful about making Nugget move here with us. I find comfort in the fact that he loves me even more than his combined hatred of fireworks, thunder, and a squirrel-less life. He's also quite the trooper. Even though I know it's been hard on him, he doesn't complain or act out at all. He truly is the world's best dog.
6. We bought a house in south Orem. House-hunting turned out to be way less fun than the last time around. It was discouraging at best and downright awful half the time. I won't go into details but I really hope we love this new house because I'm not inclined to move ever again. We close on the house at the end of this week, then we'll update a few things (carpet, paint, etc.) for a week or two before moving in. (We're temporarily staying at Gary's brother's house.)
7. My sister Jill left on a mission. She's going to Vancouver, Washington. Her mission area includes our old ward in Portland, OR. I think it would be really awesome if she got assigned to our old stomping grounds. I thought about writing little notes to her and burying them around town before we moved, but I ran out of time. Ah well. She'll probably have more important stuff to be doing anyway.
8. Why does Utah have a thousand times more mosquitoes than Oregon? And really, "what do they eat when they can't get hobbit?"
Ahem.
We were at the park last night. There was a little girl there. She ran up to Nugget, put her face right in his face, nose-to-nose, and asked him, "Do you bite?"
The End.
So, here's an incredibly abbreviated account of what's been happening in our life:
1. Gary found a job in Utah. He'll still a hydraulic engineer who works for the government.
2. We moved to Utah.
3. The above two steps happened very quickly.
4. Gregory has adjusted rather well.
5. Nugget hates Utah. His least favorite things in life are a) fireworks, b) thunder, and c) an absence of squirrels. Utah has an extra firework holiday in July, way more thunderstorms than I remembered, and almost no squirrels. Nugget's been trying to use grasshoppers to fill the void, but they just don't make the cut. I feel awful about making Nugget move here with us. I find comfort in the fact that he loves me even more than his combined hatred of fireworks, thunder, and a squirrel-less life. He's also quite the trooper. Even though I know it's been hard on him, he doesn't complain or act out at all. He truly is the world's best dog.
6. We bought a house in south Orem. House-hunting turned out to be way less fun than the last time around. It was discouraging at best and downright awful half the time. I won't go into details but I really hope we love this new house because I'm not inclined to move ever again. We close on the house at the end of this week, then we'll update a few things (carpet, paint, etc.) for a week or two before moving in. (We're temporarily staying at Gary's brother's house.)
7. My sister Jill left on a mission. She's going to Vancouver, Washington. Her mission area includes our old ward in Portland, OR. I think it would be really awesome if she got assigned to our old stomping grounds. I thought about writing little notes to her and burying them around town before we moved, but I ran out of time. Ah well. She'll probably have more important stuff to be doing anyway.
8. Why does Utah have a thousand times more mosquitoes than Oregon? And really, "what do they eat when they can't get hobbit?"