Well... we're here in Las Vegas, our computers are up and running and we're gradually getting settled in. Hopefully I can take the next few minutes to update you on how we're doing!
How was the move down here?Lisa and Samantha flew in on Monday, Oct 27. Samantha wasn't a nightmare child on the plane (i.e. screaming the whole time) but I did have to walk a few laps up and down the aisle of the plane to keep her happy. We don't typically cater to her wants and wishes to keep her from crying, but for the sake of the other dear passengers on the plane, I was much more complient! :)
Meanwhile, Sean (and the dogs) drove the SUV down (pulling the boat) and our hero of a friend, Don, drove one of the cars down. They also left on Monday, but they didn't arrive until Tuesday evening. There was an unforseen adventure about 45 minutes outside of Portland when the desk that was in the boat managed to rip the boat cover, causing it to flap uncontrollably in the wind. Don raced back to the house in Portland, grabbing all the tarps, rope and duct tape we own, and headed back to where Sean was waiting. They then did a fabulous(ly ugly) repair job and continued on their way. Not exactly the start they were looking for, but fortunately, it was the only mishap of the trip. They stopped in Sacramento where they saw some of Sean's family and got a good night's rest. They were up early on Tuesday and arrived in Las Vegas tired and sore around 6pm. Overall, they made good time, but it took about 20 hours of driving (thanks to that heavy boat loaded with all our stuff!).
How was our first week here?BUSY! We can't believe that tomorrow will end our first week here. We have packed A LOT into this week.
On Tuesday night, we unloaded everything out of the two cars and boat. Man... we packed a lot in there!
On Wednesday, we got up early to say goodbye to Don and get him to the airport. Then, Sean drove the boat out to a storage facility near Lake Mead. About 10 minutes after returning from the storage facility, Sean got a call telling him that they had put him in the wrong spot and he needed to come back out and move the boat to the right spot. LOVELY!!! He told them they were out of luck for that day, but...
On Thursday, Sean, Samantha and I headed back out there to move the boat to the right spot. After moving it, we continued on down the road to check out Lake Mead, our new waterskiing/wakeboarding spot that we will be hopefully taking advantage of. Lake Mead is totally and completely different than the Willamette River in Oregon, so it will be interesting and exciting to get to know this new style of boating.
On Friday, Sean started his new job at LVGI. Yes, he had a 1-day work week! :-) Sean wanted to get in and get started at his new job, but one of the main advantages of starting on Oct 31 was that Sean's insurance benefits started on Nov 1. Phew... we're covered!
This weekend, we worked more on our unpacking and getting settled into the house. Although we have a little bit left to unpack in Sam's room, we're well on our way and should be all done unpacking by early this coming week.
How is Sean's job going?Sean had a good first day with lots of paperwork and early training. Although he only worked 1 day last week, he was given plenty of "homework" to do over the weekend. He's been studying his new work computer (an Apple!) and iPhone and also doing a bunch of training/studying of the sales software that LVGI uses. He has a lot more training to do early this week and then will potentially be traveling for work at the end of the week. Needless to say, he's hitting the ground running!!
How is Lisa doing?This week has been pretty good for me but tough as well. Leaving Portland broke my heart and I know I will miss it for a very long time. A lot of tears have been shed over the past week or two! One of my fellow passengers on the plane made the mistake of asking me if I was heading home and I bumbled some teary-eyed, stupid answer about it being my new home. I'm excited for this adventure... but sad all the same.
I haven't ventured out much this week (besides the trip to Lake Mead) because I'm focused on getting us all unpacked and organized. But this week, I'll hopefully be able to get out a bit more and start researching pediatricians, doctors, vets, dentists, swimming lessons, etc for the family. Sounds exciting, doesn't it!? :) Of course, my ability to get some of this done will depend on how well my little munchkin does. She had a mediocre fever all day today so we'll see if she's feeling better tomorrow.
Okay... I'm going to post this now or it will never get done. I'm going to do my ABSOLUTE best to get pictures uploaded here tomorrow. Fingers crossed!!!
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