How is Sean liking his new job?
Although it's very different than Real Estate, Sean is really enjoying his job. LVGI is a very small company, which means Sean is wearing a lot of hats and staying very busy. This is extremely important to someone like Sean. If he was just crunching numbers and pushing papers, he would go insane in a matter of days.
How is Lisa liking her new job?
I always joked about the term "Domestic Engineer", but it's not really that far from reality. There is a LOT that goes into this job as a mom and homemaker. I actually find myself looking forward to the weekends just as much as the "working folks" because it means there are more hands around to help out with Samantha, etc. Even though I am busy each and every day, I *LOVE* this job. Samantha is such a treasure and I love spending so much time with her (most of the time! :) )
How is the Vegas weather?
I gotta tell you... this weather is absolutely awesome. Oh sure... December dips into the 30s in the evenings, so you still need things like jeans, coats, and mittens in December. Here are a couple of pics of Sam wrapped up for a walk in December...
Although this January has been warmer than the average, it's crazy to think that we're pretty much heading into Spring now. I took Samantha and the dogs for a walk the other day in shorts and a tank top... and later in the day heard a story on the radio that gas pumps were freezing in the midwest. I'm guessing in a few years, this will feel "normal", but for now, it's really hard to wrap my head around the fact that it's January. I've taken the dogs on about 50 walks in the past 3 months... which is about 48 more than I would have taken during the winter in Portland. That's both a testimony to the beautiful, dry weather as well as how much Samantha likes walks! :)
How is living with your parents/in-laws... seriously?
Yes, it's true that my in-laws can read this blog, so I have to speak favorably of living with them. :) But I gotta tell you... I'M NOT LYING!!! Sean and I feel very blessed to be able to live here with Samantha and the dogs while we wait for the Portland house to sell. Sean and I have our own room and Samantha has her own, so we're able to have our own space even though we all share the house. Mom Shepard and I are home the most and we have really developed a great routine together when it comes to taking care of Samantha and the house. And even though Sean and I wouldn't move down to Las Vegas SOLELY for the abundant parental babysitting, knowing what we know now, we'd probably consider it! :) Samantha will surely hear some funny stories about the months living with her Papa and Nana, but for the most part, the stories will show just how wonderful it is going!
Have you guys found friends there yet?
In all honesty, we have been so busy with holidays, new jobs, and just figuring our lives out, we haven't really had a chance to delve into meeting people. We did start going to Life Baptist church about 2 months ago. It's way smaller than any church we've ever gone to (and that threw us off guard for the first couple of visits) but we are definitely liking it. And Lisa is going to a MOPS (Mothers of Pre Schoolers) group that is held nearby every other week. But other than that, we have just been concentrating on surviving day by day and week by week!
So, Mrs. Optimistic... is everything sweet and rosy in Las Vegas?
Okay... so I'm painting a pretty glorious picture, aren't I? For the sake of honesty, I'll share a couple of things that are tainting this place called Las Vegas
- It is TOUGH to find good medical care here in Las Vegas. By looking at our Explanations of Benefits from the insurance company, I'm guessing it has something to do with how little the doctors get paid from the insurance companies, but that's just a guess. From family docs, to pediatricians, to dentists, to veterinarians, we have definitely had an interesting time finding good doctors around here. No wonder Dad and Mom Shepard still fly up to Portland to see our beloved dentist! :-)
Here's a picture I couldn't resist taking as I drove home one evening. It's dark, but hopefully you can see how interesting our medical care is down here! :-)
- A week or two before Christmas, Lisa got here car broken into. The thieves popped the lock through the driver's side door and stole Lisa's GPS Navigation unit that she had "hidden" in the middle console as well as a couple of gifts she had stupidly left on the passenger side floor. Fortunately, they didn't steal anything in the back seat (Sam's car seat, Lisa's jacket or all our Christmas cards that needed to get taken to the post office), but overall, it will still ring in at about $1000 in losses ($600 damage to the car, $400 value of stolen items). And yes... both of those categories are on different parts of your insurance coverage, so our $500 deductible for each does very little for us!
- All that dry weather means VERY little "beauty" down here. We love the sunny days, but boy, we miss the green! Thanks to dirt and dust, we wash our dogs and cars more than we EVER did in Portland. I'm sure we will miss the green even more the longer we are down here, but we're trying to see the beauty in rocks! :-)
Well, I hope this answers some of your questions about our life in Las Vegas. Does it cover everything? Heck, no! But I want to get this posted before January of 2010! :)
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