Massive Update #5 (Pennsylvania Trip)

Jake and I went out to Pennsylvania to find a place to live and for Jake to sign some HR paperwork at the college and for me to get an idea of what I am getting myself into out there. The trip went well and we found a place, the end. Just kidding. Really, it was a hard trip for me with all the traveling in the plane and in the car all day and being in a different climate while being pregnant. I can tell you this...we wouldn't have been able to do it with the kids so many, many thanks to my dear, sweet friend Korryn. ( You are the best!) I don't like to fly...which is an understatement...but I survived even though I thought we would crash landing in Denver on the way back. Landing in Denver in 55 mile hour wind gusts is not a good idea and when your captin comes on and says buckle in for the SEVERE TURBULANCE, he isn't kidding. Thank goodness it is over!!! And I didn't puke on the plane!

Pennsylvania is so green! I love it and I love the humidity. What I didn't like were all the bugs everywhere, but then, again I am used to it. I definately has a different feel about it then here in Colorado. It is hard to explain. It takes forever to get anywhere. We were in the car all day. And to make it worse, we were completely lost. We couldn't get down the street without help. Many thanks to Garmin for making a superb GPS system! I thought that what we did see was beautiful. I am excited about all the history that this state offers too! We are so close to our country's historical sites as well as some church sites as well. I can't wait to visit all of them!

We looked at tons of places but settled on one in the northern suburbs of Philidelphia, in Lansdale. It is a condo with almost twice as much space as we are in now. It has a lot of ammenities and a really nice feel about it. Gillian's new elementary school is right down the street. The only drawback is the 30 minute commute for Jake to get to work. Although, we did learn it takes about that time to get anywhere! I think we will be very happy there.

We met with Jake's collegues at Penn State. We were treated with lunch and good company. I loved meeting everyone! Jake got his paperwork done and I got a brief tour of the campus. Jake will definately get a workout there!

I was never so glad to get home though! I missed my babies something fierce! We are currently trying to pin down a moving company but it looks like we are out of here the first week of July! I am excited/nervous/scared/upset/relieved to leave here and start out life out in Pennsylvania. I will miss all my family and friends here. I am scared to be having a baby out there without any of those people with me. But I know this is what our family is supposed to do. It is the right move for us no matter how difficult it may be for me personally. It is an unsettling feeling knowing that I have to start all over again learning the simplest of things like where our church building is or how to find it, or where the grocery store is. I pray our family will find fast friends and learn to be happy no matter our difficulties. Moving is hard people. Wish us luck!