Well, we survived packing up the family and shipping out about five or six hundred miles! Whew, was that a lot of work. We may never leave North Carolina simply because moving is getting to be too difficult. 
Although with our track record, not moving would be a lot less likely than dealing with all of this again. (Pete and I have been married for almost seven and a half years and have moved from Jersey to South Dakota to Florida – first in St. Pete then to New Port Richey – and now to North Carolina, all of the moving starting after we had our first baby!!)
There were quite a few times I thought about sitting at the computer just to vent about the day or week I just dealt with, but times are different now… I have some horrible things to deal with here. DIAL-UP – I shudder to say it. So, because of that I’ve been neglecting my online ‘diary’. And I’ve kind of missed it. So, today is a test. I want to see how bad it is to upload my blog with dial-up, and I’m going to throw a picture into the mix to see if that is the worst mistake ever.
I have to admit, though, there is an upside to not having high speed internet or cable (we do have satellite, but it’s just not the same). The time on the computer is actually reduced. What we have to do on there takes an unbelievable amount of time, but there is no ‘recreation’ on the internet. We get on, do what’s necessary, and get off. It’s amazing how many hours could get whittled away just surfing the internet. And the other night we had the fire going and no tv (not as many choices, couldn’t find anything good on), it was just the four of us hanging out in the living room talking and enjoying each other’s company. Huh, go figure.
I do like it here. Everyone is extremely nice and it feels more relaxed. We really aren’t into any kind of routine yet, but once we do I think that will help to make it feel more like home. It’s getting there, though, slowly but surely. Most of the rooms are done, except for this area. I think we’ve neglected the computer area because dial-up sucks and being here is just a reminder of that!! But I digress…
Pete and Peter Zachary dug out a fire pit in the yard, and we were out there the other night and it was so nice. For some reason that is what being here feels like to me. I can’t really explain it any better than that. It’s like being out there in our sweats cuddled up by the firepit roasting some marshmallows is it. Like that’s what we’re here for, that feel. Something we haven’t had for a long time, and I really like it.
