Chattanooga

Well, Hello! Long time no write, family and friendlies.

I don't have a lot of time, and am currently typing from the "Business Center" at the Marriott, so I will make this short-ish.

We made it to Chattanooga!! Wahoo! We are really liking it here, so far. Finding a place has been...shall we say... a bit of a burden? Apparently, everyone and their mom here rents, as opposed to buying, so good, affordable rentals in nice areas are hard to come by. There were a few days where each one that I looked at and loved was gone in about three hours. Discouraging. However, we are finally moving into a townhouse on Monday (the 14th... aka our ANNIVERSARY!)and we are glad to at last have somewhere to rest our heads that doesn't involve putting a "sleeping" sign on our doorknob each night.

Also, met my new OB yesterday, and he is super! I can already tell that we are going to like him. An ultrasound appointment is set for NEXT FRIDAY! Finally, we will be able to find out whether "little mysterious" is a lady baby or a man cub.

So far, there are a few things that we have learned about Chatt:

-Most people have pretty thick accents (that are awesome)

-It is a bit warmer than we expected

-The mountains and rivers are super pretty, and we are glad to finally have some variation in landscapes

-Bugs, bugs, bugs

-From my experience so far, people are very nice and very honest... almost to the point of being shameless, sometimes (which is also pretty awesome/hilarious)

-There is a lot of climbing, hiking, biking, along with lots outdoorsy granola types :)

-There's also a pretty huge local food movement here, meaning tons of farmer's markets, and a lot of restaurants get their food from within 100 miles. Yum. Sanctuary!

All in all, things are good. We are excited about this new adventure and really excited to settle into our new home. I will update a little more once I am back to our computer and our own internet. Much love!

Chattanooga

Well, Hello! Long time no write, family and friendlies.

I don't have a lot of time, and am currently typing from the "Business Center" at the Marriott, so I will make this short-ish.

We made it to Chattanooga!! Wahoo! We are really liking it here, so far. Finding a place has been...shall we say... a bit of a burden? Apparently, everyone and their mom here rents, as opposed to buying, so good, affordable rentals in nice areas are hard to come by. There were a few days where each one that I looked at and loved was gone in about three hours. Discouraging. However, we are finally moving into a townhouse on Monday (the 14th... aka our ANNIVERSARY!)and we are glad to at last have somewhere to rest our heads that doesn't involve putting a "sleeping" sign on our doorknob each night.

Also, met my new OB yesterday, and he is super! I can already tell that we are going to like him. An ultrasound appointment is set for NEXT FRIDAY! Finally, we will be able to find out whether "little mysterious" is a lady baby or a man cub.

So far, there are a few things that we have learned about Chatt:

-Most people have pretty thick accents (that are awesome)

-It is a bit warmer than we expected

-The mountains and rivers are super pretty, and we are glad to finally have some variation in landscapes

-Bugs, bugs, bugs

-From my experience so far, people are very nice and very honest... almost to the point of being shameless, sometimes (which is also pretty awesome/hilarious)

-There is a lot of climbing, hiking, biking, along with lots outdoorsy granola types :)

-There's also a pretty huge local food movement here, meaning tons of farmer's markets, and a lot of restaurants get their food from within 100 miles. Yum. Sanctuary!

All in all, things are good. We are excited about this new adventure and really excited to settle into our new home. I will update a little more once I am back to our computer and our own internet. Much love!

Chattanooga

Well, Hello! Long time no write, family and friendlies.

I don't have a lot of time, and am currently typing from the "Business Center" at the Marriott, so I will make this short-ish.

We made it to Chattanooga!! Wahoo! We are really liking it here, so far. Finding a place has been...shall we say... a bit of a burden? Apparently, everyone and their mom here rents, as opposed to buying, so good, affordable rentals in nice areas are hard to come by. There were a few days where each one that I looked at and loved was gone in about three hours. Discouraging. However, we are finally moving into a townhouse on Monday (the 14th... aka our ANNIVERSARY!)and we are glad to at last have somewhere to rest our heads that doesn't involve putting a "sleeping" sign on our doorknob each night.

Also, met my new OB yesterday, and he is super! I can already tell that we are going to like him. An ultrasound appointment is set for NEXT FRIDAY! Finally, we will be able to find out whether "little mysterious" is a lady baby or a man cub.

So far, there are a few things that we have learned about Chatt:

-Most people have pretty thick accents (that are awesome)

-It is a bit warmer than we expected

-The mountains and rivers are super pretty, and we are glad to finally have some variation in landscapes

-Bugs, bugs, bugs

-From my experience so far, people are very nice and very honest... almost to the point of being shameless, sometimes (which is also pretty awesome/hilarious)

-There is a lot of climbing, hiking, biking, along with lots outdoorsy granola types :)

-There's also a pretty huge local food movement here, meaning tons of farmer's markets, and a lot of restaurants get their food from within 100 miles. Yum. Sanctuary!

All in all, things are good. We are excited about this new adventure and really excited to settle into our new home. I will update a little more once I am back to our computer and our own internet. Much love!

Heat Wave

It has been in the 100's this weekend in Phoenix.

This would be fine and dandy with me if my natural body temperature wasn't already 10 degrees hotter at the moment. Talk about a hot and sweaty mess, my friends!

I wish I had more exciting things to report, but lately I've mostly been laying on my bed at my parents' under the fan while watching Gidget and really dumb chick flicks. Ah, leisure...

Also, we had a pretty rockin' garage sale the other day at my grandparents' house. I scored some sweet things for our new place, wherever that may be (I love hand me down decorations :) and got to take on the responsibility of Assistant Bag Lady.

I am leaving to head back to Charlotte in a few days, and Jord and I will finally be reunited on Friday. Hallelujah!

We are getting really excited to be in Chattanooga so we can find a place and settle in. This whole "not having a real home" thing is kind of draining. We are also hoping to find out baby's gender in the next couple of weeks. Hooray!

A big thanks to my sweet mom and dad for putting me up all this month and listening to me complain every day about how my life is "sooo hard" because I am away from my husband. Whiner. Also, thanks to my grandparents for just being so wonderful and for introducing me to the amazing Dr. Spock. I have been reading, and I already feel so much more prepared :)

Here is a little peek at the 17 weeks belly!

Update: I have already gained more weight than I expected to (ha!), can't get enough apples (or Frosty's.... :-/), and I am pretty sure I'm feeling some little rumblings and kicking in there! It mostly just feels like bubbles are popping inside my stomach, though.

Heat Wave

It has been in the 100's this weekend in Phoenix.

This would be fine and dandy with me if my natural body temperature wasn't already 10 degrees hotter at the moment. Talk about a hot and sweaty mess, my friends!

I wish I had more exciting things to report, but lately I've mostly been laying on my bed at my parents' under the fan while watching Gidget and really dumb chick flicks. Ah, leisure...

Also, we had a pretty rockin' garage sale the other day at my grandparents' house. I scored some sweet things for our new place, wherever that may be (I love hand me down decorations :) and got to take on the responsibility of Assistant Bag Lady.

I am leaving to head back to Charlotte in a few days, and Jord and I will finally be reunited on Friday. Hallelujah!

We are getting really excited to be in Chattanooga so we can find a place and settle in. This whole "not having a real home" thing is kind of draining. We are also hoping to find out baby's gender in the next couple of weeks. Hooray!

A big thanks to my sweet mom and dad for putting me up all this month and listening to me complain every day about how my life is "sooo hard" because I am away from my husband. Whiner. Also, thanks to my grandparents for just being so wonderful and for introducing me to the amazing Dr. Spock. I have been reading, and I already feel so much more prepared :)

Here is a little peek at the 17 weeks belly!

Update: I have already gained more weight than I expected to (ha!), can't get enough apples (or Frosty's.... :-/), and I am pretty sure I'm feeling some little rumblings and kicking in there! It mostly just feels like bubbles are popping inside my stomach, though.