the whole moving experience was a bit crazy. justin was supposed to pick up the u-haul around 930 but didnt actually get it till 1030, so we couldnt start loading till about 11. so that set us back a bit. we had a few people to help but it was very cold and we have a lot of stuff. we actually got rid of quite a few things on craigslist this past month in preparation for the move, but still had too much. also when justin and i moved into this house, both sets of parents brought over lots of stuff that they had been storing for us for years, so that and the fact that we just keep everything (we are changing that) made things overwhelming. so on saturday when it looked like there was no way we were going to fit everything in the truck (the largest you can rent) i got a little stressed. we were already running a couple hours behind schedule, the landlord was about to come by to do a walk-thru and the house was still a mess. thankfully we only had to take one or two loads to the goodwill/dump and the landlord gave us our whole deposit back even though she didnt see the place in its final state! i was so grateful for that. once we got here to olympia everything got unloaded within a couple hours but then our house was so full we couldnt walk through our living room. dahlia certainly wasnt going to settle down in time for bed, so we didnt get our hope too high that she would sleep by herself. she seemed to like the house but did not want to go to sleep. so we let her sleep with us... well she slept but not so much justin and i. the next night she went down just like normal!! sooo excited about that!!!! valen of course is totally fine, didnt even phase him at all.

we love so many things about this place, it is better in just about every way compared to our previous place. i mean we really did like the house we just moved from, but now that we are here, we are so glad to be. i will post some pictures as soon as it looks descent. the best part are the windows. there is a giant window in the living room and it lets in so much light. that is one thing we didnt like about our house in vancouver, not enough light coming in since the sun came up on the opposite side. also the living room isnt as big so it actually is warm! the kitchen has better counter space and cupboard space and the laundry room is inside the house! oh and our bathroom and walk in closet situation is great! i will defintely post photos of that soon. the things that i dont care for are trivial so i wont mention them (if you are curious i can complain in private to you) (=

anyways, glad to be here, feels a little lonely not having any friends or family, well justins family, but they are actually in california with his sister who just had a baby, so for now, no family. but i am sure we will meet some people as soon as we get to go to church.

goodnight!

thanks so much to those who helped, we wouldnt be alive if it werent for you! (=

p.s. please answer my poll on the side bar of this page, i am dying to know if people can poo in front of their spouses. it is anonymous so no one else will know who you are(= (if this is an embarassing question for some people)