We've been in NC for a week now. The transition has smoother than expected. Both the kids made the move easier than expected, especially Levi who does not handle change very well. I was amazed at how excited he was and how much he has loved being here already. The other day we had the following conversation:
Levi: "I never want to leave the mountains."
Me: "You don't ever want to go back home to visit?"
Levi: "What is visit?"
Me: "Go back to see everybody we love. Go see Gramps, Mema, Grandmama, Grandaddy, Bay, Lou, your friends, like Malia & Javier."
Levi: "I just want them to come visit us."
Guess he is set for life here and some of you better start planning trips to come up here to visit him. We've gotten the yard cut and the weather has been super nice so we've enjoyed a day at the park and a walk down our road. The kids love being outside so our yard is perfect for them to play in.
The view is simply amazing and I'm not sure I'll ever get used to it. One spot in particular on our way to town is breath-taking. I'll be sure to grab a picture next time we head that way. I told Aaron the other day that I am a horrible driver here because all I want to do is look at the scenery instead of the road. You'd be the same way if you were here. Trust me.
All our boxes are unpacked with the exception of about 2 that hold some books and office supplies we haven't needed yet. At the moment it is just easier to leave them in the corner than to try to find a place for them in the house. Our rental is just that, a rental. Even with all of our stuff it still doesn't feel like home. Not yet anyway. I'm sure once we get in the groove of everything that will change. We finally have enough groceries and such that I think I went one day this week without having to go to Wal-Mart for something.
There are some really great things about being here. The first is that we are less than 10 minutes from town so a trip to Wal-Mart or the grocery store is not an inconvience. This is a great improvement from home where is was about a 25 minute trip. I was able to go to town, buy groceries, and return within an hour yesterday. It was a small victory for me. We found a gym that is 5 minutes away that is a lot like the YMCA at home where we were going. This was an unexpected find since we had looked online and hadn't found anything. I was super excited and will hopefully be joining next week.
We haven't traveled and explored much this week since we've been getting settled, but that will change soon I'm sure. We did travel to Asheville to pick up an AC unit for the house. It was a beautiful drive and we even picked up some Chick-fil-A at the mall there since there isn't one in Sylva.
It has been a bit lonely here since we know no one and haven't really met anyone in just a week. I like to go out and do things so being home for most of the day is starting to drain on me, but I'm hoping that once we find a church and get a bit more settled that will all change. The gym should help with that and I'm hoping to find some things through the library to do as well.
Aaron decided we should live like mountain people while we are here. This was dinner the first night.
Levi has been a super hero most of the week.
This rock is 5 minutes from the house. It has Cherokee writings that are 1000 years old.
We got a special and unexpected package in the mail yesterday. Bay & Lou were so sweet and sent us our first care package! Levi & Naomi loved it!
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