Ok, so I haven't updated in a while and I think I should probably update this. Plus some people have told me I'm totally failing at this blog thing, so here we go.
So, after AIT, Brandon received his first PCS assignment to Fort Lewis, WA. He came straight here and put our names on a housing waitlist. Soon after, my mom and I drove up with Kale and supplies for a couple months while we waited for housing. The wait was only suppose to be a couple months, so we figured we could wait it out in an extended stay hotel. But, of course, we ended up with a room on the fourth floor, and with a dog needing to go outside all the time, the arrangement was not ideal, to say the least. So, after getting a call from housing saying the wait would be a lot longer, we decided to find an apartment. We only had a few days because our things were being shipped here, and we didn't want them going into storage, so the hunt was on, yet again, for some housing.
We ended up finding a place, that isnt ideal, but with kale it's hard to find a good apartment that will take him. But, we got a ground floor apartment, so we no longer have to bribe each other to take him outside hahaha. We got into the apartment a couple days before our stuff got here. Now, we have most of everything put in its place, and are trying to figure out how we have a bigger apartment but cant seem to find room for everything. Honestly, I dont know how or why we have so much stuff. But I think a lot of the boxes are full of books that we dont have a bookcase for, so i tell myself we dont have enough room for all of our intellect. Which I know is totally untrue, but it helps me sleep better at night. ;)
Washington is nice so far, but food-wise it is seeming to be a poor man's phoenix. The red robin has been disappointing, and their version of paradise Bakery is definitely not as delicious, but it definitely is beautiful. Kale is enthralled with all the vegetation and wildlife. He chased a squirrel up a tree the other day, and is always sniffing grass or leaves. It's like he is discovering the world for the first time. It's pretty funny. We cant wait till it finally warms up and we can take him camping. speaking of the weather, it's so darn cold! We have spent a lot of money gathering gloves, scarves, beanies and coats in order to survive the outside world hahaha and yeah the rain is not too fun either, but luckily it is usually not very hard. But you know what, overall I'm glad we are here. Our ward is really nice and welcoming, and even though the closest Chipotle is 15 miles away, I think we can survive ;) and hopefully we will get housing on base soon.
