Southern Hospitality

We got to our home yesterday afternoon, pulled all of our c-r-a-p out of the car and went down to Sears to get ourselves a fridge. We ended up being there forever, because the salesmen just wouldn't stop talking! We got invited to 3 different churches, and everyone was just so nice! We came home to our empty house (which stinks, by the way) and hung out for the rest of the night.

Then we were able to go to church this morning. The overflow of the chapel is being refurnished, so the seating was very tight, and we were there late because we got lost in the first place, so we got to go in late to sit in the choir seats......helllllooooo, everyone! Here we are! The new people! Anyway, everyone was very nice, and very accommodating. We even had someone offer to go get our fridge for us tomorrow instead of having us have to rent a u-haul, and we had another family invite us over for dinner so we wouldn't have to break the Sabbath. (don't worry, our Sunday Dinner Amigos, nobody will EVER be able to replace you! They weren't HALF as awesome as you are!!!!!) I struggled a bit during Relief Society, although we sang the song How Firm a Foundation and I really liked the part "Fear not, I am with thee oh be not dismayed. For I am thy Lord and will still give thee aid." How true this is. I am suddenly surrounded by nothing that I have ever known--there is no Costco nearby, we had to DRIVE to our friends' house for dinner tonight, and who knows when our stuff is going to show up. But all is well. We sang the same songs in church, and that was a great comfort.

One thing I forgot, when we were picking up the keys to our house, we were reviewing our lease and the landlord mentioned that we are responsible for the upkeep of the lawn. Without even thinking, I asked if there was a sprinkling system installed or if we needed sprinklers. She looked at me like I was from Mars, and politely reminded me that we get enough rain here that it shouldn't be a problem. Gotcha. Just mow, no sprinklers. Check. Next crazy thing.....the house next door is currently being rebuilt after a tornado wiped it out last year. Yes. Rebuilding from the foundation up. Right next door. Yikes.

So, tomorrow we've got to get DB registered for school--which is another thing....suddenly my baby is in FULL day school. No summer preparation for this, he is suddenly in full day school. What am I going to do tomorrow afternoon without my buddy around?