Update #1 From Olathe

Well, I have arrived....no, not like that, sillies. I have arrived in Olathe, Kansas, home of the...of the....of the.....yeah, I got nothin'! Anywho, I have arrived. Got it yet?

Moving right along (no pun intended, really!), I got all moved into my new apartment, but I am still not quite settled in. Ryan has offered to build me a pantry (from scratch!), but until that has been completed, I cannot unpack my kitchen much more than it already is. Oh well. I got my desk sorta figured out today, which took way less time than I thought it would and made me realize I should've done that on, like, Monday instead of dreading it all week and doing it begrudgingly today. Oh well. Live and learn (and then get Luvs, right Laurie?).

Anyway, so here is the update since I have been gone from good ol' Iowa. Patty and I brought an Explorer load of stuff down to Olathe on Monday, Jan 18, and then tried to head back to Iowa on Wed.....unfortunately, (wahoo!) there was an ice storm in the middle of Iowa which prevented us from returning as planned. Gee, what a bummer. :) So we came back on Thurs instead. We got a few house things done while we were here, but mostly, we just had a good time hanging out one last time before I moved. It was grand!

My folks and I (and my good brother) came down on that following Fri with a trailer load of.....most of my stuff. Unfortunately, we miscalculated a bit and didn't quite get everything. However, that turned out to be a God-thing, because now I get to the Patty and the kids this weekend and my parents again in another couple of weeks. You'd think I had planned it! :D

Sara and I have been doing some shopping to get my house well-equipped with all of the necessities. When my family and I got here last Fri, there was some food things magically in my fridge and on my counter. Some amazing food fairy left it there for me. The Nelson's have been a huge blessing to me as I get settled in, and I am very grateful for them and their friendship. I look forward to working with them more as time goes on.

So, I think that about wraps up my first week in Olathe....wow, has it already been that long? Crazy! Well, I look forward to another week of trying to get around this silly city and trying to figure out what to do about a job. Your prayers are greatly appreciated!

Ok, so, I will try to do better about not waiting a whole week, so that these updates can be more detailed. But I promise you, my week was not really all that exciting! Just unpacking boxes and trying not to cry every other minute! :) Thank you to all of you who have been praying and who have been such a huge support to me over the past few weeks/months. You know who you are, and I appreciate you so much! :)