Thursday, July 23, 2009

I just finished skyping with my mom, sister-n-law and nephew. It is so neat and much needed. I love to see their sweet faces. It makes me a little less homesick. I thank God for that kind of technology. It makes the move a little easier knowing that my kids will be able to see their family often, even if it is through a computer screen. If you don't have skype yet you can download it for free at skype.com. Let me know if you do and we'll have a video call too, that is, if you have a web cam.

That last two days have been pretty uneventful, therefore I'm bored and boredom leads to me feeling down in the dumps and longing for home. I did get together with English again yesterday at Books-a-Million, so that helped the morning fly by. It will be so much better once we get in our house. This little place we're staying is tiny and cramped. The kids don't seem to mind though. They pass the time by jumping on beds and climbing on anything they can find. We also take a lot of walks around town and the campus. The neighborhood around the campus is beautiful...lots of big, old, beautiful houses. I can just imagine ppl sitting on the back porch enjoying a sweet tea. Every once in a while I'll see palm trees in people's yards or along the road...I never imagined I'd be living somewhere with palm trees! I think I kind of like it. :)
I'm just ready to have everything I own in it's place. Last night, I made frozen pizza for dinner and had to use socks to get it out of the oven b/c all our towels are dirty and who knows where my oven mitts are?! Oh well, it could be worse.

I'm looking forward to the weekend. Craig will have some down time and we can hang out as a family. Anna Claire will be attending her first b-day party at a swimming pool, so she is very excited for that. We may go hiking in the mtns or just down the road to Greenville to explore the city. It is nice to know we have lots of options! We are in the middle of lots of big cities and also near mtns. not to mention 3 hours from Charlston, SC.

Here is a verse I ran across Psalm 34:18 "The Lord is close to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit." Amen to that!

Well, the kids are napping so I'm going to try to nap too. Love you all!