Settling in

We made it alive and well to TX! The 2258 mile drive went well. It was slow going at times, with our max speed up the mountains only 20-25 mph. The longest hardest stretch of our journey was Utah to Colorado. The 8.5 hr trip took us 14.5 hrs! The many mountains, torrential rains, and even snow really slowed us down--though the drive was beautiful as fall was in full swing up in the mountains. When we got to our house in San Antonio on friday we realized that we forgot to have the lights and gas put in out name so the power company had come out to turn it off. We went all weekend with no electricity or hot water! Brought back memories of my mission. :-)

The closing on the business was delayed a week so we don't close until this Monday the 8th. That turned out to be a blessing as we had so much to do to get settled in here. We also took the opportunity to explore the area some. On Wednesday we went to a lake that is 30 mins from our house. I was excited to find a good lake to enjoy as we just moved from the lake capital of the US! What we found when we got there was sorely disappointing! :-). It was mostly dried up! Welcome to the desert! Below are a few pics.

On Friday we made the 2 hr drive to Corpus Christi on the gulf coast. We had a blast. We visited a huge battle ship, ate at a local sea food place, and swam at the beach. I have never experienced ocean water so warm. It was great! The boys loved jumping the waves.

We are excited to continue our exploration of TX. I am excited to start in the business on Monday. It's all going to be a great adventure!