Wow, what a whirlwind of change in the past few weeks! We have officially become residents of Gilbert, Arizona, a suburb of Phoenix. It's a few degrees hotter in the Valley of the Sun, but we're happy to be together again, and living in a house!
Drew started a new job as a video editor at KPHO, the Phoenix CBS affiliate. I'm still staying busy at my new job with the Town of Gilbert. It took a lot of hectic lunch breaks and weekends, but we found this lovely 3-bedroom rental home right next to a park in a nice neighborhood in Gilbert. It even has a yard. No grass, but the park has grass and it's just a few steps away. (It's common for homes to have decorative rocks instead of grass in Arizona.)
We loaded most of our U-Haul last Friday and were prepared for a smooth trip. Unfortunately, a trip was what we got, and it wasn't so smooth. While loading the last of the boxes right before leaving Saturday morning, Drew tripped on piece of a bed frame, and we took a trip to urgent care. He had to get nine stitches, but we got some help moving, so it all worked out. His leg is feeling much better now. I'll spare you the photo.
Now, we have our work cut out for us, unpacking and arranging all the furniture and decorating. Sometimes it's still hard to believe we have a mailbox and a garage. And a yard. Even though there's no grass.
