Chugging along

It's been quite an amazing three weeks for the Enfield family. I continue to drive around in shock that we are here. I keep thinking that at any minute I'm going to pull into my driveway in Yelm, go up to Fort Stevens or Crossroads or Bootcamp and go into Walmart or Safeway and see about 50 people that I know. I am getting used to the walmart here and the grocery store. The H.E.B. is quite different from my Winco, but it's not bad. Driving around is also improving. I'm able to get to the grocery store, the kids' schools, the main shopping area and the YMCA without needing my GPS. Oh, and the Starbucks! Although the Starbucks here is INSANE! It is always super crowded. It's probably because it's the only one within several miles, so people come in droves. It's definitely different to drive around and not have a little coffee stand on every corner, but that's probably better for my wallet and my waist line. We closed on the house a week ago today. We are so happy that we were able to close a week earlier than expected so we could get into the house, have lots of space, and be in our neighborhood. Speaking of space, we have lots! The house is twice the size of our Yelm house, and right now we have almost no furniture. The delivery for our stuff is scheduled for Sept. 30th, so we are making due until then. We have been on Craigslist and have purchased guest room furniture, a couch set for the bonus room and we have also purchased Bethany her own queen bed. So, those areas have some furniture:-) As you can imagine, JD is loving all the space to run around in the house and Bekah is doing lots of cart wheels and we keep reminding them that at some point we will have furniture, so don't get used to it. As far as activities, we are jumping right in. JD's baseball team, The Cibolo Curve, has their first fall tournament this weekend. We are looking forward to that. Bekah is also enjoying the Volleyball team. Bethany is thriving with all of the activities at her school. She is getting super involved, which makes us so proud. She just jumped right in. She has joined student council and is working with them at the home football game concessions. She is also auditioning for the first (of 4) school theater production. She is adjusting well to the larger work load and is loving having her own room to go to for her homework time. I finally get to start work on Monday!! I am really in need of some routine and this will definitely help. I am not in a good workout routine right now, haven't figured out a house cleaning routine or chores for the kids, and I'm finding myself just wandering around the house wondering what to do. So, I think starting Monday I will be able to put myself into a routine knowing that I have a time that I have to be at work. I am going to be a lunchroom monitor at one of the elementary schools here. The hours are so perfect! I was so concerned that I wasn't going to be able to find something like ABC academy and the fact that I was able to come and get my foot right in the door at the school district is such a huge blessing. I will be working from 10:45 to 2:30 everyday, so that gives me plenty of time to get my workouts done in the morning and any errands done in the afternoons. Bekah is set up to start riding the bus starting on Monday and , once we have our things, Bethany and JD will start riding their bikes. I also can't wait to start decorating the house. We really need our stuff here for that so we can see exactly where the furniture will go and where the pictures and other wall art we have will go. After that I can start figuring out if I want to paint and what we still need to get. With the items that we've purchased off craigslist I feel like we are off to a good start. Like I said, we already have guest room furniture, so feel free to come and visit:-) I think that's about it for now. We are all doing well, but we definitely are missing everyone a lot! We went to Bekah's open house at her school last night and it definitely made me a bit sad because I didn't know anyone! We do have our tickets purchased for Christmas, so we look forward to seeing as many of you as we can!