Crazy Whirlwind Month

So it's been a while since I last posted anything. A lot has happened in the last month and a half.

The Gardners had a family reunion the 2nd - 5th of July in Federal Way, WA. Megan and I organized it and as Andrew predicted only a few things went according to the plan. It was still a lot of fun. We saw a Tacoma Rainier's game on the 3rd (they lost, way to be like the Mariners) and there was a pretty awesome fireworks show after the game. We got some pretty awesome family pictures. The one problem I have is I look fat not pregnant, but I guess that's life.

Andrew and I both quit our jobs and packed up our car and drove to Tucson, Arizona (the movers took the rest of our stuff). We are officially homeless though Tim and Megan are being awesome and letting us stay with them until we find a house. Actually we've found a house but it's not done being built so it will be at least until the 3rd week in August that we can move in. That is actually just a little bit longer than the average 30 days that it takes to close escrow.

We looked at quite a few houses before we decided on buying a new build. One of the houses that the Realtor showed us, though he didn't realize it when he agreed to show us the house, had 5 bullet holes on the roadside wall of the house. We discovered the holes because one of them went all the way through the dishwasher into the island in the kitchen. One of them was so big you could see daylight through it. There were other older houses that we looked at that weren't quite as bad but they all required more work that we anticipated.

Andrew has come to the conclusion that older houses down here are not as nice as older houses up in the North West. In fact anything that was build before the 90's falls into the category of not so nice.

Andrew started his new job today. That's where he is right now. I'm sure he'll like it. I'm still contemplating getting a job, Andrew thinks that I could do some contract work. I'm not sure about it though.

So we left the rainy North West to move to the sunny South West just in time for the monsoon season. So instead of the typical hot and dry days we were expecting, we are experiencing less hot but more humid days. I now understand why they said we moved during the worst time of the year. Not because it is hotter but because it feels hotter. We could have gotten this weather back in Seattle. :)

So I am now 16 weeks along and I'm feeling better. I was experiencing a lot of nausea thankfully no "morning sickness". I'm still really tired but I have a feeling that that's not going to fully go away. I am starting to look more pregnant but I think that has something to do with all the maternity clothes I've been wearing.