Country Living

Well, I finally got some Internet out here in the sticks. What a hassle. In fact, almost EVERYTHING has been a hassle since we moved. Nothing that is making me curl up in a ball and cry, but it's all like 'Seriously?! Are you kidding me?!'.

For instance, I called two weeks ago to get our garbage service set up....we have yet to see our can delivered!

'Seriously?!'

They told us yesterday that they are 'backlogged and waiting for parts'

'Are you kidding me?! Parts for WHAT!?! It's an effin GARBAGE CAN!'

We set up the appointment for Internet which required them to come out and 'survey the property'.

'Seriously?'

They called the night before the appointment and requested reschedule because, and I QUOTE, 'It's going to be, like, a hundred, and like a LOT degrees and so it's too hot for the guys to work outside'

'ARE YOU KIDDING ME?! Um....it was only 77 degrees at 8 am - which is WHEN THEY SHOULD HAVE BEEN HERE'

In the first week of moving in, our AC broke, our dishwasher broke, our dryer broke, my nail broke. It was craziness. But *I* didn't break. Which is surprising because I HATE sweating INSIDE my house. I HATE washing dishes by hand. I HATE line drying clothes. However, some of those things weren't as bad as I thought (although I will NEVER EVER not hate sweating inside my house), the hand washing dishes wasn't too bad as I had pretty nice views to gaze upon.

 

 

The line drying of the clothes wasn't too bad as I acquired a bit of color being out in the sun and it prevented the house from heating up any more. (Although I do admit that my mother in law took care of a few loads for us, NO one likes line dried towels)

Oh, also, none of our inside doors have locks (yet) and Leah has not yet learned the importance of knocking when it comes to my bedroom. We are working on that life lesson, but I know that when she gets excited about something, she forgets. Previously, Jimmy and I relied on locks to prevent unwelcome intruders during our...."talks", but until we get locks installed, this is what we have had to rely on:

I'm telling ya! We have had a TON of laughs the past few weeks. It's just such a whole new world for us and even in the middle of the biggest hassles, we still find the humor in everything.

So, as I knew it would, things are kicking in for me here at this new house, in this new environment. I love staying at home. I love being with my family and being available to my friends and family when they need me or just want to hang out. My best friend asked me a few months ago if I would be interested in running a 5K on 4th of July for a memorial for a police officer killed in the line of duty in the city she used to work for. Yes yes yes! Hang out with my BFF and for a good cause?! Yes!

 

 

This 'country' environment also encourages us to spend more time at home. It's extremely peaceful out here. There are animals we can play with:

 



 

 

We bought a golf cart to play around in. It's perfect for those summer sunset drives:

 



 

So, yeah, everything is going pretty great now. I still haven't established a routine. Kids go back to school mid-August, so I'll worry about it then. Until then, we are thoroughly enjoying life, and each other.