Right before Halloween we finally received our belongings after 3 months without them. (That's longer than we were without our stuff when we moved from VA to korea!) It was long enough that a lot of times when the movers asked us what something was, it took us a minute to remember and then tell them where to put it. Re-configuring your life is always a challenge, but I kind of love how we end up with different ways of doing things. Kitchens are always different and we have to decided where everything will function best. In this house we have two living areas and were initally thinking of putting the piano upstairs near the kitchen and the TV downstairs in the carpeted area. But after Dan's convincing words we switched it up and I really like what we ended up with. Here's the piano once it was finally set up down stairs.
In our renovations we took out the old closet hardware for the master bedroom because it was bent and in a really weird configuration. We also took off the doors to help make the room feel a little bigger. (it's not a very big master, and no walk-in closet) After months of living in duffel bags, and about a week after our stuff was delivered, we finally got a way to hang our clothes again! Yay!
In with our kitchen items were our pizza stones. The family had been anxiously awaiting the day we could do homemade pizza again!
It has been fun watching Alex's passion and skill as a baker grow. We decided to invest in his business by buying him a new Kitchen Aid. When he leaves the house he'll be able to take this with him and keep up the awesome work!
Dan turned 41 in November! We kept it simple with a Korean themed weekend. Dak Galbi for dinner, gifts of a Korean cookbook from Maangchi, and a day pass to a korean spa. Alex made Dan's request of a better than sex cake- recipe from Sarah McBride. It was delish!! Happy Birthday Dan! Can't wait to have a day away enjoying the spa with you.
I got my first haircut here in Yelm, WA. It turned out pretty cute! Still miss my barber from SATX!
Over Veteran's Day weekend, our friend Janel who lives in Chelan, WA brought her family to the area and we got to hang out a bunch! One day the gals just went to a craft fair, lunch at Mod Pizza and brought some Crumbl cookies home! Love spending time with good friends.
Here's the Russian doll set I got at the craft fair. This lady was selling her whole collection, and at fantastic prices. This one is hand painted and signed by the artist in Russian, from Moscow 1990 and has 9 pieces!
And even though the weather is often rainy and gray, the days that are sunny feel amazing, and give a chance for Mt. Rainier to shine. I can't help but snap pictures whenever I get a glimpse!
We are slowly settling in here in Washington and it is really is beginning to feel more like a home than just a place to exist. I've started working as an accompanist already, started an Etsy shop, and Dan has been very busy at work. Cade has been doing marching band and now has two honor band opportunities that he's looking forward to. Alex is glad to be done with football, as the concussion still plagues him a bit and so it wasn't the best experience all around. He has completed one bake sale and is in full prep mode for his holiday bake sale, with a logo, business labels, Instagram page and everything! It's been such a long transition that it is nice to get some sense of normalcy again. Now wouldn't it be nice if all this Covid stuff went away? Inflation is.... just wow right now.
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