We've kept ourselves pretty busy between packing, figuring out where everything is, and finding things to do before Glen starts school. Once the school thing happens Olive will have to be my partner in crime and she can't even walk. (NOT complaining-I'm grateful Lord she can't)
Dad and Camille came out to Yakima to help us move. They are absolute saints, but a little better looking. They helped us unpack and get settled. What those two got done in 2 days I probably get done in a year. I get a little distracted while trying to unpack, it's like everything is brand spanking new. We are so grateful for them! Oh and like 6 people from our ward showed up to help so that was super awesome. We were grateful no one sued us due to heat stroke because we moved in on the hottest day of the year- 106 degrees ladies and gentlemen. We were grateful for every ones help so that we didn't die before Glen got to even start Med School cause that would've been a big bummer.
Have you ever eaten an apple? If not what about a peach, strawberry, blackberry, raspberry, apricot, drank beer or wine, cucumber, pear etc? Well you've had a taste of Yakima. We live in wine country, don't all come visit us at once! We are surrounded by orchards, orchards and more orchards. We went and picked 18 pounds of blackberries and strawberries. It was so fun. Glen gave Olive some to try and she loved them! She loved them so much she decided to ruin everything she and her mom were wearing because she squeezed them all over! We've been eating berries ever since. I made the best berry cobbler, it only took 5 minutes to prepare, that's what made is so good! We also went and explored our local arbitrarium- a place where trees and shrubs are cultivated (I feel so smart). They had the best rose garden! The only bad thing about it was the geese poop that decided to get all over our feet and stroller. We learned all about different trees and even explored a Japanese garden! We hit garage sales over the weekend and found some small treasures. We also went and walked the Greenbelt, it is a long trail that runs along the river here. Sunday we were super impressed by our ward as we met a lot of nice families and got 4 dinner invites for that night-I've never felt so famous before. We've explored and found the best parks nearby for me and baby Olive to go play at during the days and of course we found the best and closest shopping for me. If I'm going to survive this Med school thing there damn well be a Target and Tj Maxx nearby. (I'm happy, 10 minutes to be exact)
BERRIES!
Picking berries with Miss Olive
Walking along the Greenbelt
The rose garden was amazing!
I forgot to mention Olive is crawling. I also forgot to mention I dropped her right on her head at church. It was pretty traumatic and she and I both survived so i'm convinced we can make it through anything. When she's a teenager i'm sure i'll wish I could do it again...kidding. It was really horrible and I felt terrible plus my whole relief society saw me, I shall now be known as the "baby tosser". I have been working on her nursery and finished her polka dot wall, I was happy how it turned out except the gold vinyl doesn't want to stick for some reason...i'm irritated but i'm going to figure something out.
I think we are going to like it here, that is if our car doesn't get stolen (one of the highest auto theft stats in the nation). I wasn't relieved one bit as our friends in our complex almost had theirs stolen a few months ago...I miss you Utah. We miss our families but we've survived a week and it was a blink of an eye. I have a feeling it will be a bit slower once school starts but let's pretend that it'll go fast. Cheers to 1 week down 2 years to go in Yakima!
Our beautiful, hideous chairs
Olive loves her new crib!
Polka dot wall and Olive rubbing it in my face that she can pull herself up and almost out of her crib. I'm unamused.
