California Living

Well we are all reunited once again and Chris did a great job at finding our new home...at least for now! We are really liking where we live and our apartment. It's a two bedroom on the 2nd floor out of 3. It's just over 1000 sq ft, we have a separate laundry room with a washer and dryer, 2 bathrooms, lots of windows, 1-car garage, balcony, lots of cupboard space in the kitchen, and close to parks, restaurants, brand new gym, freeways, and Chris' work. Our complex is pretty big with lots of trees, well maintained premises with 2 pools, 3 hot tubs and a small fitness center. We have all settled in pretty well. I was really impressed with the level of cleanliness inside our apartment. That is one thing I have found with moving all over the place is that once you leave the bubble of Rexburg it seems the standard of living and cleanliness is just not there. We have been used to deep cleaning with a white glove in mind and some of the places we have lived in just weren't that way. However, when I saw our place here it was spotless!! All the appliances looked like they were brand new, even the drawer under the oven was spotless. The white carpets had no stains, they look brand new too (they may have been replaced, not really sure on that one), the walls had all been re-painted, so there weren't any holes, all the windows and blinds (those annoying mini blinds that I despise cleaning) were all clean, the washer and dryer were again spotless, the bathrooms were also clean and it didn't smell. I definitely have my work cut out for me when we go to move to make sure it looks as it did when we moved in!

We are really liking the area and the weather. Tyler may have even worn shorts the other day because it was in the 70's!! Our ward is really nice too and the boys are adjusting well to primary and nursery. There are several families with younger boys that are the boy's ages which is awesome and we have felt very welcome. We have a massive list of places to see and things to do that will most likely take us all year at least to complete! Chris seems to be liking his new job, even though there has been a lot to learn and figure out. So all in all, even though it is way more expensive to live here and we probably won't be able to buy a house for a while, we are glad that we are here and look forward to getting to know the area better!!