Quick Update

It has been a very long weekend. We dropped all the information for the lease application off at the office and spent an anxious weekend waiting to find out something.

Saturday we got a very needed break. Because I work from 3-7 am every day I was ready to do nothing on Saturday and just take a nap. We all napped then after waking up we decided to go find the church building so we could go straight there on Sunday without worrying about the directions. This probably wasn't the best choice we made the whole trip. It was pouring rain. We thought it was just a regular little thunderstorm and everything would be okay. Not true. If you have ever seen those pictures or videos on tv of people who are stuck in their cars with water up to the window then you would know what we experienced. It was terrifying being from out of town, not knowing anyone, not knowing how to react to the situation, and just being uncomfortable. Luckily we were able to park the car in an area that was higher than the rest and then we waded through knee high water (we avoided the deepest areas) over to the church building where we felt the most comfortable. After getting there I of course had to use the bathroom so we waded across the street to a nearby restaurant and decided to have lunch while we waited for the water to drain off the streets. For comfort, we kept to our plans and drove up to the temple.

Sunday we went to church and felt so welcome. We are going to love our new ward. Everyone is so nice and welcoming. I felt really comfortable because it reminded me a lot of my old home ward when I still lived in Virginia. We came home for a nap then drove back up to the temple and spent a little while there on the grounds just enjoying the peace that can be found just being at the temple.

Monday we drove to find the hospital that I am going to deliver at. It is huge but has its own little wing for maternity. It's called the Birthing Center. I can't remember the name of the hospital right now but when we get home I'll post a picture. The whole day was spent in nervous anticipation. We just wanted to know that we had gotten a house. Basically, we still don't know for sure. Our number two choice is off the list because it has not been on the market for very long. Our number one and three have been on the market for 2 years so we should be able to get one of them. We are just waiting on the building company to give the okay for the houses to be leased. We might know by 12 today before we leave but maybe not. Kind of frustrating waiting the whole day for nothing but maybe we are supposed to be learning something from this experience. We'll let you know when we know.