isaac + joslynn {home sweet home}

Congratulations to my brother and sister-in-law on their first house together! I have to say I'm just a little bit jealous... one day i'll have my possesions {and husband} again ;)

xoxo

photos from the passanger seat

Hunter and I are officially back in Washington. after a three day cross country trip it feels good to start to settle back in to the Northwest life. Our move was a little rushed and a little chaotic, but we all survived. Pretty sure if Zach and I survived a cross country move with two big dogs and a baby, we can survive anything ;)

Well long story short; we left Thursday night at 9pm {when we had planned to leave in the morning... Zach had work issues... don't get me started}, stayed in hotels the first and second night, and then drove straight through the third. We arrived in WA late Sunday night and Zach flew back Monday afternoon. We are THE road warrior family.

xoxo

the last week

a week from now Hunter and I will be on the road headed back to the North West. I couldn't be more excited to go back home to family and friends but at the same time there will be plenty I will miss about our time here in NC. 

 things I will miss...

- the coast. by far the best beaches {and beach towns} I've been to. sorry California.

- the woods. the trees may be a little thin but the no underbrush makes up for it.

- fall. when the leaves start changing there's nothing like it.

- storms. I could sit and watch the lightening storms for hours here, and the thunder so loud it can rattle the walls.

- farm land. yes. it's true. I like our little farm community we live in. driving past all the cotton fields and old abandoned barns makes everyday errands scenic. 

- the history. there's so much here that I wish I spent more time exploring.

- the architecture. i swoon driving past all the old southern homes and mansions. give me a wrap around porch any day.  

- the feed store we go to in town. the owner is a nice old Southern man who knows everything about animals, not to mention the boys that work there will never let me carry the dog food out to my car, love Southern gentlemen. oh, and there's a chicken that runs around free inside.

- our first house together. granted it was rented, and not our "style" but it was our first place to make a home together and start our little family in. 

things I WON'T miss...

- the humidity. ugh.

- the drivers. apparently they don't believe in blinkers and the left lane is for pacing the car in the right. 

- no coffee shops. the closest one to us is 15 miles away... {this is far for me... I'm used to one on every corner in the land of coffee ;)}

- our neighborhood. it's nice and new, but it's cookie cutter. they just came through and leveled all the trees and built cheap look alike houses. not our thing. glad we didn't buy one.

- the slow service in restaurants and stores. it definitely took us awhile to be more patient with people here.  

- being so far away from our family and friends.     

of course the biggest thing I will miss in NC will be Zach. it's going to be so hard to be so far from him and possibly not being able to live together again for at least a year {if he gets deployed}. I feel for him though, he will miss so many of Hunter's 'firsts'... I miss the little man just being away from him for a few hours... I can't imagine for months. it will be best for the long run though and is what army life is all about... and hey, hopefully after all this he'll be able to join us back in the evergreen state ;)

see you soon Wa!

xoxo

and so it begins...

it's official... Hunter, Zev, Lola, and I are moving back to the North West... and SOON, as in by the end of the month soon! Zach has about 4 months {3 different schools} of training to do down at Fort Benning starting at the end of the month, and then he may be deploying early next year so we decided we might as well move back now. Nothing like a last minute move across the country!

the plan is for my Dad to fly here and drive with Hunter and I back to Wa. We'll be moving into my parents basement... a 27 year old with a baby moving back in with the 'rents... woot woot! at least this way we can save money so we can buy a house when Zach gets back, and can you say free babysitting?!

so let the packing begin! we've already got the two rooms upstairs packed so I'd say we're off to a good start. Cheers to another adventure! ;)

xoxo