AAAH!

I moved.

But the reality still hasn't set in.

I feel like I'm just down the street from my mom; when my girls get to be too much, she's going to come save me.

BUT THAT IS SO NOT THE CASE ANYMORE.

I've only been gone for two days, but already I miss everyone.

I miss Maryn and all her creative brilliance. I know Abby misses her as her best friend.
I miss talking to my mom about everything, laughing about the funny things Abby said, and eating chocolate cheerio treats. Even though we forgot to make those this Christmas.
I miss my dad, his smile when he's holding a grandchild, and his goofy jokes about the Church.

I miss Sarah. Period. Why do you have to be so far away?

I miss Stephen and Ashton and their lively exuberance. Sometimes I think they are the happiest and most chill people I know.
I miss Sambo. Awesome, spunky, mischievous Sambo. We were just getting to be good friends finally when I left. Don't forget me, okay little dude?

I miss my friends in Provo. Who knew I'd actually miss that place? Megs, Kylie, Brianna, Erin... you girls are awesome. Miss your guts already.

I miss all my extended family that I've played with since I was four. You're all my favorite. I love you to death. I'll hold a baseball game on Memorial Day in your honor. ;)

I'm so grateful that I have awesome, AWESOME friends in Washington already. We pulled a girls night already. Best night of my week.

Things will be great. I just have to take this transition one step at a time.... but that doesn't even seem possible with how much is happening at once.

I'm trying not to think about it all.

But as I'm typing to you all, this is what I'm looking at:


It pretty much looks like an explosion on Inception in every room. Even though we've spent every day working on things... it doesn't seem to disappear.

And now for a random HAPPY note:

My Claire baby HATES baby food. We've been trying for weeks, but she just doesn't care for it. On Monday, Brit showed me a baby food she gives her babe called HappyBaby. Seriously, there's a reason for the name.

It's the best baby food ever!

Looks betters, smells better, and I imagine it tastes better because, holy cow, Claire downed a good 4.5 oz thing today of sweet potato, carrot, apple and cinnamon in like ten minutes. She would literally yell at me for more. I love that each pouch has a fruit and a vegetable. It's way easier to feed them. I squeeze it onto a spoon, but when she's bigger she'll be able to drink it right out of the pouch. And if she doesn't finish it all, I just screw the lid back on. No worrying about spit breaking down the food to mush.

So yes, it costs a little more, and I KNOW my family is chuckling about the "organic" label, but really, check out that happy baby! It's worth it!

Thank you for reading post #1 from Bellevue, Washington.

Love you!