Jumping on beds...

On Tuesday we left for a short trip to San Antonio to go to Sea world and The Alamo. Barbara and the kids came to get us at 5:00a (or maybe a little later than that), we packed up the car, and off we went. Peter at the wheel; Lyndsy, Karlee, and me in the middle seat; and Levi and Chloe in the back. It was not a bad drive at all.

The two oldest

slept

while the two youngest

didn't

Once we arrived at our hotel, our girls settled in right away! Can you tell what their favorite thing to do ONLY at hotels is?

The girls had a blast jumping on the bed! Poor Chloe, it took quite a few times to get some pictures where she was looking up. We were waiting for Lyndsy to hit her head on the ceiling but it never happened. She did hit her hands a few times but no head injuries!

After a bit we went downstairs to catch the shuttle to take us to Seaworld. I have plenty more pictures to come... 

We have ARRIVED!

Well, a lot has happened since my last blog! I will get to what has happened during the last week in a moment... I want to share that The Chave's are officially Texans now! We arrived Monday, Dec 12th around 7:25p central time. Lyndsy, the dogs, Sophie, and I in one car and Chloe and Peter in the U-Haul. What an adventure it was!


Ok... now I will go back to my last post and fill you in on what all has transpired in the last week.


FRIDAY, DECEMBER 3: Peter & I arrived back in Arizona from Poulsbo, WA. We hopped into his car and set off on a road trip to  Texas! We stopped at Walmart to stock up on supplies (food and blanket) for the journey. Well, I am not a big "sleep in the car" kinda girl but, knowing that both Peter & I had been up all day and were going to be driving all night; I knew that I had to get some sleep to give him some relief. I managed to stay away until a little past Tucson, AZ and then my eyes became so heavy, I could barely keep them open (kinda like now). I slept for a bit and when I woke up in El Paso, TX, it was sunny out!


Being the wonderful wife that I am, I offered to take over driving so Peter could get some sleep. He refused and ended up driving the entire way! WOW! I know that I could NOT have done that!''

We drove and drove and drove until we finally reached his parents house. It was about 3:50ish in the afternoon. We unpacked the car and went in to say our hello's. A little later we went to dinner with Peter's parents and sister's family (minus Levi). After dinner we came home, got cleaned up, and went to bed! 

ON SUNDAY, we slept in and then hung out for a bit. The rest of the trip was pretty uneventful. Dinners, family, and getting a few things ready for the move. We flew home on Tuesday. It was sure nice to see the girls after being gone for so long!


The rest of the week was pretty jam packed!

WEDNESDAY morning I had to take Peter back to the airport so he could fly out to Oakland for work and then pick him up later that evening. 

THURSDAY morning I received a phone call from an agent asking if her clients could come check out the house. Sure thing! Chloe's 1st hour class was throwing her a surprise Christmas/Moving Party so, I went so I could take some pictures. It was super cute to see these kids dote on her and not want her to move! Mrs. Bolton cried almost the entire 1st period! The agent and her clients showed up a little later so, Peter and I took the dogs for a walk. Thursday evening the girls and I walked over to the Gwaltney's to play some Settlers of Catan. Good times even though I didn't play very well. =-(


FRIDAY morning Peter and I took the dogs to get groomed, I went back to Chloe's school for the last day! It was not as emotional as I thought it would be! We picked up the U-Haul a little later in the day and then had to cancel dinner with the Japenga's as packing wasn't getting done as quickly as it needed to be! 


SATURDAY morning we met my sister at Verizon to switch her over and then it was Christmas with my family. We had brunch at IHOP then went back to my parents to hang out and then open present! Later we went to RT O'Sullivan's with the Dishman's to watch the UFC fights. GSP vs Koschek! Awesome night of fights!


SUNDAY morning we went to church and holy moly was it emotional! I cried almost the entire service. At then end of the service Mark had us (along with Joanne Edwards - she is moving to Oregon) come up on stage to pray for us on our move. He could barely talk so, he asked Chris to pray. I didn't realize how hard it was going to be to leave all of my friends! But hey! We are only moving a few hours away (flying anyway)! Then we came home and frantically started shoving things in boxes. People started showing up around noon to help load the truck. In the end we didn't get everything in and will be coming back to AZ to take the final little bit back. After the truck was full everyone began leaving and I must say... it was pretty emotional saying by to MeL (you too Dave)! Girl I love you like a sister! The drive was pretty uneventful! We stopped at Eegee's for dinner (yummo) and then headed to El Paso to stay the night. 


MONDAY morning we got up a little later than we wanted (but we needed sleep) and loaded up and set off on the 2nd part of our adventure. Lots of driving, stopping every couple of hours, and snacking... we arrived in Aubrey at about 7:25p. 


Today is now THURSDAY and I just realized that Lyndsy had downloaded all the pictures from my camera onto her computer so, I can't post any for you to see. I will work on that this weekend and get some posted for your viewing pleasure. =-]


I think you have read enough for one sitting. More another time!

Trip to Poulsbo

Peter had to go to Poulsbo, WA for work the other day and I got to tag along. This adventure was the beginning of a 7 day long adventure that began in Arizona... first stop - Seattle, WA... overnight trip to Poulsbo, WA... next day - Phoenix, AZ again... same day - began an overnight drive to Aubrey, TX... next day - made it to Aubrey, TX!

Sounds exhausting I know! Peter drove the whole way from Phx to Aubrey and hadn't slept since our 1st night in Poulsbo. More on that leg of the drive later. First I have some great pictures that I took that I want to share. 

Our first night in Poulsbo was very, very cold! We drove down to the marina to find a good place to eat. We decided to stroll up and down the street to find some place to eat. Along the way, we came across some pretty cool stuff! See for yourself.

 Old School Telephone Booth

City of Poulsbo clock

The next day while Peter worked I went to the marina again but, this time to take some pictures of the boats and whatever else stood out to me. Well, I got some great pictures but there were too many to post so here are some of my favs! Enjoy!

 An anchor that was taller than me!

 Not sure if these are apartments or a hotel. Either way, I thought they were awesome!

 A few of the many boats docked at the marina

This is by far my favorite picture that I took while at the marina! I love the colors and 

 how the church stands out.

When Peter was done working we began our drive back to Seattle however, Mrs. GPS (that is who I am blaming anyway!) had decided to take us a different route and we ended up going towards the ferry. We (or maybe me) wanted to take the ferry but was told it was kind of expensive. Well at this point, we could turn around and head back the way we got to Poulsbo or keep on trucking and take the ferry. We decided to go the ferry route! Best thing was... it ended up being more than 1/2 the price Peter was told! SCORE!!!! Well, I have never been on a ferry, much less drive a car onto a ferry! Let's just say, "It was pretty cool!" Of course I have pictures. =-]

 Here we go!

 They had a cafeteria style deck! Pretty cool! They even had wi-fi!

 The Space Needle

 

Just a cool pic!

 The view from the car!

That is it! It was a fun trip to Poulsbo, WA and riding the ferry. Best of all was spending time with Peter!

Once we got back to Phoenix at about 9:50p, we hopped in the car and began our next leg in our 7 day adventure. But that will have to wait until another day! I am exhausted!