What Became of You?

I've got about 20 minutes here, so this update is probably going to be shorter than I'd like it to be...

Wow.  I can't even begin to describe the events of the last three days.  We'll post a ton of pictures from the trip and of the new apartment once we get our own internet access (hopefully Friday; keeping our fingers crossed -ed).  Cash completely hated the car ride until we took him out of the cage and into the front seat.  It's the weirdest thing - he used to just sit on the floor of the backseat and complain but on the open road, he's staring out the window as the world passes by.

Today was the first time I've been in an IKEA store.  Cristina was sure that I would love it... and it was pretty cool.  We also stopped at a Fred Meyer store yesterday, which is strangely similar to the Meijer stores back home.  We also found a Petsmart and Target, which are exactly similar to the stores back home.  It was a nice change of pace, because the city is nothing like Kalamazoo.  I still feel a little like a hamster let out of his cage, but I'm getting there.

The apartments are really nice here.  It helps that nothing is more than two years old.  If there's one problem that we've run into, it's that the rooms are too big.  Our bathroom is what Jamielah would call "stupid huge" though I guess it's better than being too small.  We're supposed to be getting our stuff in a few days, and our phone will be hooked up this weekend - so expect more updates then.

Oh!  And Dustin, if you're reading this, I will respond to your e-mail as soon as possible.  I've got about 5 minutes left right now and need to finish updating this post gets lost.  There's also a present coming your way, as soon as we get a chance to sail that direction...  Also, I live 10 minutes from the Wizards of the Coast building!!  It's completely surreal.  Oop!  Gotta go!