I'm in Nashville!!!

Hey everyone,

Sorry for the delay in posting about arriving. We have been trying to get the internet figured out and it will take some more time. We got comcast to come and set us up and she told us to wait 20 minutes then set it up. It wouldn't work. So we called technical support and they couldn't figure it out. So that guy had another guy come the next day and turns out we aren't connected from outside and he can't fix that. So he said it would take about 48-72 hours to get another worker in but of course Monday is a holiday so I wouldn't be surprised if it's more like Thursday or Friday before we get them in.

Anyway, I'll update you on the roadtrip. We left Monday morning and made it to Denver that night. It took us about 8 hours the first day. The drive was so beautiful. When we were driving over Vail Pass our cars wouldn't go above 40 mph because the hill was so steep and our cars were so weighed down with everything we own in them. We spent the night at Lori's mom's cousin's house. She treated us to dinner that night and we enjoyed spending time with her.

Day two: We left Denver at about 8:00 in the morning. This day was our longest drive. We drove for 13 hours. We started in Denver and ended the night in Checotah, OK. If any of you are Carrie Underwood fans you'd know she is from the small town of Checotah. We spent the night in a dumpy motel but it was fun to wake up and tour around her town for a little while.

Day three: We had breakfast in a smalltown diner. It was fun to watch people walk in and everybody knows each other. We left around 9:00 in the morning and charged right through Arkansas. We didn't even stop at all. We stopped in Memphis where we ate lunch at a bbq restaurant Lori and I saw on the travel channel. We have been planning to eat there for a long time so it was fun to mark it off the list. We drove three more hours to Nashville and got here about 7:00. The drive was not as bad as I was anticipating. I thought I would need to stop a lot but we both were not ever very tired, huge blessing.

We have spent the last few days not really knowing what to do with ourselves. On Thursday we tried to get the internet set up but couldn't. We thought it would be fixed on Friday. So we just tried to unpack and get things organized. Friday they still couldn't fix the internet so we decided to come to the library to use the internet. But what do you know, the library is closed on Fridays. So yesterday we went grocery shopping. Today we came to the library to get things done like, update my blog, apply for jobs online, look for furniture online, mapquest church directions, etc.

Well, that is all I have for now. When we get the internet in our apartment I will post some pictures. I love you all.

Here is the proof of us jumping off the bridge.

Random pics from Portland!

Eating dinner before heading to the cabin.


Shelly & me posing before going out on the lake.


Cute Olivia!


Cute Delaney!

Hayden & me before going to the lake.

This is Lori and me climbing up to the 2nd level of the bridge. The scariest part was thinking about climbing up.

Payton being a good cousin and holding on to Delaney so she won't fall out of the back of the truck.

No hands! Go Delaney.

Payton is all smiles while surfing with Uncle Michael.

Me and Delaney in the back of the truck.

Brittan eating her treat after a long day of boating.

The Glorious cabin. Thanks again Neals.

Oregon!!!

The last few days my best friend Lori and I were able to spend time in Oregon. Both of my sisters live there and it was really fun to get to hang out with them and their families. My sister Shannon and her family recently built a cabin in Central Oregon and we spent a couple of the days of our trip there at the lake. It was so beautiful. I wakeboarded, jumped off a bridge and even learned how to surf behind the boat. Attached is a picture of Lori and I preparing to jump off the second level of the bridge. It was quite a rush! I will attach more pictures soon.