montgomery

so we moved to montgomery, AL this week. the last couple of weeks have been really busy and crazy and this weekend isn't any different. we are heading to roanoke, AL to do a youth revival at a friend's church. we're excited. it's like we're traveling evangelists...er something! i think it will be a really great weekend. and when we get back, tony starts his new job as the youth pastor at aldersgate united methodist church. we have gotten to meet quite a few of the teens and they are awesome. they have been so welcoming already, as have all the parents we've met. i already feel like we're home.

wednesday we...i say "we", but i didn't help at all!...unloaded the truck. we had great helpers and it only took about an hour. that night a bunch of the teens came over and helped us unpack boxes. they were so much help! all in all, everything is going really well and i can't wait to get back next week and get back to unpacking and setting everything up.

jonah has transitioned AMAZINGLY well. we decided to put him in a "big boy bed" when we got here. up until now, he's been in a crib. i figured it was better to get all the transitioning out of the way in one big swoop before baby raena arrives! i was surprised at how excited he was about his new bed. i was planning on waiting until we got back from roanoke to start the new bed process. so we had the pack-n-play all set up for our first night here. yeah, he wanted nothing to do with it! he slept in his big boy bed the whole night! and then the next day for his nap and then last night again. he is freaking awesome! i mean, i know i'm a little biased, but still! last night we went and bought him new bedding, which he picked out. and what did he pick? thomas the train, of course. i will leave you with a picture that, i think, sums up his excitement...

renewed

so i'm going to attempt to start blogging again. i've got a little more time on my hands these days, so i figure i could put it to good use. although i'm not 100% convinced that blogging is the most productive use of time! but it's fun and maybe, just maybe, someone out there actually cares to read about what's going on in my life. so, if you are that person...this is for you.
tony and i are in the middle of packing up all our belongings and moving to montgomery, AL. i'm amazed at how quickly we've been able to accomplish this. we still have the kitchen and bathroom to put in boxes, but everything else is pretty much good to go. i'm not sure how this happened, but we have way less stuff now than we did when we moved here. i'm grateful for that. not only because there's less to pack, but also because we've been trying to simplify our lives and packing has helped me realize that we are doing better than i thought.
currently, i'm sitting here with tony (who is NOT at work...hooray!) watching the braves game. last night was his last night at the hotel where he's been working. it will be very nice to see him the 4 or 5 times i wake up in the middle of the night to go to the bathroom!
speaking of full bladders (which i seem to have all the time these days because of this baby girl!), we decided on a name...raena simone. it's exciting to finally know what we're going to call her so she can have somewhat of an identity. i can't wait to get to see her.
so my first post back was full of randomness. hopefully they'll get better...er something like that...