The Big D

I've been working on a post about my years in Utah, but I've hit quite the block, so I decided to skip ahead and post about Dallas, lest all my fans get too restless ;) This post may be a little choppy, I've got a lot to cover and who knows how long I have till Weston rejoins the land of the awake people.

We left Utah the second week in July. AT&T arranged for movers to come over, pack us and move us. OH MY GOODNESS!!! If you EVER get the chance to have someone move you, DO IT!! It was so nice having someone else do all the dirty work. Unfortunately, we still had a lot to do, since we were majorly downsizing. We were kept busy selling, trashing and taking trips to DI. I didn't get a lot of pictures of the move, but here are a few.


West 'helping'




Our empty house :(




All of our stuff, including two cars!

We spent a couple nights at Devon's parents house. It was nice spending a few days saying goodbye to everyone. We then loaded into a plane, Hamilton in tow, and headed to Dallas, just in time to meet our movers. They were willing to unpack everything, but since we had no idea how we would fit everything into our little condo, we decided to do it ourselves. This was not the highlight of our move! It was miserable for EVERYONE. I thought West would have fun with all the paper and empty boxes, but with no space to move around and a mom and dad that were totally preoccupied, he got very restless, very fast. Luckily, everything was unpack within the week! We didn't have Internet for a while, so we spent a lot of time using the wireless at McDonald's. Just the thought of McDonald's food makes me sick, now!

As for life in Dallas, I LOVE LOVE LOVE it!!!! West and I are having so much fun. When West was little it seemed like I just spent time counting down till Devon got home, but now the days seems to just speed by! I don't know if it's because he's older and can do more or if there's just more to do here in Dallas. We joined a very active Mom and Toddlers group. It keeps us busy and we just love the people in it. There are about 30 members total, but a core group of about 5-6 of us, that show up to everything. All the kids are within 3-4 months of each other. Here are some pics of our adventures while Dad is slaving away at work :)



Dallas Galleria, West favorite playground!




Our mommies group met for breakfast at IKEA then played afterward




Storytime at the Dallas Children's library




We took a Mommy and Me swim class and got to play in the kiddie pool afterwards




Riding a longhorn at the Fort Worth Stockyards



Another one at Storytime





Our favorite place to go with our Mom's group; Jump Mania!


Luckily Devon doesn't miss out on all the fun! Although, we're waiting for it to cool down about, so we can do some of the fun outdoor things we've been wanting to do!


We've been able to go see a FC Dallas soccer game




We spent a free night at the Dallas Museum of Art, thanks to AT&T




Took in a Ranger game




And got to go down and see the taping of ESPN College GameDay

 In a nutshell, Dallas is hot, but we figure this is our winter where we do most things indoors. I was afraid our place would feel really small, but it's not too bad. Although this one bathroom thing is getting really old, really fast. And, boy do I miss my laundry room!!!!! But after last summer, I sure am grateful to have a washer and dryer inside our condo. Devon's five minute commute to the train in wonderful!! We're starting to feel a little more at home in our ward, but we need to start stepping out of our comfort zone to get to know some more people. We've found a few restaurants we love, Cheddars being our favorite, by far. But we're still looking for some good shakes, comparable to Iceberg. It's hard being without family, but we are so grateful for Skype! Devon does have a great-uncle in the Fort Worth area that we got to go spend some time with a few weeks back and look forward to seeing again soon. Overall, life is good. I feel like we are really where we need to be and I'm hoping things will only get better :)