Texas Status Report

Howdy y'all!

Well, it's been over a month now since we moved to Texas and I thought I would give a status report.

Texas is hot!! Apparently it is unusually hot though - everyone keeps telling us that this is not normal. We are still waiting for the temperature to drop below the 100* mark. Even with the hot weather Austin is a pretty great place! We all give it two thumbs up and are happy with the move. Our house is beautiful and we really enjoy the space, our neighborhood is wonderful – very active and friendly. We have spent a lot of time enjoying the community pool here and have gone on one bike ride and several walks through the area. We have enjoyed many festivals and fun activities such as our neighborhood BBQ, the bat festival, and the Shorts movie premiere (with a carnival). There are so many tasty restaurants here and we have tried several. The food here is great and very diverse.

We are all settled in pretty well. Jim has been working in a temporary office space (their permanent space will be available next week) downtown and Sadie has started the 1st grade at Kiker Elementary. I have yet to find a job but plan to do some volunteer work at Sadie's school. In the meantime I keep busy with the house, errands, and all the other daily tasks that a wife and mother has to do. Sadie also started her new dance class which is a combination class with ballet, tap, and jazz. She has done ballet before but never the other two – she is doing well with all three.

All in all we are doing very well down here in Texas! We miss our Utah friends, family, and mountains but are enjoying all that Austin has to offer! For pictures of some of our Texas adventures visit our gallery.