We are finally getting our lives in order. It seems like such a long time since things have been normal; then again, what is normal? It definitely doesn’t go hand in hand with Anna and me.

We had a whirlwind vacation to New York, Baltimore, Washington D.C., Corpus Christi, a day trip to Houston to find an apartment, a few stops in Utah, and finally a week up in Seattle. We couldn’t make life simple either. During those vacation days, we filled up a pod with all of our stuff and sent it to Houston, Texas. We flew back to Salt Lake in time for Memorial Day, spending the day and evening with family. The next morning we woke up and began our journey to Texas.

Anna decided there was not enough adventure in her life. She wanted to drive from Salt Lake to Houston in one day. I didn’t quite understand, but you got to do what the wife wants to do. We left SLC and Utah Valley early the next day. By 5 p.m. we were in Albuquerque. Moab and just south of it was the highlight of the afternoon. Driving through that beautiful red desert is amazing. We loved imagining different shapes in the rock formations as we droved through Southern Utah.

We drove south to El Paso where we stopped and had dinner. We needed time to get out of the car and relax. Then the real hard part of the trip came, driving through the night in Texas. We thought we had about 11 hours to go on our drive, who knows how really long it took. We stopped around 2 am and slept till 4am, followed by another 2 hour drive. A hour and 1/2 nap and we were off again. I don’t know whose crazy idea it was to pull that stunt… I would never come up with something crazy like that.

We finally arrived in Houston Wednesday around 1:30 pm. It was fun to count the cities till Houston. We were excited. Once we arrived, we got into our apartment, showered and set up the task of moving in. I think I will leave that for Anna to document.

Since June 1 2005, we are now in Houston, Texas living in the Galleria district of town. Together, we look forward to new adventures, meeting new people, and having a good time.