We are Here!!!

For those of you who have been looking for a new post, I am sorry it has taken me over a week! I am not the best at this blogging thing ( especially when I dont remember my user and password!!!). But, I am hoping now that I have been here a week and am somewhat settled ( will I ever be completely settled, very debatable!), I hope to update more frequently.

So, I have been in Richmond, Va since last Tuesday, July 14, 2009. The trip was quite the experience. Traveling 830 miles alone is a long journey, doing it with a 5 month old is a whole other story! Thank goodness I had my wonderful sister/bestfriend, Kathleen with me the whole way! Monday was a hard day. I had to figure out how to pack my jeep liberty with a whole lot of stuff, had to do a once over on my house that I was leaving for who knows how long, and had to run some errands. By the time we got going, it was already 11:45 eastern time. I was already exhausted and had a 6 hour drive ahead of us. For the most part, it went fine. Tyler adapted to the car quite well and slept a lot of the way. When we stopped to eat or get gas, I had to feed Ty and change his diaper and that is a long process! Then hitting rush hour traffic in a big city like Lexington, KY doesnt help the patience of a 5 month old either!! We finally made it to our hotel , checked in, headed to dinner then called it an early night. Thank goodness Tyler cooperated and slept very well! While Tuesday was a longer day of driving, it went soo much quicker. Tyler slept so much more, so we drove a lot further and limited our stop time.

We made it to our apartment by 3:45 pm, where Dom met us! It was soo nice to reunite with him after 8 long days. Tyler was so happy to see Daddy and Daddy was so excited to see his son! It was a precious moment for any mother to witness:) We unloaded the car quickly then Dominick took us for a tour of our neighborhood. I must say one of the greatest features of our community is that there is sooooooooooooooooooooooo much shopping within 2 miles of our apartment. From a huge outdoor shopping mall complete with train rides for the kiddos, to a Super Walmart ( my mom will LOVE this!), to Target, to Kohls, to every restaurant imaginable! I am in heaven!

The biggest adjustment thus far is the size of the apartment. Don't get me wrong, it is a very nice complex, decorated completely to my liking, but you can stand in our dining/living area, do a 360 and there is our whole apartment. Coming from our spacious townhouse in St. Louis with 3 levels, this is gonna be a little different! Thank goodness for all the closet space and storage and great organizational skills that I have been blessed with.

So, having been here one week now, I can say I feel a little more comfortable with my surrounding. Having a GPS has been a must and become my new best friend. I have ventured onto highways, gone downtown, done a few tourist things, and tons of shopping. The hardest thing was on Saturday when I had to say good bye to my sister. She was such a great help for the first few days and leaving her was very hard. I am gonna miss her, but know I will see her soon.

So, as it stands, I am now in my new home, adjusting to life in Richmond, Va. There is so much for me to learn and I welcome all of it with open arms. While I still feel like I am on an extended vacation, I am hoping it will continue to sink in that I am in a new city with my family and I need to make the most of it. I welcome change, as difficult as it may be, and hope to learn so much about myself, my family, and this new experience, all at the same time! Stay tuned everyone, Richmond hasn't seen anything just yet!!

Bridgette