Open House, Open Heart...

This has been probably one of the craziest weeks I've had in awhile. I mean we've lived and seen alot in the past couple months but this is really crazy. You guys, I'm a New Yorker and this is my cute New Yorker baby! :) Axel was thrilled to see his Giraffe from Grandma Angela made it to NY too. It feels crazy.. It is crazy. My life is... well, crazy. I'd be lying if I didnt say this is bittersweet. Believe it or not moving to New York has been much harder than moving to Costa Rica. Moving to Costa Rica we knew we were going to be living on a base, we knew mostly what Calebs work was going to look like, Caleb knew people at the base and we both had been to CR before. Coming to New York we had no friends here, no family, we had both never been to this state and we didnt know where we were going to live. We've been trying to figure out housing for weeks and it just wasnt coming together. I kept feeling God urging us to just go, to just get in the car and get ...

Another beautiful fall day has come and gone. I enjoyed the fresh weather, seeing family, a fun sermon in church and now a peaceful evening of rest while Axel sleeps. I've been MIA for a little over a month now and I feel like so much has gone on in that 1 month of time. Costa Rica seems so long ago. Life has changed so drastically in 6 weeks time its almost strange to look back and remember how different our lives were. I miss the rain, I miss many familiar faces, I miss amazing, delicious and cheap fresh fruit but I'm also happy to be here.  Minnesota has treated us well. The first 3 weeks back in the states were total chaos it seems. running from one place to another, racing around to see everyone we'd missed. the last 3 weeks have been more focused on packing, prepping and planning for NEW YORK.   We were hoping to be out there this past week but between trying to figure out housing issues for when we get there and Vehicle repairs we've been set back by a few...