Back to Life, Back to Reality

The past few weeks have been ones of excitement, blessings, and boredom. After our visit with my grandparents  in California, we finally made it back to Provo, with our new apartment waiting for us. It was a long and arduous task gathering all of our belongings from Draper and Highland (special thanks to Sherrie and Garrett and Rob and Annie for letting us keep our stuff there).

The only furniture we started out with was a couch and a rocking chair. Oh and a blow-up mattress. Considering the fact that we haven't made money all summer, we knew we had to get creative with our purchases. We spent the next week filling up our apartment with things from pawn shops, second-hand stores and peoples' homes (don't worry, we got their permission before we took anything).  My family was a wonderful help--my parents let us use their van, and that thing was a life saver.

Now that we're done with the excitement of moving in and having my family visit, we're settling into a more mundane lifestyle. Most of our time is filled with me searching for jobs and sending out resumes and applications, Ben waiting to hear back from the MTC and a few other places, doing puzzles, knitting, running, and watching 30 Rock. Looking for jobs is always frustrating, but we're praying very hard that we will be able to find some work soon.