Loving living!

Well, we've been here for just over 4 weeks and we love it. The Bloomington area is beautiful and the weather is wonderful! We live next to a cool bike/hike trail which is kinda fun. My parents came into town this past weekend where we rented bikes and took a 14.2 mile bike ride, Chris took Dad fishing for his birthday and we all had a lot of fun!!!:) They caught about 18-20 fish (they were all a little on the small side) which we ate for lunch the next day. Delicious!!! They left Sunday which I was really sad about. It was so amazing to have family here with us. Can't wait for Christmas time and New Years to see even more family!:D

Chris started classes Monday and so far as much as he said they went well. He has his auditions for ensembles tomorrow afternoon so really excited about that. I finally got my license for IN yesterday so searching for a new job! Yay! We seem to finally be settling in and life is great!:)

Fighting when you're hungry....

I've already learned this rule way before we were even married, but I am terrible at it! Wish there was a button that could be pushed to remind me "Wait to talk about what you're frustrated with AFTER you eat your dinner!" We got into a really silly argument (which I started of course, Chris really doesn't start anything he's way chill about everything. The go with the flow kinda guy) that once we had eaten I was able to reflect at what I had said and realized none of it was super important, and the important parts could have been addressed way differently. Grateful though when we do argue it's not for very long and we don't stay mad.

So, I made dinner last night. Chicken with green beans and pears for a nice sweet fruit on the side. If you know me at all you'll know I really can't cook. The chicken was pretty dried out, the green beans were only good because I just had to put them in a pot and let them cook a little, and the pears well I guess they weren't my fault,  they were well just awful. The can says they're good until September, but really they weren't. (and yes of 2011). But, I made pudding all by myself for I think it was the first time. I've made it as a kid, but I really just watched. It turned out great. Chris said it was a little runny, but I think that has something to do with  the fact that I had to use skim milk instead of 2%. Still tasted great and it was the perfect sweetness to curb my sweet tooth:) Did I say it was Chocolate? Yum! Regardless of the fact that the dinner didn't turn out as I would have liked, we're still on the right track for a healthier lifestyle:) Just need more practice is all.

Friends and Family

So, new to this blog stuff, but I thought I'd give it a try.
 Just wanted to shout out to our friends back in Tennessee who were so helpful to us getting all moved out and on our way. We're now finally in Bloomington and so far we're doing great. Can I say how much I love our new apartment? The kitchen right now is the only room all put together, but we're getting there. Already got a washer and dryer set for dirt cheap which we love. :)  Funny thing is the people we bought it from were moving to Pocatello, ID. Crazy how small the world is. Anyway, it's still a little weird now being here. I mean we've only been here for a few days and I know it will take getting used to. We just had been waiting and working towards finally getting here and now its here and I almost can't believe it. I feel like anytime we're just gonna get back in the car and drive back to TN where we have jobs and loving friends/family. I'm a bit nervous about this new adventure, however we are very excited to be starting it. Can't wait to get all unpacked and maybe we can find some bike's or rent some and bike the trails here. Our apartments have an 8 mile bike trail next to us. The whole town itself is a big bicycling community which I love. A very I guess what you would call a "green" community. The IU campus is massive and absolutely beautiful. I think we're gonna need to just go walk the grounds and explore. I am excited to make new friends and hope to find a great place for me to work doing massage! Well, I guess off to more unpacking... fun...;)