I feel as if I haven't had a moment to breathe in over two weeks, but hopefully I will soon see that light at the end of the tunnel. 

Last week the packers came on Monday and Tuesday, and the movers loaded us up on Wednesday.  Thank goodness for good friends, because a few of mine, not only took my kids for the entire day each day, but some of them even had us over for dinner.  It was such a blessing to get them out of the house, especially since the emptiness and boxes made Derek burst into tears every few minutes.

On Thursday morning, I loaded the kids and the rest of our stuff in the van, and tried my darnedest to beat the moving truck to Fayetteville.  Luckily, the kids were amazing, and we made it to our house with 20 minutes to spare.  Just enough time for me to find the keys Kevin hid for me, and then get the van into the garage.

From that moment on, it has been one chaotic mess of unpacking, made worse by the fact that the house was dirty, and so I had to spend hours cleaning before I could even touch a box.  Today, I finally finished unpacking and arranging my kitchen, which meant I could actually cook dinner.  I somehow managed to make the tiny cabinets work :), and I even got to use my brand new Dyson vacuum to clean the floor – so awesome.  So now I have to finish the rest of the house, but it's all good – Kevin will be here to help :).

We have had some fun in the chaos though.  We have already scouted out the mall and began our search for some new furniture and a lawn mower, as well as go to our new ward on Sunday.  We met a few of our neighbors, and Lily was in heaven that she had friends to play with.  And the best yet was going to dinner at our new friends, the Mann's, last night.  (They are very good friends with my best friend Marilyn, and so it felt like we have known them forever already.)

And so yes, we are still alive, but just a tad exhausted.  And hey, as a bonus, Lily is having a blast with all the boxes.  Here she is exploring her "caves."