Sorry for the delay in posts. I have been unbelievably busy at work - with no downtime to write - and we don't have Internet at the new house yet, so blogging there is a little difficult/impossible. I am happy to say the move went well despite the heat wave, wind storm, and rain, we survived! A big thank you to Drew's sisters for helping us move the heavy furniture and unpack over the weekend. My parents too stopped by - another perk of being closer to family :)

Drew still has tools at the old house, but for the most part everything has been transported to the new house. However, the house is still in unpacking stages. We've done a lot, but we still have ways to go. The good news, it feels like home. Even when I was driving to the house to begin unpacking it felt natural. I am just much more comfortable and familiar with the area we are now living in as opposed to Drew's house in KY. I also don't think I saw that place my house. I was just keeping it warm for him while he was deployed. And, as many times as he tried to call it "our" house, it was always his. NOW we have OUR house.

Lexi too seems to be enjoying the house. She even broke it in the first night by getting sick on the carpet, and then again on the stairs. That was a lovely thing to wake up hearing. I think she was just very uneasy the first night. She seems to be settling in and enjoying the stairs. Not to mention, being in a nicer neighborhood makes going for walks much more enjoyable. Lexi is loving that. And soon, she will be able to fully enjoy the yard. It's tough right now because we have to take her out on a leash. The good news is the fence people are coming on Saturday. After going back and forth and back and forth we finally decided on getting an electric fence. Lexi broke free the first night (when the front door was left open from bringing items inside) and nearly lost her life twice. Since we both know that that probably won't be the last time the front door or garage door is left open we decided an electric fence keeping her in both the front and back yard would be more realistic and sensible. We were originally worried about her size, but she is scared of her own tail. She will get zapped once and will probably be afraid to leave the yard for a walk (without the collar). She might be a big dog, but she is a scardy cat.

Once Saturday rolls around it will be nice to get her wander the yard and really sniff around. I can say she has been really good inside. She leaves all of the boxes along (scared of them) and with everything laying on the floor and around the house she doesn't seem to mind. I know some dogs that will eat the clothes or rip through things, but little miss Lexi just wants to lay in the sun. We have decided that her favorite room on the upstairs floor is the master bed room. Right now it doesn't have any furniture in it. Every morning we find her in the same spot near the doorway. We think she likes it because she can see in the hallway and feel the sun on her at sunrise. Downstairs, she likes the family room. She will lay there all day while we are gone.

It is fun watching her adapt to the new house. She use to be able to back up in any spot at the old place, but she isn't quite sure of herself right now. She will get caught on the stairs or in a hallway and instead of backing up she goes forward until she has a lot of space and then turns around to head back in the direction we are going. I notice this a lot on the steps. Then, there is the doorbell. One benefit to never having a doorbell  is she has no idea what it is or what it means if it rings. At this point she just ignores it, but I am sure she will catch on eventually.

I think that sums up a lot from the last couple of days. We've met some neighbors and are invited to a post-4th of July party tomorrow. I am looking forward to getting very organized over the next couple of days because the sooner we get comfortable, the sooner we can have company!