Tuesday, August 25, 2009

Westward Ho!

This post is way overdue, but I thought I'd re-cap our move a little bit.


You'd think that having only a 600 square foot apartment would mean there wouldn't be much to pack up, but it sure didn't feel that way. And that 600 square feet filled up pretty quickly with boxes everywhere.



Our month of packing up the apartment also coincided with Norah's new found zeal to stand and climb on everything :).



Last day.


On our way out to California we made a pit stop in Utah where we bought a car (!). We haven't had a car in over 6 years, so this was kind of a big deal. Here we are all packed up ready for the drive to Southern California.


An hour outside of Las Vegas in the early hours of the morning Norah had one of the biggest poop-outs of her life (sorry to get graphic). It was only fitting that our closest pit stop was a casino called "Terrible's."


Little sweetie asleep in her car seat.


We made it to California and were successfully able to find a new home (thanks to the help of many, the Blakes in particular). One of the first things we did upon arrival was hit the beach!




(I still can't believe we get to live here.)

We had to wait a couple of weeks for all of our stuff to arrive from New York, and on the day it did Nathan came home from work with a 103 degree fever, so it was a little bit crazy, and hence no photo documentation of the move-in. But we are getting settled in nicely and will post pictures of the new apartment soon. I do have to say though, one of the perks of not having your stuff for six weeks is that all the old toys seem new again :).

5 comments:

Erin said...

Ah, Norah is so sweet! I can't believe how big she is getting, and how much she looks like you guys.

What a great place to live. You lucky ducks

nikki said...

Norah is looking so much older these days. We are really missing you especially after seeing these pictures and your stuff in a totally different place. Love you guys.

The Jackson Three said...

Glad you guys are getting settled - the thought of a car and bigger place to live does make me a little jealous - and we miss you guys!

holly said...

I'm so jealous of the ocean on your header. I'm even more jealous that you actually LIVE there! We're coming to visit whether you like it or not!! :)

Katie said...

Nathan and Sarah Jane - I just found your blog from Alissa's. Fun to see your adorable little girl! I hadn't heard from the Bellevue grapevine that you guys were in Southern CA. It would be fun to catch up sometime if you guys are close! (We are in the Huntington Beach area.)

Katie