It's been eight weeks now and we are still adjusting. Kingwood is so beautiful with all of its trees and water, rightfully giving it the name of 'the livable forrest'.
The weather has been cold, but much better than what we're used to. A cold day here is in the thirties or forties and we are loving it. Going for walks with the kids in January is crazy to me, but we are able to do just that. We live near Houston lake and we let the kids run along the paths with all the other active people out here.
Robert is still loving his job, if this is the only reason we moved out here I am happy. He gets to come home for lunch every day and he never has to talk to clients. The boss is so pleased with his work that they've taken him out to lunch a few times. The benefits are awesome as well. It's nice to be at a good company for once.
I'm getting used to the area and the streets are pretty easy to navigate. There are four main roads and if you can find one of those, your golden. It's still hard finding stores even if you know the address because the trees hide everything. If you don't know exactly where your turn is you'll miss is every time. I will admit that I get lonely, I still don't know very many people. The ward is nice, but I dearly miss my Payson ward, but I know things will get better.
Matthew is the first of our kids to pick up on the Texan accent. His teacher has a beautiful drawl that she is unknowingly passing on to Matthew. It is the cutest thing, when he counts his numbers he'll let in a twang on the fives. It's not five, it's faave.
Lillian and Johnny are becoming better friends as Matthew is gone most of the day. I have to constantly tell Lilly to be a lady and stop wrestling with her little Brother. Don't worry though, Johnny can dish it out.
Valentines day was fun for us this year. We received a package from my in-laws that had chocolates, suckers and toys for us all. It was nice to have something from home. We also were treated to more sweets when Robert came home with chocolates for everyone the same day. Later that night we ate steaks, mashed potatoes and asparagus. I think I've gained another two pounds this weekend.
We are looking at more houses today as the market has seen several come up this week. We did find one we loved a few weeks ago and he accepted our offer, but then continued to negotiate after the fact. We also received an email that he had several other offers, so we quickly said "thanks, but no thanks." So we continue the search. The one we liked this week was snatched up in two days, so I guess we'll need to jump on one quickly if one we love comes up.
