Calm

So, things are starting to calm down a bit over here. Or is it the calm before an even bigger storm? Who knows, but I'm grateful for the peace while it lasts.
We've gotten pretty settled here in Houston, Robert and I both have our Driver's Licenses, one of our cars is registered and we've gotten all of the Utah stuff (almost) wrapped up.
Last month was a stressful one for us as we were trying to get all of the above mentioned done. Our van still isn't registered because it failed the safety test due to a broken tail light. This tail light is a mystery because no one around here sells it. That is what you get when you drive a van that is ten years old. So, until we have enough money to order one online I'll keep my Utah plates and cross my fingers that I don't get pulled over. I'm just glad that the cars are mostly done. We've spent around $3000 fixing a rack and pinion, a/c belts, two front tires, two front brakes, an alignment, a dead battery, and an alternator. We also had to dish out a lot of cash to get the red one registered. blegh. February and March weren't fun as far as cars go.
The house hunt is stalled for now. We need to build up our savings again after the car fiasco in order to break our lease early. We are still casually looking online, but nothing has caught our fancy. The second house that we loved, the one that wouldn't budge on their price, is still available. Now that it's been 72 days on the market I'm hoping that they'll be more willing to negotiate. The jury is still out on our last offer.
I've been missing family and friends a lot this month. I can't wait until summer so we can see everyone again. I am starting to break out of my hermit shell and make friends. I've gone shopping and had a ladies lunch with a few women in the ward. I'm very glad for the Visiting Teaching program, it's forces me to open up a bit.
Anyone that knows me well, knows that I am so bad at opening up to new people, but once I do get to know someone it means they're pretty awesome. So anyone that wonders why I'm so distant, now knows it's because they're not awesome. NO! I'm teasing. I love everyone. It takes me several meetings/conversations to open up to someone new. And when I first moved out here I wasn't ready to meet new people. (If anyone wants to know more about me just google INFJ personality type. I think someone followed me when researching this article.) Anyway, I digress.
Well, that's it for now. We are now entering that "waiting" game that is house hunting. Living in limbo with half our lives un-packed and the other half in storage.