Memories

     The past couple of weeks have, as usual, felt a bit chaotic.  It has been just twelve days since our New Years party with the Nagle clan and yet those days have blown by in a flurry of events!  Between job hunts, house hunts, and trips to ND for grandpas funeral, it seems as though two and a half weeks have really been just one big day!  
     Little by little though things are beginning to fall into place.  Kelli had a couple of interviews last week that have led to two working interviews this week!  She's pretty excited to be close to finding a good fit!  We've also spent countless hours searching every available option for housing in the greater Spokane/Coeur D'alene area.  It seems as though we've pursued every viable option out there and although our minds are beginning to melt from MLS number overload, we both feel like our next home is just around the corner!  
     A week ago Curt, Jill, Jaxon, and I made the trek over to Adrian, ND to join our parents and the rest of our family for Grandpa George's funeral.  It was a very quick trip, three total days with the majority of two of those days spent in airports, but it was a good trip that brought back many fond memories of our childhood vacations to my mothers home town.  On Saturday afternoon after the service Jaxon was in dire need of a nap and he refused to do so unless he was in his car seat in the back of the moving rental car.  So I gave Jill a little break and offered to drive him around for some much needed rest, this time was easily the highlight of my trip as the J-bird caught some z's I drove by every single landmark of the valley that held a fond place in my heart.  It was nice to be able to revisit all of the sights that we visited as kids and see how many of them have not changed one bit.  As Jaxon and I sat in the warm SUV overlooking the Heinrich-Martin dam, the image of a 10 year old Kyle holding the small fish he had just caught in front of the small wooden pavilion right next to the boat ramp was as fresh as ever.  Considering the quickness of our trip we still managed to catch up with many of the friends and family that we haven't seen in years which was very nice.  
     We must have brought some of the ND weather back with us however as temps have been abnormally chilly for this area as of late!  Of course part of what makes the weather seem so bad is it seems as though nearly everyone we know is planning a trip to somewhere warm this winter except us:)  I think once we get our feet back under us form this move we might have to change that next winter and join the migration to an island for a week or so! 

Remember, when the waters begin to get choppy, faith is what will calm them back down.