We made it!

After 18... yes EIGHTEEN... hours in a car we finally made it to Indiana. Needless to say I think we both agree that we will never EVER repeat an all-night drive like that again. To be honest, the first twelve hours weren't that bad (and yes, I realize how crazy it sounds to say that twelve hours in a car wasn't that bad). But for as fun and entertaining (thanks to my husband) those first hours were, the last six were about as miserable as could be. The full day of packing prior to the drive put us at almost 30 hours without sleep (and we all know how happy I am without any sleep!).  But God is good and got us to Indiana safe and sound.

Since we are temporarily homeless, we are staying at a hotel in Warsaw. So even though we've moved here, it still feel like we are on vacation (that whole having someone else making the bed and bringing you fresh towels every day is pretty nice). I don't think it has hit me yet that we won't be leaving! My thoughts on Warsaw:

1. I just love Winona Lake... I can't wait for summer to get here!
2. It's cold... yet another reason I can't wait for summer to be here!
3. I felt like I drove all over town today and it didn't take me more than eight minutes to get anywhere, which was just fabulous.
4. Did I mention it was cold? It was 84 degrees in Dallas today and I was at Walmart buying an ice scraper for my car...
5. The speed limit in most places seems to be 35 MPH (maybe 40, if you're lucky), that will take some getting used to.

Anyways, we are very excited to be here! Next week we will close on our house here in Warsaw which means we can start painting and then move in shortly there after. Maybe having a house will help this place seem a little more like home. Or maybe finding a job and starting to work again will put an end to this semi-permanent vacation I'm on... but I don't see any reason to rush that :)

Stay tuned for more updates to come! Until then, to all our Texas friends and family, we miss you!!