Salemites

It's official! We now live in Salem. At some point I should take pictures of the house and post them, but for now I'll just talk about it all.

We moved in on July 4...well, technically it was July 5 at about 4 am. Talk about a LONG day. Not much time to celebrate living in America and what all that entails, but the day was about freedom so that's good. Freedom from a home that I haven't missed at all since we got out and also freedom from bad traffic, and the crazy drivers of the world that seem to all congregate in Provo.

Salem itself is beautiful. We have a fabulous view of the mountains, there are horses in our backyard and nice big trees. Our backyard also houses a swing-set (complete with a baby swing for Isla) and a trampoline that's level with the ground. I have enjoyed lying on it during the day while Isla plays in her stroller under the shade of our patio-cover. It's all quite idyllic, actually. I could not be more grateful to the Lord for providing us with the opportunity to live here. It could not have come at a more perfect time.

Isla is loving it here. The day after we moved in she started crawling---I guess she was just waiting for a little bit of space to move around in. I can't believe she's almost 8 months old. She is getting SO BIG and I wish she would stay little forever. Alas, that is not to be. She's so fun, though. I love her so much.

Everyone should come visit me down here since our car can't make it too far these days. Once it gets fixed I hope to travel to the Provo-ish area more frequently, but until then I'm stuck down here.