We Made It!!!!!

So after a few days journey, we are finally here!!!

I'll quick recap the rest of our trek and make a quick post. So we went to Boise from Yellowstone and stayed w/ my aunt and uncle Jane and Marv. We were able to catch up w/ her daughters (Anna and Alecia) and their families as well as my Aunt Kathy, and her daughter Kristy's family. We had a great time catching up with them and getting shown around. They were amazing hosts we hope to see them again while we are in Idaho. On Friday, we traveled to Couer d'Alene, in northern Idaho. Instead of driving through the mountain ranges the whole way through Idaho, we were advised to drive through Oregon and Washington instead. It's a longer distance but takes the same amount of time because of less mountains. It actually went pretty quickly and we saw some gorgeous scenery along the way. We stayed with my cousin Brooke and her family once we got there. We got to know CdA a lot better and had a lot of fun with her and her family, and were able to see my cousin Taylor & his girlfriend as well. It's a great city with a lot to do!

Today we drove up to Sandpoint, which is where I will be working. It's absolutely gorgeous. The town is in a valley surrounded by mountains, and in the middle, is the biggest lake in Idaho. We met up with the guy whose condo we will be living in and he said, "Welcome to Sandpoint. This is the town, and you will be living way up there," while he pointed to the top of a nearby mountain. We followed him up, thinking it would be just a little way up the mountain, but didn't stop driving until we got to the top. We are right by the Schweitzer ski resort, and could easily walk to the lift from our place. Crazy. It's only 9 or so miles, but it takes about a half hour to get here. I'll add pics tomorrow, but it's just getting to late at the moment. After we settled in a bit, we drove into town, ate supper, found where I will be working, and got groceries. We are in pacific time so it was pitch black by the time we got back up to the mountain, which meant a beautiful sky full of stars.....and the smell of pine needles of course. We hope to be able to explore the town a lot more this week.

I start work tomorrow and am excited but nervous too, as I think it is with most first days. I don't think it has hit me yet that I'm not home, since we've been so busy, but have a feeling it will hit me this week. I will definitely be missing family and friends while we are gone. But I am so glad that Andy is along with me. It makes me feel like there really is no reason to be lonely because it is going to be so great doing this together. Anyway, I better get going, but hopefully will have time to fill in some of the gaps tomorrow or Tuesday including lots of pictures from our week long trip to Sandpoint!