We did it! We now officially have a home in Louisiana. Wednesday afternoon we picked up the keys and moved our boxes in. It's so nice to finally have place to put all your things. It's funny how we take for granted the people who live out of a bag. This time, we could fully empty our toiletry bags, and hang up all of our clothes in the closet. And the best part is, we don't have to move them! With Mike hopping from boat to boat, and me living in Texas and quickly making a trip back to Washington, we really haven't had the "home" experience for a while. It feels great.

Mike and I were also blessed with free items on moving day. We came down here with only boxes of kitchen stuff and wedding presents, and several bags of clothes. We planned on sleeping on the air mattress that my mother loaned to me, adn getting a TV, couch, etc when Mike had brought in a few more paychecks, and all the initial bills were paid. But the company he works for had some great things that they weren't using, and one of Mike's supervisors was awesome enough to make several phone calls to all the right people, and he got us the stuff for free!! So now we have a TV, mattress, futon, chair, and 3 stools. I am still so greatful for the awesome people that Mike works with, and their willingness to help us settle in and get comfortable here.

So these pictures are of the cool things that we inherited, and also of our huge kitchen! I was so excited to see that I have a nice big kitchen :)