A Few Things I Am Loving About Our New Home

Well, we have been here for a month and a half now, and things are starting to settle down a little bit.  I should probably post some posts about our move, but it's easier to start with the semi-present for now.  We are loving it here and I feel like if I love it now while the heat and humidity are on, it's only bound to get better right?  No place is perfect, I wish I could combine my favorite parts of all the places we have lived, and there are things I miss about Fort Wayne, but there are so many great things about here.

I love our neighborhood.  There are lots of beautiful trees and rolling hills, a pond, and very friendly people.  They do Family Fun Fridays throughout the summer where the neighborhood gets together for activities so it's easy to get to know people.  There are 8 houses on our street and we had 3 families bring over treats to us when we moved in and everyone has been very helpful and kind.

Just outside our neighborhood is this cute Little Free Library that is well stocked and great motivation for Shane to get some exercise. (He told me the other day: "does everyone around here like being active and hot and sweaty?  Does anyone like the cold and relaxing?"  when I told him that usuallly people who like that are really large he said, "am I the skinniest person who likes relaxing that you know?"  and we've talked about having a good balance:)

Sadie was pretty stoked when we stopped to check it out on a run and there was a Dora book in there.

 I LOVE my screened in porch.  We don't have any furniture in it yet but that hasn't stopped us from enjoying it already.

 Josh is really liking his job, it has the small town feel that he wanted.  And I benefit from it when his patients bring him things like sunflowers from their fields:)

 It has been hot and humid, but that means it's pretty much always a good time for the pool.

 There are crape myrtle trees everywhere around here and I love them.  They come in all kinds of different colors, here is the big one in front of our house.

Our yard is a lot to mow, but there's a lot of space to run and play.

We get a lot of wildlife- can you spot the deer at the edge of the woods in our backyard?  They are pretty much daily visitors.

 I love sitting back here after I go for a run,it's so peaceful.

 And I am loving having an island, it makes cooking with the girls a lot easier among other things.

And we love living close enough to visit this girl:)