Deitrick Detail: i hate moving

im just going to start the post with i hate moving. i have done it 3 times in a little more than a year and im kinda done for a while. i tend to minimize things every time i move. whether thats to a different room at home or in college moving rooms or moving apartments, i will cut down and get rid of junk. but dang it we have so much stuff! i wanted to get rid of all of it this past move. haha. my mother in law helped so much with packing for our move from idaho to california and i reallly missed her help packing for north dakota. my darling son was no help. he wanted to take the bubble wrap off of everything and unpack all the boxes and generally keep me occupied so i couldnt do what i needed to. but i love him! i need to remind myself of that too but i do love him!

but even before that! justin did great the last week or 2 of his job in california. kept busy but still had time to help at home when needed. he had the 4th of july off so we spent the day as a family. we went to the zoo in the morning. it was already super hot! but ryker loved it. the animals were calm and staying in the shade. but it was a small zoo so we wernt planning on spending the day there anyway. ryker loved the reptile house! the rattle snake started hissing and shaking his tail but ryker thought it was pretty fun. and it was cooler so that helped. he liked watching the bobcats. and a lady came by with a small hawk named apalo. ryker loved him! loved the sounds he made and wanted to hold/pet him real bad. but i dont think the bird would enjoy it as much as ryker would have. i cant remember much more of that day. but it was good to spend it as a family! no fireworks in california. its too dry. but we live in the ghetto so that didnt stop some people. our fireworks were more police sirens and red and blue lights. yay california.

justins birthday was the 10th! i made him a delicious cheesecake. he loved it. he had to work and we didnt have a babysitter... so it wasnt too exciting. but after ryker went to bed we watched a good movie of justins choice and enjoyed some cheesecake. justin was also preparing for his FE exam the next monday. which by the way! he did fantastic! on saturday he took a practice test online and didnt do so hot. so he wasnt feeling super confident. but he did great and felt okay about it. we got the results about 2 weeks ago and he passed!!! so exciting. i am so so so very proud of him. he has worked so hard for his degree and now has a diploma and a certificate as a reward.

Beez also came to visit! she got in on sunday night (before justins test) and then promptly took off for a few job interviews in san francisco area. she was gone till wed afternoon. but it all worked out! she got a job! so happy for her as well. now we have a family member in every time zone haha. that will make coordinating a little more tricky. but she did great while she was here to help keep ryker so happy. they played and stayed out to help us pack the car. it was nice.

so now onto moving! after justins test we spent the next day packing. there was a man new to our ward there that was a professional mover and he helped us pack the pods that would ship our stuff to ND. he was super helpful. had dollys and knew how to maneuver things. it was great. the missionaries came and helped out too. it was awesome. so we spent tues and wed packing. then thursday morning at 3 am we took off for manassa 24th celebrations!

that was a super long drive... starting at 3 am california. getting in at 1030 pm colorado time. a good 18 hr day. if you count that and im wrong dont judge. im leaving it. the 24th was so great! its my big holiday for the year since i will be too pregnant to travel much for thanksgiving and christmas. so i loved seeing all the family. we spent friday mostly at the ranch visiting grandma and grandad reed. ryker loved it there! new people that he quickly got used to. (took a little longer for great grandad reed. haha big strong men are intimdating!) he played on the tractors with auntie beez and aunt carlee. he loved them! loved steering and playing with all the levers. he was so sad whenever he had to get down. they made him so happy. we got some cool pictures with 4 generations. great grandad, grandad me and ryker. justin joined in the pic but it was still great. Amber and her family came too so we took a pic of all the great grandkids with the grandparents. the whole weekend whenever i said grandma or grandpa it was very confusing. i could have been talking about 10 different people!

saturday we saw the parade and then went to the babraque for lunch. so tasty! we took ryker home for a nap and played cards at aunt kristi's for a while. then after we went to grandmas across the field and played more there. justin and i along with alicia, carlee, beez and fallyn all went to the hamburger stand for dinner and then the demolition derby. mom watched ryker and put him down that night. the demo derby was good! a little long. but the trucks at the end made it so worth it! it was a lot of fun to watch. maybe justin will take ryker in a few years. im sure they would have a great time.

so sunday after sacrament we headed off to north dakota. well half way. we stopped in rapid city for the night and then finished the drive monday. the only downside was the hotel we stayed at had an ac problem so it was super hot and humid but we were tired so we slept okay anyway. we were so glad to be done driving on monday! we got here around 1 pm and were able to get the keys to our new place. we unloaded the cars and settled in to live out of the few boxes we had for the next week. we didnt have a lot but the town home is so great. i love the space and i love the look. it really is perfect. the town is a good size too. not huge like bakersfield was, but not tiny either. there is plenty to do and enough to get what we need.

that friday we were able to get our pods and unpack the rest of our stuff. the missionaries and a few ward members came to help. a few families were moving in or out so it was a little busy that day. but thats all the help we needed! we spent the next week unpacking. we are basically done now. all moved in! we got a new washer that came in on saturday. we also bought some couches and a new recliner for the living room that will be here in a few weeks. i love our new place! you can see bits and pieces from some of the pictures, but i will get more up later.

i think thats it! at least from what i remember. lots of family and moving and driving. but now we are happy in our new place! of course they are not in order. but are they ever?