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rebooted

Dang, this week flew by for me so quick. I feel like I closed my eyes for 10 seconds and BAM it was Friday. It is our second week in Boise and we are growing fonder and fonder of this fun town. Our tiny house sometimes gets a little bit boring, but there is plenty to do outside. We have been hiking in the foothills, taking strolls downtown and going on a lot of walks with Wrigley, due to our yard been very petite. On Saturday we ran in the Boise Meets World 5k. The run went along the greenbelt right next to the Snake River. We saw people surfing and boogie boarding in the river, a lot of people on bikes and others who were out enjoying the weather.
My second week on the job was great. All of the people I work with are very nice; especially our front desk lady, she makes the best homemade caramel apples. I ate the whole apple in one sitting because the goodness was too good not to resist.
We just finished up all the paperwork that our attorney needed from us, so that makes us a step closer with our surrogate process. Now we have to begin writing the agreement with our attorney for our surrogate to review with her attorney to agree and sign. Every time we pass a park with kiddos playing I tell Steve, "I can't wait to have a kid," but at the same time I can wait because this time right now is important too. We are growing in sooo many different directions our knowledge of becoming and being a parent is expanded so we can be the best kind of parent we can be for our kiddo. Which we are okay to sit back and roll with the punches of lives ups and downs.
This conference weekend was what I needed to reboot myself to have more gratitude for God, a greater focus on Him and when whatever comes upon me to look for the joy because there is joy in everything we do, sometimes it just takes some looking to find it. :)




Try and find me in the bottom picture at Freak Alley? 






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