Survived the move

So, we survived our move! Come Monday and we would have moved into our new place one, oops, two weeks! Wow, I have totally lost track of time. The first few days post-move were trying for us - we had to keep throwing things out to fit our new small apartment (though we had started to trash before the move).

Finally, after four nights of going to bed at 4 am, we unpacked most of our boxes (Brian did really well with the books and CDs) and we felt almost settled again. Our phone and internet were hooked up by the second day and we had our curtains up (thanks to our friend, Richard, from church) by the third.

We (well, mostly I) breathed a huge sigh of relief as I cannot operate in the midst of disorder. Now that it's our new home, this small space actually feels pretty cozy. However, before I could enjoy our new place, I was due for travel again - this time to Grand Rapids in the US to attend a four-day conference (Acton University 2008). It is a long way to travel for such a short program but it's really worth it. I'm presently making this entry in my hotel room right after the end of the conference. The content, tone and mission of the program has been nothing but inspiring. Now I dread my 26-hour trip home tomorrow.

Some pixs from my visit: 1) view from the conference area; 2) sculpture that commemorates Grand Rapids as the first city in the world to put fluoride in its drinking water; 3) a sure sign that I'm in tornado-land!
While I'm here, Brian has been exploring our new neighborhood. He's been enjoying taking walks to the beach (East Coast Park) which he claims is only 20 minutes away (see below). We'll post pixs of our new place as soon as I get home.