For our first blog post, we have a big announcement...We made it to Pittsburgh! We have been here a total of 5 very long days. Our car is unpacked and we are busy meeting new people and getting to know everyone. Moving 1,200 miles has turned out to be quite exhausting, in a whole lot of ways. Mainly, we miss everyone back home (and I miss the Tex-Mex options). The stress of moving is beginning to wane, and we could not be happier about this.
For those of you who don't know, I am working at Starbucks in Oakland (the University district of Pittsburgh). It is one of the busiest in the city and I can take a quick 15 minute bus ride from our block to work. Public transportation is great here. Jenn is working for Americorps. After interviews at several locations, she has been asked to work at a charter school named Propel Homestead on the South side of the city. This is exactly what she wanted because she can continue to work in the classroom with students. Praise God for awesome provision! We have so much to share, but for now we will leave you with some pictures.
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| No road trip is complete without great books. |
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| Our first picture in Pennsylvania! |
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| This is our apartment complex. A big. pink. house. That is our window on the second floor, left. The neighborhood is beautiful, driving around you can't really tell you are in the middle of a city. The trees here are huge and Jenn is very happy to have shade. OH, and our high today was 74 degrees. Did everyone in Dallas read that? 74 DEGREES! It's like the whole outside is air conditioned. We are working on getting accustomed to our new home and are thankful for our new friends here. We miss everyone in Dallas, keep in touch!!! More to come. |
Aww! This makes me miss you guys even more :) So glad you're there and unpacked!! And HOORAY! for Jenn's job!! What a blessing.
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(Oh. And it was in the 80's yesterday...so, there :)
Cute apartment! :) Thanks for the blog ~ I love keeping in touch! Great news for the jobs and transportation! Enjoy that cool weather while it lasts ~ before you know it it'll be very cold :)
ReplyDeleteWe're so happy you're safely there and getting settled in. Also very thankful for this blog! We love and miss you both!
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miss you guys already. so glad you made it there safely. and i look forward to reading more about your adventures in PA!
ReplyDeleteoh, and i adore your apartment building. not so much the pink, but it looks more red to me. :o)
Ryan! I love you guys! I just wanted to say I read your blog and I'm glad you're married and moving and employed and still a handsome fellow. Although that last part isn't so important. If you weren't so studtastic I'd still be happy for you. :)
ReplyDeleteBut please hit me on Facebook and tell me (among any other interesting/important stuff) ?why? the move! I mean, it's not South Korea or anything, but that's still big. Miss ya!
-Josh
WOOOOOW! I'm sooo excited for you! I'm in love with that pink house!!! Congrats Jenn on being back in the classroom!!!
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Rach
Horrah! I like the blog!
ReplyDeleteI'm SOOO glad you guys are keeping a blog and I'm SOOOO excited for Eric and I to come visit you guys in March!! Keep us updated! Love you both!
ReplyDeleteMoving is so exciting on some levels and so terrifying on others. I hope you guys are settling in well. We need to skype, so FB me and let me know when would work for you. In the meantime, I'll just keep sweltering down here in Arkansas. :)
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