First week of work!

Well, I have just finished my second day of work. It's exhausting to be back in the work world with a long commute (worth it, but long). Jim has taken over lots of the wedding responsibilities during the day (rockstar) and has also been making dinner for me every night. I couldn't have made this move and finish planning the wedding while beginning my first real lawyer job without him!

P. Kitty apparently found her way to the forbidden crocheted blanket hidden in the armoire today and Jim found her sleeping there. Hope to have pictures of that and the rest of our apartment and new life soon.

First run and Pizza!

Yesterday, Jim and I went for our first run in Boise. We tried out part of the Boise Greenbelt trail that runs along the river. There's an entrance basically right in our backyard (part of the reason we chose our apartment complex). It was serene and scenic - vegetation on one side and the river on the other. We wound up in Veterans Memorial Park - which was part park/park nature preserve with great trails and little swimming lake that Jim plans to try out during the day next week while I am at work. The whole thing had the feel of being in Black Butte or Sunriver. The elevation made running a tad more difficult, but we hope to get used to that soon.

For dinner, we tried out our local pizza joint - being pizza fanatics, finding "our" pizza place was tops on the list for checking out Boise. It's call the Flying Pie Pizzaria (http://www.flyingpie.com/). They have great beers on tap (Jim was stoked!), friendly staff, a delicious pizza menu and by the time we left we were pretty darn sure we didn't need to audition any other pizza places for the title. Now, a dip in the pool and heading to downtown Boise to explore before my flight tonight.

Movers

Don't ever use North America Transfer movers - they charged us extra, tried to hold our stuff hostage and were generally unreasonable jerks. Fortunately, they did eventually succumb to my screaming at them over the phone and delivered our belongings yesterday. We have set up most of the furniture where we want it and unpacked most of our boxes. The dining room table and hutch from Jim's grandma and grandpa fit perfectly in our dining room and look great - I can't wait to put the china from Jim's grandma into the hutch! (Pictures to come later)

We still feel pretty weird about being here. I said yesterday that it doesn't feel like we are living in Idaho so much as it feels like we are living in "Not Oregon." Last night we went to a restaurant in our neighborhood that has floating docks on the lake that you can sit on while you eat. With the weather being hot, the scenery being desert-y and the DJ from a local radio station drawing names for prizes (I won a martini but I made Jim go get it for me), it was reminiscent of living in California. On the other hand, there is definitely a small town vibe. More later.

First Post

Jim and I are starting a blog to keep everyone informed about our adventure to Idaho. We'll make the trek September 8th in my Honda with P. Kitty wailing in the backseat. Then it's a whirlwind of moving into our new place, me starting my job, and flying back and forth to Portland and Olympia for our wedding/wedding events/another family wedding. We hope you check back here for updates on our (success) story.