Well, we made it...

We have arrived! We flew in to New Jersey late Saturday night (Feb 28) and spent the night at a hotel near our new apt. What did we wake up to the next morning?! SNOW! After leaving 65 and sunny, warm weather we were immediately confronted by the cold. What a welcome. At church we met some very nice people. It was such a small ward that we really stood out and many friendly people came and introduced themselves. One quite funny story was that the first couple that introduced themselves, upon hearing we were from California proceeded to tell us they knew someone from California. As you all know California is HUGE. The lady said the person they knew was from Oroville...Oroville! Of all places. Of all the little cities in the whole state of California, she knew someone from the itty bitty city I grew up in. Crazy! So The family they were related to in Oroville is from my home stake, and my family knows their family. What a small world!
After church we checked out of the hotel and we were homeward bound, at least to our new home. It's a nice two bedroom apt on the 2nd floor of a house. The only problem is that the heating is on the bottom floor, so we have to heat the entire house before it warms in our apt! But we really do like the house. I will post pictures as soon as we get our stuff. Right now all we have is an air mattress, blankets, and clothes! Ahh, the simple life. Yesterday, we woke up to 6 new inches of snow and it snowed most of the day! What is a California girl to do?! I'll tell you what, I stayed in bed a lot of the day. Yes, I am a lazy and cold person. Today there is no snow, except the leftover of yesterday, and the temperature is only 14 degrees! How will we survive? We are excited for our new adventures here, but want warmer weather IMMEDIATELY! Check back to see if we survive the harsh cold of the East.