March 9, 2008

Home, Sweet Home!


Hello Friends and Family,

After a great five weeks staying with friends in Keizer, Oregon we have finally migrated a half a mile away to our own apartment off Orchard court in Keizer, Oregon. Yesterday was our a moving day and we were blessed by great weather and family and friends that were willing to give up their Saturday (and their bodies) to help us move. I thought that we had done a pretty good job of downsizing and getting rid of a bunch of stuff before we left for the Far East, so I was quite shocked when we finally got all of our stuff back in a U-Haul for the eighth move of our marriage and I realized how much STUFF we have accumulated in just three and a half years of marriage. It was great, however, to see stuff that we had missed since before we left and it is really nice to have our own place that we can begin to decorate. We are already having withdrawals and missing the Jamison family (and their cookies) but we are getting settled into our place. Today was a great day at church as we began a building campaign for a new children's center and we spent the rest of the day just hanging out and slowly unpacking. We've made good progress so far and thought we get some pics up of our decorating and arranging. Its a nice big apartment and has a cool view of a pasture through our living room window. But the best part of being here in Keizer is that we are close to some great families and friends that are a blast to hang out with so we'll probably be bugging them more than they would like. Anyways, we'll get some pictures up tomorrow or later this week of the actual moving day. But here's some we snapped tonight after we got all but one room semi-set-up. We hope each of you has a great week as we prepare for Spring Break and Easter Celebration!

In Christ,
Ryan and Kealy

Here's our dining room area


A nice and homey living room


Skinny but stocked kitchen


Our relaxing bedroom


A lot more work to be done!

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