The Little Bit That's Done...

I love Ryan. I never noticed it before, but we both have the same nose...our poor children!!!

Okay, we still have tons to do and are waiting on several things, which btw are all happening mid-end of July- window treatments, granite, living room furniture have all been ordered...we play the waiting game. However, we wait happily as we enjoy our BEAUTIFUL surroundings and each other!

My FAVORITE thing about our house is the front porch. We sit on it everyday. This past weekend we sat in the rockers and watched the thunderstorms...so awesome!!!

Our cul-de-sac:

View from across the street:

View from side yard:

View from Backyard:

These are the only two things completed in the house. The "eating area" and the hallway. I'll post more as the house begins to look more like a "home."

This is Ryan's FAVORITE thing to do after a long, hard day at his summer teacher training... My Great Aunt Linda (my grandma Helen's sis) from Ohio is staying with us until tomorrow. Then I am taking her to the Indianapolis Airport. She brought us windchimes for a house-warming present! We hung them on our front porch. They are lovely! She is flying to Cali to spend a few weeks with my Granny. She is such a sweetheart! She treated Ryan and I to world famous Shapiro's Deli...and we made sure to pick up a loaf of rye for Aunt Lin to take on the plane for Grandma! I had a reuben...BOMB!!! Ryan had pastrami and aunt Lin forced us into eating cannolis for dessert. We are such pigs!!!

Our First Weekend Alone...

Well, today is our first Saturday alone in the house together. This morning we experienced the LOUDEST thunder we have ever heard!!! It rained off and on until about noon. By early afternoon, the sun came out and the skies were blue. It turned into a very pleasant afternoon. For the most part, we have been pretty productive. We woke up this morning and hung a few mirrors and pictures and Ryan installed the surround sound speakers.

I took the doggies out in the yard to play and they were so happy! Frodo wanted to play fetch non-stop and Sammy sat in the grass and rolled around on his back.

I snapped a pic of the horses across the street for everyone to see. For the most part we had another lazy day in the midwest...

On Sunday, my co-worker from Bear Valley and her husband came to visit us. Teri and Tom Chelbana just retired and are on a 6 week roadtrip and are taking their RV across the country. They were in Indy for two days and decided to come by and check out the casa. They are such a wonderful couple. They brought us a beautiful plant and had dinner with us at Kincaid's Steakhouse in Carmel. I have a feeling this isn't the last time we'll be seeing them, as Teri shared that they usually frequent the midwest once a year.

Hoosier Heaven!!!

Well, we have been in Indy a little over a week and absolutely LOVE it!!! I cannot believe how beautiful it is here. The rolling hills are so green and lush! Every time I drive down the road, I chuckle to myself because I remember thinking, Indiana? EEEEWWWWW....I don't want to look there- it's probably all flat, barren and full of hillbillies...all of those ideas couldn't be farther from the truth! Indiana is everything I was hoping it would be and more!

And the people....WOW! It's like we landed in the middle of Mayberry. Ryan ordered the wrong size refrigerator (right width, but too deep) and the company didn't want to "inconvenience us by being fridge-less," so we get to keep the wrong one free of charge for 4 weeks until the new one arrives. What a trip!!! When my mom was here, we went to Home Depot and bought 5 ceiling fans. As we were loading them in the car, a man ran over to us, and was like "oh my goodness, you ladies should not be lifting these by yourselves. Let me help you." I swear, I about fell over! When Ryan went to order the granite, he asked the salesman to give him directions back to Noblesville. The guy printed out the directions on MapQuest and also gave him his cell...just in-case he got lost...CRAZY!!!

I know that what I just wrote about is common courtesy that all decent human beings would provide- but I haven't been treated this way by complete strangers in God knows how long! Also, the surrounding areas are CLEAN...no trash, no graffiti, no smog....I am on "Cloud Nine.'

I LOOVVEEE sitting out on our front porch in our rocking chairs and listening to the sounds of the birds in the trees. And the horses....we have a horse ranch right across the street and the horses tend to come close to the fence during twilight every evening. We also get to see fireflies!

I cannot wait to start a family. This is the PERFECT place to raise children! I honestly don't think I could have dreamt up a better community than Noblesville. It is clean, safe, family-oriented and within ten minutes of 2 lakes (Morse and Geist).

Oh, and Indianapolis is AWESOME!!!! I love how we can drive 20 minutes south of Noblesville and be surrounded by tons of huge buildings, beautiful architecture, pro-sports, shopping, Broadway shows and drive 2o minutes north of our home and be in the middle of a corn field. It is just unreal!

Although we had to leave everything behind in California, it was absolutely a million percent worth it!!! Adjusting to our new home and surroundings has been easy, because it was what we both wanted and had been planning for the last 2 years. This is the quality of life I've fantasized about ever since I was a little girl. I am in "Hoosier Heaven!"