A year ago...

Yes it has been that long. A year ago we packed our things and started a new life in Texas, I just can't believe that time has gone by that quick. We are still happy to be living here in Houston and love our house and like our neighborhood. The kids have friends and we also have a couple of friends to hang out with. I have discovered tons of stores that I can shop at and I have become more adventurous than ever driving all over the place (mostly to find those cool stores). I feel like I still need to get to know more people and get more involved in the ward, with my new calling I am sure that will happen soon.
I think we moved at the right time because if we had done it a little bit later it would have affected us even more with the way the economy started to affect everybody. Dan had a hard time finding a job but he eventually did and we were still able to get our house. I am very grateful for that and know that our Heavenly Father was looking after us.
So here we are, enjoying our home and even after all this time we still miss our friends from Utah. I hope we can go back and visit them again.
Also we still have our little turtle Franklin, he is been with us for almost a year now and we are glad we got him, who knows maybe we'll get a roommate for him.