Sunday, July 27, 2008

meen-a-sew-tah


we made it! we packed up and left some beautiful green mountains and friends of virginia and made the trek up to minnesota. it was not so great saying goodbye to friends-it never is, and seems to never become any easier the more moves we make, but we have great memories to keep us happy. and it's a good thing that we lived in a crazy place in virginia, where we learned that the true pronunciation of buena vista is: BYOON-A-VESTA, because people here have some pretty fantastic accents. we love it.

the drive was long-and even longer with a two year old, but thanks to wonderpets, thomas the train, and cars the movie we all lived. we stopped in indiana to see evan's parents and sister and family. maya loved seeing some cousins, except for one who is her age and would chase after her. he loved it, maya was a little freaked out. maya ate her first mulberries with grandma, and i found a great necklace at a flea market in indiana, so we were excited.

we made it up to minnesota around 7pm on saturday. we love our new house, which has no white walls, but green, chocolate brown and tan walls! glory be! we haven't lived anywhere where there was a color other than white on the walls. maya has a backyard to play in-another new novelty, and we have a little garage.

we're happy to be here, knowing we'll stay a while. we took maya to see the mississippi tonight and she loved it, seeing two boats, and cried when we left. good thing we have LOTS of water surrounding us.

11 comments:

Anonymous said...

Yeah! We are so glad you made it, will be happy also to hear you have furniture, etc. Happy Birthday!! to Evan, and good luck on the Bar exam, we know you will do great! We can't wait to see you this weekend...Love Mom and Dad and Carly

Anonymous said...

So happy to hear you made it! Gotta love those midwestern accents - we actually loved most things about the midwest and really miss it! I am sure you will settle in quickly and be so happy there! I can't wait for more updates! xoxo

Amanda Fetters said...

I'm so excited for you guys! Happy Bday to Evan, ROCK the bar, and enjoy exploring your new town!

Heidi J said...

Awesome! I'm so glad you made it okay and that you love your new place.

A Erickson said...

Yay for being done with the move! We are waiting very impatiently to see you cute people! We love you!

Carly plus Parker said...

Happy day for the Fetters family! Evan, happy b-b-birthday! and good luck on the Bar tomorrow! i'm sure you'll rock it's face off!! so i had a dream the other night that you guys were already here and maya kept giving me lots and lots of hugs. so good thing you're coming out this saturday, because it made me incredibly homesick for you guys! so have fun exploring and i'll see you soon!

Dalynn said...

I'm glad you made it. Now why did you have to move just before we made our way out there? JK Good luck in Minnesota.

mckenzie said...

congrats! i'm glad you made it and you have a new adventure!

sunnydaycamp said...

Wow. I can't believe how time flies and that the law school chapter has closed.

yeah for minnie!! can't wait to come and visit. glad you like your house. it sounds nice. you keep moving up in the world... first a dishwasher and now a backyard and a garage.

all my love. annie
see you in week!!

TotallyContent said...

Glad you made it okay. Enjoy your new surroundings and have fun with the new house.

I Love Good Grub said...

Hooray for no white walls! Glad that you're in a great new place. My sister and bro-in-law are in the process of packing up there belongings here in Utah and will be headed to Buena Vista soon. They also found the pronunciation quite amusing.