A New Chapter

The day after graduation we finished packing up the truck and locked the doors to our first home for the last time. We were all SO tired and glad to be done that it masked some of the pain of saying goodbye. Cleveland will always hold a spot in my heart. There were so many things to love about it. We miss our dear friends so much. Tears fill my eyes as I think about all that we experienced in our 4 years there. Such amazing memories amidst the angst of school. I can't believe it is all behind us now. Nebraska has welcomed us with open arms though. We have only been here for a few weeks but cannot believe how nice everyone is. The day we arrived several neighbors came over to introduce themselves, and one even brought us dinner! Our next door neighbor mowed the front lawn today knowing that Andy is away (more on that later). So while it was/is hard to say goodbye, we are in a good spot here in Papillion, Nebraska. We really lucked out on our rental home too. I was so nervous about choosing one over the internet. We decided to go for price rather than comfort since we will only be here for a year. But, the house has exceeded our expectation. We had no idea when we rented it, but we are 6 houses away from the church! How lucky is that? So, we are starting a new chapter in our lives. For the first time in 7 years,  we are no longer students. This chapter is all about family life in the United States Air Force. Oh what fun adventures await!

We got the biggest sized rental truck available because we didn't want to worry about cramming things in. When we fist picked it up, we thought we were only going to fill up like half of it. By the end, we used every last inch and still had to leave a few things behind. We gave our neighbors a desk, the bbq, our lawn mower, and the rest went on the tree lawn. 

The last picture at 4030 Ellison Road