new beginnings...

Hello all! Jourdan and Mindy here. We are so happy to announce that we are starting a new chapter in our lives. We have decided to start a family... blog. :) Gotcha! I haven't blogged since last year. You can read about it here if you want. We just arrived to sunny Arizona and the transition is going smoothly. I (mindy) had a home/family sick cry fest for an entire day but all is well now. haha. Poor hugsband Jourdan. For some reason I turned into 12 year old Mindy, going to girls camp for the first time. How silly, right?

Our long ish drive down here went pretty smoothly. We drove a Budget truck and our 2 cars and my parents were kind enough to help us drive down. So grateful for them and for Jourdan's parents. We are very lucky to have them. Anyway, we made it to Flagstaff and my dad noticed that the front tire of the truck was totally worn through, to the metal. So grateful that it didn't blow! good grief. So, we were a bit delayed because of that but it all worked out. Jourd's Uncle Bryant and cousin Cameron helped us move our stuff in the apartment. What a nice couple lads they are. We were all pretty exhausted but so glad that we made it safe and sound. phew!

Here's a shout out to everyone (you know who you are) who helped us so much with our move to Arizona. Seriously, we wouldn't be here without you. Thank you times eleventy million. Jourdan's really loving his new job as a flight instructor. He works for an Aviation school called Transpac. So far so good! For the first couple of weeks he has to go through a training program and then he'll start getting students. Here's a fun fact...the student body is 98% Chinese. Jourdan might need to learn broken engrish, i mean english. It will be an adventure and we will have many hilarious stories for you, I'm sure.

Our apartment is really nice. It's a one bedroom, one bath deal but it's just perfect for us. Most of the unpacking is done and we're pretty much settled in. I will be looking into some prospective hair doing jobs in the area. I'm excited/nervous. I've decided that I don't really know what to do with myself now that I'm done with school.  It will be nice to stay busy working somewhere and serving in the ward. Speaking of that, our new ward seems really cool. We accidentally went to the wrong ward on Sunday. whoops! We walked in on our actual ward's PEC meeting, so they know we exist and are excited to serve.

There's quite a few different religious denominations here. More than we were expecting. It brings back Texas and Ohio (our missions) memories! We're excited to meet new people and make more friends here. I've secretly been dreading making new friends. haha I've joked about being too old to make new friends. But, I know I need to and will. Good thing Jourdan's such a social fella. :)

We are happy and so grateful for this new adventure! Love and miss you all so much! XXXX

P.S. WE WILL BE POSTING PICS OF OUR PLACE SOON!

starting off our journey!

sad to say goodbye to family and friends. :( love this girl!

Jourdan and I weren't sure what to do with our frozen wedding cake with the move and all, so we decided to just eat it. 9 months early. haha It was delicious!

HAPPY 3 MONTHS!!!

Jourdan dropped some cake and may or may not have eaten it anyway. 5 seconds, right?

baby Jourdy.