Well we have been here for over a month now and it doesn’t feel like it has been that long. We have settled into our house or as its called OX Close Barn, and it wasn’t to long before our stuff was delivered and we had the never ending chore of unpacking. Its been two weeks now and all but three rooms are completely done. I still have a dresser in my dining room, but for now it has to stay since I’m out of commission on lifting things. I think we are going to have to invite some friends over for dinner and make them earn their meal I suppose. We have had the normal brand new house problems and they are sometimes funny. The unfinished shower that ran down the wall under it and out of the light fixture, the wood floors that didn’t settle because of the moisture, and the single nail put into the wall that just so happen to hit the wiring for the light fixture that then caused the circuit to blow every time we turned something on. Some many stories I think we are going to start an England adventure story book and keep track of all the things that have happened. My personal favorite still is the dog poop that was in the back of a car we were looking at buying, not a huge selling point but it did knock 200 pounds off the price.
We are becoming more familiar with our local village and surrounding area and recently discovered that we can walk just a few yards and be at the back side of a horse race track, so you can guess where we will be at the next race in a few weeks. We also get the pleasure of being in the middle of a public footpath that can send you in all directions. We can walk to our favorite pub in just 30 minutes or so, or walk along the river, and even straight into town. Today we rode our bikes into Ripon in just 20 minutes, I can't wait to do this on a Thursday during the market since parking is impossible that day. We couldn't be happier with our location and look forward to sharing it with all who visit. ALL of you better visit!
Scott is still training for his new position and will continue to do so until well into November it looks like. He is currently working 2pm to 10pm and gets weekends off so that has been nice, but short lived since he will soon just work his 4 days on 4 days off schedule. We have made some good friends with his co-workers and they provide a wide diversity of personalities which is good because from what I have seen and experienced through others on base there are some really dry people here.
We are planning s trip to Scotland this coming September to celebrate our anniversary, and Scotts thesis being finished, cross your fingers.
The bump, as it has been known is now 20 weeks (half way), we go into the hospital on Tuesday to check for any abnormalities and hopefully whether its a boy or a girl. We are both very excited and can hardly wait, unfortunately we will be going at 9:30 am so you all will be sleeping for many more hours before we can share the news, so wake up early.
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