I have to give Moscow some credit...

So I feel kind of bad making Moscow out to be all wheat fields because there is some green here and there. The rolling hills really aren't bad to look at, but I guess I was expecting it to be little more like Washington and Oregon with trees everywhere. Anyway, here are some pictures taken from our morning walk that show the greener side of Moscow. University of Idaho maintains an arboretum and botanical gardens which is where I took these pictures.

We're Here!

So after a couple days of driving, we finally made it! Unfortunately, I left Gwen's juice box in my purse with our camara our last day of driving, so our camera didn't work for a couple of days. Now the mechanisms are all sticky, but it works. Hooray!


Moving day! This is how we got a solid hour of Gwen not begging to be held. She was a little needy and emotional with all the commotion. (No, we are not going to miss our fake marble countertops or lovely brown cabinets.)

Gwen ready to go with her purse and her monkey George.

Kickin' back in the hotel in Boise.

Thanks a million for the use of your DVD player Mom, it saved our life! (Yes, the DVD player is mounted to the back of the seat with packing tape.)

Jake came up here to find an apartment back in May and he reported that everything from Boise on North was lush, beautiful scenery. This was about two hours out of Moscow. Not really what I was expecting.
Our overheated truck on the side of the road next to the beautiful green landscape that Jake was talking about.
When we got here on Saturday, it was super hot--somewhere around 100 degrees. This morning Gwen and I went for a walk and had to bundle up because it was so cold. Right now it's in the 60's, but when we went for our walk it was probably in the low 50's or high 40's. (Side note on that hat Gwen's wearing. Gwen's Aunt Shannon made it for her and it's been her favorite, favorite hat. We've lost it SOOO many times and have been lucky enough to find it every time. This morning was another of those occasions. We were almost home from our holy huge walk and I realized it was gone. I backtracked part of the way, but we'd already been gone an hour and I really didn't want to make it another hour, so we just headed home to get in the car and search. Luckily, Moscow isn't that big a place, so if I had to scour the whole town, I probably could have. Anyway, we found it! Hooray for Shannon's hat!

Sheep that live in the hills behind our apartment complex.
The rolling hills of Moscow.

Jake started orientation on Tuesday, which goes through this week and starts school on Monday. Gwen and I are wishing him the best and preparing for life without him for a while. We are lucky and grateful to have our friends the Nakayas and the Olsens up here starting law school as well, but we really miss everybody from home--Gwen keeps asking for friends and family members. Last night we video chatted (is there some term for this?) online with Ann & Justin and their kids Nate and Ella, and Gwen loved it...until we had to disconnect and we couldn't go hang out with them.