We have MOVED!

I know we've been lacking on the blogs lately, but it's only because we have been BUSY BUSY BUSY! In mid-April, after we returned from Vegas for Brett and Lisa's wedding, we made a very difficult decision to pack up and leave Houston for Klamath Falls, OR!! Kristin was offered a position as a hydrologist/project manager with the US Bureau of Reclamation at the Klamath Basin office. The position is a great opportunity for Kristin with great job security. Edward is still looking for a position but has several options that look to be promising. With so many federal agencies here in Klamath, there are many Federal engineering opportunities although not always open to the public.

Our last weekend in Houston was on the 22nd/23rd which we spent with great friends and family! Kristin did a Mary Kay make-over with Christina and Shannon and then Kristin and Ed both spent Saturday and Sunday night at Christy's since the bed was sold on Friday. Monday morning Shannon came to say goodbye with her two lovely girls Courtney and Jessica - we're going to miss them (and Ethan) so much! Here are some pics from our last weekend:


Our trip up here was interesting to say the least, we left Houston on Monday and only made it to San Antonio before we stopped for dinner. At dinner someone was nice enough to bust the lock out of Ed's truck trying to steal our GPS. The lock held and we think Buster scared off the thieves, so nothing was stolen thank goodness! Our view in the rearview mirror for a week...

Here was Buster's position for most of the trip...he was fine in the truck - slept almost the whole time, but was very active in the hotel rooms! He did not pee though thank goodness!

On that note, we headed out on Tuesday morning with the goal of getting out of TEXAS!!! We made it to Las Cruces, NM for the evening for a relaxing night in a small town.

From there, we left Wednesday morning to head to Phoenix, AZ to see Terri and Josh! (Terri is an old high school friend of Kristin's) We had a great time with Terri and Josh and as a great surprise, one of Ed's fraternity brothers came to meet us out at the rooftop bar in downtown Phoenix. Thursday morning we headed downtown to the Federal building in Phoenix to get Kristin's finger prints taken for her background check. A new rule was passed in mid-May requiring the background check for Reclamation employees to begin BEFORE their first day, so this was a little challenging to accomplish on the road!
Kristin and Terri:
Ed and Mike:

Thursday we headed out to Las Vegas for 2 fun nights out and a rest day from driving. Arizona was very mountainous but also very...empty so the driving was long and boring. Vegas was fun and we had some great food! The more we learn about Vegas, the more we like it - on this trip we conquered the bus system in Vegas - super efficient and cheap!

Saturday morning we headed from Vegas to Reno for 2 more nights on the road. We took Sunday as a rest day to give the truck and Buster a rest! We visited two massive casinos: the Grand Saharra Resort and the Peppermill Resort - really great places for a fun night. They had theaters, bowling allies, arcades, restaurants, pools, etc - all INSIDE!! Oh - and gambling and drinking of course...but that's standard for the casino! The Peppermill had a sushi restaurant with some very creative decor.

Ed and I in Downtown Reno:
Ed and I at the Riverwalk in downtown Reno - the Truckee River had a paddling course set up!
The Peppermill Sushi Restaurant:
We are now in Klamath Falls in our furnished townhouse for at least the next 4 months. After 4 months we will decide whether to buy a house or rent a larger house. We only took a 6X12 trailer here, but somehow it is just too much stuff for this townhouse! Our master bedroom view is wonderful and the temperatures here are very cool making it wonderful to have the windows open all night long. Running in the morning is something we can do all year long here since the mornings never get warmer than about 50 degrees! More to come as we explore this area - tons of outdoor activities, so we are excited for the weekends!