Thank goodness we have our life mostly put back together down here and with the exception of the recent child adding project we have undertaken, we even have all of the photos hung, etc. Funny how it always seems like there are more little things to be done though. I'd be lying if we said that we loved Memphis. It kind of reminds me of when we lived in Ann Arbor and basically had to ignore the news out of Detroit because it was just too depressing. Life is also governed by the mega-church which is a whole new phenomenon to the quiet Lutheran in me. They have huge campuses and health clubs and put on all sorts of carnivals and events for every holiday.
Living out in Collierville is just fine though. We can exist in blissful ignorance with all the McMansions (trust me, our house is modest compared to many here), huge SUVs and strip malls. I'm getting used to driving all over the place on these windy two-lane roads...but I still miss being blocks from the major arteries of Minneapolis (and won't even begin to go into how much we miss our dear friends...)
We know it won't be long before it's time to head off to our next spot. We plan to be there longer so I'm being picky. We'd like to get closer to family again so visits can return to long weekends rather than big cross-country treks. We'll never be able to get close to everyone though since my family has decided to spread to the two opposite corners of America. We could make it worse by moving to Maine though! Everyone keeps asking when we are moving. Right now we're hoping that nothing does come up as we need to get through the last 9 weeks of this pregnancy and ideally the first month or two of the new baby before I'll be remotely ready to take all the boxes...again. I am hoping to avoid another oppressive Memphis summer though. For now we are enjoying the fun friends we have met down here and the fact that it was 70 degrees here yesterday!
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