8:55pm = 2am

Such long full busy days! In less than a week and before we have any furniture or a finished apartment to move in to, Honeymoon Bay and Whidbey are feeling like home. We've been getting up at first light every day and staying busy until well after dark with so much to do and so much fun doing it! This morning's task was an especially welcome one. We left just after 6am to drive to Bellingham and retrieve our Escort full of belongings from the Alaska ferry thanks to a collaborative effort from Dad, Brother Daniel, our friend Sarah, and her boyfriend Ben. While up in Bellingham, Joe took us to his friends storage unit to fill the back of the truck with our first furniture which we just finished assembling. We are now the proud owners of two chairs, a table, and a hand full of coffee tables in an assortment of sizes. Coming back from Bellingham, we dropped our truck off in Oak Harbor to have a very friendly man completely redo our exhaust system for an incredibly low price in about an hour. Finally, we loaded up our remaining things off of Joe's boat - including my spinning wheel, helped him move to a new slip, then finally made it home in time to unpack both cars, do some work on the truck, assemble all the furniture, clean... and go to sleep exhausted and delighted in our beautiful new home that is filling up more and more. Oh my!