We made it, sort of.

Well, we got to Idaho Falls four days ago. So far, the place seems pretty nice, but we've had a ton of crazy drama ever since arriving. When we got to the rental office to sign our lease and pick up the keys nobody seemed to know very much. They couldn't figure out where our keys were and informed us the stove top in our apartment didn't work. They also didn't know which mailbox was ours, and said we should just try them all until we got the right one. Great idea... I'll just stand outside and look like I'm trying to break in and steal everyone's mail!

We were told someone would be by the following day to fix our stove top, and indeed they were. Unfortunately, he needed to order the parts, which wouldn't be in for a week. Oh and did I mention the fact that the stove electrocuted him? Yeah, not gonna work for me. So I had to call and tell the office we were NOT going an entire week with a stove that doesn't work and electrocutes people. I had to be kinda rude to the gal on the phone about it. I didn't want to, but she refused to acknowledge it was a problem. So I let her know that if we didn't have a new stove by the end of the day, we were leaving and filing a complaint with the attorney general. Somehow they miraculously came up with a new stove within the hour.

Additionally, our apartment was filthy when we moved in. The walls were not even so much as wiped off, so there are all kinds of soda spills and stuff on them. The light fixtures are all covered in grime and bugs. The top of the fridge is covered in dust and grime, there were cigarette butts in our garage, and an old rusty grill with wasp nests inside on the back patio. The floors might have been vacuumed, but they weren't cleaned because they turn our socks black. We took pictures of everything and put it on the sheet you fill out stating the status of the apt. We asked if they could either send out a cleaning crew, or reimburse for our first weeks rent since we couldn't move our stuff in until everything was clean. When the lady called us back she said the owner claimed he looked at the apartment previously and there was nothing wrong with it. What a liar!!!

So, we are less than pleased with this apartment. Mike said if he like's his job, then we'll find a house and buy out of our lease. If he decides he doesn't like his job here, then we are going to find a way for him to go back to school. We're kind of tired of going from tower to tower hoping it will be different. The town seems nice though. There are a ton of parks, a zoo, a museum, mall, lots of places to go out. Now as long as Mike likes his job we'll be set!

I had a heck of a time getting to church yesterday. The internet gave me directions to nowhere, so I ended up driving around in a five square mile radius until I found the right street. With all the confusion, I was only fifteen minutes late. Of coarse Phillip had to cry and be a handful all throughout sacrament, but I knew I had to just stay in the meeting and deal with it. If you take them out the first time, they expect it from then on out. He loved his nursery class though and did really well. I met a few nice ladies and hopefully I'll meet some more people tomorrow at playgroup.

My past three weeks have been very stressful. I'm praying that it's all for my own good, but to be honest I have just been a little down. Having a baby, my five week old getting surgery, moving, and dealing with this crappy rental agency have just made me a little pessimistic. I seriously need a break.