The house we are now in is the same one I told you about last time. It took almost 2 weeks of going back and forth but we were happy with everything in the end. It took about a week for us to actually stay here, but we wanted to wait until all of the shipments arrived and most of the furniture was set up and the cable was on. The Internet has just been connected (it took 3 weeks for them to turn it on!!) which is why this update is a little late. Here are some photos of the house and the girls enjoying the backyard!
(Front view and part of backyard area)
(Budder on the patio and Punkin in the grass)
We received 2 shipments for this move. One with our items from Singapore and another from Houston that we had sent over with more of our furniture. Unfortunately this move of our stuff didn't go as well as last time and we had several items that were broken and even a few that were stolen! We are in the process of making a claim with insurance and hopefully everything works out. I'm not concerned about the broken items being replaced (as I have proof of those damages) but the missing items are another story. It's their word against mine, but I do have the inventory sheet that we filed with the insurance company to get the policy before we moved. I am afraid that the moving company may come back and say that there is no proof those items were actually in the shipment, and they would be correct. They don't take an inventory of every item, only a general description of what is in the box (i.e. glassware, shoes etc.) as they pack. You are suppose to go around and watch them, but you can't watch 8 people at one time! Guess we'll see what happens in the next few weeks. I don't have my hopes up.
Other than that things are going great. Jamie and I are really enjoying the area and things really feel like home! He is actually away on business right now (Singapore and Thailand) but will be back in about a week. Looks like I'll be spending Thanksgiving on my own! Although I haven't had any luck finding a turkey anyway! Everything for my nursing license has been approved and at this point we are just awaiting the results of my English test, which should arrive in a few weeks.
On another note, (some of you have already heard the news) but for those that don't know Jamie and I are expecting a little girl! I'm sure you are thinking "I didn't even know you were pregnant" but don't feel bad. No one did. We found out shortly after we arrived back in Singapore from our home trip and decided that we wanted to tell our parents in a special way. In order to do it the way we planned we needed to know the sex of the baby so we decided to wait to make the announcement. All grandparents seem to be thrilled as are the expecting mom and dad! We have decided to name her Kylie and she should be arriving around the end of April. So far everything is going really well so hopefully it continues!
Other than that it's life as usual around the McMillan household. We've started the count down for our trip home for Christmas and it couldn't come fast enough! Only 28 more days to go and I'll be sitting at the new Buffalo Wild Wings in Pensacola giving Kylie a taste of some real food!
