Hello From Connecticut!: May 22nd-Connecticut

Well after everything we made it to Connecticut! We flew in to Providence on the 22nd of May. It was beautiful flying over the ocean! I kept thinking, "were not on vacation we actually live here!" It is very beautiful! I expected it to be flat but it is full of rolling hills, of course tons and tons of trees, and beautiful rocks. It reminds me of England itself, there are tons of stone fences built everywhere.

I thought when we got here the stress would go away. Well I was wrong! Like I said before we didn't have anywhere to stay. We were staying in a 2 bedroom suit and there were six of us. Reece and I were very unsure of what we could afford, not knowing about living cost and taxes or how much he would bring home after all was said and done. So we decided to play it safe and look for something to rent about 500 dollars a month less expensive then what we started looking for. That put us on the level of....lets say not very good. We spent a week running all over the eastern side of the state looking for something that would work for us. We were becoming increasingly discouraged. Finally I came across something on Craig's list that seemed like it might be ok. At this point we were getting desparate. You see at this time renting is very limited. Everyone who is losing homes, saling or coming in for the navy are renting so everthing was being taken quickly! Well we went to see this place and when I first saw it I knew it would work for us. It was advertised as 3 bedrooms but actually has four. It is very old but we have a view of the ocean that most pay millions to get! It has an awesome back yard and we are in a great school district. We also live at the end of a dead end street with only a house on one side of us. And we ended up paying less rent then any of the already low rental prices! I feel very blessed! Glamorous? No. But the location is to die for! I think Heavenly Father was saving this little place just for us so we could have something to enjoy after all the hardship we have been through.