i think we have found a church home here in bakersfield! we have tried a few different churches, and this one just felt right. it’s on the smaller side, so the kids go to the same place and presley is quick to tell us how eli behaves... “he only cried for a little bit.” 😂😂 randy and i really like the pastor, and the people are nice. they also just redid the sanctuary and the whole front wall is covered in wood and it smells amaaaazing. so there’s that. ha.
i have also found my “grocery store home”. i know, i know. huge news. you’ll never guess where i chose... so i’ll go ahead and tell you. it’s albertsons. i really like the old fashioned check out lanes with turntables instead of conveyer belts. and also, there’s a lot of old people shopping there and i just really like old people, so that’s a win.
y’all will also be really proud to know that i’ve been bringing my reusable bags everywhere i go and i feel like i’m really fitting in now. if you saw me on the streets of bakersfield you probably would never even know i wasn’t from here. except all we ever wear are houston shirts and hats and hoodies... oh and also my car still has texas plates. and i still have a texas drivers license... but other than those tiny details, i’m totally fitting in.
did you know that we bought a house without a single fan?
did you know that i didn’t realize that until AFTER we bought it?
so today, randy and i fixed 1/4 of that situation and installed a ceiling fan in our bedroom.
it was... arduous. do you know how tricky it is to install something of this variety without LIGHT?
did you know that it never rains in bakersfield? it’s literally the desert. but guess what? it rained today. the natural light that usually POURS through our bedroom windows was straight overcast because of it. also, the ac wasn’t blowing because we had to turn of the breaker. so i was really sweaty. and the kids were grabbing parts and running. and randy was asking too many questions. and second guessing things. and he told me, straight up, word for word, “i have very low expectations that this is gonna work.” 😑
BUT. good news—it worked. right away. and it isn’t even wobbly or anything!💁🏼♀️
and bad news—we still have 3 more to install another day.
also, presley told me after we were done, “mommy i’m so proud of you!” and “it looks so
precious to me!” 😂😂 that girl knows how to give a compliment!
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