We arrived a week ago, and it's easy to say how obsessed I am already. I love it here. I hope we're here for a long, long time. In fact, the city we live in is #1 on CNN's list of the top 100 best places to live in the US. The people here are so kind and friendly. Last Saturday we did a Costco run. We had just finished checking out when I saw the formula I meant to get. The gentleman who had loaded our cart quickly chirped that he would go get it for us and asked what kind and how many we wanted. After he got it for us and scanned us through, he talked about the Costco layout and where that particular formula would ALWAYS be. He did it purely out of kindness and with so much pleasure and joy, it was so different from the, "you're a complete idiot, why didn't you know where the formula was" attitude I'm sure we would have gotten anywhere else. Ross commented on the level of niceness here. Like how in Utah, the highest level of niceness would be like the most sour person here in Wisconsin. And it's true! So far everyone we've spoken to has been outrageously kind and friendly.
The cold isn't even close to how horrible my imaginations were. I even think it'd be tolerable to run outdoors as long as it wasn't too early in the morning. The sidewalks and walkways are completely clear. Ross has had the car since he's needed to travel between his office in Madison, and campus in Verona. Yesterday, I decided the girls and I needed out. We visited the leasing office of our apartment to chat with our lovely managers and pick up our fitness room key and then we walked to McDonald's for drinks. They even had a mini play structure for kids under 3, which Claire loved. I was told I could even take the girls to the fitness room with me. How awesome is that?! It's really nice not having to rely on Ross being home to watch the girls so I can work out. Our manager also told me that our complex has a weight loss challenge as well as a zumba class starting in a couple weeks and invited me to join. (Not sure if she was trying to give me a hint or not. Kidding.)
Ross started work on Monday and has met some really great people. He's getting some incredible benefits, too! Epic has a ton of interest groups and clubs, which I think he'll really enjoy. Today he gets to stay on campus for training and doesn't need to travel between offices, so the girls and I dropped him off this morning. We left pretty early and enjoyed a gorgeous drive on country roads. We got to watch the sun rise on our drive and just look at where we are. It truly is gorgeous. Maybe it'll bring out the country in Ross, too. We dropped Ross off in the underground parking, so we only got to see a couple of the buildings, but we will definitely be taking a tour. It looks really cool.
Since we have the car today, the girls and I will be doing a lot of exploring. I love the smaller town, country side, but I'm also beyond excited about having 2 targets and a couple malls nearby. Today we'll be checking the town out, hopefully pick up a library card, and will hopefully finally get some laundry done. It'll be a good day. And now for some pictures I found on the internet of our lovely home, since I haven't taken any myself yet. And I'm okay with using them, because yes, it really looks like this our here.
Before we came out here, a very dear woman in Oregon that I've known for a while told me if she could pick anywhere to live, it'd be Wisconsin. If she could live in Wisconsin for the rest of her life, she would die a happy woman. I'm looking forward to all the fun opportunities we'll have throughout this year, especially come summer. So far, it's been fantastic and far better than I imagined. I cannot wait for more!
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