Safe and Sound in Evanston

Today marks the seventh day we have been in Evanston (one suburb north of Chicago). We received the keys to our new apartment last Friday and have been unpacking ever since. I think we have taken a least 10 trips to different stores to get things for our apartment. But it's finally starting to come together. We haven't met anyone in our apartment building; in fact, we've only seen other people in our building three times. But we are hoping that will change soon. The church members have been very helpful and friendly. We hope to make some new friends and feel at home in the Chicago area.

Here's a picture of our crib and changing table located in our second bedroom. We have converted the room into a baby room/office for Logan's school work and for his keyboard and sound recording. And our apartment is finally starting to look like a home, thank goodness.

Logan started his graduate program with orientation on Monday and classes on Tuesday. He is excited to learn more about being a journalist and feels like Northwestern is the right place for him. The school sits right next to Lake Michigan, which gives us humidity and some occasional breezes. Evanston is a pretty town with many old buildings, including our apartment complex. There is no air conditioning at all, but we found someone who is letting us borrow his window AC unit for a year.

With two more months left of pregnancy, I've felt pretty strong during the move. Logan reminds me frequently to not overdo it while I am unpacking and moving things around our apartment. But I am feeling anxious about getting our place ready for the upcoming birth of our little girl in August (assuming that she will come as expected). Hopefully, he will have a break off from school between quarters so there will be plenty of time to spend with his girls.

We hope to keep this updated so that you all will get to read about our adventures in Chicagoland.