Welcome to the Frozen Tundra!

At the end of December we loaded up the moving truck and Chris, his dad, and our nephew Josh drove it and our two cars to our apartment in Minnesota. It was a long two day drive, but they made it without any problems (other than Chris getting sick!) Chris' mom and I flew up once they got there and we spent a couple of days unpacking before she, his dad, and Josh flew back. I would post some pictures of the apartment, but it's still too much of a mess. Once I'm up there for good and have things put away I will post pictures.

On Sunday, Chris and I tried out a church in a nearby town. This is when we pulled into the parking lot:


That's right... 1 degree!! I know everyone has heard it before, but it really is a different kind of cold up north. I walked into church without a jacket on.

The following are some pictures of our drive to church. This is the kind of road you don't really want to drive on!

A wide open field, the picture really doesn't do it justice!

Once it stops snowing, most of the roads are plowed pretty quickly. Much better:

If you look closely at the next picture you can see two people walking on what I'm pretty sure is a lake! I think they were going ice fishing.

This is the view from our apartment balcony... which can only be used a few months of the year, HA!

While in Minnesota I reached the 35 week mark!

After a few days trying to learn the lay of the land, I headed back to Tennessee! It was really hard to leave Chris, but we both knew it was best. I have a great doctor and support system and didn't think it was a good idea to move at the last minute.