Settling in

Okay, so it has been awhile since we added a post. The movers came 2 weeks ago, the same morning as the comcast guys. It was a bit crazy, but it all got set. Only 2 things were broken, and my car is quite scratched, but nothing missing. It was interesting trying to decide how ot unpack, as we had very little storage bins or furniture! We drove to Boston that weekend to go to Ikea. As it was a tax holiday, ads claimed Massachusetts to be New Hampshire for the weekend! Between the tax break and the college shoppers, it took us 4.5 hours and Ikea was out of some things. We saw familiar faces, meeting the Knutson and stopping by the Dougherty's (my Grandma et al.). We were happy to get to watch Olympics on a real TV (not poor Internet - sometimes it would skip over the most important parts) and organize all week. We spent the next weekend apart, with Brian at his 10 year High School reunion (he is so old) and me at my Grandma's and cousin Mary's. I went back to Ikea, and there were out of more stuff! But we are making good use of our gift cards on these trips.

Brian became an official resident, with driver's licence and all, but I could not get one until I changed my Social Security. This made me really excited, as I had spent hours at Social Security in TN, only to be told to change my licence first! Needless to say, I was ecstatic there was no wait at Social Security in NH, and am now officially Estrada. The Driver's license window in our town is only open a few days a week!

Oh, New England style hot dog bun are split on top. Wayyy better than normal.
We are debating whether we should join the co-op. It is pretty neat, like a tiny Whole Foods with very organic products, then a few mainstream items. I guess I thought it would be just for farmers, but we stopped by the Producer's Fair, and the stuff is good.

We went to the Lebanon Opera the day our stuff arrived. We saw the Magic Flute, by Mozart, and it took me awhile to see the English text. I was wondering why everyone was laughing at the German jokes. It was hard to decide what to wear to an event like that in a small town. The guy in front of me was definitely from the farm, with a clean checkered shirt and suspenders! Who knew there would be something like that in a small town, not associated with the college.

I had a meeting with the head of Primary Care Pediatrics at Dartmouth Hospital today. They are looking for a research nurse or NP, and may hire a clinical PNP soon. Let me know if you have experience in clinical research!

We have met some of our neighbors, mostly the elderly ones, but have not had too much opportunity to make friends, so I expect we will get lonely pretty soon. Maybe that will change if I get a job or we choose a church.
Enough of my random thoughts! Our wedding pictures are up, so email me for the link, if you are interested.