Hello, Houston!

Here we are in Houston! We have started the adventure. The movers came and dropped everything off, and now we are going through the process of deciding where we want everything. We got as much done as we could before today, since we are leaving for Armenia tonight.

Yesterday, we decided to go find a Target and get some items we needed for our apartment. We went down to the parking lot, and there was our jeep, with the passenger side window smashed out, the dash ripped open, and the stereo gone. We were in shock. Our apartment is in a good area of town, and the parking lot is fenced and gated. How could something like this happen? And on our first real day in Houston?? We looked around the parking lot, and it looked like there were about 6 other cars that had been broken into as well. We filed a police report, and talked to management. When Mark talked to the police, he mentioned that we had just moved in the day before, and said, "I guess, welcome to Houston, huh?" The cop said, "Pretty much." From what we have heard from our neighbors and the management, this is a rare occurrence. But it definitely made us feel a lot more vulnerable. Yikes!! So, we spent the day getting the jeep window fixed and getting security measures put in place for our apartment and cars before we leave for Armenia.

In all of this, there is a miracle and a blessing. When we were going through the car to see if anything else was missing, I saw and extra key to the jeep sitting in the cup holder, right by the dash and the jockey box, which had been gone through. We had accidentally left the extra key right there in the Jeep when it was dropped off. So, instead of the stereo, the whole jeep could have been gone. It's a miracle that whoever broke into the car didn't see the key. I am convinced that God kept it invisible to them. We are so blessed that the damage was minimal.

In spite of that, we still feel like this is a good place to be, and that we are in a good area of town. Things like this could happen anywhere. We pointed out to each other all of the car thefts and break-ins that we heard about in Provo and Salt Lake. We are still so excited to be living here, and the weather is beautiful.

Welcome to Houston, everyone!!