Parker and I moved to Lubbock about two weeks ago. For those of you who aren't familiar with Texas towns, Lubbock is in the middle of West Texas surrounded by nothing. The neighboring towns are Brownfield, Levelland, Ropesville, Meadow, and Shallowater. This is not a joke.
Parker is starting a PhD program in Counseling Psychology at Texas Tech. The program is 5 years with one additional year of externship (which we hope we can do in DFW). So, we will be here for 5 years, at least. Lubbock isn't much to look at, but it's true what people say: What Lubbock doesn't have in looks, it makes up for in people. The people here are so incredibly kind. When we came looking for a house, we were shocked by how kind everyone was.
We bought a house here and we are so in love with it! We figured we better plant our roots, because 5 years is a pretty long time. I'm already getting really excited about decorating for Christmas. I even have a special little tree for Porter's bedroom! Here are some pictures of our new place:
Master Bedroom
Porter's Room
Kitchen
Living Room: We have gotten some awesome end tables since this picture was taken. I would take another picture, but Ellie is asleep on the couch and I don't want to wake the beast!
Our next job is to fix up the flower garden in the front and work on the backyard. The backyard is basically a dirt pile. Parker is working on growing grass back there, so we probably won't have anything worth looking at until next summer!
Any of our friends and family in DFW are welcome to come visit us!
Love it! We miss you.
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