Greetings from Orlando!

Hello family,

We arrived in Orlando yesterday afternoon, and are loving our new home. It took us until late this morning to sort out our Internet or I would've written this sooner. The drive wasn't too bad, I wasn't driving so I can't speak for the others. The kids were very bored, the animals did very well, the tarantula survived the journey, and we only had a few white knuckle moments. The first day to Bernalillo was without incident (except for all the construction stops) and we ate at a fabulous local restaurant.
The second day we went past Dallas TX, ended up driving 720 miles and stayed in Tyrell. That drive was kind of scary. While departing Bernalillo Ma and Cody were almost run off the road by a semi. An hour the same thing happened to Jake and me, followed by a minivan and an SUV later on (These were a few of those white knuckle moments) All three times the other driver wasn't signaling or checking their blind spots. Dad was cut of by a girl in a VW Bug. The third day was also long because we wanted to take advantage of the weekend traffic. We finished up Texas and drove through Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and ended up in Milton Florida. There was a LOT of rain in Louisiana. We had a couple times where we were... well, terrified! At the rest stop Jake left his very nice sunglasses and after back tracking for about 30 miles (round trip) we discovered that people weren't feeling very...nice. So after our long days we only had 400 miles left to get to Orlando! We made it almost swimmingly, but a FL driver almost ran us off the road...People really don't like their blinkers in the South.
Our Realtor met us here and supplied us with some things that we would need: TP, paper plates, plastic cups and utensils, ect. Which was very sweet of her. We went shopping for a couple more things and then relaxed the night away.
Wesley, our eldest cat, is still kind of freaked out about everything. He hides in a blanket all day and only comes out at night. The other cats are doing great, and have made themselves comfortable. Tony is also pretty settled.
Cody and Josie met a new friend at the pool today. His name is Shaun and he is Cody's age. It was fun watching them all play together. We also met a neighbor from around the corner who was very nice. His name is Alex and he said that if we were interested in salsa lessons he would be more than happy to teach us to dance. He also let us know about things to look out for.
We drove around and explored the historic downtown of Winter Garden and it was so beautiful. The we went and purchased ceiling fans and lights. Which we were in need of. The AC is great but it is nice to have some extra air flow.
Dad starts school next week, and Jake has an interview on Thursday. Hopefully this weekend we will be celebrating Jake's new job. The VP of the company he sent a resume to emailed him personally and set up an interview. So wish him luck. :)
We have our phone set up here so if you all would like to give us a call at anytime our new number is 407-656-6631. We are 15 minutes from the back entrance to Disney world so you all have to come and visit! The fireworks the send off at night are amazing! The beach is pretty close to.
We love and miss you all and can't wait to hear from you. Don't be shy now. Now I'm going to read the other blogs and leave comments like I have done with the first two. Hugs and kisses to you all.

Bethany