I've been in Williston for nearly 3 weeks now. We closed on the house Thursday, June 26 and got the keys. The moving truck arrived Monday, June 30 with all our household goods. If I had to put a percentage on being moved in and settled, I'd say we are at about 96%. All I have left to do is a little decorating--putting pix on walls, hanging sheers in the Living Room windows, putting a few last things into the storage room. We like being here, for the most part. There are a few minor flaws with the house, but the maintenance crew will be here tomorrow to fix them. The biggest problems so far have been with water and electricity--or doing without them. I don't know if it because we are in a brand new subdivision in a brand new area, but in the 2 weeks we have actually "lived" in the house, 3 of those days have been without water, and 1 day without electricity for about 11-12 hours. It's kind of a little trippy, but I think things will iron themselves out.
I am loving the house, but I still get lost in it. This sounds funny, because I looked at the floor plan every day for 5 months, but when I come out of the craft room, I'm turned around and keep thinking the master bedroom is next to me on the left, when it is actually on the far end of the house, at my right. I'm sure I will eventually get it figured out, but I still have to laugh at myself. We still don't have internet access, but we have filled out the application. Hopefully it will be installed soon. Thank goodness for public access at the library, and being able to access at Tad's office. I know I'm WAAAYYY behind on updating the blog, but that is how it is.
Williston itself is an interesting little town. It is literally "the town that never sleeps". There is such a feeling of hustle and bustle here. Everything is "gotta go, gotta go, gotta go". It is growing faster than it can keep up with, and there is so much possibility for everything here. We like it and we are glad to be in the area. The little town of Epping is just that--little, but it, too, is growing as fast as it can. One of these days I'm going to count the oil wells that are on the road between here and there, but there are probably at least 10, and several more in process. Tad saw a t-shirt or a bumper sticker the other day that said, "If not for the Bakken, we'd all be walkin'." It's pretty true.
We are looking forward to spending next week in Idaho, celebrating Tad's birthday, seeing all my sibs, holding my new, little nephew Evan, lunching with my sisters, hugging my kids. It's going to be a fun time! I do love my family and miss seeing them often, so it makes weeks like next week more special.
