The Happy Homemaker

I am now living in a townhouse in Prince William County, VA (in Woodbridge). Prince William County is a beautiful, less expensive county 30 minutes from Washington D.C. There are many beautiful parks, rivers, and friendly neighborhoods. There is a lot of shopping with a mall with a lot of outlets, and an Ikea. Ikea is now one of my favorite places to shop. They have a place to leave your children to play while you shop. I am sure Potomac Mills Mall is nice, but when I went there I had a bad experience because my son decided to have a fit.

A great thing for military people is that Fort Belvoir is only 20 minutes away so I can save a lot of money on food and especially on milk. I can’t find cheap diapers anywhere though and the store brand diapers give my son a rash.

I have a three level townhome with a backyard. For the first time in my adult life I have a real fenced in backyard. I hope to do some gardening this year. Since I am renting, I will have to do box gardening.

The school is a five minute walk from my house. I love my daughter’s school! The office staff was very friendly, a relief since usually the office staff of elementary schools are rude. I love Victoria’s teacher and all of her classmates live within walking distance so she already has a lot of friends.

My ward is huge and one of the biggest I have been a part of. There are many housewives like myself who organize playgroups and exercise groups. The ward got the Priesthood together to help us unload our truck when we got here, and they were very friendly. I haven’t got o know anyone yet, but that usually takes time. Since I moved a lot, I understand that it takes a few months to make friends and that they usually come by surprise.

I feel at home here and we are hoping to buy a house next year. We are getting to know the area a little more before we buy, and may buy a home a little more out in the country.