We have arrived!

We arrived in Tampa Florida on Wednesday. They took us to our apt about 8:00 PM. It had a mattress and box springs which we were grateful for. The frame is yet to come. It has sofa and love seat and a large tall coffee table. No food, dishes, pans etc. We went out for breakfast and to a grocery store. Spent a lot of money for food. It is hard to buy food that you have in food storage at home. Then they sent us from the mission office to buy other essentials. Like the dishes, pans, garbage cans etc. Now we can at least eat. We are in a very nice 2 bedroom apt in a gated community. It has a pool and a workout gym. They have assigned us to the New Tampa Ward. We will meet everyone on Sunday. At least we have church at 9:00 AM. They want Ralph to help in the office at least 2 maybe 3 days a week with financial. It is in a big mess. They had 25 new missionaries arrive last week and they had 15 go out. They are really scrambling to find apts for everyone. It is going to continue that way. The weather is great here right now. Not too much humidity yet, but the temp has been in the nineties. Enough to warm my bones. We have to have the air on all night to keep cool. It is beautiful here. The traffic is not great, but with the GPS we are getting around Ok. The temple is 2-3 hours away and they told us we could go when we wanted.