All Moved In!

So we're all moved into the house, and it's perfect! So for a few moving day stories.

I had to work the morning of moving day (plus I'm still not allowed to lift anything over 10 pounds due to my surgery), so I did my part by packing absolutely everything up before people came to move us. Not to mention, Andrew and I made took two carloads of boxes and things over nearly every day for the 10 days we had the keys before we moved. There was only a small stack of boxes left in the dining room when people came to load up the uhaul. Otherwise, just furniture! I was so proud. =) They still ended up having to make two trips with the uhaul since Andrew and I had more furniture than the average apartment. The bowflex and the elliptical machine will get ya. But the job got done and by 1:30 in the afternoon, everything was unloaded, in place, and we were eating pizza. Yumm! By sunday night, most everything was unpacked. I just have a few boxes that I've been lazy about cause they're full of pictures and things that I'm just not sure where to put them yet.

All the red paint is gone. =) We painted the office and the kitchen cupboards before we moved in. That was quite an adventure as well. Had to sand them down, put two coats of primer, then two coats of paint. But again... job done, and it's beautiful! We picked perfect colors. The kitchen actually doesn't feel so small anymore.

The scariest part of moving day was when I almost dropped Squire out the second story window. Ooops? See, he likes windows. Andrew and I were moving things around in our bedroom and I was like "Hey Squire, sit up here on the window sill. You'll like it." So, I sit him up there and the bottom of the screen pops out when he leans on it. Omg. So scary. I grabbed him and my heart was just pounding. Can you imagine!? Not to mention, the air conditioning unit sits right below our window. Poor guy woulda had broken bones. =\ But he is safe. And Andrew spent the next 20 minutes pounding on the window with a hammer so that the screen would fit better in place. No falling kitties, please.

So there's this church 5 minutes from our new house that we thought looked neat. Turns out, our friends Gary and Audrey go there. So we decided we wanted to check it out. See, it's been quite a long time since Andrew and I have been consistant about any aspect of church-going or God-following. Like, two years long. So I decided that with moving, it was going to be a time of new beginnings. So, I wanted to go. Turns out, my brother wanted to go too! He, on the other hand, has been more like 12-15 years out of the loop. So needless to say, I was super excited. =D Adam, Becca, Andrew and I have been growing extremely close over the past two years, so to think we could be even closer by being church friends together and with Gary and Audrey is just unbelievable. It's been SO long since I've had any kind of community and any kind of direction. Two years with God on the back burner is a long time. But, I think this new church will be a good kickstart again. Needless to say, I loved the place. It was so comfortable! And you get to drink coffee in church. =) Hehe. The message was great, and I have no doubt it will continue to be that way. Hopefully this will all help me get back on track.

Anyway, pictures coming soon to facebook. Before pictures this week, after pictures maybe next week. =D

Packing!

Andrew and I have a meeting to close on our house just 35 minutes from now, and the keys will be in our hands tomorrow. How exciting!!!! Since I'm so excited, I actually started packing! I have 6 boxes packed. Not bad for about 45 minutes of my time, especially since I don't move till next weekend. We want to get as many small things moved over before moving day as we can. Anything to make the big move a little easier. =)

The loan process up till now has been quite stressful. The mortgage rep I was working with was basically a moron that knew very little and made the process pretty horrible. But... it worked out, and I guess that's really all that matters. I think I'll be feeling a huge weight off my shoulders when I get that phone call telling me to come get the keys. Then things will REALLY feel real. So exciting!!!

Getting Closer...

We're getting closer to closing day on our house. =) It's pretty exciting. Andrew and I have spent much time dreaming about all the things we want to do to it as soon as we get the keys. We'll spend a week and a half painting, cleaning up the hardwood floors, and doing small projects to make it our own. Then we'll move in the last weekend of April. It feels so far away, but I know it'll sneak up on us. I have so many ideas of ways to decorate and furniture to buy.

We also have quite a list of bigger projects. We'll be turning our den into a library and building shelves into the walls. That will probably be a winter project. We'll also be making a brick patio on the back. That will be an early summer project. =) And the biggest and best part of all, is the kitchen remodel we'll be doing next summer! We'll be bumping the wall out and adding a three foot addition on the back of the house, and then totally gutting and redoing the entire kitchen/dining room area. Let me tell you... it needs it. It's currently a very small, VERY outdated kitchen. But I can live with it for a year until we make it amazing.

So now that we've done all this constant thinking and planning, we're ready to move! Stay tuned for a housewarming party sometime in June.