We were just a few days shy of it being 3 months since closing when we moved in…haha. We took our time…no one can argue with that. In the end, I’m glad we did it this way. The new paint on the walls looks great, and it would have been a lot more difficult to do all the painting with our furniture and other stuff in the way.
Thanks again to everyone who helped us move on Saturday!! We couldn’t have done it without you! I think everything was loaded up at Baugay’s and unloaded into our house in about 1 1/2 hours….it was great! The weather cooperated too (no rain!), so we were glad about that. It’s definitely a lot harder to get everything packed while working though. Every other time we’ve moved in the past, we were still in college, so we’d just spend 3 or 4 days straight getting everything boxed up. This time, though, we’re in the working world, where unfortunately surgeries and helicopter modifying don’t come to a standstill so you can have time to pack and move. I was literally throwing stuff in suitcases and duffel bags after people got there on Saturday to load our stuff up. Talk about last minute! It definitely wasn’t for lack of trying to get it finished sooner though.
So, our stuff in officially in the house, but the house is nowhere near presentable yet. We do have a bed with sheets on it to sleep in, and a shower with a curtain on it, so that’s good news! The kitchen is probably the closest to being finished of any room in the house, and that’s because I already had a bunch of my kitchen stuff put away before we moved in. The main thing left to do in the kitchen is buy/hang curtains and pictures. So, here are the “before” and “after” pictures of the kitchen:
“Before”
“After”
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“After” (ignore the boxes on the floor…haha)
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“After” (this picture turned out a little dark…sorry)
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So, there’s our first room transformation! As we get more stuff unpacked and organized, I’ll post pictures of the other rooms. Hopefully it won’t be another 3 months before everything is completely in its place! A big thanks to Mom and Dad for buying our kitchen table and chairs as our Christmas present. I love it so much! Pineapple is one of my favorite fruits, and the chairs are actually really comfortable.
LOVE :)
It still feels weird to be living here in some ways. Last night when we left church, it felt like we should come by our house to put the trashcan in the garage (b/c that’s what we did every Wednesday night for 3 months!) and then go back to Baugay’s to take her trash out for her. Old habits are hard to break I guess. We really do miss seeing you every day, Baugay! Saturday night was our first night to sleep here, and I actually didn’t sleep very good. I kept hearing all these “strange” noises and waking up all night. Ever since the first night, though, I’ve slept great. This neighborhood is really pretty quiet at night, which is awesome for sleeping! :)
Last week, we noticed that Travis’s car was getting louder and louder when we drove it, and we could see that the muffler had a huge crack in it. So, yesterday morning we took it to get the muffler replaced. Well, they got it fixed by the afternoon, and the mechanic took it out to test-drive it around, and he got hit while he was on Hwy 72. Apparently, some guy in a Dodge Charger didn’t see him as he was changing lanes because Travis’s car was in his blind spot. I haven’t seen it for myself, but apparently it’s not too bad. There’s some damage to the driver’s side door and back left passenger door, but both can still open and close. The guy in the Charger has insurance too, so that’s good. So, they called the police and filed a report, and we may just end up pocketing the insurance money if the damage isn’t that bad. After all, Travis’s car is 16 years old…it’s probably not going to be around that much longer anyway. The mechanic was going to take it to a few different repairs shops to get some estimates this morning, so we should have the car back by this afternoon. It’s always something! :)
This weekend, we’re going to spend most of our time getting things organized around here. Travis wanted to go to the A-Day game in Tuscaloosa, but we’ve just got too much to do to spend all day Saturday there. Plus, he’s leaving Sunday night after church for Nashville for work, and he’ll be gone til Tuesday night. So, it’s going to be a busy weekend/week next week!
Speaking of busy, I better get busy around here. I’ve got to run, make cookies, write thank-you notes, and keep unpacking. Hope you’re having a great day!!! :)
