Home Again Home Again Jiggity Jig

Well after my last “woe is me” post, I decided it was time for something a bit more upbeat.  Let’s talk about the new house!!

We officially got our keys on September 27^th.  I left work and headed to our final walk-through.  We found some outstanding issues, but overall, things had turned out well.  We headed downtown to grab some lunch and then went to our closing.  A few hand-cramps later and the signing was complete.  We had to drive to the builder’s office to get our keys and then we flew drove to the house and started prancing around the place like overgrown children. 



Please excuse how horrid I look...it had been a couple of rough days.



We quickly got to work.  Friday night we drove to storage and Dad, Lisa, Keith and I loaded up the moving truck.  It luckily fit in the driveway so it was able to be parked there overnight.  We worked on unpacking it Friday and Saturday.  Saturday, the help arrived.  Bethy and Heidi helped unpack the kitchen and other assorted boxes.  The furniture was delivered and the washer/dryer were delivered and installed.  My Dad called toward late evening and said he could do furniture so we were off to April’s house to load it all up (my sweet MOH stored it all for us in her garage to avoid us having to rent a 2nd unit...love her).  I think we died that night when we finally laid down.  Early Sunday morning, we were up and at it again.  Chris and Jenna came over to help carry in furniture and we continued working on the madness.  April and I ran 101 errands and got all of the things we were missing (stands, lights, etc.)

Monday, Lisa and Mackel came over to help and we got the living room put together.  Dad came by after work to install lights and ceiling fans.  After we had a few blinds and curtain rods hung, it started to feel like home.  Thursday night, Dad and Lisa came back and installed some more blinds and Keith finished the blinds up on Friday.  Saturday arrived and Beth, Julie and Phil came over to organize closets, install curtain rods, hang pictures, install lights and do 101 other things.  I know there was more madness (including it being our weekend with Perry) mixed in there….but the moral of the story is, it takes a village!!!

According to Perry, his room is AWESOME!

I’d say we’re 85% situated.  We need to hang more stuff on the walls, unpack some more, clean the basement, etc.  We’ve received some very thoughtful housewarming gifts along the way too which made this time even happier.  Thank you April, Emily and Alissa!!!

Sidenote: The cats have adjusted better than I expected.  They have both claimed their "spots" and are loving the windows and new furniture.  (Don't you know that it was all bought for them.)

This is the window over my soak tub.  Perfect for a cat.

Love the new bedset Mom...very cozy and warm.

My favorite parts:

1. THE KITCHEN – there is soooo much room in there.  We went from a galley kitchen to an open concept with an island.  Hello amazing!!!!
2. The master bath – Big soak tub and separate shower stall are pretty much the best thing ever.  We went from a 1.5 bath home to a 2.5 bath home….love it!
3. New appliances – They’re so quiet.  I can run the dishwasher, washer, dryer and garbage disposal and not alert the neighbors.
4. New bed – King sized beds are a gift from heaven. 
5. Everything else about it except for all the stairs lol =)

So in the end, the work and headaches of the whole process were well worth it.  I’ll post much better pics after we are truly settled.  Stay tuned =)

A sneak peek of part of the living room (Please ignore the Daddio as he installs lights)