We have our final walk through on Christmas Eve, which is a perfect Christmas present! Then we close on Friday and move in shortly thereafter. Can't wait for the unpacking/organizing to begin!
Here are a few more recent pictures of the house.
21 December 2012
House!
We are so excited and ready for our house to be done and to get the keys in our hands!! It's been so fun and such a great learning process to be here watching them build it and put all the finishing touches on.
We have our final walk through on Christmas Eve, which is a perfect Christmas present! Then we close on Friday and move in shortly thereafter. Can't wait for the unpacking/organizing to begin!
Here are a few more recent pictures of the house.
We have our final walk through on Christmas Eve, which is a perfect Christmas present! Then we close on Friday and move in shortly thereafter. Can't wait for the unpacking/organizing to begin!
Here are a few more recent pictures of the house.
13 December 2012
Tennesseeans
We made it to Nashville! A lot has happened so I will try to give you an update.
First, Merrick started work at his new job on his 30th birthday and has now been working at Genesco for a month. He has really enjoyed his first month of work and comes home every night very excited about his job. He's getting used to the half hour commute each way and also getting up a lot earlier to beat the rush.
The girls and I stayed in Wisconsin for a extra 10 days to wrap everything up. The girls had their first ballet recital and their last week of school. I got to have parent teacher conferences with both their teachers which was surprisingly emotional for me. We made owl treats for their classmates that said "Owl miss you". We had play dates with their BFFs. It was fun and busy.
Then the moving date loomed and I worked really hard to get ready for the movers- I had to separate out anything we would need for the next 5 weeks (which is a packed carload of junk, by the way!), and I decluttered and I cleaned. And then the ginormous moving truck came, along with six scruffy looking guys. But they were amazing and packed my house up top to bottom better than any elders quorum ever could and they had it all done and loaded in the truck in 6 hours! Amazing.
So then I was left with an empty house for 34 hours before Merrick got back. Some awesome friends hosted a brunch to say goodbye and many others helped watch my kids, provided dinner for us, and helped me clean my house. I truly felt loved and blessed. We camped out two nights in our empty house with sleeping bags and an air mattress. Merrick arrived late Tuesday and Wednesday morning we got up and left, saying goodbye to our home for 4+ years in Wisconsin.
We drove that day to Nashville. It was the day before Thanksgiving but the weather was clear, there was no traffic through Chicago, Indianapolis or Louisville. We didn't rush and took a long lunch break so it took about 11 hours, including a stop at the airport to get Merrick's car. The kids did fine.
And since we've been here we've been living in corporate housing. It's furnished, which is nice. (I did find an old box cutter and a magazine from 2009 in the couch today though. :-/) Its kind of nice to live on less for a while. The kids have been enjoying exploring a new place and I have been missing all my kitchen supplies but also enjoying the gym associated with our complex.
Since we've been in TN we've been to the doctor twice, had 4 pink eyes (2 kids), 1 strep throat (me), 3 stomach bugs, and 3 colds. The doctor told me we are just catching all the bugs here and it will take about a year. :( I'm crossing my fingers we can stay healthy through the holidays.
Avery started school a couple weeks ago. She is doing great. They definitely have different teaching styles and are more fast paced here but Avery doesn't seem to be struggling to catch up too much. She's bright so I think she has been enjoying being challenged a little more. And she has been making new friends and keeps saying that her new school is better than her old one so I think that's a good sign.
I decided to wait to put Camryn in preschool until January since Dec is a short month and they don't have 4K here. So we have just been hanging out and getting ready for Christmas between dropping off and picking up Avery from school (I spend about 2 hours in the car every day - not my fave).
Our house is coming along very nicely! We frequently drop by to check on the progress. My favorite was last Saturday when we went over and the wood floors were in and the kitchen cabinets were in. Today I drove by and they were finally working on getting the sidewalk and driveway prepped for concrete. Exciting! We will be spending Christmas in our little two bedroom apartment but our big gift will come three days later when we close on our house!
I'll leave off there with a bunch of random pictures from the past month. Happy Holidays!
First, Merrick started work at his new job on his 30th birthday and has now been working at Genesco for a month. He has really enjoyed his first month of work and comes home every night very excited about his job. He's getting used to the half hour commute each way and also getting up a lot earlier to beat the rush.
The girls and I stayed in Wisconsin for a extra 10 days to wrap everything up. The girls had their first ballet recital and their last week of school. I got to have parent teacher conferences with both their teachers which was surprisingly emotional for me. We made owl treats for their classmates that said "Owl miss you". We had play dates with their BFFs. It was fun and busy.
Then the moving date loomed and I worked really hard to get ready for the movers- I had to separate out anything we would need for the next 5 weeks (which is a packed carload of junk, by the way!), and I decluttered and I cleaned. And then the ginormous moving truck came, along with six scruffy looking guys. But they were amazing and packed my house up top to bottom better than any elders quorum ever could and they had it all done and loaded in the truck in 6 hours! Amazing.
So then I was left with an empty house for 34 hours before Merrick got back. Some awesome friends hosted a brunch to say goodbye and many others helped watch my kids, provided dinner for us, and helped me clean my house. I truly felt loved and blessed. We camped out two nights in our empty house with sleeping bags and an air mattress. Merrick arrived late Tuesday and Wednesday morning we got up and left, saying goodbye to our home for 4+ years in Wisconsin.
We drove that day to Nashville. It was the day before Thanksgiving but the weather was clear, there was no traffic through Chicago, Indianapolis or Louisville. We didn't rush and took a long lunch break so it took about 11 hours, including a stop at the airport to get Merrick's car. The kids did fine.
And since we've been here we've been living in corporate housing. It's furnished, which is nice. (I did find an old box cutter and a magazine from 2009 in the couch today though. :-/) Its kind of nice to live on less for a while. The kids have been enjoying exploring a new place and I have been missing all my kitchen supplies but also enjoying the gym associated with our complex.
Since we've been in TN we've been to the doctor twice, had 4 pink eyes (2 kids), 1 strep throat (me), 3 stomach bugs, and 3 colds. The doctor told me we are just catching all the bugs here and it will take about a year. :( I'm crossing my fingers we can stay healthy through the holidays.
Avery started school a couple weeks ago. She is doing great. They definitely have different teaching styles and are more fast paced here but Avery doesn't seem to be struggling to catch up too much. She's bright so I think she has been enjoying being challenged a little more. And she has been making new friends and keeps saying that her new school is better than her old one so I think that's a good sign.
I decided to wait to put Camryn in preschool until January since Dec is a short month and they don't have 4K here. So we have just been hanging out and getting ready for Christmas between dropping off and picking up Avery from school (I spend about 2 hours in the car every day - not my fave).
Our house is coming along very nicely! We frequently drop by to check on the progress. My favorite was last Saturday when we went over and the wood floors were in and the kitchen cabinets were in. Today I drove by and they were finally working on getting the sidewalk and driveway prepped for concrete. Exciting! We will be spending Christmas in our little two bedroom apartment but our big gift will come three days later when we close on our house!
I'll leave off there with a bunch of random pictures from the past month. Happy Holidays!
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