Sucess!!

Well, we are moved! Praise the Lord! Thanks to our very awesome friends..

• Brad and Hannah
• Mike, one of our pastors (who I knew was leaving for vacay today and I was so humbled when I saw he was also preaching today. Thank you so much for sacrificing that time, Mike!)
• CJ and Keri 
• Brenden B.
• Justin's dad, Duane

THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU! We truly could not have had such an "easy" move without all of your help!

Things we learned from the move:

• We are staying here as long as possible because the thought of moving our washer/dryer again makes both Justin and I (and I'm sure justin's dad) want to be sick!

I am still pretty bummed that I haven't been able to post any pictures from our trip or the move (unless they are from my phone) because of the cable situation. So...tomorrow after I clean the old place, my first priority is to put my pics on a DVD at walgreen's so I can do a little blogging! Until then, enjoy a couple of pictures from my iphone!

 A few friends ready to welcome us, and sting Justin the first day!! :(

 New kitchen with a gas stove! New to us!

 Justin enjoying our first meal in the new place...thanks, Cindy!

 Manning loves our new backyard! (kind of..haha) But he does love our new park that is one block away!

 A view looking into the dining room/office and living room! We love the tall ceilings!

 We have a love/hate relationship with our huge windows! We really really love them, except for when we have to buy blinds!

Jacuzzi tub!?! WHAT WHAT!!

Hope you all had a great Sunday!

Renew

Wow! What a whirlwind the last two months have been. May was crazy, and June was equally exciting. Lots of details I will post soon, as we just got back from a Mexican wedding vacation, and are preparing to move this weekend!

During the craziness, I found a few hours to do a couple of restoration projects. I bought both of these from an antique store on Cherokee street in the city. I got a pretty good deal on both...$15 for the chair and $30 for the glass mirror. I sanded down the chair, spray painted both primer and color on it, and it turned out pretty well. I'm going to have to find some sort of pad or cushion for the seat as it's a cardboard-like material and is pretty worn down.

The frame started black, and the glass was kind of worn down so I painted a chalkboard paint on that surface (thanks, Mary Susan, for the paint!) and spray painted the frame. This is definitely my favorite of the two!!

I feel like today was a success, I was able to run through our finances for the next couple of weeks and change our address for all of our bills/accounts. WOW! I forgot what a chore that was. Now, it's off to finish packing up the bedrooms. I was able to do most of the kitchen last night, which I'm glad to have out of the way. Moving day is almost here! So exciting!