As of Wednesday, February 16th, our house was completely normal. Not a box was packed. We did have a garage full of boxes...we just hadn't had the time to do anything about them. Husband and I took that Thursday and Friday off to do some serious work.
By Friday we'd accomplished a lot, but there was still a ways to go. Thankfully, my parents came down and helped me box up the rest while Husband worked at the new house. Move in day was fast upon us and there were still a few loose ends.
And by loose ends, I mean we had no kitchen cabinets, no drawers anywhere in the house, no shelving in the master closet, and the painters were still in and out. I'll admit, all this caused me to have a tiny, little breakdown. I was seriously bummed out. Everything was supposed to be finished. We had lined up family and friends and sorority girls seeking community service hours to help us move....
Ready or not, we were moving.
Our families and friends helped us to load our belongings onto trucks, trailers and a 15 passenger van.
Another wonderful group of family and friends provided lunch for us. It was such a blessing not to have to stop and think about getting lunch for everyone!!
The weather couldn't have been any better and the deck proved to be just the hang out spot that we'd always imagined.
Look who showed up to help welcome us home! Louie the cat, who is quickly becoming a part of our (outside) family.
We have an awesome friend with a landscaping business that also joined in and helped us pick out and plant all of our landscaping. These plants were just the finishing touch that we needed to make things look homier.
Now I can't wait for the grass to turn green!
Yes, the pool now has water!!! A few tiny feet have already tested the waters and cannot wait for things to warm up a bit so they can jump in for real!
The front yard looks just as fabulous as the back!
It felt good to have all of our things in the new house even if they were still in boxes.
Lots and lots of boxes. The dining room looked like a storage unit. We lived out of these boxes for about a week until all the drawers and cabinets were installed. It was like camping...but with toilets and showers.
Oh, and I know NONE of you will believe it, but I did do my fair share of heavy lifting. I impressed myself!! We've got some heavy stuff...one being that tv cabinet in the back of this picture below...and I helped move a lot of it. Of course I didn't think to get pictures of that, so you'll just have to take my word for it!
Thank goodness for these double doors. It was much easier getting things in this house than out of the old one!
By the end of the weekend we had the living room set up and things were starting to look like a home!
Diva had her room set up in no time! The bright green walls were the perfect compliment to her polka dotted comforter.
She decided to bring in a little zebra print for her bathroom.
G had a few boxes left, but was excited to finally get to decorate her chocolate room.
She opted for polka dots in her bathroom too. Even Polka Dot (the frog) got a new crib...but you'll have to wait on that one.
By the time we got the girls' beds set up, Husband and I were too exhausted to finish our own room so we camped out on the floor for the first night.
We are so thankful to finally be living in our new house...drawers or no drawers! Thank you to our fabulous families and friends that gave up their weekends to help to pack, lift, load, unload, cook, clean, pressure wash, plant... We couldn't have done it without you and we are blessed to have you in our lives. THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU! We love you!
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