Let it be said that I absolutely LOVE my house. It's definitely on its way to becoming our home.
Here's a bit of a run down on our last week.
Last Thursday we met with our REALTOR(R) who led us through a walk through of our house to make sure that everything was left in good condition and working order. Everything seemed to check out fine!
We completed our evening by cleaning the kitchen refrigerator so that our food could get brought over prior to Saturday... MOVING DAY!
On Friday, Mr. Hall and I were joined at our new house by his mother and his sister. Those ladies are cleaning machines and a blast to chat with! We accomplished so much more than I ever imagined! Mr. Hall was able to tackle the basement carpet which smelled like one too many dogs. Even though the previous owners left us a receipt in proof of carpet cleaning, Mr. Hall sucked up gallon upon gallon of black, hairy water with an amazing carpet cleaner - courtesy of my Mom, who joined us later in the afternoon. It's an understatement to say that Mr. Hall was a little obsessed with this carpet cleaner! He just wanted to keep vacuuming! Friday evening, we returned for our last night in our apartment.
Saturday - MOVING DAY! I could not have dreamed of a better moving day! All the help we received, everyone's reactions to our home, the transportation, the unpacking, the respect for our privacy (and my control), the food, the housewarming gifts, the company - it was all beyond remarkable!
Ever since then, everything's kind of been a blur. There's been a lot of unpacking, organizing, buying small things we need (we realized that one soap dispenser just wasn't going to cut it for our three bathrooms - who knew?).
Despite nearly all of our boxes being unpacked, I would say our house is still pretty empty and that's okay. Mr. Hall and I made a decision a while ago that we were going to take the time to make this house a home and surround ourselves with things we loved. We figured we've waiting long enough to become homeowners that now isn't the time to compromise on the things that aid in that "homey" feeling.
I'm definitely excited to share with you how we make this house a home.
