Today marks 3 weeks since we moved in!
It has been a busy and wonderful 3 weeks. As of today we have all the boxes unpacked or put away. I'm not gonna lie, we still have a few to go through, but we've looked at them and decided they can be dealt with at at a later date, including wall hangings - we did get our clock hung on the wall today.
We are LOVING our new neighborhood and Smokey likes it too.
A few of our recent adventures:
- Kevin took Smokey to get his haircut and they didn't have to get in a car, he was able to walk him there and back.
- we saw the dog haircut place on our bike ride to a large park nearby.
- Smokey gets 2 walks every day
- tonight we walked to a nearby wine bar.
- we are now close enough that when my brother came through town I was able to see him since I had enough time to come home on my lunch break and visit!
It has taken some getting used to from all of us. The first few days my legs hurt, not used to living in a 3 story place. The stairs are good for me and we are getting good at being efficient in bringing things with us when we move from floor to floor. Smokey still cracks us up when he can't get traction on the wood floors, but he's getting better (and he can run up and down the stairs like a champ!)
Its finally beginning to feel like home and we'll enjoy exploring and finding places for years to come.
Saturday, October 11, 2014
Sunday, September 28, 2014
Move in success
We are moved in! We are still getting settled and have a mess of boxes around us, but they are gradually getting unpacked and we could NOT be happier.
Don't get me wrong, we've had our share of setbacks but try to remind ourselves that is just part of moving and we'll forget about it (or laugh about it) in a few months....it will also remind us of why we don't move very often.
The list so we can look back at it:
- we've had to disassemble/reassemble our bed at least 5 times, 4 times in one day (first because movers didn't make the little legs stand up that support the mattress, later because each worker we've had in has had to move the bed - contractor, add a jack guy)
- washing machine water sources were switched -- and for some reason still drips
- comcast has been out twice and we still don't have tv or phone.....thank goodness for netflix streaming (and a very techy hubby!) <-- i="">this one is the big frustration, wish us luck for tomorrow!
- our entire moving shifted a day, but that was for the best -- Saturday was GORGEOUS!
We're enjoying exploring our new area -- we rode our bikes to get gelato at a nearby place last night, Kevin discovered it when we wanted to grab some pizza one day last week when we were even more 'box city'.
Something I realized recently, this is the first time since moving out of my parents house (1997) that I have a mailbox out front (well actually attached), everywhere else has been a whole set of boxes in one area....won't miss that. and we bought a nice one, with a lock and fully enclosed -- the one that was here was open on top so everything got soaked when it rained....no good!
Don't get me wrong, we've had our share of setbacks but try to remind ourselves that is just part of moving and we'll forget about it (or laugh about it) in a few months....it will also remind us of why we don't move very often.
The list so we can look back at it:
- we've had to disassemble/reassemble our bed at least 5 times, 4 times in one day (first because movers didn't make the little legs stand up that support the mattress, later because each worker we've had in has had to move the bed - contractor, add a jack guy)
- washing machine water sources were switched -- and for some reason still drips
- comcast has been out twice and we still don't have tv or phone.....thank goodness for netflix streaming (and a very techy hubby!) <-- i="">this one is the big frustration, wish us luck for tomorrow!
- our entire moving shifted a day, but that was for the best -- Saturday was GORGEOUS!
We're enjoying exploring our new area -- we rode our bikes to get gelato at a nearby place last night, Kevin discovered it when we wanted to grab some pizza one day last week when we were even more 'box city'.
Something I realized recently, this is the first time since moving out of my parents house (1997) that I have a mailbox out front (well actually attached), everywhere else has been a whole set of boxes in one area....won't miss that. and we bought a nice one, with a lock and fully enclosed -- the one that was here was open on top so everything got soaked when it rained....no good!
Friday, September 19, 2014
moving day fail
Today was to be our move in day...or so we thought. Early this morning, we went to the house expecting to have a busy day with the movers getting our belongings all in place. We are both so excited to finally get to stay in the house!!
The movers were confirmed and they came to the house about 9 am, but the weather was not working with us...we thought we could still make it work, but the sky opened up and it was just a deluge and with so much water coming down and so much already on the ground we were concerned with how it would work. Ultimately the movers made the call to see if we could postpone, and while we were sad to agree to it its probably the best choice --- make sure our belongings and brand new floors don't get soaked, and possibly ruined.
We did accomplish a few small things --- we fixed a running toilet and set up our shower rod and shower curtain.
The movers were confirmed and they came to the house about 9 am, but the weather was not working with us...we thought we could still make it work, but the sky opened up and it was just a deluge and with so much water coming down and so much already on the ground we were concerned with how it would work. Ultimately the movers made the call to see if we could postpone, and while we were sad to agree to it its probably the best choice --- make sure our belongings and brand new floors don't get soaked, and possibly ruined.
We did accomplish a few small things --- we fixed a running toilet and set up our shower rod and shower curtain.
Here's hoping we have better luck tomorrow!!!
Sunday, September 7, 2014
BIG WEEK
This is a big week for the Tucker family!
Not only are we attending the first Texans game of the season today(!), we will also close on our new home later this week!!!!
Any other year the Texans game would be the big event of the week, and while we are excited about it -- woke up thinking GAME DAY! -- it pales in the excitement we have towards getting one step closer to being in our new home.
Just yesterday we were talking about how its more exciting than Christmas as a kid and is agonizing to wait as we know there is a lot we need to do and we want to be able to just get started on it!
We have bought several items for the home, and they are in a pile in the dining room in my in-laws' house - ceiling fans, thermostats, a garage door opener and a garbage disposal.
The wood flooring we ordered also came in earlier than expected, thankfully we can let it stay at the store for a few days...
We also went and got MORE paint samples yesterday, there are so many colors! We now have 9 samples to pick 4 different colors (2 yellows, 2 blues, 1 white (ceiling) and 4 cream/taupe variations). Choosing paint is so hard to do, there are such subtle differences...one we liked last weekend now looks too pink, never saw the pink it in before,,,
Not only are we attending the first Texans game of the season today(!), we will also close on our new home later this week!!!!
Any other year the Texans game would be the big event of the week, and while we are excited about it -- woke up thinking GAME DAY! -- it pales in the excitement we have towards getting one step closer to being in our new home.
Just yesterday we were talking about how its more exciting than Christmas as a kid and is agonizing to wait as we know there is a lot we need to do and we want to be able to just get started on it!
We have bought several items for the home, and they are in a pile in the dining room in my in-laws' house - ceiling fans, thermostats, a garage door opener and a garbage disposal.
The wood flooring we ordered also came in earlier than expected, thankfully we can let it stay at the store for a few days...
We also went and got MORE paint samples yesterday, there are so many colors! We now have 9 samples to pick 4 different colors (2 yellows, 2 blues, 1 white (ceiling) and 4 cream/taupe variations). Choosing paint is so hard to do, there are such subtle differences...one we liked last weekend now looks too pink, never saw the pink it in before,,,
Monday, September 1, 2014
September
Hello September!
I've already seen 1 giant jack-o-lantern (actually saw it on 8/31), this year is going fast enough lets not speed it along any faster than we have to! I am as excited as anyone about the cooler weather that will be coming....
Another reason not to speed the year along any faster than it is already -- this is an exciting month for us: we will close on our new home, move in (after some repairs and changes are made), and spend the days and weeks that follow making it feel like home and exploring our new neighborhood.
Moving to a smaller place is going to be hard -- we did a lot of purging and selling/giving away furniture and belongings we know we won't have space for, and will likely do more as we move into the new place and find homes (or not) for things -- it will be worth it, and getting rid of stuff we had held onto with no real need to do so has felt very freeing!
I've already seen 1 giant jack-o-lantern (actually saw it on 8/31), this year is going fast enough lets not speed it along any faster than we have to! I am as excited as anyone about the cooler weather that will be coming....
Another reason not to speed the year along any faster than it is already -- this is an exciting month for us: we will close on our new home, move in (after some repairs and changes are made), and spend the days and weeks that follow making it feel like home and exploring our new neighborhood.
Moving to a smaller place is going to be hard -- we did a lot of purging and selling/giving away furniture and belongings we know we won't have space for, and will likely do more as we move into the new place and find homes (or not) for things -- it will be worth it, and getting rid of stuff we had held onto with no real need to do so has felt very freeing!
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