So we are officially moved in! It's been a busy week, but it's been completely worth it. The movers we hired really did a great job, and they were fast. We tried to move as much ourselves to save on our costs, because we really just wanted to pay to have them move the big stuff like our furniture, and the super heavy boxes full of nursing school textbooks. They wrapped everything up and even wrapped our mattress and box spring in plastic wrap so they wouldn't get dirty. They even finished under our minimum hour commitment.
It was weird for us because Mike's parents have always been there for our moves together. They spent the weekend downtown to celebrate mom-in-law's birthday, so they weren't around our last couple of days at the house. They had Mike's grandpa come stay over to take care of the animals, and to make sure everything went ok with the move. It was nice to spend the time with him. Anyway, as we finished cleaning up the house, we wrote a thank you card out to his parents for opening their home to us, and I started crying. No, it never was my ideal to live with my in-laws, but they cared about me enough to help me achieve this dream to let us live in their home. There truly aren't enough words to describe the gratitude I feel, and how much it meant to me. I never had this kind of support from my own family, and I won't ever be able to repay them for doing this for me.
It was weird to move out with them not being there, but it also felt good to do this move completely on our own. We didn't have to inconvenience anyone, cuz it was really hard moving stuff up on this 3rd floor. We are really loving feeling like we are a married couple living in our own home, rather than 2 kids living under their parents house. We have an entire pantry stocked up to ourselves, a fridge for our own that isn't in the basement. We can do our laundry whenever we want, and can cook whenever we want. There are no dogs barking, or cats licking our stuff and getting cat hair all over everything. Being back on our own makes us truly realize how much we sacrificed, and how constricted we have been.
Our apartment is a bit naked in terms of decorating, and that's because I am completely and utterly undecided of how I want to decorate, so I'm putting it off til I am in a more decisive mood. I'm not doing as much as hanging a single painting until I am closer to deciding what I would like.
OH! And we have been without internet and cable all week! There was a cut in the line to our apartment, so the guy who came out last Wednesday was unable to do our install. Then the real headache began of trying to get in touch with the people who handle the problems with lines for apartments, which is impossible. Luckily, the same guy came out again today, and our neighbors were so wonderful and allowed him into their homes so he could check the wires since the lines run on the inside instead of outside. I am seriously in love with our neighbors already for helping us out with this. So we are connected!
In other news, we went to the Drake for high tea to surprise mom-in-law for her birthday. We drove downtown with Grandpa and Joan, and they are fluffng hilarious! They had me cracking up the entire time. And the tea at the Drake was amazing. I definitely want to go back and do that again! The tea, the sandwiches, the scenery...........it was all great. They brought her a birthday dessert, and the harpist started playing the birthday song, and this was my favorite part! I think when we make our annual visit downtown to see the window displays at Macy's, this is going to be added to our yearly tradition.
So we are pretty content, and feel so comfortable in our new home! There of course could be less work, and more play time, but we'll take what we can get!
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