Timing for our new home could not have been better. We moved in on June 4th and it went so smoothly. The movers showed up on time (yes!) they were careful with our things and efficient (yes!) and we have successfully moved everything from MN into our new home in PA with absolutely nothing getting scratched, dented, or broken. We picked up our storage PODS and got the rest of our furniture, our china and our china cabinet. Everything we own is in one place and it's so great.
We got a lot unpacked that first week, which was good because we were off to Firefly just a few days later. My last day of school was on Wednesday. I drove home to meet up with everybody and we were off to Dover, Delaware to camp in an RV and listen to live music for the long weekend. This is our 5th year in a row going to a music festival, and our 3rd year at Firefly. We love the fact that you get to camp on site and hang out on the festival grounds the entire time. We have found a great group of people to go with who are super low key and just like to have fun. Now we are home, laundry is done, and it's time to settle in to the new house.
Some things I really love about the house:
-The yard. There's just so. much. space. Deb loves it.
-The kitchen. For the first time ever, all of our kitchen stuff fits IN our kitchen. Life changing.
-The appliances are all newish and top of the line. It's nice to know that everything works and works really, really well. For those of you that know what we dealt with at the old house, this is a big deal!
-We finally get to settle in. We have been living in limbo for about a year, knowing that the apartment was temporary. It's nice to know that we can paint and hang stuff up and not have to undo it all in a few months.
-We get to have a grill again!
-I can shake my rugs out or empty the vacuum OUTSIDE because I have access to fresh air without walking down a hallway, going down an elevator, and down another hallway.
-We can do stuff like clean and vacuum our cars, store light bulbs in the garage, etc. because again, space.
There was nothing that we HAD to do to the house, but we did decide to paint a couple rooms. I have been slowly working my way around the house, painting here and there. It's been HOT and humid lately. I have one room left to do, but need to wait until I can open the windows again.
I would say the best thing about this house is the feeling we get being here. Since the second we got the keys and got to walk in by ourselves, it's felt like home. There has never been a moment where it's felt like we are living in someone else's house. It's comfortable and just seems to have a good vibe. It's great for entertaining, it's great for having visitors stay here, and it's great when it's just the 2 of us (plus Deb).
Besides the new home, life in PA is splendid. I have taken a couple of day trips to Baltimore, Manhattan, and the Jersey Shore. Andy is golfing every weekend. He is working ridiculously long hours, and I am taking advantage of my time off this summer by going to the pool, reading, and preparing for next school year. We head back to MN in a couple of weeks and will get to see a lot of our family and friends. After that, Andy's brother and his family will be out to visit. We are SO excited to have more family out here and to get to spend some quality time with our adorable nephews! We have a lot of fun things to look forward to as the summer wraps up. Here are a few before and after pictures so you can see some of the painting I've done. I'll also toss in a couple of pictures from our summer so far. Happy summer to all!
We got a lot unpacked that first week, which was good because we were off to Firefly just a few days later. My last day of school was on Wednesday. I drove home to meet up with everybody and we were off to Dover, Delaware to camp in an RV and listen to live music for the long weekend. This is our 5th year in a row going to a music festival, and our 3rd year at Firefly. We love the fact that you get to camp on site and hang out on the festival grounds the entire time. We have found a great group of people to go with who are super low key and just like to have fun. Now we are home, laundry is done, and it's time to settle in to the new house.
Some things I really love about the house:
-The yard. There's just so. much. space. Deb loves it.
-The kitchen. For the first time ever, all of our kitchen stuff fits IN our kitchen. Life changing.
-The appliances are all newish and top of the line. It's nice to know that everything works and works really, really well. For those of you that know what we dealt with at the old house, this is a big deal!
-We finally get to settle in. We have been living in limbo for about a year, knowing that the apartment was temporary. It's nice to know that we can paint and hang stuff up and not have to undo it all in a few months.
-We get to have a grill again!
-I can shake my rugs out or empty the vacuum OUTSIDE because I have access to fresh air without walking down a hallway, going down an elevator, and down another hallway.
-We can do stuff like clean and vacuum our cars, store light bulbs in the garage, etc. because again, space.
There was nothing that we HAD to do to the house, but we did decide to paint a couple rooms. I have been slowly working my way around the house, painting here and there. It's been HOT and humid lately. I have one room left to do, but need to wait until I can open the windows again.
I would say the best thing about this house is the feeling we get being here. Since the second we got the keys and got to walk in by ourselves, it's felt like home. There has never been a moment where it's felt like we are living in someone else's house. It's comfortable and just seems to have a good vibe. It's great for entertaining, it's great for having visitors stay here, and it's great when it's just the 2 of us (plus Deb).
Besides the new home, life in PA is splendid. I have taken a couple of day trips to Baltimore, Manhattan, and the Jersey Shore. Andy is golfing every weekend. He is working ridiculously long hours, and I am taking advantage of my time off this summer by going to the pool, reading, and preparing for next school year. We head back to MN in a couple of weeks and will get to see a lot of our family and friends. After that, Andy's brother and his family will be out to visit. We are SO excited to have more family out here and to get to spend some quality time with our adorable nephews! We have a lot of fun things to look forward to as the summer wraps up. Here are a few before and after pictures so you can see some of the painting I've done. I'll also toss in a couple of pictures from our summer so far. Happy summer to all!
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