Moving In and Getting Settled
Monday – October 14, 2013
So, a LOT has happened since my last post. On Friday,
October 11, we closed on our new home! We are officially home owners in
Greeneville, Tennessee (insert big sigh of relief). Since closing, we have been
busy, busy, busy getting moved in and settled – which is a big part of why I am
so behind on my updates!
After closing at 3pm on Friday, we pulled one of (the many)
loaded trailers over and started the move-in
process. We did not get our bed moved over on Friday so we didn’t spend
Friday night at our new house. All day Saturday, we had loads and loads of
“stuff” coming in to the house. Since we had so many things in storage over the
past year and half, it was like Christmas every time I opened a new box. I had
no idea we had so much crap. There is no way we could’ve gotten moved over the
weekend without the help of my amazing family!!!
We love our house and we’ve already started taking steps
toward making it our home. The house needs so many updates and we’re just
taking it a step at a time (I’m so impatient and want it all “fixed” right
now)! Our first “order of business” was to make sure that Colton had room that
he was comfortable in and help make his transition a little less stressful. On
Saturday, during move-in, my Aunt Teri spent all day steaming off the pink,
flowered, wall-paper border that was in Colton’s new room. If she had not done
that long, tedious, annoying job for me, Colton would probably still not have
his “boy room”. Since she was able to
get that done, Matt and I were able to paint the room that evening/night. Saturday
night was our (Matt and I) first night in our new house. Colton stayed all
night with Mimi and Papaw so we could get his room ready. By Sunday morning,
Colton had a new room.
Our next major project on the house will be transforming the
living/dining area. Currently, the area is floored with rose colored carpet,
and while that might be perfect for someone else’s home, it’s just not my
style! Thankfully, I know a place to get some really great hardwood flooring
and have a really awesome Daddy and our goal is to get that laid within a week
or two!
Today, it was a gorgeous day and I was able to do some work
outside. When we bought the house, there was a huge, overgrown bush covering
the entire front porch, there were vines growing up the side of the house by
our big, picture window and the flower beds had been totally taken over by
grass and weeds. Thanks to the sweet, neighborhood kiddos keeping Colton busy,
I was able to clear all of the front beds and get them mulched. I have a lot
more work to do this Spring, but I’m very happy with the progress made to the
front of our house!
Sunday – October 20, 2013
We had our first overnight guests on Friday! Matt’s sister,
Dani, our nephew Hunter and Matt’s Grandma Swim drove down from Indiana and on
Saturday, Matt’s Mom flew in from Texas. They have all been spending the past
couple of days with us. Today, we had lunch at Cracker Barrel and then stopped
by Myers Pumpkin Patch. It was a beautiful day and Colton had a great time
seeing all the pumpkins, “driving” the old tractor with Daddy and spending the
day with his Mamaw Paula, Great Grams, Aunt Dani and Hunter.
Today, Matt’s Mom helped me with another project. We took
down the wall-mounted mirror above the fireplace and painted! Prior to
painting, the wall behind the fireplace was white and dingy from age. I’m
amazed at how the chocolate colored paint really helped the white fireplace to
stand out. That’s exactly what I was hoping for. I love that something as
simple as painting a wall can make such a different and I’m so happy to knock
out another home project.
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