All of our stuff is finally in one place, phew!  We closed on our home on Monday, March 19th and moved in on Friday after the bedrooms/1 bathroom were painted and a few handyman and craftsman items were addressed.  Our moving company (Graebel, very pleased with them) delivered our goods that were in storage on Thursday and we arranged an in-town move for the apartment items on Friday.  A million thanks to Aunt Martha who flew out to help us with the move!  She arrived on Wednesday and helped with the girls while I checked off hundreds of boxes for the big move.  Friday was our first official day/night in the house.  I spent most of the day (and the next day, and the next…) on the kitchen, which was the biggest project.  I was shocked and thrilled that we fit all of our items in our kitchen for the first time in our (almost) 7 year marriage!  This includes 3 sets of china, all kitchen appliances (including the ones we hardly ever use), our good sterling and crystal, and wedding gifts that had never been out of their boxes!  HOORAY!!

We had a great time with Aunt Martha, eating out on the back porch for dinners and staying up late chatting while unpacking the house.  We could not have made nearly as much progress without all of her help.  The weather was perfect and the girls were practically kidnapped by the neighbor girls, Emma and Elsa (both 9), who stopped by multiple times a day to play and take them to the park.  It was a fun, ‘mostly’ stress-free week and we already feel at home here.

To see photos from the first few days, click here.