So, the move-in is ... well, it's going. Slowly. The movers delivered our household goods on Friday and we have been unpacking, shifting, and sorting ever since. Thankfully, Nick had the fabulous suggestion of staying in temporary housing a couple of extra days so that we wouldn't have to rush to set up the bed, find and unpack the sheets, dig out pillows, etc. Sunday was our first night here at our new house, and despite the fact that it still looks like a bit of a disaster, we love it!
We gained some square footage and another bedroom and bathroom in this move, but lost our patio and garage ... so in reality, storage-wise, we're pretty even. Because our living space is so open and HUGE, we are partitioning off the far end toward the master bedroom for an office / study space. And because we don't need to use one of the bedrooms as an office, one will be a dedicated guest room (yes, we will be buying another bed, Mom. No more AeroBed for you!) and the third bedroom is going to be a general storage room. But even with all this space, we are still being buried by boxes, despite my efforts to break down as many as possible and consolidate the paper packing waste. I had a DIY therapy session yesterday morning that involved me stepping into the big DishPack boxes and stomping down the paper to compress it - it was like that episode of I Love Lucy with the grape-stomping, only ... not.
Oh! Did I mention that this apartment has a huge master bedroom closet? In New York City, this thing would've been classified as another bedroom ... it's HUUUUUGE!! Even Nick has been gleeful about having a closet that can double as a dressing room. It makes me so happy, I don't even mind not having a double sink in the master bath.
Once we have everything set up and unpacked, I'll be sure to take some pictures and post 'em. But 'til then, please let this blog post serve as the open invitation to COME and VISIT Erin and Nick in Dayton!!*
* (it's cooler than you might think)
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So excited you are in the midwest now, woohoo! How far is the drive? Hope the settling in phase goes well :)
It's about 5 1/2 to 6 hours drive from Indian Head Park (I-80/94 to I-65 South to Indy, then over on I-70 straight into Dayton, and a quick jaunt South on I-75 to downtown). We'll be testing it out in just over 24 hours!
ummm... are you still living? I think a check in is in order after your covert escape from the wedding. You know just to let us all know you actually survived the headache and stomach ache. After all someone might try starting a rumor that your pregnant or something like that... but at this point you'd still be in the first 12 weeks so maybe you are still a little sick. Although I'm not sure the blueberry vodka was such a good idea then. Does liquor go bad? Anyways let us know if you are still living.
Through a series of semi-random events (a work project, which led me to LinkedIn researching someone who earned his undergrad and PhD from UCSD), I thought, "gee, I wonder what the hell Erin and Nick are up to these days?" Voila! Google and the fantastic Krakblog gave me the answers. Katie and I (and Abigail) just might stop in sometime and see you. We're in Dayton with some regularity, since Katie is a graduate of the University of Dayton (as is her brother, incidentally), Katie is originally from Cincinnati, and much of her family still resides there.
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