i have done a pretty good job of making it known that i was really sad to move.
sorry if you are sick of hearing that.
but one thing i can't be sad about is the actual moving process.
i am pretty sure we deserve an award for how smoothly our move went.
it appears as though our disgusting amount of experience with moving paid off..
this move was flawless!
[of course, some credit goes to my parents and our friends who helped us load our trailer.]
we did crazy amounts of dejunking as we packed, and we sold/donated our furniture and large items.
we even got rid of our enormous eiffel tower canvas! can you believe that?
it was one of our first purchases as a married couple - only second to our beloved cuckoo clock.
after getting rid of all that stuff, we worked super hard to make sure everything was packed and neatly stacked by the time our friends arrived to load our trailer.
it took 45 minutes to haul everything from our apartment, down our hallway, down our elevator, and into the trailer in the parking garage.
seriously, it goes down in the record books.
after that, we did some final wiping down, handed in our keys, made one last stop at target, and hit the road.
we only drove to vegas that first night.
we put our boys down and then went and partied on the strip.
and by 'partied' i mean we ate a crepe. and nothing else.
we were both sad and tired so we were kinda lame. but hey, we did it.
we made it up to idaho falls on day 2 of our travels.
so that meant i got to wake up in that lovely city on my 28th birthday. lucky girl, huh?
haha despite the fact that i woke up in idaho - where there was snow on the ground - i had a nice birthday morning.
matt surprised me with a bunch of new clothes and my parents told me that they had my very own treadmill waiting for me at my new house.
i was down right spoiled. again.
on day 3 we made it all the way up to calgary.
the roads were clear the whole way and the border patrol wasn't too tough on us.
i think we lucked out by getting a new border patrol guy.
so, all in all, the move went so well.
and, even though i'm not itching to head back out on a long drive anytime soon, it really was neat to drive such a long distance.
this world is an amazing place.
i am kicking myself for not taking pictures of all the different landscapes along the way.
we love our new house.
nobody lives above or below us!
it has stairs!
and a garage!
we don't have to step foot in a death-trap elevator to get to it!
and it isn't completely finished in off-white carpet!
haha, we are pretty easy to please.
but, even if we weren't, it really is a perfect little place. we feel so blessed.
we have had fun decorating it and making it ours.
since we sold everything, we had to replace it all when we got here.
we now live in, what looks like, an IKEA catalog.
we have spent a painful amount of time in IKEA.
our family has eaten a gross about of those suspiciously cheap IKEA hot dogs.
matt likes his new job. and he especially loves his brand new work truck.
well, he liked it a lot more before they stamped the words 'SAFETY SUPERVISOR' on the side of it.
nerrrdy.
i am back to work too!
it is so good for me.
i am back working 2 days/week with the same orthodontist i used to work with.
we have also all had fun spending time with our friends and family.
it has been good to catch up.
i feel like we have had some sort of get together almost every day since we got here.
so, ya. life is good.
and as soon as i can stop bursting into tears more then the average person should - i'm sure it will get ever better!
and here are some 'last' pictures.
our last play date with our church friends.
our last trip to the pool.
our last trip to the beach.
how life looked for the last week before the move.
the only picture we took along the drive: holden!
and now we are here..
that picture was taken almost a month ago.. the weather has certainly shaped up since then.
but snow in may was definitely a little bit depressing!
sorry if you are sick of hearing that.
but one thing i can't be sad about is the actual moving process.
i am pretty sure we deserve an award for how smoothly our move went.
it appears as though our disgusting amount of experience with moving paid off..
this move was flawless!
[of course, some credit goes to my parents and our friends who helped us load our trailer.]
we did crazy amounts of dejunking as we packed, and we sold/donated our furniture and large items.
we even got rid of our enormous eiffel tower canvas! can you believe that?
it was one of our first purchases as a married couple - only second to our beloved cuckoo clock.
after getting rid of all that stuff, we worked super hard to make sure everything was packed and neatly stacked by the time our friends arrived to load our trailer.
it took 45 minutes to haul everything from our apartment, down our hallway, down our elevator, and into the trailer in the parking garage.
seriously, it goes down in the record books.
after that, we did some final wiping down, handed in our keys, made one last stop at target, and hit the road.
we only drove to vegas that first night.
we put our boys down and then went and partied on the strip.
and by 'partied' i mean we ate a crepe. and nothing else.
we were both sad and tired so we were kinda lame. but hey, we did it.
we made it up to idaho falls on day 2 of our travels.
so that meant i got to wake up in that lovely city on my 28th birthday. lucky girl, huh?
haha despite the fact that i woke up in idaho - where there was snow on the ground - i had a nice birthday morning.
matt surprised me with a bunch of new clothes and my parents told me that they had my very own treadmill waiting for me at my new house.
i was down right spoiled. again.
on day 3 we made it all the way up to calgary.
the roads were clear the whole way and the border patrol wasn't too tough on us.
i think we lucked out by getting a new border patrol guy.
so, all in all, the move went so well.
and, even though i'm not itching to head back out on a long drive anytime soon, it really was neat to drive such a long distance.
this world is an amazing place.
i am kicking myself for not taking pictures of all the different landscapes along the way.
we love our new house.
nobody lives above or below us!
it has stairs!
and a garage!
we don't have to step foot in a death-trap elevator to get to it!
and it isn't completely finished in off-white carpet!
haha, we are pretty easy to please.
but, even if we weren't, it really is a perfect little place. we feel so blessed.
we have had fun decorating it and making it ours.
since we sold everything, we had to replace it all when we got here.
we now live in, what looks like, an IKEA catalog.
we have spent a painful amount of time in IKEA.
our family has eaten a gross about of those suspiciously cheap IKEA hot dogs.
matt likes his new job. and he especially loves his brand new work truck.
well, he liked it a lot more before they stamped the words 'SAFETY SUPERVISOR' on the side of it.
nerrrdy.
i am back to work too!
it is so good for me.
i am back working 2 days/week with the same orthodontist i used to work with.
we have also all had fun spending time with our friends and family.
it has been good to catch up.
i feel like we have had some sort of get together almost every day since we got here.
so, ya. life is good.
and as soon as i can stop bursting into tears more then the average person should - i'm sure it will get ever better!
and here are some 'last' pictures.
our last play date with our church friends.
our last trip to the pool.
but snow in may was definitely a little bit depressing!
