Moving...A Game The Whole Family Can Play

So, I pretty much learned this week that moving is one of my least favorite activities. Fortunately for me, this move was not mine and my friend hired movers to not only do the heavy lifting, but to do ALL the lifting.


Now that the move is over and done with, I can look back and honestly say it was a bunch of fun. A lot of work, but a whole lotta fun! The move started on Wednesday with a rather lengthy trip to Home Depot (the first of like 10 over the last 2 days) to pick up paint, a doggie door, and a ladder. (Note to self: when planning a paint project, purchase the paint prior to the day in which you plan to use it.) Well, the stop at the paint department did not go as swiftly as planned no thanks to a flippin' contractor who just had to order 20 GALLONS of paint...all in different colors. I thought there was "Home Depot PRO" for just this reason. Well, once the guy behind the paint counter could breathe long enough, we placed our order and went about to collect the rest of the items left for purchase. TWO HOURS later, we were back at the new residence with everything we needed to turn her house into a home.

So, the agenda for the day was to include the installation of 4 ceiling fans and paint in 3 rooms. An easy enough task for a couple of home-improvement novices and two new homeowners. Well, OK, I guess it wasn't that easy since we ended the day only having installed 3/4 of one fan and got 1 3/4 rooms painted. The 2-hour Home Depot run certainly did not help our already cramped work schedule, and to keep things in the spirit of "this was fun", we won't talk about the other things that set us behind. Here is a couple pictures of the one room we did manage to finish on Day 1 (Paint Color: BEHR Light Topaz in Eggshell finish): *click on photos to enlarge

Day 2 of the move hoped to be a bit more promising. The old place was all packed up, it was a beautiful 80 degrees outside, and the movers were prompt and helpful. Once most of the old place was packed up, another friend picked me up and we headed over to the new home to hurry up and paint the remaining room before the movers arrived. We took what we learned from Day 1 and got that room painted up in about an hour and a half (and if I do say so myself, it looks the best of all the painted rooms - pictures to come shortly). By the time we finished the painting, the movers were mostly finished unloading. Finally, it was time for pizza and beer!

After our 30-minute "union sanctioned" lunch break, we were back to work to try to knock out as much unpacking as we could do. Kitchen...done. Upstairs Bathroom...done. Owner's bedroom...done. It felt so good to see that stark-white empty house transform into a home in just a few short hours. Oh, and in just a few months, that's gonna be me and D!

Yeah, you read right...a FEW months! The latest update from the builder projects our completion to be sometime in December. We just can't believe how quickly things are moving along. While I was out in the area, I snapped off a few shots of the progress they've made just since Monday (photo's taken Thursday 9/20): *click on photos to enlarge

The first picture is a shot taken directly across the street from where our new home will be. Look, the frame for the slab is down! The second picture is looking back at our lot to the homes that will share a "courtyard" with us. Where will my house fit, you ask? Well, you've gotta remember that these are patio homes, so no one has a traditional yard - only a patio - and believe it or not, our home will fit in that dirt lot where you see the guys working.

My Mom and Dad are coming up tomorrow for a visit, and you know my Dad with his camera! I imagine that he'll get some fantastic shots of the lot and the whole community for me to post up here. Oh yeah, my shoes for this post...well, what else do you wear when moving other than utility shoes? YES...I not only own, but I also wore a pair of hiking shoes (Columbia "Black Rock" hiking shoes).