So I know you're all thinking "Hey, I wonder if Jessica ever moved into that house she and Dameone were building." Well, the answer is "YES!" and we're all moved in and finally settled. Getting unpacked took quite a bit longer than I expected. We got about 90% of everything unpacked within the first week, but that nagging last 10% has taken us nearly 3 months!
Moving day was quite the interesting adventure. As you all know, it like hardly ever rains in AZ...except on the day that any descendant of my mother's has an important event planned (wink, wink). I haven't seen it rain this hard since Gretchen's wedding (those that were there know exactly what I'm talking about). For the move we decided that we could probably handle moving the boxes and some small furniture ourselves and then hired movers to come get the rest the following day. Here are some pics of us getting our truck loaded up:
Rain...
Sunshine... 
(It's a little difficult to tell, but I promise you...it was raining HARD. The slight flooding that you can see was the result of about 1 hour of rain.)
(It's a little difficult to tell, but I promise you...it was raining HARD. The slight flooding that you can see was the result of about 1 hour of rain.)Our closing was scheduled for 1pm, so we stopped loading at around 1230pm and headed over to our NEW HOUSE!! We had our final walk through and then had to wait for the loan to be funded and recorded before we could get our keys. While we waited, our realtor, Dameone, and I went over to Applebee's for lunch. The only reason my nerves didn't take over my appetite was because we'd been working so hard all morning. Sure enough, just after we gave our food order, we got the call from the bank that the house was ours. Since the service at our new neighborhood Applebee's is less than speedy, we were forced to enjoy a nice slow lunch. Maybe it just seemed that way becuase I was dying to unlock the front door of MY house!
After lunch was over, we stopped by the sales office to pick up our keys:
That's goofy Martin, our K. Hovnanian sales rep. Super nice guy...but super goofy! Oh, and I'm totally aware that I look like a ragamuffin...but hey - I just loaded up a moving truck...in the rain!
And what would a new home be without a little champagne??? (there's nothing like drinking the good stuff straight from the bottle)
After we took a few moments to enjoy our new empty house, we unloaded the moving truck and my friends helped me put up some ceiling fans and paint the living room. You'll get the interior tour next time around.
