This weekend we had two sets of visitors. My friend Becca spent the night on Friday and helped with a project in the kitchen. On Sunday, David’s family came over along with his Grammy Benner & Aunt Linda. Having guests was good motivation to get things in order. We’ve made major strides and I’m quite happy with where we are. Here are some pics!
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I think all of our boxes are now upacked. A few pictures are even hung on the walls! The house is finally starting to feel like a place I would want to spend time. We’ll try to get a few more things done before next weekend when we have several guests, but overall, things have really come together. Hopefully we’ll post some pictures soon, but it’s really best in person (hint,hint).
The flowers are a housewarming gift from our neighbor, Carol. It’s nice to feel welcome.
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The last few days have been action packed! (har har) David’s family drove down on Saturday morning to help us move and took three loads of stuff from our apartment to the house. Ever since then David and I have been unpacking, organizing and cleaning almost non-stop. It’s amazing how much there is to do and how long it takes! But every day we see major improvements. We now have clothes in a dresser and silverware in a drawer, so that feels like progress. Here are some picture of before, during and after. Can’t wait until all the boxes are gone!!
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This weekend we had two big work crews helping us with the house. Saturday we had my mom, aunt, uncle & cousins (the Kauffmanns), my uncle Mark and Eric Kennel. Sunday we had my mom and the Dean & Nancy Brubaker family. We got a ton of work done and the house is finally starting to look homey. We’re hoping to have all of the painting (except the trim) done before we move in on Saturday. Oh yeah, and the floors are done, although I don’t have many good pictures of those - I’ll add some next weekend! Take a look at our progress.
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My mom arrived on Friday and helped us with the house this weekend! We did lots of unglamorous things like buying paint, spackeling, sanding, and more wallpaper removal. It was great to have her help. Right now the house looks like a blank canvas ready for color. Many of the walls are completely bare and some of the ceilngs are also bare since the popcorn ceilings were taken out. This Saturday and Sunday will be the last big hurrah before we move in - we’re hoping to get most of the walls painted! It’s an ambitious goal, so we might have to prioritize. But we’re going to have lots of helpers, including my mom who is staying through next Sunday. A few pictures here.
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Monday night we went over to the new home of my aunt, uncle and cousins: Heiki-Lara, Mark, James & Conrad Nyce. They now live in Telford, PA which is much more convenient for visiting than their previous home in Seattle, WA. We got to see their house, plus it was Heiki’s 40th birthday! My cousin Dara recently had another baby, Eden, who we saw for the first time, and her other kids Elleigh and Jonas are growing like crazy. It was fun to see lots extended family. Here for pictures.
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We had our first official work day on Saturday and got tons accomplished with the help of David’s family (Nancy, Dean, Nathan & Jasmine - Daniel is in CA). With their help we got all of the staples and tack boards pulled out of the floors, the paneling off of three major areas, and the wallpaper off of two major areas. The picture above is representative of the day, and was not posed. Here for more pictures & details…
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We bought a house today! It is a row home on Phil Ellena Street in Mt. Airy. Tomorrow is our 2 year
anniversary and this was a momentous way to celebrate. It is always a little nerve-wracking to see a house once all the stuff is cleared out of it, but there were no scary surprises and we actually liked it more. All of the plans we have for it are going to make such a great difference.
After signing all of the closing papers, we put on work clothes and went to work on the lovely green carpeting. It was incredibly dusty and dirty but the floor underneath has great potential. There is even an inlaid pattern that goes around each of the rooms. Click here for before & afters.
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Last weekend David and I bought an old dining room table from a flea market around the corner from our apartment. It was a beautiful day for shopping and a great deal. The guy we bought the table from helped deliver it to our apartment as well. Our friends Becca and Ben are moving and we bought a futon from them, so we are slowly getting major items to fill our new house. It’s only a week until we close - after that, the craziness will begin in full force. Here are a few pics…
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We’ve joined the cartoon world of The Simpsons! Yesterday someone sent me a link to a site plugging the new Simpsons movie where you can make a Simpsons character: here. Fun ensued…
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