I have been quite negligent of you lately, but I have a nice, quiet afternoon alone, so I'll try to briefly catch up. And I have pictures to post! I have been using facebook lately to update friends and family, but I know that some of you only check my blog, so, Sorry!
This last month sure has been crazy! A whirlwind of events if you will. We have officially been IN our house for 2 weeks. The month of May was spent living with much anxiety and anticipation as to whether or not we were really going to be ready and able to close on the house at the end of the month. Finally, the weekend before our closing date, still without a final word on whether our finances would be approved, I decided it was time to start packing. Packing of the apartment compared to packing up our house in Vero was soooooo much easier! We had left as much as possible in storage, so I really only had to work on wrapping up glassware in the kitchen and securing boxes again. I probably spent a few hours for three or four days, and then just here and there stuff while the t.v. was on or Noah was playing by himself. Still, I don't want to see another cardboard box for a LOOOONG time!
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So we closed on the house on Friday the 29th, beginning around 11a.m. and finally getting the keys at 4:30. It was a long and nervewracking day, but we had friends from the church and our Life Group that helped, and so it was relatively easy once the moving truck was in motion. Matt's parents were able to come in on Sat. morning and stayed thru Tues. night, which was such a blessing to have their help. Mostly, they just helped by being supportive and by helping watch Noah while Matt and I carried on with the meetings and schedules and the normalcies of our life. Too bad life doesn't just stop for a week when you decide to move. This was one of Matt's last weeks before the summer frenzy begins, so it was just as busy as ever. We enjoyed our time with Gigi and Papa, but it was all too quick.
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And we love the new house! There are several things we really like about it, but my favorite things are (1) the openness the downstairs has, with the living room and kitchen being open to each other and the main entryway/stairwell right there. It's just a unique set up we had not seen in any of the other 40 (yes, forty) houses we looked at.
I also love (2) having a large master bedroom and bathroom, and CLOSET! which we've never had before. I could lay in my bed and just look around the room with a big smile on my face for a loooong time! 
We have hardly been upstairs at all, so the gameroom area is my next to tackle. Hence, no pictures of the upstairs! Noah's room has his new bed in it, but it needs some character and paint. And finally, (3) the backyard is better than we expected! There is a cement slab off the breakfast room with a covered patio, with a grill, and a yard that is great for Noah to play in. I really wish we didn't have to wait a while before getting Noah a swingset!
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The last two weeks have been quite a bit slower for me: changing all of our services over and trying to track down our mail...running errands and shopping trips for curtains, pillows, vacuuming cleaners and finally, groceries. (We were without a fridge for the first week at our new house, and lived out of a cooler and fast food!) Matt has been very busy getting ends tied up for the mission trip we're taking to Ohio in July and for the backpacking trip he left for yesterday (10 day trip to CO). Somehow, he managed to get done what he needed! Noah has gotten to go swimming 4 or 5 times in the last 2 weeks, and he LOVES jumping into the pool! He has absolutely no fear, and will literally swim till he pukes...which yes, has happened a few times. Check out the picks and videos I just uploaded to facebook when you get the chance. We just went to our neighborhood for the first time this morning...and I'm tempted to go back again when he wakes up from his nap!
*Also in these last 2 weeks, I interviewed for and accepted a teaching job for next fall, teaching MATH for 5th grade. The school is relatively close (for Houston) to our new house and tho it will likely be a challenge, I am really excited about it. Mostly, I'm excited that I don't have to fret over getting a job all summer! Especially with us being gone as much as we will be, I was quite nervous as to how that would work out. I have also put in my 2 weeks notice at the tutoring job, because after we leave for FL (General Assembly and 3 days of vacation) I won't really be able to work much more and will need to enjoy the short time I have before school starts.
So, as I said, alot has been going on! We are greatly looking forward to the mini vacation we are taking to FL, because after all this, we need some time to recoup a bit.
*How about you? How's your summer starting out?!? Leave me a comment or message!
