Yes, we're finally in the house!
Y'all probably thought we forgot about you, since its been about 3-4 weeks since we last posted. (It is hard to believe that after 15 months of almost a daily ritual, we have finally arrived at the point where we are no longer observing, but now participating.) We've literally been up to our eyeballs in packing, moving, and now unpacking and discovering all of the goodies we've had in storage for two and a half long years. It's like Christmas in July!
Jan, who is a cross between Attila the Hun and the Energizer Bunny, has been incredible in terms of organizing all of the packing and unpacking. We've used one of our garages as a staging area for all of the boxes, so it has been nice not to have the clutter of boxes in any room in the house. The biggest concern is finding a home for the important stuff, and discarding those things that we haven't needed for two years, but had in storage. (We are making Salvation Army happy campers!) I just open boxes and move stuff, while she is the key determiner of what goes in what cabinet, and where. (This means I'll spend the next year asking where the hell everything is.) But hey, we're finally in.
Unfortunately, not everything is done yet. We just had our perimeter fence put in around the house, and the landscapers are just getting started moving copious amounts of dirt all around. There is still a small punch list with the builder that they are working on, but essentially, everything is plugging along. The best part (as we've expressed to friends here in Bridlewood) is that we don't have to drive 25 miles round trip back to the apartment every day!
Here is a set of views of the back of the house now that it has been completed.
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| Weird panoramic view from the fence. Pool looks bigger than it actually is. |
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| Working hard on unpacking. |
Part of the move-in process has been getting new furniture that fits the individual room. All of it was delivered this week, so Jan is still in the process of rearranging for the umpteenth time. Eventually, we'll get to sit in it.
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| Master Bedroom, minus the artwork. |
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| Great Room, minus the artwork. |
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| More Great Room. |
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| Kitchen and Eating area. |
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| Prep Kitchen. |
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| Powder Room, minus the artwork. |
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| Media Room, minus the TV. |
Hopefully, in the next couple of weeks we will have overcome the challenge of the great unpacking, and better pictures will reflect the effort Jan will have put into the decorating. But hey, we're finally in!
But Wait, There's More!
We decided to have some of our ranch mates over on July 4th, even though we really couldn't find anything we put away. But, we managed to have a great time and celebrate another birthday for America.
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| Cindy, Nancy and Jan redesigning the furniture. |
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| Jerry and Bruce. |
That's all for now. See ya later!
- John and Jan -
