Things these last few weeks have been crazy to say the least. We've moved from North Carolina to Louisiana, stopped in South Carolina on the way, moved into a house that is easily double the size of our old house if not triple, I turned 21 finally, I endured finals week and am still unpacking in the new house to make it feel like home!....like I said, crazy. It's been a crazy ride, but getting somewhere is half the fun! I'm going to give y'all (notice I've picked up a phrase to blend in with my new town) a timeline full of fun stories and explanations.
I believe the last update on the move I gave you was the day before the movers came to pack up the house. Luckily, I had my last day of work so my wonderful husband dealt with having strange people in the house. He just has that ability of making someone listen to what he says, and I do not. So I am so glad he was able to handle it. We had a few minor issues but, from what I understand, it was a pretty smooth move. It was a shock coming home to all of my belongings in boxes even though I was expecting it.
Literally, my entire kitchen in only a few boxes!
We accidentally put the wrong moving day, so our pack up date ended up being on a Friday which means we got to spend the entire weekend with our house full of boxes. But we have an amazing set of "adoptive" parents and a good friend that recently moved away that we decided to go visit for the weekend since it was our last weekend in North Carolina.
Luckily, the movers came the next day around 2 in the afternoon. The nice thing to do, especially since the military paid for the move, is buy lunch for the movers or just provide snacks and beverages. Let me tell you, I got the funniest looks ordering 13 cheeseburgers and 3 large fries from McDonalds. It was pretty hysterical. But, watching them take away our things was very bitter sweet. It took them only 3 hours to take away what took me months to make a home. I lived in the Carolina house almost a year longer than Matthew between the work ups and the deployment. So, it honestly felt a little more like my home than "our home". It really hit me when they moved everything out and the house was completely empty.
I literally teared up watching this part.
The
next day, Tuesday, was a much needed rest/homework/get everything else
we need to get done day since the cleaning company and the carpet
cleaners were coming Wednesday. Not only did the cleaning company leave
the house spotless, but the woman in charge gave me tips on cleaning my
own house. The hardest part of that day was waiting for them to get
done!
That night, we spent our last night in town with a good friend who was generous enough to offer her couch to us. We had our walk through first thing Thursday morning, which we passed and was able to get most of our deposit back! Then we hit the road....
We were very fortunate to be able to stop by Parris Island, South Carolina for a few days to see my sister, brother-in-law and nephew at their new duty station! They moved back in March so it was a real treat to see them again. I can't believe how big Parker has gotten, plus it's always nice to have girl time with my sister and for Matthew to have someone to talk golf with.
Another great thing about our visit is the fact that Matthew actually went to boot camp at Parris Island. It was just fun to look at it as the first stop in his military career and then, five years later, it was the last stop on the way home.
I'm still unpacking and getting organized so I promise to post photos soon. Plus, I still have to tell the history of the house! Until then, here is some to keep you interested!
Our Home! It just needs a little love.
The porch swing my in-laws got us as a welcome home gift!
