Finally!!

So two Thursdays ago (July 12) we FINALLY went to settlement and closed on our house! It only took 4 tries.  And there was a tiny issue with a dead tree from the derecho, however, it was not a dealbreaker (and the fact that it is still in my new, spacious backyard doesn't bother me.)  After we closed, Nate and I came back here to scrub the walls and tape the ceiling.  And then we spent the next 3 days painting every room in the house (aside from the hallway, since we didn't want to nick the new paint when we moved in our furniture).  (My chiropractor gently suggested I hire someone next time).  Nate rented a RugDoctor and steam cleaned all the carpets (previous owners had cats).  And on Wednesday, we rented a truck and moved in our furniture!
Then we made 6 more trips with our cars and Nate's fantastic friend's Jeep (seriously, Scott, you were a lifesaver!).  And I've got one more trip to do, to clean up the place and remove the last couple of boxes.

But we are in our brand new house!  YAY!


In the news...
Nate took all of last week off to move (originally, it was so we could go on vacation to Virginia, but then we bought a house.  Best. Choice. Ever!.).  He worked super hard moving everything and on Thursday night, exhausted as we were, we treated ourselves (and my sister and her boyfriend) to see the midnight premiere of The Dark Knight Rises.  Although it was slightly difficult to stay awake until 3 in the morning, it was totally worth it.
Comcast was coming "early" the next morning, so I woke up at 8:30 and turned on the news.  And all four major news programs and CNN were all showing the same headlines.  A mass shooting at a Batman midnight premiere in Colorado.  70 people injured.  At least 10 fatalities.
For the rest of the day I could not turn CNN off.
Its heartbreaking.  There are no other words.

pack a box, read a chapter...

Our closing got pushed back again.  The new date is this Thursday.  While its super frustrating that we keep changing the date, this gives me more time to pack so that after we paint this coming weekend, we can actually move everything in.

In the meantime, I am attempting (again) the Nest Book Club Summer Book Challenge.  Which means that in the last week, I have borrowed 6 books from the library (3 of which are brand-new-never-before-been-borrowed books - Insurgent, Spellbound, and Between the Lines).  So I have been faced with a dilemma.  I just want to lay on the couch, with Sex and the City in the background, and read.  However, I have two bedrooms, two bathrooms, a living room, a kitchen, and a family room to pack up.  In addition to my two shifts at the GAP this week (one of which is only 3 1/2 hours.  Not quite sure what the deal is with that.)

So, as my father suggested, I will be packing a box, then reading a chapter.

Starting with Spellbound (because I just got to a REALLY good part).

This is what I did two weekends ago, instead of packing.  I na and her sister came over and we drank two bottles of wine and watched Kung Fu movies.