movin' on up...

This (long) week, i made the (tiring) move to West Virginia. David and i are excited to finally be in the same place again!

pregnancy and packing:

i was definitely "that girl" when it came to packing up my apartment for the big move. my poor parents boxed, cleaned and moved while i sat helplessly watching. i hated not being able to help with my own move. i tried to carry blankets and pillows to the car but my dad said "absolutely not! put them down, i'll get them." i wasnt even allowed to carry pillows. the purse i carry each day is heavier than that. but papa gary is too nice. my mom gave me the "special job" of labeling boxes. that's about all i was good for. at first it was fun, but toward the end i started getting annoyed...see exhibit 1 below :)



hormones and professional movers:

i hired movers to load my stuff from the apartment to the moving van. they were paid by the hour and working like it!!! i could hardly stand there and watch a grown, strong man carry one, light box down at a time. my parents told me to chill, but it was driving me crazy. i proceeded to watch them take a smoke break which i "refused to pay for." i might have over reacted a little, but im blaming it on the hormones.

its my party, and ill cry if i want to:

on thursday, i had a nice dinner with my high school friends to say goodbye. i was a good girl and didnt cry! then on friday my mom had a cookout for me, my family, and a few friends (see exhibit 2.) it was a nice way to say goodbye. i didnt cry at all until i said goodbye to baby jack and baby reese. i'm going to miss seeing them grow up each day!!





to wv:

my (favorite) brother in law (for the day) took a "road trip" with my dad and drove the Penske truck to WV. i was so appreciative of his help. david was working so it was just john, my dad, my mom and me to unload. since then i have been organizing and cleaning one box at a time. this place is a wreck, so no pictures to post yet!

the new place:

david and i love our new home!! from our bedroom, we have a very beautiful and mountainess (word?) view of west virginia. for the first few days we had no hot water... it was awful taking cold, cold showers!! david handled it better than me and i eventually went the avoidance route. we probably smelled.

baby news:

once again, its crazy how your mindset changes once a baby is on the way! so many of the decisions we are making with the house have to do with the baby-- already thinking of play rooms, nursery, safety issues, etc. Right now the nursery is purple (yuck) but we will change it as soon as we find out if it's a Phoebe or Phoebo.

jobs:

for now, i am working from home and i am enjoying it so far. it's allowing me to do other things around the house we need to get done. it will be even nicer when i'm too fat to move. david is on his second month of trauma. its been tough. next month he does radiology, and we are hoping his schedule will be a little easier.

visitors:

we welcome any and all visitors!! we have a guest bedroom and i make great chocolate chip pancakes!!