From our work break adventures my poor face feels mildly wind burned this evening so I am chugging water like I am in a desert (my secret method to alleviate mild sun and wind burn).
Since my last post the world has righted itself as much as it ever will and things are progressing in general.
My training at work is done and I am flying solo this week. I like to think I am rocking it. The only thing tripping me up is coming into long standing issues that were left unattended by my predecessor, but I think you would find that with most any new position. I am confident that by the end of this week I should have most all of it reined in. Just in time for me to take a day off. Hahaha!
As for life in the real world beyond my nine to five (actually it's 7:30 to 4 but hairs) life has been going better than we could have ever hoped!
We signed on our house a week ago, and as luck would have it everything fell into place for us to get our keys last Friday. It was a rough and stressful week so we didn't really have as much fun with the major life event as I had wanted, but I think once we are officially moved in and it really hits us, we will truly celebrate.
So, with keys in hand we began to take as much stuff over as we could. First I vacuumed, swept and mopped Friday and Saturday. We pretty much spent all day Saturday there putting boxes in the areas of the house they belonged and changing the locks.
Our first major accomplishments as new homeowners were the locks and the water. Yea, forgot to mention that did I?
The house being bank owned was winterized... In September.... So they shut the water off at the street and drained every pipe and tank in the house. Wasn't that thoughtful? Want to know what was even more considerate? The stupid 3x5" green stickers affixed to every gosh darn water source throughout the house. Yea, they peeled off so easily... NOT. There will be copious amounts of Goo Gone used to remove them. Thankfully, the one actually placed on the wall above the washer hookups came off without damaging the paint. (see below)
But that is all fine, because it is our home. Not another rental, but a home that is truly ours. And that thought alone is amazing to me.
We now have a busy weekend ahead as we officially move from our rental to our new home. The wee one will get to spend a day with her super cool aunt, while we (along with some friends) load up and move everything that's left over to the house. To keep it interesting we have a much needed hair appointment in the afternoon. Then to keep true to our traditions, Saturday (our first night in the new home) night we will be having chinese food for dinner.
Sunday we have to do a quick sweep of the rental and turn in our keys. Then it will be unpacking and settling into our home.
I'm sure I will have more to share as we go along, but fair warning we may be without interwebs for a few days.... Terrifying right?! I'm sure we will be too busy to tell. We can always play movies if we need to.
Now I am going to curl up in bed for the second to the last night in this place. That is such a happy thought.
Sweet dreams. **Side note: too tired to edit, if you see a typo I'm sorry.
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