Christmas 2010

Stuart and I enjoyed a lovely holiday season. I had to work Christmas night so our celebration began on Wednesday night at Joe and Ellen's, followed by Thursday night in Breck Co. On Christmas Eve Stuart and I hosted Joe, Ellen, and Rachel. We had soup, drove around to look at lights in the snow, and played Apples to Apples. Stu and I spent Christmas eve day frantically unpacking the remaining boxes in the dining room, tearing up the protective paper, and cleaning so that we could move the dining room table in for the event. We did have a few hiccups, such as the table legs needing to be removed to fit through the doorway but we were very excited to be able to use our dining room. We even lit a fire but don't plan to use it again until we get a ventless fireplace insert we have ordered.

Moving and upacking

Well, I lied in the last post. I have had the camera over here for days but I couldn't bring myself to post another picture with junk in the middle of the floor. So finally after our fourth night living here I'm finally at a point to show some pictures. We are making great progress but still have loads of stuff to do (and that's just on the ground floor~). Stuart is working from home on this snow day so it is nice to have him around to help with things I can't reach or balance on my own. Tomorrow morning we are getting insulation blown into our attic, we are hoping to be able to feel the difference.

Last few days before the "offical move"

We had a very productive weekend thanks to my parents and Stuart's parents. We did a ton of painting and moved a Rental Depot truck load of furniture. I have been organizing drawers and rearranging furniture. Thursday is going to be BIG day for us we get our granite installed and our cable and internet will be transferred. If all goes well Thursday night will be our first night in our new home~ There are tons of changes at the house and I will post pictures as soon as I remember to move the camera!

Progress

We are making great progress toward moving in at the new house. Today Ellen and I cleaned drywall dust, put a first coat of paint on the office, painted the ceiling in the kitchen, and primed the kitchen and the dining room. These seem like little things but for the first time in a long time it is actually starting to resemble a "normal" house again. I have an extra long day at work tomorrow (doing someone a favor and working a little extra) but will be back at it working long and hard Saturday (on very little sleep) and Sunday. If the weather cooperates my mom is going to come help paint. We are also very excited to be picking up our new sectional couch this weekend!

Christmas is Coming

After a wonderful Thanksgiving holiday with our families the rush is on to finish the upstairs of our new house so that we can move in and decorate for Christmas? (Sound familiar? Last year we were rushing around to finish the hard wood floors and painting on the first floor at Yorkshire so that I could move stuff in from the garage and decorate for the Holidays!) I really do enjoy having a home in order and decorated for the holidays and hope that this is the last year for many many years to come that our home is in such a state this time of year. Stuart spending the beginning of this finishing his plaster work so that we can clean up and finishing PAINTING! Our granite will be installed on December 9th and we are hoping to be living there by the weekend of Dec 11 and 12. On the bright side I have been able to decorate the outside of the new house, pardon the picture Christmas lights at night just don't seem to photograph very well!

Changes

It's been quite a while since we've made a post. Fall is in the air and big changes are coming for Stuart and I. Stuart is getting settled into his position as a professor at U of L. He had multiple students and his lab is starting to come together. I'm still working in Indy on the weekends but I have some days off coming up prior to January. For those of you who don't know we have purchased a larger house in Prospect. We are making some small changes and hope to move in by the begging of December after the kitchen and dining room updates are complete.
Here is a link to the facebook album with pictures.
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2264754&id=38301589&l=a47df06373

So many updates!

Lots had happened to our Family in the last couple of months. Stuart was offered a job at the University of Missouri in Columbia. However the University of Louisville counter offered and we accepted on Oaks Day. Now that we are staying in KY we have been back working on the house. Stuart and I spent his in between semester break painting the bathroom, kitchen, and laundry room last week. We still have a very long list of projects to complete but for the first time the end is in sight. We also have a new addition to our family, a 4 year old boxer mix named Ruby. Tonight is a trial run but we are very excited and trying our best to bond with her.