Our New Home

It was time to officially move in! Time to put furniture into place, set up our beds, finally stock the fridge, and live in our new home. And we could not have been more excited...just look how pretty the house looks in the spring!

I literally could not believe that this was going to be our new peony garden...

The movers showed up bright and early and put everything into place pretty quickly...

I had been dreaming for months about how to set up each room so it was thrilling to finally put things into place. And our first meal in the new house? Char-Grill of course. :)

Sara was so kind to give us this breakfast table that they were no longer using...it fit perfectly into the sunroom! Having a breakfast nook and bar seating was a big selling point to me. This house just gives us lots of good livable and functional space.

Our first night in the house was a joyful one. It was kind of like, "Do we really get to live here??" It almost seemed too good to be true. The kids went to sleep (in their own rooms!) without any problems, and Brian and I enjoyed a delicious steak and crab cake dinner out on the deck. The Rogers were very kind to leave us some crab cakes from their favorite seafood place in VA.

On Sunday, Collins had her first soccer game...

and then Mimi and Baba arrived! Our first visitors...

It is appropriate that Mimi has a garden tool in her hand in this pic because I'm pretty sure she and Baba did not stop working while they were at our house. They organized closets, unpacked boxes, pruned the garden, cooked dinner for us, etc. I was so grateful for all their help, but felt bad that we all didn't hang out and relax more. But turns out it is a ton of work to set up a house, and I couldn't have done it without them.

And this chair was a fun surprise...Baba brought it from her house because she no longer needed it. We promptly painted it white and slapped a piece of fabric on it Collins had in her craft closet and look how pretty it turned out! Turns out it was the perfect chair for my new desk...and I loved the fact that it was from Baba.

It didn't take long to feel settled and happy in this house. I hope that's a sign that we made the right decision.

After whipping the house into shape, Mimi and Baba headed back to Hickory, and we got ready to start a normal week in our new home.