I'm sorry it took so long but I have pictures for your patience! So obviously the house is still completely upside down and I can't believe I'm actually posting these for the world to see. You know what though? All of us who have moved know what your house/apartment looks like for the first few weeks after a move so I'm embracing the mess. Please note, I'm OCD in my cleaning tendencies so this is a huge step for me! Most everything you see in the photos is not in the place it will eventually … [Read more...]
saying goodbye
As we finish packing and start loading the truck, I'm having a really hard time saying goodbye to our current house. This was our first place as a couple and we've lived here for 8 years. As if that wasn't hard enough, this was actually the house I spent most of my childhood in. You see, this house was my grandmother's. It was the first house my family bought when they came from Cuba and I spent most of time there as a kid while my grandmother took care of me.Here is a pint-sized version of me … [Read more...]
packing, packing, packing
I packed my first two boxes back in December before we closed. The husband laughed at me and told me we had plenty of time. I wanted to get a head start knowing that the renovations would suck up all of our time. I've tried to pack a box or two a week but have failed miserably so now we are in the mad dash to pack before the move this weekend.We are only 15 blocks away from our current place so the move is really just a short distance but packing up 8 years worth of stuff is a little … [Read more...]