It's been a while since I updated this thing. Things have been crazy!!! We closed on the house 6 days ago. We moved in the day before Thanksgiving. It was raining the entire time we moved Jon's stuff into the house. Thanksgiving Day we went to the storage unit and packed up Jon's trailer with as much of my stuff as possible (which was almost all of it). For Thanksgiving dinner we went to Hooters to watch the game. It was actually enjoyable to eat chicken wings and watch the game. Maybe that will be our Thanksgiving tradition.
On Black Friday we went to Best Buy, where Jon found a new receiver for his stereo. We went to Wal-Mart to buy stuff for the house, like curtains, a hose, things like that. After that we had breakfast at IHOP and then went to Audio Visions. Jon had the guy come to the house and at the end of the meeting Jon purchased a new projector and screen that will make our living room wall a 106" screen TV. That is four (yes FOUR!) 52" TV's in a four by four set up. CRAZY!!! Jon then returned the receiver at Best Buy because Audio Visions had the same one for less. While at Best Buy Jon got a stand to put the receivers and stuff on and a new PS3. Happy Hannukah to him! We enjoyed a fantastic dinner at Hiro, which is a hibachi restaurant. Really good food.
On Saturday we unpacked a lot, did a ton of laundry (which we had been doing since moving in), and set up the guest room. Jon's friend, Zach, is in town for work and searching for a house so we invited him to stay at our house. We went to Tony's for dinner, which is a really cool place. They have a live sax player and the ambiance was really nice. The food was also good. The guys moved in the last table before going to bed.
On Sunday the guys moved the TV cabinet and the last dresser into the house. Jon and I made scrambled eggs and turkey bacon. We enjoyed breakfast before Zach had to head back to Fayetteville. Jon and I continued to unpack things before he broke into his PS3. We spent the day just lounging, which is what we needed. We went food shopping in the evening. I made one of Jon's favorite meals- Frito Pie. It really is amazingly good.
Yesterday I continued to work on our room while Jon worked on the garage. We set up the fridge outside and made room for Jon's other two bikes. We picked up the last things from the storage unit. Hurray- Everything is in the house! Now to finish the unpacking. We moved Jon's trailer to the RV/boat section. After that we went to Costco and got all of the meat stuff we needed, amongst some other things that you don't think about til you are at Costco. We dropped everything off at the house then left for base. My tire sensor went off so we pulled into the gas station. Go figure- My tires are bald on the inner side! It's a good thing I'm still unemployed, because now I have no car. Jon is going to get me new tires for Hannukah. Leave it to him to always get practical gifts.
Today I will be working hardcore on our bedroom. I'm hoping to have it done today. When Jon gets home he will hang up the curtains in our room, the last set we have left to hang. The kitchen is 99% done. I have some odds and ends left to put away. The guest room is finished, sans hanging decorations. I think our family room is about 99% done, as well. We just have to clean up the trash around the room and do the room decor stuff. The office is 75% done. Jon needs to go through all of his gear that is back there. The little dining area needs to be cleaned up hard core. The table needs to be cleaned off, the trash needs to be taken out of there, and stuff needs to be hung in there. The garage is Jon's domain. It really needs to be organized so we can fit all four bikes, my car, and his tools in it.
The house is definitely coming along, which is a good thing. At least we won't be leaving it a complete mess. We are heading to Florida from Dec 19-22 and then we'll be leaving for Dallas for Christmas time til New Year's (I guess). We'll be driving to these destinations, which is good because we all know how horrific flying this time of year is.
Hope every one had a great Thanksgiving! Til next time...
