Sunday, December 23, 2007

Moving In.

Moving into the new house and out of the old house was a paced methodical project. Jen, with some help from her mother, packed the house. Since the new house was only 1.5 miles from the old house, I would take loads over from one house to the other in the evening. We had some help from friends who helped us load a U-haul up with the beds, refrigerator, piano, washer/dryer etc.

One particular challenge that we encountered in moving the big stuff was moving the refrigerator. While unhooking the water line from the refrigerator to the old house, apparently, I didn't the valve turned off. As soon as the line came unattached I was immediately soaked. Water rushed from the pipe as I scrambled to tried to move the stubborn valve. Jen raced outside to turn off the water to the house. I did eventually get the valve shut, but not after gallons of water filled out kitchen. One of our good neighbors, whom we will miss, lent us his large wet/dry vac, and the kitchen was clean in 15 minutes.

The weather for the move was ideal. In Texas, moving in December is preferable to moving in August.



We are still unpacking. The massive pile of boxes has been moved from the front room to the garage. Although it is work, we are having fun setting up the new house. Deciding where to hang pictures and put stuff that doesn't have an obvious place are our challenges. We hope to be able to park in the garage soon.

Monday, December 10, 2007

Another quick update

I promise to try to post more pictures soon, but since I haven't gotten to it yet, I figured I should at least post something.

We've moved! We are officially in the new house and love it. Boxes are everywhere and we can't find all our stuff yet, but we are excited. There's tons to do of course, but we look forward to the challenge!

The old house is empty and has sold too! We should close this Friday and are so excited that someone else loved our house and wanted to buy it. That happened the day after we got back from Utah for Thanksgiving. We had a great time visiting our family in Utah and loved every minute of it (except for getting a cold that is!)He are some pictures.



Well, like I said, I'll try to post soon, but here's our new address for those that need it. Highlight the space below to see it

3015 Providence Oak
Houston, TX 77084