smooth move!!

wow...it has been way too long since i last updated! a lot has happened and we couldnt be happier or more excited! we closed on our house march 25...my bday and had a celebration dinner at the courtyard with my parents that night. we were really tired after working the night before though! we spent that night in our house for the first time! even though none of our stuff was there yet...it definitely felt like home! no apartment or townhouse has ever felt like home! we headed back to birmingham on thursday to finish packing...thankfully my parents came down that night and helped us out!

friday morning we hit the ground running! my parents were there with their yorkie, we of course were there with molly, and nicholas' parents were there with their westhighland terrier. do i even have to mention...it was a ZOO! our wonderful friend steven came to help load the truck too! we could not have done it without all of their help! we did not realize how much stuff/crap we had till we started trying to fit it on a the biggest moving truch we could find. it's crazy that two 24 year olds have that much stuff! i guess i should say "we are blessed".!! we finished loading the truck around 3:00 pm and headed to rainbow city (our new home)! it didnt take very long to unload everything. we basically put it all in the garage for now. we did put my bedroom suit in our middle bedroom. after unloading the guys headed to my parents house to unload a few things and my mom and i went to get dinner. after dinner nicholas finally got to take the truch back about 8:30 pm. it was a VERY VERY long day!

nicholas' parents spent the night with us friday night. his mom helped me out tremendously on saturday by washing and folding clothes and helping me put them away. nicholas and his dad put up our new mailbox and piddled around outside. they left after lunch and headed back to excel. my parents came later that afternoon and my mom and i tackled the kitchen. she is the most organized perfectionist in the world! we got a whole lot done on saturday!

sunday we slept late, went to see maw-maw, and made our first trip to lowes. it has been sooooo much fun putting our stuff in the house and making it our own! i loved being able to pick out flowers to go on our porches. it was also fun getting rid of all the fake flowers in the house and putting real ones in. i have always HATED fake flowers/plants because in my opinion all they do is collect dust. the house was full of them! i got rid of all of them very quickly! there were also birds everywhere! we are slowly getting rid of them too. i love the duck and fish decor but NOT birds...i dont know why.

we could not be a happier couple! we are soooooo blessed! we only work 3 days a week so the other 4 we are able to stay at home and enjoy our beautiful, cozy new house! i actually enjoyed cleaning house monday morning while nicholas mowed the grass...i have NEVER in my life enjoyed cleaning! i feel like our lives are complete for now. there is nothing else in this world we could ever want or need. wednesday was a great day!! i slept late first of all then got up and played outside all day! i layed out on the patio for a little while, watched nicholas plant tomato plants, played with molly, fished, sat on the back porch and started reading my new book, cooked a roast for dinner, had mom and dad over to for dinner...life could not be better! neither one of us wanted to leave and come to work yesterday evening! i guess we had to come back to the real world sooner or later.

i know i am totally rambling but so much has happened over the past week. im sure i am leaving lots of stuff out! i did get a little sunburnt on wednesday and i did wear sunscreen! it's gonna be hard controlling my sun exposure now! i am going to want to be outside all the time! molly absolutely loves her new home! she has gotten to play outside a whole lot since we moved! although...we took her down to the pier wednesday while we were fishing. she usually is very well behaved, but her curiosity got to her and she jumped off the pier. my heart sank to my feet! luckily...the water is on the low side right now and she jumped where there is no water, but she did run right under the pier down to the water to check it out. i always have my eyes on her but i turned around for a second and when i turned back around she was gone. of course i ran and jumped right off the pier behind her like any mommy would do. needless to say she got a spankin and a good talkin to. she is way too brave!! that night was the first time she has ever smelt like a dog! she got a good bath after playing outside all day! it has been real stormy here and like i said...we are both working tonight, so dad came and got molly before we left for work and took her to their house. i think they may actually babysit her all weekend, so we can get some rest during the day. i actually shed a tear after he took her because she has never spent the night away from home before. i know you all think i am absolutely ridiculous but she is our baby!! i know they will take very good care of her. she loves her nana and papa and allie too (my parents dog). allie just doesnt care too much for molly. i am going to miss her. i might have to see her before sunday gets here.

our neighbors and friends have been so kind and wonderful! fweida (my best friends mom) brought us homemade butterfinger icecream on sunday...my favorite! i have pretty much eaten it all by myself! im sad because it's almost gone! two other neighbors have brought us goodies too! its encouraging and comforting to know we have such nice people around us. they told us all about everyone that lives on our street. everyone sounds like great people. there is a rainbow city policeman that lives a few doors down but we havent met him yet. i honestly feel safe where we are! i have never felt that way living in birmingham and my parents are only 10 minutes away, so i think i'll be okay when i am home by myself.

we dont have internet at the house yet or i would have posted sooner. i know i have left out lots of lovely details but i just dont have the time right now to get them all in. i promise i will try to do better from now on! i just want everyone to know that everything went very smoothly with the move and we couldnt be happier! i guess i should get back to work now! my babies need me!

i hope you have a very safe and blessed weekend!