dreamling | Moving into the Taj

We love our new place.

It's full of windows, and has a great view of this little park area right out front. I'm hoping that viewing these vistas will help me to get out into the outside more than before, and I have to admit to being tempted to walk the sidewalks when the sun comes streaming in.

We were so blessed to have so many wonderful friends and family members to help us get all too many boxes and couches over here. It was really great to see everyone, and the time we spent boxing things before they got here really helped. We transported several loads over to the new place before needing the last minute 'box up what's left' boxes. We had so many people that we were able to send people to unpack at the new place while leaving some to finish up packing the old place, and two of my parents vans let us do both loading and unloading simultaneously. It was a highly organized dance of dust, clutter, and boxes. An amazing feat, really. We are so thankful to everyone that helped. You really made our move fairly painless.

Then my mother measured our windows, went to Menard's and purchased window blinds custom cut for all our windows! Amazing! We still need to put most of them up, but we did manage to get them up in the master bedroom and master bedroom. (I'm sure you all agree these are quite important.)

My art room is also wonderful, though of course, boxes are everywhere, and I'm still missing my art desk. (hope to pick it up in the next couple weeks). I have windows on two walls in there(southwest exposure), a small comfy blue couch, and a little tv hooked up to keep me company. I started unpacking by tackling my manga and art reference boxes, but I have a good deal of miscellany in boxes mysteriously labeled 'Stacie's room' that will need sorting, and storing away.

Last weekend I got most of our kitchen unpacked, and we've been tackling things bit by bit. It already feels like home though, and more everyday. Very pleased, very pleased.

The basement is very full of boxes, and lamps, and all manner of things. It's supposed to be my husband's domain, so it'll be quite a bit before it becomes the den. Also it might take a while for us to tackle the space due to the omission of a cable box down there. There will be talks with the landlord to figure that out. But new places always have these things to work through.

The architecture makes me happy, and that's a very important thing. This place is going to work out for us, very nicely.