The Big Move

I still can't believe how much effort it took to pack up a one bedroom apartment and move an hour and a half down the road. But somehow, with tons of help of our families, we survived and are enjoying our new home in Greenville! Those weeks of packing and planning and boxes and disorganization were enough to make us decide to become Greenville residents forever... but I'm sure that after a few years we'll be ready to make the move again {now from a two bedroom townhouse...yikes} to wherever we wind up next.

The move itself wasn't the only tough part. After taking several trips and visiting a dozen or so houses in the Greenville area, we were feeling pretty frustrated when we hadn't found "the one". Our apartment may have been little, but it sure was nice! We were the first residents and it was pretty upscale as far as apartments go. But we knew that the right house was out there somewhere and that the Lord would lead us to it!

We were hoping to be as close to the dental school as possible to cut down on travel time for Stephen, and of course were looking for something comfortable and safe. We finally found a townhouse five minutes from the dental school that backs up to quiet woods and is owned by a really sweet couple! After a few phone calls and completing the application process, we decided this was exactly what we had prayed for. And they had prayed for tenants just like us! The townhouse is beautiful, has the extra space we were looking for, and we have a great landlord. We've enjoyed making it home! Here are some pictures from when we first moved in...

Living Room

Kitchen

Master Bedroom

Master Bath {huge whirlpool tub and tiny closet for the toilet... also has a shower and walk in closet}

The townhouse already had all of the kitchen appliances so we only needed to buy a washer and dryer. After hopping from store to store, considering buying something used off of Craigslist, then deciding to buy new units, we finally settled on a top-load HE set by Samsung. We bought them from Lowe's, and they matched Best Buy's price and delivered them for free! We have been very happy with them so far.

Our new washer and dryer!

It took a little while to get everything into its right place when we moved in, so stay tuned for another post with pictures of the house all decorated!