Birmingham!

We are here and made it!!

On Monday, Paul, my mom, my dad, and I packed up the truck with our things from Charleston. Paul and I had everything already boxed up so all we had to do was put it all in the 24 foot box truck. Charleston will always be a special place for us. It was our first home as a married couple. Leaving it was hard, but I know we will be back a lot to visit!! (enter tears here).
We then drove to Greenville to pack up some furniture and boxes that had been stored in a storage unit. The truck was packed full. ALL. THE. WAY! That evening we enjoyed a wonderful dinner with Paul's mom, dad, brother, sister, and brother in law at BRiOSO. It was fun to have a dinner all together one last time before moving. Then, the next morning we left bright and early for Birmingham (enter round two of tears). Greenville will also hold a special place in our hearts, because it's where we met, fell in love, and got married. Again, we know we will be back to visit!
And now...(drum roll please) our new home!! We LOVE our new apartment. It has two bedrooms, a living room, dining room, kitchen, and a sun room that we are using as an "office". Moving in was not easy. We're on the second floor with no elevator, a lot of boxes, some big furniture pieces, and 95 degree weather. Needlesstosay, we all worked hard to get everything in here! We are grateful to have had my parents here with us to help move everything in. Having to say goodbye to them on Wednesday was extremely hard (enter rounds three, four, and probably five of tears here).
It is now Day 3 in the new place, and we've got a lot put away, set out, displayed, and arranged. However, since this place is bigger than our last, decorating is a work in progress. We've been able to do a lot with what we had and some new pieces we got (we are blessed to have wonderful family members who have generously shared things). Plus, we can finally pull out some art work and decorations that were wedding gifts that we hadn't been able to use yet. It's all coming together!! SO EXCITING!
But that's enough of me sharing...here are the pictures that can say more...

Moving day at the condo.

After packing up the storage unit in Greenville...we had to practice pulling the door down just to make sure it all fit

The kitchen - open shelves on the left, closed cabinets on the right. And yes, the washer and drier are in the kitchen. I love the black and white checker tile floor.

This is the butler's pantry connecting the kitchen to the dining

Our living room with Paul's new recliner!

The coat rack Paul designed, built, and painted!

Bookshelf in living room with my grandparent's mantel grandfather clock.

Master bedroom with new, vintage dresser and bed

The bed and night stand, and our beautiful new quilt matches amazingly!

The sun room office. My shelves are on the left, Paul's on the right.

This is what we have done so far...still more to do, but we're happy with what we've got started! I'll keep you posted as we continue to add to all this!

Thank you to all our friends and family who have really supported and encouraged us through this whole process and move. And please remember, you can come visit any time! We will have the guest room ready for you!

God Bless