Moving and Shaking

So, we moved! It has been a pretty hectic time as we had to close one day and move the next. Luckily the buyers signed the papers on a Friday, so we ended up having the weekend to pack and move. We were scheduled to close on Monday, which is when Ryan and I signed, so if they hadn't signed early, we would have literally had one day to move. So, with the weekend, it wasn't as bad. Laurel, Ryan's sister, came over to help. We had pretty much packed all the boxes before the weekend, so it was just moving the boxes to our temporary apartment. We had around 50 boxes, crazy I know, so it took around 4 hours. Then, on Tuesday morning, the movers came and moved all of the furniture and appliances. It only took them about 2 hours and only cost us $225. It would have taken forever for us to move the furniture, so it was an easy choice.

Now, we are temporarily living in an apartment while we look for our next home. This was always kinda the plan, but selling our home in only two days made it a necessity. To be honest, I love our little apartment. It is roomy and has a lot of natural light, plus it has an awesome 300 square foot garage which allowed us to clean out our storage unit and save a bit of money. We have already been looking at homes, but we went ahead and signed a 7 month apartment lease, as we assume it will take us a bit to find the next home we want to buy and do any slight cosmetic work it may need.

Overall, this whole process has been really great! It could have taken us a year to sell our home, we might not have been able to find an apartment we loved, and this all could have been a big headache. Luckily, Ryan and I are both happy where we are at and excited to find our next home!

We aren't really planning on decorating the apartment since we are only planning on being here a few months, but here are a few pictures of our temporary home.