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OK, so now that we’re moved in it’s probably time to let everyone know how it went.  The weekend prior to Dec. 23rd we started packing everything up.  On Monday we loaded a truck up with the stuff in storage and as much from the house as we could fit.  After loading up the storage stuff, I realized we were going to have to make two trips.  My dad had offered earlier to help pay for Two Men and a Truck to move us.  We called them up and I arranged to have them move just the big stuff.  By the end of Monday I was completely exhausted and sore, but we were on our way to move into the new house!!!  We slept at my parents house and had sweet dreams of extra bedrooms and storage space in basements.

Tuesday we woke up and headed straight to the bank to sign all the papers.  It didn’t take us too long.  Both the realtor and our lender made us gift baskets full of gift certificates, sweets, and toys for the kids.  If you ever need a realtor, you should try Anne Vaske of Iowa Realty and Paulette Cahill at First Federal Savings Bank of Iowa for loans.  They did a bang up job, and really took time to make sure all our questions were answered and issues resolved.

So after signing we headed straight to the house.  My dad met us with the truck and we started unloading into the garage. Candice headed back to the apartment to finish packing and to let the movers come help.  Josh met us up there after awhile and we unloaded very quickly.  We took the truck back, grabbed a bite to eat, and all met back at the house.  By that time the movers had arrived with the furniture.  Candice directed and we moved.  We got most of the essential boxes in the house and started some of the unpacking.

Wednesday was Christmas Eve so we unpacked until about 3 and packed up for my parents house.  We had Christmas on Thursday and all got back together for dinner at our house.  Adam and Erin were in town so we got to show them the new place and do some catching up.  They also are buying a new house and we’re really happy for them they are getting to be home owners!

Everything has been pretty downhill since then.  We’re in the unpacking mode and still have lots of work to do before things are normal again. Regardless, we’re doing great in our new house.