Moving

Packing up is a tough job. Luckily, with the move, the city of Naples is paying for a lot of it. They offered me reasonable moving expenses up to $5000. Of course we didn't need that much, but that budget allowed us to rent a U-haul and buy some containers for all our stuff. Of course, loading all that up gave us a bunch of red boxes around the old apartment!



Our thanks go out to all of you who helped us with the move. Our moms came and helped us with cleaning the old apartment...invaluable help...I'm not nearly as good at cleaning as my mom. Ben Holling helped us load up the truck and unload it in Vernal. With Ilene pregnant, we couldn't have her doing much loading, and with the heavy boxes and heavy and awkward furniture, there was no way I could have done that myself! So that was huge.




We love our new place. As soon as we get it all unpacked and cleaned up, I'll post some photos. Here's a quick description. It's a townhouse-style condo that we're renting from a couple who live in CA. It's got two livable stories with the living room and large kitchen downstairs with a half bath (the kitchen is so nice...all our stuff doesn't even fill the cupboards...our last one was so packed full that we didn't have room for it all!). Upstairs there are two bedrooms, both fairly large. We're living in one and the other will serve as a nursery. In addition, the nursery houses two large bookcases, and a bunch of games, coats, and other miscellaneous items.

In addition to all this space, we have a full basement where we have the washer/dryer, tools, and storage space for things like seasonal items and seldom used items (plus all the containers we purchased!). I'm especially excited about the basement because it has so much space for all my little projects.

Our living room is doubling as an office, but it's big enough and arranged such that the two spaces are actually separated a bit.

Well, that's a good enough description for now. Of course, we invite you to come out and see us...we have space for you, and even a crib for those of you with children. We're only 2.5-3 hours from you in the SLC/Provo areas.

Oh, and our new address is:

100 N. 1350 West #10
Vernal, UT 84078

Yes, that's right, the 100 is first and the 1350 is second...a little strange, but it's correct.

Enough for today.