An update and a photo tour

We're getting settled into our house now. Matt started work this week, so I've been trying to keep busy getting things situated around the house, and job hunting like crazy, though I've had no luck on that front yet. I'm trying to be patient. =) We joined a gym this week, which I'm using to fill up some of my free time.

We've made some friends in our new church family, which is great, especially for me! There are 2 couples that are relatively close to us in age, as well as 2 larger families. Our congregation is pretty small, there are roughly 50 people in attendance on a good day.

Matt spent the week getting things ready on campus for the students to return next week (classes start Wednesday). He has been busy finding his way around, getting his office organized, ordering materials for his scene shop, and writing the syllabus for the class he'll be teaching.

As far as my job hunting goes, I've broadened my horizons a bit to include corporate accounting, which I'm hoping will pan out to a few more jobs. I plan to start cold-calling public accounting firms in the area on Tuesday, so I'm hoping to find something soon. I have sent out many resumes and applications already, so I'm praying that something will come through very soon.

Okay, now on to the good stuff! Since our family and friends are far enough away that they can't just come visit on a whim, we decided to post a little tour of our new home, so you all can see it!

See this post for some pics of the outside of our home.

Welcome! Here's the view from the front door (Lucy decided she wanted to be in the pic as well). If you go down the hall to the left, there's a bathroom in the hall and all of the bedrooms at the end of the hall.

If you're standing in the front entry, and look to your right, you'll see the living room.


Here's the kitchen, looking in from the dining area. At the end of the hall on the left is the laundry room.

Here's our bedroom, which is at the end of the hall.

The other side of our bedroom, and the entry to the master bath (which has a double vanity! Yay!).

This is the only room in the house that doesn't have tan carpet and "chocolate milk" colored walls. It's our gym for now, but we're looking to sell our elliptical trainer and this tv (since we joined a gym), so that this can eventually be a nursery. =)

One of these days, hopefully soon, this mess will be our guest bedroom!

The garage is still a bit of a mess, so no pics of that yet. =) Matt hung a few sets of shelves on the walls, so it's looking more organized every day.

Photo tours are fun, but we'll happily welcome real visitors any time!! Hint, hint.

Hello, Nashville!

We made it! After many, many hours of packing boxes and loading them into the truck, we finally rolled out of our neighborhood at around 8:30pm on Wednesday.
After stopping to say goodbye to our dearest friends, the Petersons, (many tears there!), we headed south for my parents house.
We left there Thursday morning, and stopped in Carbondale to pick up our washer and dryer.
The trip was difficult for me, since I had the cats in my car, and Lucy was very upset by having to be in the car. It took 2 doses of kitty sedatives to finally knock her out, and the rest of the trip was much better! =)
We rolled into our new neighborhood around 6pm on Thursday, and have been unpacking ever since! The house is a disaster, so I won't be posting any pics until I have something decent to show! =)
Anyway, we're here, happy to be in our new home, and interested to see what things are like in our new branch tomorrow morning.
More updates to come!