Moving!

So our biggest event in May was moving!  We decided about a month ago that we would take my grandparents up on their offer to go live with them.  We are hoping to buy a house in the next few months, so saving money on rent will help us meet that goal sooner.  Our apartment contract was good until August, but we thought we would try to sell our contract so we could move out sooner and start saving money.  So we listed our apartment on KSL at the beginning of the month.  Within two weeks, someone had bought our contract and we needed to be out by May 30th!  So we started packing boxes and getting ready to move!

Moving is one of those things that always takes longer than you anticipate.  I had started packing away things about two weeks before we had to move out, and I was feeling like I had made some really great progress.  When we left for Denver over Memorial Day weekend, I was thinking we only had a couple hours of work left when we got home.  Just kidding!  We got home on Monday evening and started on the rest of it and quickly realized it was going to take much more than a few hours.  Derek ended up staying home from work Tuesday, and we still were packing up the last boxes Wednesday morning, which is the day we said we would be out.

We got some help loading the truck from a few men in the ward, but mostly it was Derek and our friend, Kent, who did all of the work.  It was so nice of Kent to spend the day helping us, because they moved the next day and I'm sure he had tons of work to do at his own apartment!  I wish I would have thought to ask for more help with cleaning the apartment...that took much longer than I thought it would!  Thankfully, our neighbor Brooklyn was able to watch Anna for a couple hours so I could get it done quicker.  Even so, it was 9:30 in the evening before we finally locked the door for the last time.

It was really bittersweet leaving that apartment.  It was a good little apartment, and we had great neighbors and a good ward.  And lots of good memories, especially because it's where we first brought home Anna.  But at the same time, I'm definitely excited to be finding a house.  I'm also really enjoying spending time with my grandparents.  And I love having free access to a pool for the summer!  I think that's how it goes with changes.  It's hard leaving behind what you know and love, but it's exciting looking to the future and its possibilities.

Saying good-bye to our apartment.  Sad to leave...

But excited for the future!