The sides of the hill are covered in undergrowth now, but the grass is still really nice. It's nice and shady, so the A/C won't work as hard as it would've had to with several of the houses we looked at. Technically, it is a downgrade in space. We're losing our dining room (aka computer room), but has three bedrooms - the smaller two are massive compared to our current second two. The space is laid out much more sensibly, and even though the kitchen is a good bit smaller, it has more counterspace and storage! For some reason, I only took one picture in the house (in my defense, it was house number 6 we saw that day), and Z was in the picture on accident, so I blurred her. We do not have a ghost. Yet. Give Hubby a chance, and I'm sure he'll figure out a way to have a pet ghost.
I took this near the front door, so it is diagonally across the living room and into the kitchen. It's a little small, but with a studio apartment
We're 1 mile away from a subway station, 1 mile away from the center of the Kirkwood neighborhood, 1 mile away from a massive big box shopping center, and apparently 1 mile away from one of the happening-est gay districts in the ATL! We are very excited. BUT....
We still have to get there. I've talked a lot about the when, where, and how issues of this move. Fortunately, they are all addressed finally! Where: We're moving to a cute ranch house in Edgewood. How: We have a 26 foot truck on reserve from a branch of a self-move service. When: That's the kicker. We pick up the truck one-week from tomorrow!! We're desperately trying to pack up boxes, although I think we're pretty much done for the night at this point. DVDs and about 2/3 of the books are all packed, as is half of our wardrobe.
We are getting a washer and dryer from friends here, then loading up the truck Sunday. Monday, we're going to my parents' house, where we pick up more stuff, and spend a night. Tuesday, we're going to Hubby's parents' house, where we pick up yet more stuff and spend another night. Wednesday is the long-haul, with a 7 hour drive - one of us in a 26 foot truck, the other in a car with a dog and a cat who will both be going crazy. We might stop and visit family in North Carolina as a rest stop, because they live about half-way between Hubby's parents' and our new place, but only to stretch and give the animals a little relaxation time.
We should get to Atlanta no later than 4pm or so, and we need to unload as much as possible on Wednesday, but the truck won't be due back until the next day, so we can spend a little extra time the next day unloading.
Our trip (which we also just came back from a few hours ago) was amazing! We had a wonderful - if not completely crazy time. We got to explore a lot of the area near where we'll be living and have already tried out a few of the really cool eating places near our new place. Hubby even found a really neat organic/vegetarian grocery store nearby that has a better selection and cheaper prices than the specialty store he's frequented here in Central PA. We quickly noted that regardless of age, gender, and race, the unifying factor of employees and shoppers alike in the store was long, gray hair.
Sorry, I thought this post was going to be funnier than it turned out being, but I'm too tired to really care. Also, hopefully this won't be the last time I post before we actually move, but it might be. Maybe when I move in, I'll actually take pictures of the place so I can show it off!!!
