Moving Day

Moving Day 2010 - Part 1

Today we moved into Jordan's parents' house. Our lease in our apartment is up at the end of this month, and since we're moving to Baton Rouge in August, we moved here to save some money in the mean time. We appreciate being able to live here for a few months.

One thing that I learned about Jordan the first day I ever talked to him is that he likes organized moves. (It's because the first time we really met was when he came over to help me move. - And before he came over, he asked what kind of move it was going to be. He didn't want to come over and pack; he wanted to come over and move. I think it all worked out for the best!) :-)

So we've been packing and preparing for a while. It's a little more complicated to pack when 1) you have to separate the "put it in storage" items from the "I'll need those this summer" items, and 2) you have a baby! Thankfully, we had lots of help packing. My mom, my Aunt Debbie, and Jordan's mom all helped us pack. That was great help! We started packing during spring break, and we began stacking the boxes in the garage. Here's the garage last night:


This morning the move began at 9:00, and the entire U-Haul was packed before 10:00! That was pretty good! It was all because we had lots and lots of help. - Thanks for helping, everyone! We really appreciate it!!! (And just look at all of these smiles! What happy helpers!)




These girls also got to come over for the move. They didn't last too long watching the movie, but it worked for a little while, and it was good while it lasted. But when they weren't watching the movie, they were either eating breakfast or playing at the park at the apartment complex, so they were really no problem!!

And this little guy had lots of fun with Rebecca!

Jordan designated me as the supervisor, so I directed which boxes and furniture went where, (some went to the Cooper's house, some to the storage unit, some to my dad's truck for my sister, and some to the dumpster. - We didn't want anything going to the wrong place!) And I was able to delegate different jobs, too.

After getting the storage unit set, we took a break for lunch, and then we made the trip to the Cooper's house with all of our stuff. So far tonight, I've set up Claire's room and unpacked her things, and I've unpacked the bathroom stuff. Our room still has boxes and suitcases everywhere. Right now Jordan and Chris are working on the electronic items. We'll get to the rest later!

We've had soooo much help with this move - today AND before today. - Thank you so, so much! Thanks to the help we've had, we had a great moving day! (Stay tuned for Part 2 in August!)