Tuesday, June 22, 2010

Moving is Hard Work

We spent our first night in our new home on Saturday. It was strange……I guess it will take some time until it really feels like home. Hubby says it feels like he’s staying at an aunt’s house or something and I kind of feel the same. All our stuff is half way unpacked and involves a lot of searching if you need something, but eventually we will be fully settled in and I’m sure it will be great.

Today we removed all the carpeting in the downstairs bonus room. It took us about 4 hours and was pretty sweaty intense work. We had to scrape off areas where the carpet was glued down and use a pry bar to remove all the tack strips that held the carpet in place. Now the floor is just a bare slab of concrete! We can’t wait to shop for new flooring……it should be really fun. We still have plenty more work to do before that though. The next step is to remove all the trim work from the walls and then we need to smooth out the wall surface. Currently there is a textured paint application that we are just not very fond off. The room should be beautiful once we are done though.

Here's a BEFORE photo. Notice the hideous carpet! Next to go is the ugly wood trim!
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Here's the AFTER photo. We now have a nice concrete slab for a floor.....
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We were so excited that our little dog Roxy would have her very own yard to play in. We put her outside while we were ripping up the flooring and wouldn’t you know it? She was begging to get back in! Apparently she’s an indoor dog! Oh well. She is still trying to figure out why we are in a new place. She is constantly smelling around the house and doing some exploring here and there.

On the TTC front we are still planning on waiting until at least September. I sure the time will fly by though. Oh and AF…..who knows what’s going on it seems I have 3 days of spotting then a week off. It’s been like this for 4 weeks now! I’m currently spotting right now…….who knows?

This Friday my FIL will be coming to visit us. Oddly he scheduled a trip out here to help us move so that I wouldn’t have to do any heavy lifting during the pregnancy. And well a few days after he purchased his plane ticket I had the surgery to terminate the pregnancy. It’s all kind of bittersweet I guess. We are excited to have family come see us anytime but yet it reminds me of why the trip was ever planned. When he booked the flight I think both hubby and I had made a comment about the awkwardness of losing the baby and now we just have to endure it.

And lastly, Thursday is my BIRTHDAY! I can’t believe it’s already here! I will be turning 27 and it all seems kind of weird…..we don’t have any plans and hubby already bought me a gift (tickets to Jack Johnson next month) so it should just be a mellow and otherwise boring kind of day.

16 comments:

  1. It looks great! Hard work definitely pays off!! Happy early Birthday! Hope you have an amazing day!!

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  2. HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!! I hope you are able to have a WONDERFUL day!

    It definitely took a little while for our house to really feel like home. I am sure it will come, especially as you get unpacked and personalize everything.

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  3. Hey Happy (early) Birthday. Working on a house is so much fun, although there is will probably be some tears mixed in with sweat. I knwow there was for me. I can't wait to see the picts of your next step. Good luck picking out flooring.

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  4. This looks like a great house! You may cringe when I say this, but I've seen concrete left go on many design shows (instead of installing other flooring), which I thought was interesting.

    Happy Birthday a few days early!

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  5. I totally DIG that room, and HAPPY BIRTHDAY! I am glad that the house will be a distraction for you right now. At least I hope so.

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  6. So exciting about the new house! I just have to throw in my 2 cents and suggest painting the concrete floor in the basement (instead of wood, carpet, etc). I've been dying to try that in a house, but unfortunately haven't been able to sell my house and I'm stuck here for a while. I'm sure whatever you do will be lovely. Don't work too hard!

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  7. Happy early birthday! Congrats on the house. And I wish you the best with your unpacking!!

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  8. Congratulations on the new house and happy early birthday! Don't do any house work tomorrow:)

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  9. Thank you all for the early Birthday wishes! Oh and as for the floor goes, I love the stained concrete look. I saw it on HGTV and fell in love. I wish we could do it but I'm not so sure because the concrete has some flaws (chips, and hairline cracks) Not sure if that's a problem so I'll have to look into it.

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  10. Happy Birthday!!! Do something wonderful for yourself...treat YOU :)

    AND Your house looks fabulous! Yes, I know what work it is to take up carpet, but so worth it. Good luck with the walls. I'm a designer so keep me posted ;)

    As for the spotting, that seems a little odd given that you had an ectopic pregnancy. BUT, I'm not an authoritarian on anything, so I'm sure if you Dr. says your okay then you are alright and your body is working to get back in sync :) I just want you to be well sweet girl. If it makes you feel better, I spotted for 3 1/2 months.

    HUGS and HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!!

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  11. Happy Birthday!!! Congrats on your move!! I LOVE that room! I can't wait to see more pics!
    Hugs!!!

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  12. How exciting! We are house searching right now, and I can't wait to settle into a new home. :) Enjoy your weekend.

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  13. Hey lady, just checking in, you've been quiet for a while and I'm just hoping everything is okay with you and no news is good news!

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  14. Happy Birthday and Congratulations on the new house!
    I just found your blog and I had to comment b/c I love much of the same music that you do. Its so very cool that you went to Bonaroo, just read your other blog post, sounds like you had an amazingly hot & sweaty time :)
    Nice to find you!

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  15. Just stopping by to say hello and we miss you :) Come back to us when you are ready...until then, enjoy your beautiful new home!

    Many HUGS

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  16. thinking of you and hoping you are okay. miss ya.
    xoxo
    lis

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