Welcome Home!

greetings from Music City!! we left bright and early Monday morning and arrived 567 miles later in about 10 hours (keep in mind, we had to drive slower and stop more with Rev... don't let the # of hours stop you from coming to visit! :) ) with the help of Brandon's wonderful parents, we managed to unpack more than half the moving truck on Monday and finished up on Tuesday. i can't express how thankful i am for their help and support. our move was completely flawless...praise God!! the only small scare was when the Explorer's "check engine" light came on, but it eventually turned off. anyway, the four of us worked hard on Tuesday and Wednesday to get things in order and make our apartment look like home. we weren't sure if we'd have room for everything, but we're managing to make do. just don't mind the fact that our master bathroom closet contains not only extra bar soap and deodorant, but also a George Foreman grill, blankets, and some board games...just to name a few.

it's been fun to drive around our area to check out all the restaurants, malls, grocery stores, and local shops. i can't tell you how excited i was to find a super walmart less than a mile away! i'm sure we'll be exploring for a while...we just want to get our bearings down so that our tours are at least a little exciting when all of you come to visit :)

brandon started back at work today as a "remote technical support representative" for PreSonus (translation: answering emails in his underwear :) ). we're so thankful that he was able to keep his job for the summer and work part-time when school starts back up in the fall. speaking of work, i'm still jobless. i haven't had many leads at all, which is frustrating, but i'm trying to stay positive and not get overwhelmed. i know our God is a faithful provider, and i know we're in His hands. it's just a matter of choosing to believe and holding onto that truth that makes it tough. so please continue to pray for peace and guidance regarding jobs and also making friends, finding a church, and all the other things associated with adjusting to a new city.

allright, enough of my blabbering. here are some pics of our apt as of tonight...still a work in progress of course! love and miss you all!

he's our real-life welcome mat :)

i told you girls i'd find the perfect place for it :)

when you walk in, you have your laundry room on the right...

and the guest bathroom on the left.

then there's the guest room/studio straight through the bathroom. this is definitely a work in progress!

view of the living room from the guest room. still trying to figure out what to put on that big wall... the TV is on the wall facing the couch & chaise.

lovely, "quaint" kitchen...we had to get creative with the storage!

kitchen & dining room/my summer classroom, view from the front entrance

wonderful indoor storage!

now let's head back to the master bedroom/bath...

our master bathroom may be my favorite place in the apt...it's HUGE!

here's the random crap-collecting closet that i mentioned :)

our balcony view is beautiful...quite different from the flat Louisiana landscape!

until next time...