Home at last.

I'm writing this post from our new apartment!  We just got our phone and internet hooked up today-so hopefully you'll be seeing more posts from me.  I can't put into words how good it is to have our own place.  Its a deep deep goodness.  We moved in on Sunday, and on Tuesday Justin headed off to work.  So while he's been gone during the day I have the place to myself to organize and unpack.  I'd forgotten how much I love being alone and just puttering around the house getting things done.  I realize I hadn't had time to myself for nearly four months and I don't think I realized how much I needed/missed it.

These past few days have been exhausting, I've been moving boxes and furniture for hours everyday and at night I've been pooped.  Today was my lazy day...I got up to have breakfast with Justin before he went off to work, then after he left I grabbed a cup of coffee and watched an Oprah dvd I got from the library.  I was just going to watch it till I finished my coffee, but I ended up watching over an hour's worth.  I was watching her interviews on heartfelt stories and I ended up crying over a mother you was dying from breast cancer and had videotaped messages to her daughter for when she grew up and got married.  Its been so long since I've been able to sit in the comforts of my own home and watch sappy things that make me cry.
Oh the freedom!  :)

So far I love our apartment.  The only down side is that we don't have a really good space for a dining room table for when company is over.  Right now we can have two chairs at it, which is just right for when its just Justin and me...we'll have to figure out what to do with company.  But our place does have a washer and dryer! -which is something I've never had in an apartment.   There is tons of storage and its on the first floor which is great for bringing in groceries and taking the dog out.

A miracle happened to me today.  I found my linguistics class notes.  When we had first put our stuff in storage, I had all my textbooks (and notes too I thought) in a garbage bag in my in-laws garage.  I forgot them when I went back to school, and when I called about them I found out that my father-in-law had accidentally thrown them out with the trash.  The notes were the worst thing to lose, I felt like part of my brain was gone.  I was going through a rough time in school and I was challenged to pray for things I didn't believe could happen.  So I prayed that I would get my Semantics notes back somehow.  I really thought they were gone.  Well, I found them today, plus the rest of my linguistics notes!! I just cried when I found them.  Once again, I humbled.

I hope to post pictures soon of our place.  Most everything is put away, I can't wait to be able to start decorating!