so we moved...

we hated our old landlords, couldn't wait to get away from them but cameron hates to move. since he did it a lot of his growing up years he has a lot more experiance with it than i do. we looked and looked and couldn't find a dang thing. we thought- shoot one more flippin' year with these people! we signed the contract and gave it to our landlords. That same day i was talking one of our neighbors. They had found this 'perfect' apt but didn't want to move--they walked us right over. It fit every requirement we had. we moved in a week later! It is $25 cheaper than what we were paying last year- its mostly in the ground but wonder of wonders all the windows are above ground and therefore feels like its not a basement! The rooms but the kitchen have ceiling fans :D It has brand new carpet and paint. huge rooms! did i mention that? HUGE HUGE HUGE rooms. our master bedroom is enormous, i think its the biggest room of the apt. the girls are now sharing a room and i think its going to be great. with any move there will be some growing pains. The move---sucked. it really really sucks to move. as this is the first time that i have moved as a family unit i was surprised by how much it sucked. i lived my whole life in the same house. when you're single and moving its not a big deal since everything you own can fit your backseat. Cameron and I moved into our last apt before Jade was born and therefore we had almost nothing. fast forward three years and we have a ridicilous amount of crud! I now understand why cameron did not want to move. Most everything is unpacked which is great. and we really love this little gem. it has a backyard and everything. we are a block away from the park. Cameron can still walk to work which was a necesity. i mean the only negative about this apt is that it doesn't have enough storage. we hated having to leave our friends at the old place. but we are still close enough that hanging out shouldn't be too hard. Anyway- sarah was amazing and watched our kids overnight for us!!! we could not have moved if she hadn't done that. Jay and Jesse helped us load and unload...Anyway- we are so excited about this and just wish that all our friends lived close enough to see our new diggs and be excited about them with us. it just feels like a new start and even when you liked your 'old' life doesn't a new beginning just feel refreshing sometimes--like taking a shower in the middle of the day sometimes just feels really good...here some pics...befores and afters: