Family, Painting, and CHAOS!!!

After a week chock full of projects, job searching, and late nights we finally thought we could start to slow down, BUT...

My family is in town for the week, so we have 6 people crammed into this condo (that felt gigantic until they showed up!). We spent Saturday cleaning the place up so it was perfect for the first impression. Then they came in and we made a complete disaster of the place! We have an air mattress and pallet bed on the floors in the living and dining rooms, tools and tool boxes everywhere, and missing outlet covers.

My mom just finished painting our kitchen Wythe Blue and it is a MAJOR improvement! We put new brushed nickel knobs on the other day, pulled off the railing from the top of the cabinets, and touched up the trim. All the updates makes it feel like a new room and a much bigger room.

Last week we bought and painted an antique desk black and painted the drawer pulls silver. We recovered the chair that came with the desk and painted the chair black as well. The desk will go in front of the kitchen windows for Kolby to use her laptop and write letters.

Today my brother and I went and bought a TV Armoire that is HUGE!!! It took up every inch of space in my mom's Trailblazer. We got it up the stairs and in, but I think we've decided it doesn't really fit what we need. We may Craig's List it back and maybe make a few bucks.

Needless to say, we've been busy! Pictures are coming soon, I promise!

We went to Fellowship Louisville again this morning and really enjoyed it. We've met several couples and love it so far. We've talked about looking around at other churches, but we may settle in and call this home.

We Are In!

Well it has definitely been a whirlwind of a week!! My parents came up to Murfreesboro on Wednesday night and we spent all day Thursday loading up the UHAUL!! After we cleaned up the apartment, we headed to Louisville, KY. We closed on the condo on Friday morning and began unloading. We had four guys from Fellowship Louisville show up to help us unload. That was a huge blessing. Those guys were amazing!! They had our truck unloaded in about 45 minutes. I can't even describe how grateful we were to have them, especially since we were on the second floor. My parents were such a huge help as well. We spent the rest of the weekend unpacking boxes. We still have a long way to go, but this place is actually pretty livable. My dad and Andrew put together our new dining room table (that I love!!) and they installed a new light fixture. I will post pictures soon. I'll continue unpacking today and getting more and more settled. We've already met several of our neighbors. If anyone is traveling through Louisville, please feel free to stop in and see us!

Inside the Condo and my heart

This is my first post. I figured I would type in blue. I decided to put up a couple pictures of the inside of our condo. After years of apartment living, I can't wait to start painting. If anyone has some good paint colors, just let me know.

I still can't believe we are really moving. Andrew is up in Louisville already looking for jobs. As I sit in this apartment surrounded by boxes, it all seems so surreal to me. I went to my last FSM Sunday night. I'm really going to miss that. For the past two years, our schedules have been planned around FSM. Those kids have been a huge part of our lives and we love them so much. I will miss my girls in my small group the most. I always looked forward to our weekly meetings. I will miss their laughter, their funny comments, and their genuine love. The Lord has blessed us with amazing friends here in Murfreesboro. Our Community Group was made up of wonderful couples who will be dearly missed. I'm so torn between the excitement and chaos of the move and the sadness I feel to be leaving our friends and the life I've known for six years. Fellowship Bible Church has been such a crucial part of my walk with the Lord. I plan on listening to all the sermons online so I can still hear Jeff and Monty's sermons. I'm not ready to give those up yet.

This past year, Andrew and I have both felt the Lord pulling us to a new direction. We just didn't know where. Now that we actually have the direction (at least for the next 3 years) it all seems to be happening so fast. If it was based on my plan, I would stay in Murfreesboro until the end of the summer. I'm sure God chuckles at all my plans. I'm so proud of my husband for truly listening to the Lord and trusting in him. Sometimes my faith seems so small, especially when it comes to change. I know the Lord will continue to work on my heart as we move to a new location and leave our comfort zone. If only I could take all our friends with us, it would be perfect. :)

For Old Time's Sake

Tonight was my last night at FSM. Kolby will be here a couple more weeks, but I'm going to try to head up to Louisville next Sunday afternoon. It was good to spend one more night with the students. I'm looking forward to the last hang out with my FSM small group this Thursday, and a Community Group send-off Wednesday. That's if I can dig my way out from under this pile of boxes by then...

I have a to-do list a mile long... Call the mortgage banker, find a job, apply for scholarships, etc... etc... etc... The next few weeks are going to go by quick, but Kolby and I are excited to begin the next chapter in our lives! We know there is a lot to come over the next few years.

Kolby and me at the Seminary Preview Weekend