Saturday, June 30, 2012
Time to Move In
Today is June 29th. Today we loaded up again and headed to Kansas City. This time though it is to settle in our nice new apartment! I can't believe it is actually time to move in. We accidently chose the hottest weekend out of the summer (Today's high was 102 degrees.) to move. Luckily, my parents and Kris' friend are helping us out! We made the long 8 hour drive to Kansas City today and are staying in a hotel tonight so we can move everything tomorrow. We decided after battling traffic today, it will be well worth it to fly as much as we can! (We aren't quite use to the big city traffic yet!) Tomorrow we will start mid-morning by going to see our apartment and then start making trips with our stuff! Hopefully tomorrow will not be too hot and we will be able to unload and organize everything in our apartment! Wish us luck!!! I will put pictures soon!!
Our New Adventure
Sorry it has taken me so long to update! (I'm new at this blogging thing!) Well for those of you who don't know, Kris and I have officially started our new adventure in Kansas City. We have had an eventful, crazy start to our new chapter of our lives. I thought some of you may want to hear about our moving process so I am going to start from the beginning...
It all started the week of May 27th. Kris and I decided that we were going to go down to one car because Kris' car is an old Volvo and we were scared it wouldn't make the long drive to Kansas City. Kris had to say goodbye to his first car. (Good ol' Betsy)
On May 29th, the major packing began. One thing we learned real fast...we have way too much stuff!! Luckily, we rented a 17' Penske truck for our big move. Never in all my life did I think we could fill up a 17' truck but guess what...we did! Kris, Kris' dad, and I packed and loaded all Tuesday night and all Wednesday morning. After filling up the truck we learned that it took us over 18 hours to pack and get everything loaded. We decided we were crazy!! So a few tips for moving:
1. Get rid of things you don't use way before you move!
2. Get a truck bigger than you think you will need or get a smaller truck so you will throw things out.
3. Get LOTS of help! (Do not refuse because you want to be nice!)
4. Start packing early. You will be amazed at what you will find as you start packing.
5. Liquor stores have tons of boxes that are FREE so start there.
6. Try to pack at points in the day when it is not too hot!
Those are my words of advice for now! I am sure there are many more I can add but I can't remember some!
On the 30th, we still had a lot to do. Our plan was to leave around noon for our start to our big road trip. We didn't end up leaving until 4:00! Told you we were crazy! Kris and I decided next time that we are A.) getting rid of ALL our stuff and starting over or B.) hiring a packer and mover no matter what the cost. (We may even start saving now!) We did it though. We got everything loaded and headed to Vincennes, IN for our first leg of our trip. (Thank you Kevin for dealing with our craziness!) I decided that we needed the 31st as a "break day" and I was a little selfish because I wanted to celebrate my birthday! I am glad we took that day off! I don't know if I have ever slept that hard in my life!!
On June 1st, we officially made it to Kansas City, MO! Now this is where most people think our adventure ended but it is not. Kris doesn't start his job until July 16th but we had to be out of our last apartment by June 1st. We decided to travel for the month of June so we could see a good majority of our family. (Best decision ever!) So our journey did not end on June 1st! We put all of our belongings in a storage place for the month of June. We were hoping to move into a nice new place by July 1st.
On June 2nd, we started our apartment search. Johnson City is nowhere near the size of Kansas City (we found this out really fast). We got lost so many times. Thank goodness for our phone navigators! Apartment searching was so much fun! Apartments are more expensive out here in Kansas City but the ones we looked at (most of them) were very nice! I had set up appointments early to our arrival so we could see as many apartments as we could. I think we saw 6-7 apartments altogether. At the end of the day, we had two perfect apartment places that would fit our needs. I thought deciding to move was our hardest decision but I think figuring out our apartment was equally as hard!
On June 3rd, we started our travels to see our family. We still hadn't decided on which apartment we wanted! By Monday, we chose a 2 bedroom, 2 bathroom 1st floor apartment that would be about 15 minutes from Kris' work. It is near shopping centers and restaurants. We even will live near an IMAX! (We have two bedrooms so feel free to come and visit!)
I think that is most of our update on our first leg of our journey. Our month with our families went way too fast as normal but we could never trade our time with them. Kris and I were even able to relax and actually get excited about our move. Hopefully, it will be a great chapter of our lives:)
It all started the week of May 27th. Kris and I decided that we were going to go down to one car because Kris' car is an old Volvo and we were scared it wouldn't make the long drive to Kansas City. Kris had to say goodbye to his first car. (Good ol' Betsy)
On May 29th, the major packing began. One thing we learned real fast...we have way too much stuff!! Luckily, we rented a 17' Penske truck for our big move. Never in all my life did I think we could fill up a 17' truck but guess what...we did! Kris, Kris' dad, and I packed and loaded all Tuesday night and all Wednesday morning. After filling up the truck we learned that it took us over 18 hours to pack and get everything loaded. We decided we were crazy!! So a few tips for moving:
1. Get rid of things you don't use way before you move!
2. Get a truck bigger than you think you will need or get a smaller truck so you will throw things out.
3. Get LOTS of help! (Do not refuse because you want to be nice!)
4. Start packing early. You will be amazed at what you will find as you start packing.
5. Liquor stores have tons of boxes that are FREE so start there.
6. Try to pack at points in the day when it is not too hot!
Those are my words of advice for now! I am sure there are many more I can add but I can't remember some!
On the 30th, we still had a lot to do. Our plan was to leave around noon for our start to our big road trip. We didn't end up leaving until 4:00! Told you we were crazy! Kris and I decided next time that we are A.) getting rid of ALL our stuff and starting over or B.) hiring a packer and mover no matter what the cost. (We may even start saving now!) We did it though. We got everything loaded and headed to Vincennes, IN for our first leg of our trip. (Thank you Kevin for dealing with our craziness!) I decided that we needed the 31st as a "break day" and I was a little selfish because I wanted to celebrate my birthday! I am glad we took that day off! I don't know if I have ever slept that hard in my life!!
On June 1st, we officially made it to Kansas City, MO! Now this is where most people think our adventure ended but it is not. Kris doesn't start his job until July 16th but we had to be out of our last apartment by June 1st. We decided to travel for the month of June so we could see a good majority of our family. (Best decision ever!) So our journey did not end on June 1st! We put all of our belongings in a storage place for the month of June. We were hoping to move into a nice new place by July 1st.
On June 2nd, we started our apartment search. Johnson City is nowhere near the size of Kansas City (we found this out really fast). We got lost so many times. Thank goodness for our phone navigators! Apartment searching was so much fun! Apartments are more expensive out here in Kansas City but the ones we looked at (most of them) were very nice! I had set up appointments early to our arrival so we could see as many apartments as we could. I think we saw 6-7 apartments altogether. At the end of the day, we had two perfect apartment places that would fit our needs. I thought deciding to move was our hardest decision but I think figuring out our apartment was equally as hard!
On June 3rd, we started our travels to see our family. We still hadn't decided on which apartment we wanted! By Monday, we chose a 2 bedroom, 2 bathroom 1st floor apartment that would be about 15 minutes from Kris' work. It is near shopping centers and restaurants. We even will live near an IMAX! (We have two bedrooms so feel free to come and visit!)
I think that is most of our update on our first leg of our journey. Our month with our families went way too fast as normal but we could never trade our time with them. Kris and I were even able to relax and actually get excited about our move. Hopefully, it will be a great chapter of our lives:)
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