Well, we did it. We're finally moved in to our new apartment. The move was pretty stressful, so I am glad its's over. Friday we were up until two in the morning packing and it seemed like everything that could go wrong did. We ran out of tape twice, and both rolls of packaging material for dishes and glasses, as well as paper towel. We ended up using toilet paper and t-shirts to finish wrapping things! Then we ran out of boxes, so we had to go to UHaul at 7 am to buy more before the movers came.
The movers came right on time (actually a few minutes early). We used a company called Two Marines Moving, which hires veterans from all branches of the military for their moving services. I was a little nervous when two boys that looked younger than my brother showed up, but they did a great job! One of them did drop a load of furniture from his dolly- resulting in a damaged dresser. Luckily, the piece is old anyway and the damage is at the bottom. We filed a claim, so we'll see how that goes. Overall, they were a great price, and I thought they did a good job.
Paul and I decided that there was nothing we'd rather do less than clean out our old apartment Saturday night or Sunday, when we needed that time to unpack (we didn't take off any work for this move). So while the movers were taking our things, I searched for cleaning companies that could come out ASAP. I found a man named Tom on Yelp, who said he could come out Sunday afternoon, which was perfect. So Sunday, we drove back to Peachtree and waited for Tom to show up. I'm not going to lie, he looked like Mr. Clean on steroids- bald with ginormous muscles. He ended up charging us the high end of the quote he gave, which was a little irritating, but I figured that we could pay a little more to have someone who came out on such short notice and on a Sunday. While he cleaned, Paul and I went furniture shopping. We need an entertainment center and a coffee table. We had some trouble finding things because all the furniture we saw was so big and bulky! Nothing seemed to be made for a high-rise city apartment. We finally found a media console we liked at Bob's discount furniture, then went home to pay Tom the cleaner. He did a decent job, but there were definitely spots I noticed that he missed. I think that boys just don't pay as much attention to details the way that girls do. He did a pretty good job and it was great not to do it ourselves!
Later on Sunday, Paul and I decided to go to the Crate and Barrel in Tyson's Corner since we were still out there. We should have realized sooner that C&B was the perfect mix of both of our tastes (Paul likes modern and contemporary, and I like vintage and organic). We ended up finding an entertainment center that we liked even better and a coffee table to match! More expensive than the Bob's piece, but worth it. Monday night, we walked to the C&B in Clarendon and bought it! Our new furniture will arrive next week, and then that leaves Handyman Paul to build it! Afterwards, we walked to Boulevard Grill and had dinner to celebrate our new place and new furniture. I love being able to walk everywhere.
Paul left yesterday to go to Dallas for a work training, so I am on my own unpacking, which was good since I definitely have way more clothes and toiletries than him. I have a walk-closet now, which is to die for. I have everything color-coded and organized. I'm hoping to get a lot more done tonight too (and sneak some more of my clothes into Paul's closet). My parents are coming tomorrow to pick me up on their way to Delaware for my dad's band reunion and Paul will meet us there. I'm so excited for them to see the place, even though it's not all unpacked yet.
Overall, our new place feels wonderful - we have so much more space now. Well, more but less at the same time. We have much more living space, but less storage space. My old apartment had a linen closet, and also a food pantry, and this apartment doesn't have either, so we have to be creative with our kitchen space, and I also need to find something to store all my toiletries in. The nice thing is that we have two bathrooms so that helps! The other thing I love so much about our apartment is how open and bright everything is. There is constant sunlight pouring in, which is amazing, and helps detract from the construction right in front of us. And that's another thing - we must have great windows and walls because you can barely hear the construction. Being in a penthouse and having high ceilings is fabulous as well. Once we are all unpacked and settled in, I will post pictures!
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