Getting Ready to Move

The week has finally come. Lauren and I are getting ready to move to South Carolina in search of adventure and a change of scenery from the small-town vibe of Dahlonega. While we continue to move back and forth from hot to cold feet about the issue, we remind ourselves the difference between our old home, and our new home.

Old Home:
- An outdated Walmart
- A McDs, Wendys, Zaxbys
- A Dollar Store
- Our "High School for College Kids" University

New Home
- Publix, Target, Walmart (all within 2 minutes driving time)
- Chilis, O'Charley's, Longhorn, etc
- A better (larger, more diverse) community for freelance work
- BarkPark convenience

Above all else, our new home is just that, our home. We are so happy to start fresh in a place that is completely our responsibility. While we are thankful for the house we have had so far, it just didn't feel like "our house," so to speak. And while a new apartment may mean smaller spaces, neighbors, and regulations, it ultimately means our first real home. And that's the best part.

Dahlonega, I don't have much to say to you, but I do thank you for letting me kind of fit in here the last 4+ years. I suppose this area was a safe place to grow into adulthood, but I am ready and excited for what I hope is the "real world." I want the idea of impending debt, fighting for a meal, and building up my own collection of memories, treasures, and rituals, all while just trying to survive. For some reason, I am craving a difficult start, and I want to carve out my own place in the world, based on the things that we believe are the most important. Dahlonega, thank you for your motherly care, but it is time to move on.

I thought I would share a few pictures of our house while we are packing. Dang, this stuff is hard work, and there really isn't any instruction manual that comes with it. I figure that overall, boxes hold stuff that is related to each other, in some facet, and boxes are easier to carry than the individual items themselves. No rules, just varying levels of convenience.



So yea, that's our living room halfway filled with all of the "small/random" items. We still havent cleared out underneath the sinks yet (SCARY), but so far its going pretty well. Most of our stuff is large and furniture related, and some of uit won't be moved at all.

We also just bought a new kitchen table/chair combo from Target for a really good Black Friday deal. No, we didnt attempt to harm ourselves by going to the store, but we did do a little online shopping. We are trying as hard as we can to keep costs to a minimum. Here's a pic.



It's a pretty simple set, but should fit nicely in our new kitchen table area. I'm hoping to do a "desert eclectic" theme in the new apartment if Lauren will let me guide it in that direction. Basically blacks with light tonal colors and pops of high saturation natural colors. Yea, I made up the name, but who cares lol.

Finally, I began packing up my office, and this is all that remains put together... my desk, and my little lapatoppa (pronounced lap-ah-top-ah). It's nice being this simplified, but I know in a few days im going to be craving my desktop setup again.



Yea, but it should be okay for the rest of the week.

That's about all for now. Ill post pics of the new apartment when we get more moved in. Also, I can't wait for 4.1 to get unlocked. Sometime this week I hope. Yay.

Alan