This is my 100th post on this little blog! A little over 2 years ago we started our adventure of moving to Florida. I'm amazed at how much things have changed in such a relatively short period of time. I've been meaning to do this post now for about a year. One of the biggest questions I'm asked is if I'm happy we moved to Florida and if I miss anything about New York. Seems like if our 1 year (*cough* or two year) anniversary of the move isn't a good time to post, perhaps post 100 is the next best thing. Spoiler alert: I still love that we moved and would do it again in a heartbeat.
Showing posts with label Moving. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Moving. Show all posts
Thursday, June 5, 2014
Saturday, September 29, 2012
New Home: Part 10
We are so close to completion! Almost everything has been done inside, now it's just touch up work in there.
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| Paint, sidewalk, pavers, mail box! |
Monday, September 17, 2012
Future Home: Part 9
Geoff and I took a swing by the new house this past weekend. There were a lot of new things to check out!
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| Sidewalk framed, primer painted |
Monday, September 10, 2012
Future Home: Part 8!
I'll interrupt the Disneyland postings for today. We're getting closer and closer to seeing a complete house! Last weekend we stopped at they had all the insulation and sheet rock up. We went back this weekend and they had mudded the house! It didn't look too different this week, so I didn't take a lot of pictures, but last week it certainly looked different! It feels more real now, we have defined rooms. It feels more like a house. I'm really excited to see it finished! (Also excited to get out of the apartment and stop stressing about moving!)
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| Outside: Stucco done! Tiles on roof |
Friday, August 3, 2012
Future Home Part 7: A Preview!
I swear we've been doing more here in Florida, but this seems to be the most exciting thing happening in our lives right now.
We stopped by the house again this afternoon after we finished work. We have vents and electrical! Geoff took a video, so here's a guided tour of our house:
We stopped by the house again this afternoon after we finished work. We have vents and electrical! Geoff took a video, so here's a guided tour of our house:
Saturday, July 28, 2012
Future Home Part 6
A lot has happened since my last post. It actually looks like a house now!
These are from July 13.
These are from July 13.
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| Walls! |
Friday, July 6, 2012
Future Home Part 5
A lot has been done since my last post about the house!
In case you missed the other posts, they're here:
Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4
We went and picked out our granite. Unfortunately, the one we had originally picked was discontinued! So we went up to the granite place in Orlando to pick out something new.
Tropical Storm Debby had thrown a little bit of a kink in our building. In order to pour the concrete slab, they needed a dry day. Instead of any dry days, we had a number of days in a row of rain. So then the ground had to dry out!
Luckily, after she moved out we had a number of really dry (and HOT) days, so they were able to pour the slab last week.
This is what it looked like yesterday, they're ready to start the actual building of the house! I'm so excited. We can't wait to move in. The apartment is nice as far as apartments go, but we're ready for a larger kitchen and Bandit's ready to have a yard of his own!
We've been going around to furniture stores and we're starting to narrow down our choices for a new bedroom set and patio furniture!
Now all that's left is to sell our house in Rochester...so if anyone wants to buy a townhome...
In case you missed the other posts, they're here:
Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4
We went and picked out our granite. Unfortunately, the one we had originally picked was discontinued! So we went up to the granite place in Orlando to pick out something new.
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| To refresh, the original choice |
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| New choice (same that's on the actual counters in the picture above.) |
Tropical Storm Debby had thrown a little bit of a kink in our building. In order to pour the concrete slab, they needed a dry day. Instead of any dry days, we had a number of days in a row of rain. So then the ground had to dry out!
Luckily, after she moved out we had a number of really dry (and HOT) days, so they were able to pour the slab last week.
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| Slab poured, concrete blocks ready! |
We've been going around to furniture stores and we're starting to narrow down our choices for a new bedroom set and patio furniture!
Now all that's left is to sell our house in Rochester...so if anyone wants to buy a townhome...
Sunday, June 17, 2012
Future Home Part 4
Tuesday, June 12, 2012
Future Home Part 3
We got an email over the weekend that our house was still in permitting. Apparently the government is taking their sweet time approving everything (the hurricane codes were changed right before we put down our deposit.)
In the email the builder said they would do as much with the lot as possible without a permit so when they do receive everything, they'll be able to hit the ground running and not have any further delays.
So I decided to swing by and see if they had done anything. And they did!
Woot! They started preparing the lot. Not much, but it's a start and that makes me very excited! The rest of the neighborhood is really coming along too. It's amazing to see how much has been done since we put down our deposit. I'm really looking forward to watching the progress on our home!!
Past posts about building our house:
Part 1
Part 2
In the email the builder said they would do as much with the lot as possible without a permit so when they do receive everything, they'll be able to hit the ground running and not have any further delays.
So I decided to swing by and see if they had done anything. And they did!
Woot! They started preparing the lot. Not much, but it's a start and that makes me very excited! The rest of the neighborhood is really coming along too. It's amazing to see how much has been done since we put down our deposit. I'm really looking forward to watching the progress on our home!!
Past posts about building our house:
Part 1
Part 2
Monday, April 30, 2012
Future Home Part 2
We had the fun day yesterday: it was time to pick out our colors!
We picked the color for the outside of the house, the floors, the cabinets, the counter-tops...it was a big day.
Probably the biggest argument was over the outside of the house. We liked yellow, but not *too* yellow...or too beige. We finally decided on "Roycroft Vellum." Hopefully we like it once it's on the house!
We picked the color for the outside of the house, the floors, the cabinets, the counter-tops...it was a big day.
Sunday, April 22, 2012
Future Home
On Tuesday night we met with the builder to officially sign our contract. Friday we gave them a LOT of money...
Which means this is now officially the site of our future home:
UPDATE:
Since I've been asked for it, I thought I would also share our floorplan and the picture the builder provided us on a completed model.
We're actually not adding that many options. The biggest things are changing out the phone lines for internet (ask Geoff for details if you want...), fencing in the yard, screening the lanai, and adding tray ceilings.
We might upgrade our cabinets, but we're not sure yet. We get to pick out all of that stuff later this week, I'm excited for that part!
Which means this is now officially the site of our future home:
UPDATE:
Since I've been asked for it, I thought I would also share our floorplan and the picture the builder provided us on a completed model.
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| Floor Plan |
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| Completed model |
We're actually not adding that many options. The biggest things are changing out the phone lines for internet (ask Geoff for details if you want...), fencing in the yard, screening the lanai, and adding tray ceilings.
We might upgrade our cabinets, but we're not sure yet. We get to pick out all of that stuff later this week, I'm excited for that part!
Monday, April 16, 2012
First Weekend in Melbourne
What a weekend! It's been a great weekend for our first official weekend in Melbourne.
Friday night we met up with a few of Geoff's coworkers and their wives for dinner in downtown Melbourne. Turns out it was the second Friday of the month, which means that Friday Fest was going on. The street was blocked off and there were vendors, live music, and other activities going on. The best part? We weren't freezing! We had a great time and at the risk of sounding cheesy, we made some friends too!
Friday night we met up with a few of Geoff's coworkers and their wives for dinner in downtown Melbourne. Turns out it was the second Friday of the month, which means that Friday Fest was going on. The street was blocked off and there were vendors, live music, and other activities going on. The best part? We weren't freezing! We had a great time and at the risk of sounding cheesy, we made some friends too!
Friday, April 13, 2012
It's official!
2 posts in one day? Crazy, I know.
I had a meeting this morning in Orlando. It finished up right before lunch time and it took every fiber of my being not to make a detour to DTD or one of the Disney resorts for lunch. (The mere possibility is pretty exciting if you ask me.) But, I had important things to get done:
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Worth it. Guess who can buy her Disney Annual Pass now?!
I had a meeting this morning in Orlando. It finished up right before lunch time and it took every fiber of my being not to make a detour to DTD or one of the Disney resorts for lunch. (The mere possibility is pretty exciting if you ask me.) But, I had important things to get done:
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Worth it. Guess who can buy her Disney Annual Pass now?!
Settling In
Our movers delivered furniture right on time Monday morning. It then dawned on me how much stuff we really do have! Before too long, our kitchen looked like this:
Talk about overwhelming! As of now, we have the entire kitchen and living room unpacked and about half of the bedroom...not too bad! We'll put in some effort this weekend and hopefully we'll be totally unpacked by Sunday night!
It's been pretty warm, but not that humid, so we're loving the weather so far! Especially when we hear reports of snow up north! I'll take a bad day with allergies than dusting the snow off my car any day!
Geoff took this picture on his way to work earlier this week, it's right outside our apartment.
Bandit had his first day at his new doggy day camp yesterday. He did really well! We're so happy to have found a place that seems just as great for him as Dog E Woggy's up in Rochester!
In other news, I'm going to be stopping by the DMV today to officially become a Florida resident! ...Of course that means I'll be able to go get my Disney Florida Resident Annual Pass sometime soon! I'm surprised at my restraint so far. Surprised and proud of myself!
We also found a house we love. We have the pre-approval done, so now we just need to negotiate the contract. Should take about 5 months to build, so I'm sure I'll be providing updates along the way!
It's been pretty warm, but not that humid, so we're loving the weather so far! Especially when we hear reports of snow up north! I'll take a bad day with allergies than dusting the snow off my car any day!
Geoff took this picture on his way to work earlier this week, it's right outside our apartment.
Bandit had his first day at his new doggy day camp yesterday. He did really well! We're so happy to have found a place that seems just as great for him as Dog E Woggy's up in Rochester!
In other news, I'm going to be stopping by the DMV today to officially become a Florida resident! ...Of course that means I'll be able to go get my Disney Florida Resident Annual Pass sometime soon! I'm surprised at my restraint so far. Surprised and proud of myself!
We also found a house we love. We have the pre-approval done, so now we just need to negotiate the contract. Should take about 5 months to build, so I'm sure I'll be providing updates along the way!
Friday, April 6, 2012
The Long Drive
After packing up the car Friday night in the snow (thanks Rochester for the reminder of why we're moving!) we camped out on the floor of our Living Room. Bandit was super confused, but rolled with it pretty well. Geoff brought home Chipotle so we had a nice romantic dinner sitting on the floor.
The next morning, we drugged Bandit with his puppy sedatives and headed over to Time Warner to drop off the Cable Modem & Box. After that, we were on our way around 8:30am. The weather was pretty dreary, but at least it had stopped snowing!
As we pulled onto the highway, Bandit was already passed out in my lap. We could tell at that point this trip would be much easier with him than previous trips. We used to have to stop every 2 hours to avoid him getting car sick. This time, we drove until we were running out of gas, just north of Selinsgrove, PA. We hit a Sheetz for gas and lunch and let Bandit go outside. It was about that time I realized Bandit looked like he was as high as a kite. At least the pills helped his anxiety about the car!
The rest of that day's drive was fairly uneventful until we hit the DC area. Our GPS led us astray, so we had to flip to get back on the right highway...where we promptly came to a stop. The infamous DC traffic! I was just glad we were passing through DC on a Saturday instead of a weekday! We saw a nice little reminder of Rochester as we passed through the area:
Oh Wegmans, how we'll miss you!!
Before too much longer, we were pulling into our hotel in Fredericksburg, Virginia for the night. We were a little worried about how Bandit would fare coming out of his sedative-induced haze, but he pulled through pretty great!
The next day was pretty much a repeat of the first...except I started out driving. We gave Bandit a sedative again and he hardly even shook as we got in the car!
We spent our second night outside of Savannah, Georgia. Both locations we stopped overnight in were great, they were really convenient to the highway so we didn't get lost!
Monday morning we were up bright and early again to get started towards Florida! The trip on Monday was only 5 hours, so we didn't sedate Bandit. Surprisingly, he did fine in the car! By 10am we had reached the Florida line.
It was so great knowing our trip was almost done! My parents were gracious enough to let us stay with them until our furniture was delivered, so we were heading straight to their place. It's been a relaxing and hot few days! On Wednesday we headed over to pick up the keys to our apartment, it's lovely and we can't wait to get all settled in. After getting the keys we did a little house hunting and found a house that Geoff and I just love. We placed a deposit on the lot while we work out some details with the builder. I'll post more about that at a later date.
For now, Happy Easter everyone! Have a fantastic weekend!
The next morning, we drugged Bandit with his puppy sedatives and headed over to Time Warner to drop off the Cable Modem & Box. After that, we were on our way around 8:30am. The weather was pretty dreary, but at least it had stopped snowing!
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| On our way! |
As we pulled onto the highway, Bandit was already passed out in my lap. We could tell at that point this trip would be much easier with him than previous trips. We used to have to stop every 2 hours to avoid him getting car sick. This time, we drove until we were running out of gas, just north of Selinsgrove, PA. We hit a Sheetz for gas and lunch and let Bandit go outside. It was about that time I realized Bandit looked like he was as high as a kite. At least the pills helped his anxiety about the car!
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| Sleepy pup! |
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| *sniff* |
Oh Wegmans, how we'll miss you!!
Before too much longer, we were pulling into our hotel in Fredericksburg, Virginia for the night. We were a little worried about how Bandit would fare coming out of his sedative-induced haze, but he pulled through pretty great!
The next day was pretty much a repeat of the first...except I started out driving. We gave Bandit a sedative again and he hardly even shook as we got in the car!
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| State #6 on our journey |
We spent our second night outside of Savannah, Georgia. Both locations we stopped overnight in were great, they were really convenient to the highway so we didn't get lost!
Monday morning we were up bright and early again to get started towards Florida! The trip on Monday was only 5 hours, so we didn't sedate Bandit. Surprisingly, he did fine in the car! By 10am we had reached the Florida line.
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| Welcome to Florida! |
For now, Happy Easter everyone! Have a fantastic weekend!
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| Someone's getting used to the Florida Sunshine! |
Friday, March 30, 2012
Moving Day
Yesterday I spent the day working on the couch as the movers packed around us. Geoff and I think we have a lot of stuff, but apparently compared to most, we don't. Just about everything is packed now. Except the pile that we've decided to bring with us. Fingers crossed that it'll actually fit in the car!
Today they'll be coming back and loading the truck. Of course, the truck won't fit in our neighborhood, so they'll be shuttling everything back and forth using a UHaul...nothing can be easy!
This time tomorrow we'll be on the road, heading down to our first stop in Fredericksburg, Virginia. Poor Bandit doesn't handle the car well, so the next three days will be an adventure. Our Vet gave us some puppy tranquilizers, so we're hoping they'll work and he won't be totally freaking out.
Next stop: Florida! Wish us luck!
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| Bedroom all ready to go! |
Today they'll be coming back and loading the truck. Of course, the truck won't fit in our neighborhood, so they'll be shuttling everything back and forth using a UHaul...nothing can be easy!
This time tomorrow we'll be on the road, heading down to our first stop in Fredericksburg, Virginia. Poor Bandit doesn't handle the car well, so the next three days will be an adventure. Our Vet gave us some puppy tranquilizers, so we're hoping they'll work and he won't be totally freaking out.
Next stop: Florida! Wish us luck!
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