Just a quick update to let everyone know we are in our new place!
After several exhausting weeks of searching, I (being Telly) found a locally owned house that had been converted into two apartments (upstairs and down). The rent was in our sweet spot, the lease was unbeatable, and so many things are just what we were looking for (extra storage, good rooms, upkept well, washer/dryer hook-ups, dedicated dining space, study room, central air/heat, ceiling fans, I could go on forever).
We've been steadily packing the whole summer, and thanks to some donated boxes and tubs we were completely packed by 9:00 am the morning of the move (which also happened to be during a power outage in our previous building....SO glad we're out of there). My parents were amazing and brought up stuff I've been storing at their place, as well helped us move the couch in. By God's grace it only took 90 minutes to:
-> completely empty our Roddey apartment
-> load some of Jon's furniture from his parent's house
-> stuff the U-Haul with all we had
-> fill our friend vans/cars/trucks with whatever wouldn't fit
->and unload EVERYTHING into the new place
ALL in under 90 minutes. We are so grateful to Greg, James, Coit, Chris F., Thom, Dan, Betsy, Kayleigh, and Chris O., who made our move SO easy and efficient.
Pray for Jon as he enters week 2/3 of his intensive Greek course. So far he's comprehending everything pretty well, but with a weekend with no time for studying, and moving into unfamiliar territory, things might be more difficult.
Also pray for me as I'm still searching for a job. It's very discouraging to be offered $9/hr when I've spent 4 years working my tail off at one of the toughest schools in the state.
Anyway, we're in, and hopefully we'll get the chance to invite you over for dinner sometime soon.
Love,
Jon and Chantelle
