Apt. #4

We made it!!

Our trek to Omaha went fairly smoothly minus the 30 minute crying bouts that occurred from baby g while stuck on the freeway in one lane construction. Yeah not fun.

By the time I arrived in Omaha I was exhausted. Thankfully the moment I was so nervous about (walking into our never before seen apartment for the first time) went exceptionally well.

It was just as it was pictured and I was SO grateful.

We have now been here for 7 days and I have quickly determined my likes and dislikes about our new place.

It seems the footage we added was taken away from what we had in our previous appliances. We have a small washer and dryer, fridge and dishwasher but they all do their jobs and do them pretty well so I can't complain too much. I am not a huge fan of the blinds (they're kind of cheap). I don't love the cabinets, they're kind of a white pinky purple color (will post pictures later). I also am not a fan of the fact that the bathroom has no drawers just one big cupboard and under the sink storage.

On the other hand... I LOVE how tall our ceilings are. We are on the bottom floor and I don't even feel like we are. It is fabulous! I love that we have quite a bit more space, meaning square footage. Crazy what a few more feet can do. I have a laundry ROOM and it is incredible. It is a clean freaks dream. We also have tons of storage which pretty much rocks my world. Our closet in the master bedroom is huge in comparison to what we had and I couldn't be happier. Overall I am really digging the new place.

Soon to come...the full blown tour!

Omaha, Nebraska Here We Come!

Yep! Omaha, Nebraska is where we will be living for the next few years while the hubs attends law school at Creighton University.

This is going to be a BIG change for us.

New state.
New apartment.
Busy hubs.
Less income.
Cold winters.
Humidity.
Far away from family.

That all being said I really feel this is such a wonderful opportunity for us to really grow. I think we are going to LOVE Omaha because it will be what we make it and I refuse to have a less than fabulous experience.

We are going to pack up our lives in a truck on August 4th and begin the trek and I mean trek (14 hours!) to Omaha. We will make a stop in the quaint town of Cheyenne, WY (ha) and finish the trek the next day.

We are making the trek with a 4 month old babe and I will be ALONE in the car. Yeah, not excited. The hubs has to drive the truck so I have to drive the car with baby g in tow. It is going to be interesting.

On August 6th we will receive the keys to our new apartment which we have only seen through pictures online. I'm a little nervous for the moment that we walk through our door for the first time. I am seriously praying that our apartment will look like what I saw online. I will be sure to let you know how that moment goes.

So that's the plan. Stay tuned for the play by play.

A New Chapter

My family and I are about to embark on a new chapter of our lives. As we begin this new chapter we will be doing so in a new state in a new apartment.

I love the idea of a clean slate. Beginning anew. Starting fresh.

With this new start I want to take the opportunity to document my journey in establishing a new life and home in the place we will reside for the next few years.

In the past year I have really come to love beautiful spaces that make you feel at home. I want to do this with our new place and do it all on a TIGHT budget I might add. It is gonna be fun!

So join me for a step by step, project by project journey to making our new house (aka apartment) a home.