We moved! Yay! Chris and I have been wanting to move out of our apartment for quite some time. An opportunity presented itself to rent a beautiful town home from a friend, so we jumped on it.
Just kidding. We had a Uhaul, but I did pass this person the day we moved. Some very curious events followed.
Twin Oaks, our apartment complex in Nashville, had a "clerical" error. The maintenance staff were given a different move-out date than the one we were given. They went in 6 days before our lease ended and cleaned it out. We were really lucky that we only had 1 more load left in the apartment. That load consisted of a chest of drawers, an ottoman, all cleaning equipment and supplies, and all the food in our freezer. Apartment managers insist everything was thrown away, but nothing could be located in dumpsters. Suspicious....
Fortunately, they have reimbursed us for most of the things we lost. Some of our more special items can't be replaced, but at the end of the day, they are just things. My mom and co-workers have helped us replace some things, and we are so grateful for them!!
As all of this was happening, Chris and I took a trip to Charleston! We've been so excited about this trip for a long time, mainly because this is the first time since Chris began grad school that we have both been out of school at the same time! We did as much as possible in 4 days--Folly Beach, all the great restaurants, Ft. Sumter, a ghost tour, Shakespeare Abridged, Spoleto Festival, and walked about 30 miles.
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| Beautiful houses in the Battery. We found some friends. |
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| We toured the Old City Jail. Didn't see any ghosts. |
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| Chris has ADD. He chased crabs while I enjoyed the sun. |
We came home to celebrate our 3rd wedding anniversary! Woo hoo! Reflecting on the past year of marriage, I would say the theme has been "unconditional love." When we are stressed, overwhelmed, worried, feeling hopeless, and frustrated, we have promised to love each other through it. Chris is really, really good at this, and I am so thankful for his commitment to see me through everything.
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| June 12, 2013 |
Other exciting events since school ended:
We joined a small group called the Nashville Wiener Romp. They meet up at Centennial Park every so often and the wiener dogs frolic and play...or make butt-sniffing cha-cha lines.
We also celebrated Father's Day with my parents by grilling everything in the world. Then we tried to take a picture of the kids (minus Mark) and Dad. Its hard to get 3 Johnsons to smile at the same time.
When we're not gallivanting around with wiener dogs or ghost hunting, we're getting settled into our new home. We love it, but we are finally accepting the fact that we have the worst luck with neighbors. We'll leave it at that for now.
Summer break rocks.
