Family Reunion

Colton and Mike

Toni and Jenny

Jason and Rebecca

Eric and Sarah

Nancy and Dale

Dale, Sharon, Dodi, Gary

John and Jim

Apartment/Orientation

Yay! We have a place to live! We found a nice apartment in Bloomington to rent for the next year. It was quite a process trying to find a place that would fit our needs. Most of the renting possibilities are geared toward students. I think we finally found a clean, quiet, roomy apartment! Craig will move down 4th of July weekend. I will still be working in Terre Haute until the middle of July and then I will join him when I start my job. (Our apartment is the one on the top right side...won't those stairs be fun!?!)

Ellettsville Dental Center

Today I went to my new place of employment and spent the morning checking everything out. Hopefully my first day will go a little smoother because I am a little more familiar with the office. It was great to meet most of the staff. Everyone seemed very nice and very willing to help make my transition into the office easy. I went to lunch with 2 of the hygienists and had the chance to ask a lot of questions. I feel like they were very open and honest and this office will be a great place to work.

Highlight of the weekend

We were blessed to spend some time with our friend Dana, her mom, and her son for dinner Sunday night. Karter is almost 1 year old!! It was great to see them and we loved our time with them!

Up

Last night Craig and I went to see the new movie "Up." We are fans of pixar movies, always cute. We go to a cheap theater and only pay $8 for 2 of us. I think Craig really liked the movie, but I can't give it a full review. Unfortunately, it didn't pass the "Jessica test." I can never stay awake for the full length of a move unless it is REALLY good. So I do know that the first half of the movie was very cute, but I didn't get to see the end!

Master Bath Shower

This master bath shower project started so long ago that I don't know where the true "before" pictures are. The shower was originally a fiberglass shower insert. We thought it would be a great idea to put tile in the shower and picked out some beautiful tile. Then life got in the way (mainly school) and the project has been on hold for quite a while.

Craig finished installing the tile earlier this spring

The drywall was finished in the entire bathroom

Our contractor was very quick at grouting everything

We bought shower doors...not the ones that we thought we bought, but we installed them anyway. The doors that we thought we bought were advertised as very easy to install with compression fittings - no tools, no cutting, no drilling. However, as soon as I started reading the directions, I realized that we would need to cut the top and bottom track and drill into the tile on the sides. We made another trip to Terre Haute and two store later to realize that they don't carry the easy install shower doors in-stock. However, they could order them and arrive in 26 days! We were nervous about it, but the doors installed pretty easily.

Thinking...maybe a little too hard

It was easier to read the directions when I was comfortable

The shower has officially been used for the first time! I really thought we would never get it done. I am glad it is finished in time for us to use a little before we move.

In the end, I am very impressed with Craig and the project.

Laundry Area

Before: The laundry area was a messy storage area.

Probably hard to tell in this picture, but the laundry area is now a nice shade of light yellow.

To hide the mess and hopefully a better storage option, Craig installed cabinets.

Ta-da!

New floors

Before: Preparing the floor for the laminate wood floor

After: Progress!

We thought the floor couldn't go without our personal touch...

We have a lot of memories in this house. This is where we started our marriage. A lot has changed over the past 4 1/2 years. We picked this house because it would accomodate Craig's landscape business. Now after 3 years of education later, we feel our lives are moving in a totally new direction. We know that God is in control and directing our path. We are grateful for Craig's job and we just found out that I also got the position that I interviewed for. We are once again working hard on the house to get it on the market so we can focus on finding new housing and starting new in the Bloomington area.

I am very blessed to have Craig in my life!