Saturday, April 12, 2008

Catching up with the Cumby's...

So I know you are all on the edge of your seats wondering what's going on and so I won't make you wait another second... we're moving in with Jason's parents next weekend. Not what you expected, right? Me neither, but I think it is great. We are not staying in this house while it sells, so we were planning to get a cheap-o one bedroom apartment and Karen and Paul offered essentially that (at no cost). We'll have our own section of the house that has a living room, a bedroom and a bathroom. They offered another room, but since they are starting some other construction I think they should keep it open for any of their stuff that suddenly needs a new home. It's funny, but in my quest to consume less, I think it is sort of cool to see what the real essentials in our lives are. So many things that I am going to pay to store that day to day don't even matter to me. Do you think that stash of Scrapbook Trends and Cards mags will make me cry at night while it is in storage? What about my George Foreman grill, my coffee maker (have I ever used that?) or my margarita glasses (still in their original packaging)? Don't worry, my scrap stash is so reduced now that I should be good with bringing what I need to make treasures while I am gone. Digi will def be doable as well. Sex will not be though, as my MIL pointed out. Not to say that we shouldn't, she just pointed out that by choosing to have Dylan in the same sleeping quarters that it will cramp our style. To which I say ew, living with your in-laws cramps your style so much more.

That's next weekend, so today I got a storage unit, need to be getting boxes, packing boxes and prepping up. I need to find a painter because mine sucks. There's heavy trash on Thursday, so a lot needs to be dismantled and put out. Lots (and lots!) of little jobs around the house that will need to be done. Dylan will be at my mom's all day tomorrow so we can get a head start. Then there will be a wave of relief as we are done, the for sale sign goes up and we sit and wait. Our realtor is super cool and optimistic, so hopefully this will end sooner rather than later. Then comes the real fun, picking our next home =) In that time as well, we will be doing swimming and gymnastics lessons, starting Mothers' Day out in prep for preschool, celebrating Dylan's birthday at Little Gym, and so many other things. In May, Jason's parents will be out of town one weekend and we will be out two. Hopefully we can not get on their last nerve. Heather, hope you're up for some sleepovers =)

Yeah, so, I am moving in with my parents-ish. What could be cooler than that to brag to the world wide web about?

10 comments:

Jaime said...

If that's all I have to do to NOT have dh bugging me all the time because he is so picked upon and never gets any...I would GLADLY move into my inlaws!! Good luck with the house-selling!

Heather said...

rock on!

bring on the sleepovers, and I literally laughed out loud about the sex comment!

Unknown said...

oh my head on the sex comment, how funny is it that you MIL said that - bst of luck, hope the house sells quickly, and you all live harmoniously with each other - have fun at Heather's!

Unknown said...

OMG you make me laugh --- and Jaime's comment did too! LOL!

Diana said...

I agree with Michelle - you guys are a riot. Good luck with the house selling and hunting! :D

Jenni said...

Love this post...I lived with my inlaws for the first three months of our marriage...it'll make you appreciate your own space in the end! Love the sex comment....too funny! What I love even more is that you MIL pointed it out!

Carmen said...

good luck with the move! Hopefully, you won't be staying with the inlaws too long.

shannon said...

hope it works. we thought about it when we were going to work! hope the home sells quickly.

Kache said...

good luck with the move and all the clearing out of stash, sounds like a fun time

Sarah Rice said...

Nothing cramps the style like being around your inlaws. lol

Im sure they could take the little laddie so you can have some afternoon delight ;)

Good luck with the sale!