Settling In

We are really starting to feel settled into our new
home. We have basically every corner of the apartment organized. We knew we had to unpack every box, or a few would just linger until we moved again. Does anyone else do this?

I think it also really helped me to feel moved in when we got a dinning room table (many thanks to all of you who gave us a Target gift certificate for a wedding gift!). We didnt have to keep eating off of the tv trays. :) You can see our kitchen is far more organized.

I snapped a quick picture of Drew doing the dishes. I know this will not be the norm once he starts med school, so I figured I should document it. He has done such a great job of helping around the house this summer. It really is largely because of his efforts that we are so well settled. In addition to helping me feel at home, all his work on the apartment has left me free to work on support raising for ministry this summer - which is a HUGE help!

We aren't usually this formal, but I was really proud of our new table, dinnerware, and the pasta (new recipe from wedding cookbook). It was kind of like a celebratory "we've moved in" dinner.