moving

so monday marked the start of our move. and by our move, i really mean my move. branson will move in june. however, we moved over all my stuff monday night and then spent last night moving boxes from room to room, trying to get somewhat organized.

now, don't let this lead you to believe that we are close to being done working, because that would be a silly, silly lie. we have so much to do! last night i started cleaning what will eventually be our room. when its done, it will be awesome, but currently, its dusty and dirty and gross. it was an old family room that kinda turned into a storage room for a while - with old bookshelves, cedar chests, futons, chairs, books, books and more books, and other stuff. but, it has a fire place, two windows, two closets and is a rather large room. it will be delightful. i just need to finish cleaning, paint the awful wood panels a lovely shade of white, and scrub the fireplace.

i feel slightly like cinderella.

sidenote: when i was younger, i'm not sure why,
i distinctly remember my baby brother braden singing (in a very gusgus like voice),
"shanna-relly, shanna-relly, night and day its shanna-relly,
make the fire, fix the breakfast, wash the dishes, do the mopping"

anyway, its fun, though. i'm so excited to be finished. we'll paint this week hopefully, and then can go from there. its so exciting! we have a home! i think our biggest project will be the bathroom, however. it needs SO much work. essentially new plumbing, new shower walls, a new sink, new flooring (its got lovely pink carpet at the moment, complimented by the lovely lavende-colored walls. branson loves it. ha ha just kidding.), as well as shelves. and a deep clean, might i add.

man, good thing i like to clean. i've got my work cut out for me.
but i can't express how excited i am to bask in the joy of a clean, new-to-me house. i'll be sure to put up before and after pictures. its going to be unrecognizable.