As I sit on hold with AT&T trying to set up internet installation for Friday, I figured I'd kill two birds with one stone:

We arrived back in town from our Memorial Day weekend trip to Boston yesterday and wasted no time getting round one of our two-part move underway-

The biggest U-Haul trailer we could rent is now loaded and ready for a 5am departure tomorrow morning.  The back of Dan's truck and my car will also be packed down and ready to make the trek to our new Raleigh home.  I'll be in touch on how Mickey handles the 6 hour drive...

But, before we picked up the U-Haul and got back to reality, we spent a few fabulous days in the Boston area.  

The group braved the wind and rain our first day and a half in Salem but were thrilled to see the sun shining for the wedding day in Marblehead!  We celebrated the beautiful couple with some breathtaking views of the coast along with local food and drink.  Time was also made to drop into Boston for a quick and informal tour of the city.  Among the sites we saw were The Old North Church, Boston Common decked out in a sea of American Flags in celebration of Memorial Day, Paul Revere's gravesite, and the bar that inspired the television show Cheers.  After a family style Italian dinner in the North End that was to die for, we called it an early night anticipating the events that are now moving us full speed ahead.  Raleigh here we come!  

School is out in 5 days and we close on our house in 15 days.  But who's counting?  We are fairly confident in furniture placement after playing with our paper models over the last few weeks and since Dan spent a week in Alabama for work, I had enough time on my hands to come up with a few projects to get us going in the new house:

We know we want to paint the kitchen so after scanning the paint chips at Home Depot, I may be set on something a little like...

Safari Vest

I'm excited for Dan to try his electrical handiwork again on a light fixture that's also for the kitchen.  We picked up 4 glass insulators last weekend at a local flea market/vintage store for 5 bucks a piece.  I'm convinced we can recreate one of the looks here (and for much cheaper)...

Starting at $299.00 at Napa Style

Dan likes to remind me that one of the reasons we loved this house so much is because it's "move in ready." I like to remind him that it's because the house is move in ready that we can already make plans to add our personal touches right off the bat!