26 Days: May the packing commence...

Jordan and I have finally come to an agreement with our land lord over the lease agreement, we have received our boxes, but for some reason, we have got no motivation to pack -- after purchasing bubble wrap today, Jordan has been enjoying playing Fallout 3 and I have invested the afternoon in watching an NCIS marathon (could I have at least procrastinated at the gym?!?!?!)! Last week, I took a few hours to weed through two drawers (that is, two of six plus a wardrobe...), but I could not bring myself to throw anything out (not even t-shirts -- how many of you have ever seen me in a t-shirt, even at the gym?); instead, I have created a "half-way-house" of clothes -- I will have to make a decision at some point, but I am loath to do so at this point! I need to finish going through my drawers and start packing things that are not essential (china, winter clothes, etc.) All in all, we have the foundation of a move, but very little in the way of execution -- if I learned anything from the recent Banta move, it was "start packing early"... here goes nothing...

Counting Down: 32 Days

It has been over a month since my last update! Since my last post, Jordan and I have been to Hilton Head with his family, we have been house hunting in Pittsburgh and have been to Destin with my mum, dad and sister!

During our trip to Pittsburgh, Jordan and I narrowed our housing selection down to two houses. If we could combine elements of the two houses, then we would have found the perfect living space. The one that we decided to go with was the largest of the properties that we viewed; we are looking forward to having the space, but this also means that our furniture will not be sufficient AND it will require more cleaning (perhaps I should ask for a Roomba for my birthday!!!) The landlord pays for water and sewage (which is standard in Pittsburgh), the property includes a washer and drier (in the unfinished basement), and we are allowed pets (if and when we choose to get one). On the bad side, it is certainly not the most attractive house that we viewed (exterior) and there is very little storage space. We are currently in the contract negotiation stage of renting this house (Thanks to Kristen, Jordan's sister for all of her help in this process!), and I hope to be able to report the successful completion of this process in the next few days!

We have so much to do between now and moving. Believe it or not, Jordan and I are both still working on our Master's Thesis/Project -- while no longer for a grade, we must push on and get these work published! When not working on our move, you can find us preparing book proposals and coding data :) ah, life in the academy!!