Our New Home :) Well, some of it...

View of our kitchen from the foyer.

I love this photograph.  In case you can't tell, it's raining, and instead of keeping himself dry, the man in the photo holds him umbrella over his cello.  And Josh and I found some really neat wall art to put around it.

Our kitchen table.

Really neat wine rack (Thanks, Jen & Justin) and pretty vases.

Living room and couch.  The flowers are from the church at our wedding... we don't know what else to do with them!

Living room

Pretty decorations... mostly from wedding gifts!

My BELOVED china cabinet.  We got some REALLY beautiful and old china from Josh's grandma for our wedding.

Picture frames were wedding gifts... we decided we liked how pretty the people were in the models, so we will wait to change them!  After our wedding, the Promise Willow Tree gift was waiting for me in our hotel room... Josh is so thoughtful.

Josh's treasured "WVU Room".  a.k.a. Computer Room.  a.k.a Guest Bedroom (with no bed)

We are SOOO excited to have a beautiful home that we love.  And we are thankful for everything that we have.  Please come visit us!!!!!

Still Moving In!

Josh's mom and brother came to visit for the last two days!  They were our first official visitors and it was super exciting :-)

We took them to Ocean City and played on the beach a bit and walked on the boardwalk.  I also got some Fisher's Popcorn, which was amazing, as usual.

I am currently organizing all of our important papers for our 'new' (slightly used from Craigslist) filing cabinet.  I am listening to Live while doing that and Josh is downstairs setting up all of his speakers.  As soon as we do those two things, our townhouse will be completely finished with the exception of putting up our decorations!  We are so excited.  Pictures will come soon :)

A bunch of my friends are at the Orff-Schulwerk teacher training right now in Rochester, NY.  I am beyond jealous.  I went last summer for Level I and I have to wait to go back because level II isn't offered until 2011.  Sad Face.

Well, Josh's job interview went really well.  They have asked him to come back for a second interview.  They have it narrowed down to two candidates.  They said the only thing that holds them back from hiring Josh is that he doesn't have much experience in diverse environments.  You know, growing up in Central PA and going to college in West Virginia.  So we will see how it goes.  We REALLY need this job... wish him luck!

By the way, if you want to come visit us, please do!  We are getting bored.

We're There! (in Lloyd Christmas voice)

We are moved in!  Too bad our living room looks like a tornado hit it.  I finished the kitchen and the bathroom.  That's it.  Our bedroom is set up.  But there are still boxes in it.  The guest room is a pile of stuff.  The living room is a mess.  But it is all here.  And I think we are going to like it.  Pictures to follow :-)

It's Official...

...We are moving to Salisbury, MD!!!

I accepted a job at Pemberton Elementary School about two months ago but was waiting a while for an official announcement... as if I am a celebrity or something ridiculous.

Josh and I spent Monday and Tuesday in Salisbury looking for a place to live and found the most adorable, awesome townhouse.  I just can't wait to move in!

Here's the kicker.  Crime rates in Salisbury are high.  The city used to be beautiful, and now it is pretty ghetto.  Including the neighborhood of our new home.  But if truthfully was the best we could find!  We actually had to submit to criminal background checks to be tenants of this place!

Regardless, I am super excited to move and I can't wait to start a new life in a new place in our adorable new home.  My school is awesome.  My new job is awesome.

Josh has applied for a few jobs in the area and is still looking for something.  He actually has an interview on Wednesday and I am so excited for him!

We are exactly 30 minutes away from Ocean City.  Which is cool.  And there will always be plenty of stuff to keep us occupied... I am particularly excited about the huge organic farmer's market.

Just onnneeee little thing:  We know absolutely NO ONE.  I have a few family members a little north of us, but in our town: nothin'... nada zip.  So if you... yes, you... would like to come visit us, PLEASE DO.  We have a guest bedroom and can't wait for it to be occupied.  I will make you dinner, I promise.

We are moving on Monday!  Soon after I get everything settled in our new home, I will post pictures.  Eek.  Can't wait!