I feel really thankful. Over the past week I've been the beneficiary of some remarkable service. The first is my fabulous sister-in-law Rachael. I hate the term sister-in-law when I describe Rachael because I've known her for 16+ years. She's my sister and I look to her for advice on many levels-- most recently as my source of all things pregnancy, childbirth, and baby.

Rachael did the nicest thing anyone has ever done for me. She cleaned our townhouse last week before we moved in. I'm not sure how many hours she spent there. It had to have been at least 10. She cleaned our kitchen, wiped out the cupboards, cleaned all the floors, and the bathrooms. She did everything. Considering she has a full-time gig as a corporate executive, a seven-year old and twins under the age of two, this means a lot to me.

I am also thankful to Mike N., Mike Y., Scott, Paul, Corey, my brother Brandon, and my niece Ellie for all their help with our move last Saturday. They started loading the truck at 10:00 a.m. and had delivered and unloaded everything at our new house by 12:30pm. It was amazingly fast. Brandon and Ellie came early and stayed late to help with organizing and cleaning too.

My thanks also goes out to Holly who threw a fabulous baby shower Wednesday night. The food, especially the cake, was out of this world. I appreciate all her planning, inviting, preparing, and cleaning-up. And thank you to my friends from the Capitol Hill Ward who came to celebrate. It was a perfect night!

Last but not least, thank you to Nathan for putting up with my whining, bending over to pick things up for me and rubbing my back for a few minutes every night now. He is the sweetest and sexiest man on earth!

--Val

Labels: baby, family, house, move, pregnancy, val

We're exhausted but moved in to our new home - our first home, although from the mouth of our 7-year old niece, it's "a townhome, not a real home."

Valerie and I tackled unpacking the bedroom boxes this afternoon then we watched the Redskins versus the New York Jets at her brother's house.

I promise to get inside pictures up as soon as possible but a) very tired and b) you wouldn't see anything but boxes and boxes - very unattractive.

We've already met some of the neighbors as they seem to be a mix of young couples with young kids and elderly couples.

Now the fun begins, furnishing and maintaining the place. I guess we have finally become the "responsible" adults, with our own place and the exciting bills that go along with said place.

Now its bedtime. I took Monday off so I'll be here unpacking all day long! I know, you're jealous of me!

Labels: house, move