We moved into our new house yesterday. We have been eagerly waiting to move in for almost a week. Unfortunately our belongings have not made it to Alaska yet. We went to housing on base and there they have some items that you can borrow short term. We borrowed 4 twin beds, 1 queen bed, 1 couch, 2 chairs, a microwave, 2 lamps, and an end table. The best part is that they delivery the furniture to your house and when your stuff arrives they pick up the stuff you borrowed from them. We then went to another place on base and borrow 6 folding chairs, 2 card tables, dishes, a toaster and stuff like that. We do have to return the items ourselves.
Yesterday Nate and I dropped the big girls off at school, can to the condo and dropped our first load of belongings off, took the little kids to school, went to pick up the dog from the boarders (which cost just as much as our stay in the hotel on base), I went grocery shopping while Nate cleaned the hotel and loaded the last of our belongings into the van, and then raced back to the condo to make sure we were there on time for the people who were delivering the furniture. It was busy at the end of the day the house was just a mess.
We also had to go to Fred Meyer and pick up some stuff that we needed for the condo. The downstairs is super cold (the heaters weren't getting the water that they needed because a valve was broken so a plumber came and fixed it today) so we had to get a space heater for the big girls who sleep downstairs. I also couldn't find my pillow. Nate thought that maybe he left it at the hotel so he picked me up a pillow (I went to set up cable and telephone while he went to Freddies). He did a great job picking one out for me but, there is no way I would of spent as much money on a pillow as he did. But, it is super comfy and when we got home Nate found my pillow. Bonus for me.
I think that Alaska is beautiful. I also think that I am really going to like it here. I like it a lot already. I haven't seen much of the area yet but, I am here for 4 years so it shouldn't be a problem. Some things are super pricey here. $4.38 for milk. MILK! luckily if you shop around you can find it for a lot cheaper. The price of living is just more here. But, it is beautiful!
The living room. I like the fireplace and the hard wood floors.
The Master bath vanities. Which are really nice but, the light shines right into my eyes when Nate gets up to get ready for work. The underneath picture is the Master bedroom. I didn't take a great picture of it. It looks so small. It is quite a bit bigger then it looks.
Ella and Tyler both have their own rooms. Tyler has a balcony outside his bedroom. Lucky kid.
The girls room is nice. The owner's used it as a theatre. But it is perfect for 2 kids to share because it is rectangular in shape instead of square. The curtain things go all the way around their bedroom and are very ugly. Luckily, we can take those down.
Look how nice the girls bathroom is. When I saw this bathroom online I thought that it was the master bath. Boy was I wrong. Lucky girls!
Downstairs family room.
The view from the middle floor patio.
The kitchen is really nice and there is plenty of room for our table. There is also a patio you can get to from the kitchen. And the kitchen pantry is super nice.
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