Post-Move

We've been in the Northwest for almost two weeks now.  I can tell because my hawaii tan has faded back to my normal perma-pale.  So far, things are going well.  We had our first friend-date, which is good because it's definitely time for me to meet people.  Meeting new couples since we've been married feels kind of like first dates all over again.  I try on three different outfits, answer all the same questions, and hope they'll call again. We have another friend-date tomorrow night (that's right, we're players), that I'm looking forward to.
Ever since we got back, Erik has had to go to work and it's been my job to get our house all settled. It's been so much fun. Our house is an interesting combination of things we bought new, hand-me-downs, and thrift store/craigslist finds.  It's my hope that one day I'll be able to combine these things into something semi-cohesive, but I've still got a ways to go. I've been reading a lot of home decorating and craft blogs, but mostly all it does is depress me because I can't upcycle an old door into a Cracker Barrel knock-off headboard, or make Christmas presents for my whole family out of a burlap sack I got at Salvation Army.  I've been trying though, and it's been neat to pick and choose and change every little thing in our home.  Even if it's not what I would have chosen if we had infinite amounts of money, I end up loving our new finds because I dug through junk, haggled, bought/returned/bought again and tweaked all the things in our house.
Being in a house is completely different than being in an apartment.  I thought because we were still renting it wouldn't be that big of a change, but having a yard, a garage, and so much more space to fill makes it a whole new experience.  I'm pretty sure my parents are going to start screening their calls because I call them with questions so awesome.
We're finally settled in enough that we're ready for visitors.  Come see us, we've got a guest bed (minus the bed frame, it's on my list) and everything. 

PS-- I'd like to start couponing, but don't really know how.  So if that's something you're good at, please teach me and I'll buy you a diet coke with all the money we save.