Some sneak peeks...

Well we finally moved in.... and since I do not start my new job for another week and a half I have been unpacking lots of boxes and trying to get everything in its place. (Sorry about the glare on the first picture.. It's a sign that my sister KJ made for us in her ceramics class... if you can't tell it says "The Pachecos") Now... don't you worry.... every big event in our married life so far has stories behind it and this move was no different..... When we moved in it was POURING rain.... there were lulls here and there, which is when we were able to unpack the cars. My parents and I did the first two loads. Dave took work off early to help with the third load, and the last few loads were handled by my parents and Dave. It was a crazy day and we were sooooo tired. Our brand new bed (King size of course... Dave didn't want it any other way) was so inviting and at around 9pm we turned in. Around 9:30 I got hot and put my leg outside the covers. A couple seconds later I felt water hit my leg. It was then I realized that our ceiling was dripping water. We got out of bed and called the emergency maintenance guy. He was there until a little after midnight but wasn't able to fix the leak.. So for the next few days we had bowls catching the dripping water. Eventually it got fixed, but here are some pictures of the damage!

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Here are some pictures of our new apartment... It is brand new and has never been lived in, so it is pretty nice :) Other than the leak we haven't had any problems and love living here! It's great to finally have a place to call home.

This is our kitchen... sorry about the glare, there was something on the camera lens. There is an island in the middle of the kitchen with storage. We bought the black storage cabinet for more food storage space.

A better view of our kitchen!

My piano! Ok... so it's not a REAL piano... just a small digital one.... but I love it and it has its own space :)

This space is lovingly called "Dave's Den" It's actually just a large second closet that was big enough to put a desk in. When I took this picture we hadn't set the computer up yet, but now Dave can have a small space all to himself to do homework :) I also store things I don't use all the time in here as well.

Our new kitchen table. When this move came, I became really obsessed with finding good deals on already used stuff (like craigslist.org) I found this table and 4 chairs on there for only $100!  They are practically brand new... the girl who previously owned them was moving and didn't want the hassle of moving them with her! Just one chair would have been that much at a store (since it is real wood) I also found our swivling bar stools and the desk and chair for Dave's Den and our couch on craigslist. I also took and old beat up dresser, nightstand, and bookshelf from my parents place and sanded and painted the first two black and spruced up the third with cool fabric boxes to make them look nice again. It's been fun, and I've saved us a lot of money in the process!

 

Our shower

Our Vanity. Off to the left in this picture is more storage.

Our walk-in closet. I gave Dave the dresser that I fixed up (can't tell that my little brother carved a cartoon of little men fighting in it, can you? hehehe) and I have plastic bins for my stuff. It is plenty big!

Our utility closet. We keep our cleaning stuff and tools in here. Since we are the only apartment in our whole complex with central heat and air (since it's new) we also get a utility closet for the furnace!

 

We have two huge windows in our living area... this is the view from one... the other is pretty similar so we are pretty secluded (since on the other side of the trees is a lake) which is nice.

Our new bed... We decided against getting a new bedset and instead used the money for other things like a couch, table, etc. For now, this will do (but I did make Dave promise to get me a nice headboard someday :)

Again, sorry about the white smudge on the picture (must have been on the lens) but this is our new couch (well.. new to us!) Our apartment IS a studio apartment.. and even though it is quite big, there is no real separation between the living room and bedroom.... But we don't mind.... We aren't exactly part animals and don't host parties.... so it's just us and it suits us just fine.

Another view of the main area

This last picture is basically taken from the couch... We just put the TV on the nightstand that I revamped.....

That is our new home. Sorry it's a little messy in some of the pictures... but we are still settling in! If you are ever in Little Canada, Minnesota, feel free to stop by!!