Over the past week we have spent every free minute we've had at our new house furiously cleaning. This weekend we logged some serious hours deep cleaning. The highlights today include washing the living room windows, window frames, kitchen cupboards and our pantry.
We had a train of visitors today, which was awesome and definitely made the work more enjoyable! First my Aunt Steph and Uncle Mark stopped by with a beautiful little flowering plant for our garden. We gave them a tour and as they were leaving my Mom came by to drop of a comfy anti-gravity chair and table which she does not need anymore. Then Ry's brother Jon and our friend Megan showed up to visit. They brought a beautiful little jar of flowers, which looked lovely on the triangular alcove above the sink. We gave them a tour and ended up drinking a few Pacifico Claras on the front lawn. After Jon and Megan left we got back to work for a couple of hours. Just as we were shutting up all the windows and getting ready to call it a night, my Dad came by on his bike scoping out an easy route to our house. All told, we had six visitors today!
It was wonderful to see so many loved ones. We marveled at the ways we think our life will change once we move out of downtown and off the Marquette campus. There are so many things that are barriers to having guests, a tough parking situation and round the clock receptionists monitoring everyone that enters, to name two biggies. Also, our new surroundings are so peaceful. Through the windows I could smell our flowering bushes, hear lots of signing birds and watch neighborhood kids riding around on their bikes. I'm sad to leave my ladies, but this is going to be a wonderful, positive new change.
P.S. I'm also extra sore after squating to scrub the baseboards and repeatedly climbing up and down the step ladder. Hopefully home ownership will prove to be positive for my physical health as well...more cooking, more time on my feet doing yardwork.
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