We finally moved into our new home on Monday! It is large and nice and we are super blessed.
Hopefully I can get some pictures up of it soon, but we're still working hard to get everything in order. We still have no dressers so funny enough we are still living out of boxes and suitcases for a bit.
Since we knew we would be be living in a temporary apartment for a bit when we first arrived, I packed everything we would immediately need into the last two suitcases. That made opening our boxes from America super exciting. None of us could quite remember what we had packed into them so discovering just what we had brought along was a lot of fun.
A few funny things were discovered. I had managed to pack a charger to a remote control car we didn't end up bringing. Lizbeth still has her 27 dresses, but I hadn't realized how many other clothes I packed for her too! She probably has more clothes than any of us!
I had also forgotten where I had packed some things. Nathan emptied a box halfway and discovered a bunch of toys at the bottom so handed it over to the kids. A few minutes later Lizbeth came into my room. "Mommy, I found one of your...things...it's so pretty!" I had forgotten I had packed some of my softer intimates in to cushion between toys! Thankfully it was one of the more modest pieces and I was able to rescue the others before more questions were asked :-)
As for more about our new apartment, we are super spoiled here. It was definitely worth the wait. Although I dislike using landlord furniture (little room for the furniture we already own or the ability to pick out things we like) it has worked out in this case. We have a side by side american style fridge (I've only seen one other ever in China, but I guess they're getting more popular), and an automatic hot water heater for the kitchen and a secondary tank hot water heater in the master bath. We have a bathtub in the master and a shower in the extra bathroom. There is an air conditioner unit in every room (also never heard of!) and a nice sized flat screen TV. In addition to the clothes drying porch, we have second smaller enclosed porch off the kitchen. The apartment is spacious and comfortable, and we even have an elevator!
It's good to finally be "home".
Hopefully I can get some pictures up of it soon, but we're still working hard to get everything in order. We still have no dressers so funny enough we are still living out of boxes and suitcases for a bit.
Since we knew we would be be living in a temporary apartment for a bit when we first arrived, I packed everything we would immediately need into the last two suitcases. That made opening our boxes from America super exciting. None of us could quite remember what we had packed into them so discovering just what we had brought along was a lot of fun.
A few funny things were discovered. I had managed to pack a charger to a remote control car we didn't end up bringing. Lizbeth still has her 27 dresses, but I hadn't realized how many other clothes I packed for her too! She probably has more clothes than any of us!
I had also forgotten where I had packed some things. Nathan emptied a box halfway and discovered a bunch of toys at the bottom so handed it over to the kids. A few minutes later Lizbeth came into my room. "Mommy, I found one of your...things...it's so pretty!" I had forgotten I had packed some of my softer intimates in to cushion between toys! Thankfully it was one of the more modest pieces and I was able to rescue the others before more questions were asked :-)
As for more about our new apartment, we are super spoiled here. It was definitely worth the wait. Although I dislike using landlord furniture (little room for the furniture we already own or the ability to pick out things we like) it has worked out in this case. We have a side by side american style fridge (I've only seen one other ever in China, but I guess they're getting more popular), and an automatic hot water heater for the kitchen and a secondary tank hot water heater in the master bath. We have a bathtub in the master and a shower in the extra bathroom. There is an air conditioner unit in every room (also never heard of!) and a nice sized flat screen TV. In addition to the clothes drying porch, we have second smaller enclosed porch off the kitchen. The apartment is spacious and comfortable, and we even have an elevator!
It's good to finally be "home".
4 comments:
It sounds amazing! I'm so glad you finally have 'home.' Folks out here in Idaho think we're crazy for our air conditioning units, but there are certainly days I'd rather have them than not!
Fun to actually "see your new place through Skype. Looks comfortable and spacious. So glad the Lord provided. Alot of prayer went into that place!
Fun to actually "see your new place through Skype. Looks comfortable and spacious. So glad the Lord provided. Alot of prayer went into that place!
So HAPPY for you and yours, Ruth =o) I'd LOVE to be able to contact you via email; my email address is designczjewelry@gmail.com! I'd LOVE to reconnect with you---Becky
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