Now that the wedding is done and things will be fairly quiet until the move, I have to actually start preparing for the move. In less than two months we will be back in VA with MrE. This is a fairly big task...
We have now expanded our temporary housing search to purchasing. We had originally planned on renting a house since we'll most likely be in VA for only 2 years before we move on. We are also preparing to buy a home in MA in the upcoming future for when we return and / or retire. With prices dropping, purchasing may be cheaper than renting. Plus it would be ours, so there is that. I've put out feelers and made contact with friends in the area for their realtors info. I'm hoping to have our housing settled by early Nov.
We also have new furniture to get. We need to get a bedroom set for us & living room set. That will have to wait until the Mister returns though. He would like to be part of that decision since it is furniture we will have for the long haul. Understandable. We do have get by pieces so that we won't be relaxing on lawn furniture for weeks after the move.
There is also the organizing and packing of things here in MA and setting up an appt with the movers. The house currently has stuff we are taking and are not taking. So that should be fun!
Then there is the car issue. My husband's car has over 150K miles on it. It's a gas guzzler. It doesn't have the safety latch system for the carseat. Is just about to cross the line of when we will have to start sinking money into it for repairs & upkeep. It has been a very good car, but we want something a little more dependable. We have our desired cars on the watch list. Just waiting for the car buyer season.
We can't forget the personal stuff either, like doctors. Bean will have his 4 mo appt just before we leave MA. So I will have to find a new doctor fairly soon. Luckily we have friends that just moved there with their very own little Bean.
After all of this, we can't forget resupplying the house with groceries. Setting up utilities. Unpacking. Making our home a home, and hopefully all before the Mister returns. Or at least soon after the return.
Being a military wife means you may get to do this all on your own depending on deployment schedules. This hold true for me with this move. We are very lucky to have family that is willing to help and will be there when we first get to VA. All parents will be in town for his return.
So with a deep breath and a plan, I have started this move, which will not be our last... Better not throw that plan away!
We have now expanded our temporary housing search to purchasing. We had originally planned on renting a house since we'll most likely be in VA for only 2 years before we move on. We are also preparing to buy a home in MA in the upcoming future for when we return and / or retire. With prices dropping, purchasing may be cheaper than renting. Plus it would be ours, so there is that. I've put out feelers and made contact with friends in the area for their realtors info. I'm hoping to have our housing settled by early Nov.
We also have new furniture to get. We need to get a bedroom set for us & living room set. That will have to wait until the Mister returns though. He would like to be part of that decision since it is furniture we will have for the long haul. Understandable. We do have get by pieces so that we won't be relaxing on lawn furniture for weeks after the move.
There is also the organizing and packing of things here in MA and setting up an appt with the movers. The house currently has stuff we are taking and are not taking. So that should be fun!
Then there is the car issue. My husband's car has over 150K miles on it. It's a gas guzzler. It doesn't have the safety latch system for the carseat. Is just about to cross the line of when we will have to start sinking money into it for repairs & upkeep. It has been a very good car, but we want something a little more dependable. We have our desired cars on the watch list. Just waiting for the car buyer season.
We can't forget the personal stuff either, like doctors. Bean will have his 4 mo appt just before we leave MA. So I will have to find a new doctor fairly soon. Luckily we have friends that just moved there with their very own little Bean.
After all of this, we can't forget resupplying the house with groceries. Setting up utilities. Unpacking. Making our home a home, and hopefully all before the Mister returns. Or at least soon after the return.
Being a military wife means you may get to do this all on your own depending on deployment schedules. This hold true for me with this move. We are very lucky to have family that is willing to help and will be there when we first get to VA. All parents will be in town for his return.
So with a deep breath and a plan, I have started this move, which will not be our last... Better not throw that plan away!
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