We left Gettysburg then headed the hour or so to Hershey. When we arrived we raced in and took care of the final HR item remaining, our fingerprinting. Then we headed over to pick up any mail that might be at our new place and see just what our housing situation will be like.
Our place is adorable. We’re both so excited about the space and the chance to make it our own. It was described to us this way:
“Old farm house (1/2 duplex unit), formerly called “Old Farm 69” – has a barn adjacent to the home with some cute cows. (Don’t worry…other folks take care of the cows!)
“Multiple entrances to the home – back door by parking area, side door into living room area, and front door also at living room area – not typically used except to go to front porch of home. If entering through back door, you go into a small utility room, which is where the clothes washer and dryer are located. Entry from this room into kitchen area, then living and dining room areas on first floor, with the ½ bathroom located in this area as well. There are actually two interior stairways to the second floor. (sort of neat!) One off the kitchen area-back corner, and a second in the living room area.
“All bedrooms are located on the second floor, along with the full bathroom. While I call it a three bedroom, it actually has another smaller room in between two rooms that you could call another ½ bedroom. The former occupant…used this ½ bedroom as a nursery when his son was a baby. There is also another room that is used as a walk in closet off the one bedroom.”
The Outside:
The Outside:
The Inside:
Thankfully the neighbors next door, and across the street, have been very quiet and not pestered us at all when we’ve visited. Glad they know how to keep things to a dull roar.
We are looking forward to moving in and making this new location our home. The only challenge is that our things are taking their time getting to us. Everything left our house on Friday, May 3 but only to a local warehouse where it was unloaded and sat waiting for a national driver to pick it up. The first driver scheduled didn’t have room. The 2nd could only take ½ our things (NOT acceptable!), so we think the third driver picked everything up sometime around the 10th or 11th or May. On Sunday, May 12 Amanda & Jake met the truck in Morgan to load our piano. After that we have no idea what route it took or when we were to expect it.
We had the option of staying at our place on an air mattress until our things arrived. Luckily, Dan realized that we’d want more than that while we were there –kitchen supplies, desk, chairs, maybe even a tv – so we opted for staying at a Residence Inn not far from campus. That’s been a blessing. It’s a studio room and has a full sized fridge and stove. So there’s some space for us to move around and feel at home. After training has ended, we’ve taken advantage of the pool and workout room to get in some exercise.
Thankfully, on Sunday, May 19 we received a message that our household goods are ready to be delivered tomorrow. FINALLY THE WAIT IS OVER! Now to figure out what is most urgent to get washed and put away while we are in the middle of our training. I suppose it’s better during the training than after we’re trying to be houseparents.
P.S. Whoops, the fuzziness was from a finger print on the lens that I didn't find for several weeks.
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