We're Moving! Again!

Well...we tried. And tried. And tried.

But our new Seattle home just was not working out.  We came to a mutual agreement with our landlady about a month ago that we would amend our lease to a month-to-month version and start to look for a new place to live.

Lucky for us we found a place pretty fast!  We signed our lease last week and we're moving in next Friday!

It's a two bedroom, 1 bath house with a garage, doors, closets, a dishwasher, washer and dryer, custom painted rooms (the living room is an awesome maroon color), hardwood floors, and a covered patio in the back yard!  The house also has been certified (except for the maroon wall) by a Feng Shui expert! It's also only only a move across town in Ballard, we're going from 22nd to 9th, which is farther East.

So anyway, here's to our a better start to our new life in Seattle!

We Made It!

Well we successfully packed up all of our stuff into my CRV, Zeke's dad's Safari, and a 12 foot U-Haul trailer.

I'm still not sure how everything fit...

We packed up everything on Saturday and then started out on Sunday morning for Springfield, Oregon where we stayed overnight at a quite posh Holiday Inn that looked more like a Sheraton.

And on Monday we crossed into Washington State...

And made it to our new home town!

It's Our Last Week...

...of living in California!

At least for a good long while!

We packed most of our stuff this weekend and gave the backyard a good weeding. We'll finish up this week, load the trailer on Saturday, and start the drive on Sunday!

We're Off!

But just for the weekend to find a place to live in Seattle.  We have a couple appointments lined up with places in Fremont and Ballard and we're going to check out the Broadview area as well since it's a bit closer to where I will be working. We also get to go with these brand new nice suitcases that my dad got for me today! :-)

Wish us luck!

Our First Seattle Scouting Trip

While we didn't find our new home yet, we did get a better sense of the areas we want to live in. Fremont and Phinney Ridge are at the top with Wallingford and North Ballard coming in next.

We looked at 3 places and were interested in two of them, but not for a long term rental. One had an amazing view....




We also did some scouting on good GF/DF places to eat out. We went to Cafe Flora, Blue C Sushi, and the Flying Apron Bakery.



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Quick Update

We're taking off for Seattle tomorrow to start apartment/house hunting and we have a couple of places lined up to look at.  We're all going to try and just walk around the areas that we like and look for the "For Rent" signs.

My dress is in the works and the dress process for my lovely bridesmaids (more to come on them later!) is ready to get started as well!

We also made the big decision to hire a wedding planner!  Which should make this a whole lot easier and less stressful for us!  We'll have to introduce you all to her in a later post!

As always...more to come!

The Rumors Are True

freckles and blondie (aka Zeke and Adina) are moving to Seattle, Washington in March 2010!

I just recieved my official offer for and accepted a job with the Federal Emergency Management Agency in Region 10.  I will be working in the National Preparedness Division as a Training and Exercise Specialist.

So 2010 is going to be an exciting year with a new state to move to, new jobs for both of us, and of course, getting married!