Tuesday, September 23, 2008
Stuffless...
That's right. We have packed, garage saled, packed, sorted, packed, organized, trashed and packed a little more all weekend long, only taking breaks to eat and sleep. I don't think we will ever move again (or buy anything again - who knows how we acquired so much JUNK!?!). Our movers picked up boxes and beds this morning at our house and loaded up the truck. We decided NOT to pack Puss in a box as we heard we could get arrested for animal cruelty, so we bought him his own kitty plane ticket. It feels so good to be done.
We are so exhausted, and so excited. Our plane leaves on Tuesday, September 30th at 12:30pm. We are crossing our fingers that the movers get our belongings to Chitown close to when we arrive (like, hopefully that afternoon), but there are no guarantees and we could be couch hopping for a week. We'll be sure to blog about that too!!!
We hope to see everyone at Suite 410 (on Stewart) on Friday evening for our goodbye party!
xo
A & J
We are so exhausted, and so excited. Our plane leaves on Tuesday, September 30th at 12:30pm. We are crossing our fingers that the movers get our belongings to Chitown close to when we arrive (like, hopefully that afternoon), but there are no guarantees and we could be couch hopping for a week. We'll be sure to blog about that too!!!
We hope to see everyone at Suite 410 (on Stewart) on Friday evening for our goodbye party!
xo
A & J
Friday, September 12, 2008
It's Official... We're moving to Chicago - and yes, we know the winters are cold.
Hello Friends and Family!
Jen and I have a new zip code - that's right, 60610 - the Gold Coast! We visited Chicago 9/6-9/9 and packed more into four days than we ever have on any trip before. We made new friends, dabbled in the Chi-town night life (they get pretty wild!), networked, interviewed, house hunted, and shopped!
We found an incredible 2b/2b apartment, thanks to Paul, our apartment finder agent who told us he is also a comedian. After about 6 hours with the guy, we're glad he has a day job. Our living room windows at 1400 Lake Shore Drive face the lake and we have a perfect view... we are 18 floors above the amazing Lake Michigan. The bus stops at our front door; we have a spankin' new, huge fitness center; rooftop deck (with a hot tub); a convenient store (so we don't have to venture out into the cold winters for a carton of milk); and a perfect view of the lake. We are two miles away from Soldier Field - which we hear is good because some football team called The Bears or something plays there ;)
We are moving in on October 1st and are getting everything squared away. Jen is super organzied and has contacted the cable guys, electric, the postal service - and on and on. We have moving companies visiting our home at least once a week - and we are plotting strategies for getting a good deal... I'm still trying to convince Jen to show them a little skin or something (just kidding, moms).
We gave our two week notice at work, which was really sad. They have been our family for the last two years and were nothing but supportive when we told them about the move. We are very lucky. We don't have new jobs... YET, but are going to find positions that we are interested in and that can open as many doors for us as possible in our new city.
Thank you so very much to everyone who has been so supportive and excited for us. We can't wait for everyone to visit!!!
We'll keep you posted!
Jen and I have a new zip code - that's right, 60610 - the Gold Coast! We visited Chicago 9/6-9/9 and packed more into four days than we ever have on any trip before. We made new friends, dabbled in the Chi-town night life (they get pretty wild!), networked, interviewed, house hunted, and shopped!
We found an incredible 2b/2b apartment, thanks to Paul, our apartment finder agent who told us he is also a comedian. After about 6 hours with the guy, we're glad he has a day job. Our living room windows at 1400 Lake Shore Drive face the lake and we have a perfect view... we are 18 floors above the amazing Lake Michigan. The bus stops at our front door; we have a spankin' new, huge fitness center; rooftop deck (with a hot tub); a convenient store (so we don't have to venture out into the cold winters for a carton of milk); and a perfect view of the lake. We are two miles away from Soldier Field - which we hear is good because some football team called The Bears or something plays there ;)
We are moving in on October 1st and are getting everything squared away. Jen is super organzied and has contacted the cable guys, electric, the postal service - and on and on. We have moving companies visiting our home at least once a week - and we are plotting strategies for getting a good deal... I'm still trying to convince Jen to show them a little skin or something (just kidding, moms).
We gave our two week notice at work, which was really sad. They have been our family for the last two years and were nothing but supportive when we told them about the move. We are very lucky. We don't have new jobs... YET, but are going to find positions that we are interested in and that can open as many doors for us as possible in our new city.
Thank you so very much to everyone who has been so supportive and excited for us. We can't wait for everyone to visit!!!
We'll keep you posted!
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