We Made it to Virginia

I guess I should explain why we have moved to Virginia.  Travis is still with the same firm that he was working with in Palo Alto and he is still doing the same type of work-Trusts & Estates.  They needed help in their DC office and he volunteered.  The move happened a lot quicker than we were expecting and I didn't get the amount of time to say all of my goodbyes or do the things I wanted to before we left. We took a redeye flight March 30th to Virginia and have been working non-stop. 

We bought a house that needed a lot of work.  We hired a contractor to do all the dirty work and we've been keeping busy painting what feels like every square inch of the place.   

I'm hesitant to show these pictures without having the after pictures, but I guess I'll show you anyway.  I'll have to do another post of the progress.  It is 4 bedrooms and 3 1/2 bathrooms.  Three floors.  Lots of stairs.  I'm quickly becoming not a fan of stairs.  You can click on the pictures and make them bigger.

Dining room and living room.  Yes, that big tv came with the house.

Opposite view of the dining room.

Opposite view of the living room/dining room.  We added columns and a railing to seperate the two rooms.

Kitchen.

Another view of the kitchen.

Main floor 1/2 bath.

Basement/family room.  Yes, that pool table came with the house.  We are trying to sell it.

Opposite view of the basement.

Master bedroom.

Master bathroom.  Not a fan of carpet in the bathroom.  We changed that.

Beau's room.

Beau's bathroom.

We are calling this room the office.

Guest bedroom.  Everyone is invited!!

Guest bathroom.

Storage/laundry room.  I would love for my dad to help me finish this room.

Deck.

Lower deck.

Beau's Blessing

Sheesh!  I have so much catching up to do!  I'll start with Beau's blessing that we were able to do the Sunday before we moved.  My parents, Travis' parents, my younger brother and my sister and her family were able to make the trip to Sunnyvale for the blessing.  Things were a little stressful with it being the last weekend we had before we moved and our place was very cramped with all our visitors.  We enjoyed all the company though!  It was such a beautiful day and an even more special blessing.  I am so thankful that Travis was able to give our son a blessing.  Luckily, Beau behaved during the blessing and didn't make a peep.