All Moved In & Partially Unpacked

It has been a few days since we moved in. Comcast came out yesterday and hooked up our internet, phone and TV. It seems that our network speed has improved to 50mbs download and 14mbs upload. NICE!

Sorry to hear about Robin Williams. Our thoughts go out to his family. He will definitely be missed!

Back to us now

We have been busy unpacking, going to Lowes, Bed Bath and Beyond, Lowes, Home Depot, Bed Bath and Beyond, Lowes, Starbucks (just found the espresso machine today) Ace Hardware, King Soopers, Applebees, Lowes, Post Office (to pickup our mailbox keys). Not to mention hanging curtains and blinds as well as installing a new 4 prong dryer cord (three prong wall sockets are a thing of the past).

We need a vacation from our vacation so we can relax. This is probably the longest that we have sat down in the past three days.

We know you have been waiting for pictures so, here they are!

We got sod today!

Semi-unboxed and put away kitchen

Landscapers at work

Yes, these are the same landscapers working in our front yard

We got wood (tree, you idiot)

We decided to pickup a bit last night (it is worse now)

The landscapers will be back tomorrow to put rock on the side and rear yard. We have tree in the back too. The tree in the back is the same make and model as the front. We are not sure what type of tree it is but it looks like some sort of maple.

The bushes in the front yard are “Burning Bush”…whatever…..

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