I am pretty sure that these two fellowship years in Charlotte will be no different. Well except now we have a few more years of marriage under our belt and two crazy kiddos! :-) Charlotte is a beautiful city. People are really friendly. There is always something new to do...festivals, concerts, sports events. Shopping and restaurants are easily accessible and close no matter where you are. There are trees and flowers and beautiful landscaped areas everywhere you turn. And parks, oh my goodness, there are parks. At one point I counted six playgrounds in a span of 3 miles.
"What she is saying is to be prepared for LOTS of park pictures!"
Moving with two children was a challenge, to say the least. Their favorite activity was to dump packed boxes out and then play in the boxes. We were extremely lucky to have my mom and Trey's dad here the weekend of our move. My mom took the kids out of the house for several hours while the movers were packing up our home and Trey's dad was a huge help with the movers in both cities. Not to mention that my mom stayed for several days afterwards and pretty much did the bulk of our unpacking for us! It was a good thing too because at that point Trey and I were exhausted!
"A challenge? All we did was sit quietly and watch TV and did not ask for anything." ;-)
"A challenge? All we did was sit quietly and watch TV and did not ask for anything." ;-)
We were really lucky to stumble upon this rental house. We struggled to find a home in our price range that was zoned for a good elementary school. (Henry will start kindergarten next year.) If a home did come up on the market, it was rented out within a few days. We actually came to see a couple of houses one afternoon and when we called to see about renting them we were told they were already rented out that morning. Ugh! This home came on the market on a Friday that Trey happened to be in town. He took a look at it and then I drove up that same day to take a look at it and we signed a lease immediately. The neighborhood is beautiful with windy roads and lots of beautiful, old trees. It is zoned for a fantastic elementary school that is five minutes away. The neighbors are extremely friendly and really social. Our home is really comfortable with a big deck out back and a wonderful screened porch. We feel so lucky to have found it.
There is one thing about the home that has taken some getting used to though. There is no garage or carport, just a long driveway.
That means that these two sweet things just might melt in the rain! ;-)
There is one thing about the home that has taken some getting used to though. There is no garage or carport, just a long driveway.
That means that these two sweet things just might melt in the rain! ;-)
We have been here two months and are mostly settled now. We still have some boxes to unpack and a storage unit in Columbia left to deal with but overall settled.
The kids have done lots of exploring and found new ways to give their mommy a heart attack...
...and we have located an ice cream shoppe close by.
What more can we ask for?! ;-)
The kids have done lots of exploring and found new ways to give their mommy a heart attack...
...and we have located an ice cream shoppe close by.
What more can we ask for?! ;-)
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