Our First Moments in the New House

Dec 11, 2013 /

Well, who’s ready to hear about the new house? I’m just going to give a little update, because honestly at this point there isn’t much to say. The actual house tour will come later. We haven’t moved yet, so it’s been sitting relatively lonely for the last week. We’ve been over there a little bit (so fun) but we are ready to be there full time. We closed on Tuesday, November 26th, at 4:00 pm.

We got KEYS!

These are the first photos we took!

In celebration of the new home we took a car load of things over and had a spendy with Mike’s brother and sister in-law. We took the essentials… Nintendo 64 and the Wii. We also took air mattresses and some non-essentials from Sterling. It’s amazing how many non-essential things we own. Things that we could let go of for four weeks before we officially move to the new house. There have only a few things I’ve actually missed. I feel a serious purge coming soon.

Anyways, we went over to the house this last weekend too to take another car load. This time I took over part of our kitchen and other random items.

So far? Homeownership is amazing! We got to put in our first light bulb which made the house feel even more like ours. I also moved some things into our closet! We have a kitchen cabinet full of plates and cups and my handy husband was able to switch the refrigerator doors so they open in a more practical way.

Oh, and you better bet that this was the very first thing I did after arrival. #lovevacuuming

I have a feeling that these homeowner things might get old in our future, but for now we are celebrating every little thing we change/update. I’ll try to keep you in the know for what we add, remove, change, and destroy. So far we don’t have any major plans, but who knows what our future holds. So that’s your update. If you cannot tell, we’re in a state of bliss.

Happy Wednesday!
Love, KJ

Love, The Jaderstons

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Mike’s Senior Chapel

Dec 9, 2013 /

Last week was Mike’s last week of undergrad classes. Tomorrow he will officially be done with school (for now)!

It’s such an exciting time for us right now. Mike’s graduating and we’re moving and so much is changing, but it’s beautifully exciting.

Anyways, I was able to take an hour off work this last week to go to Mike’s last chapel. He has been involved in chapel worship through his education and this was his last one leading. He also shared a portion of his testimony. It was sad to be his last, but also great. He did such a great job (proud wife moment) and I loved watching him lead.

This is one of those things I never want to forget and I’m so grateful that I have this place where I can share and forever remember little things like Mike’s last chapel at Sterling College.

Happy Monday!
Love, KJ

Love, The Jaderstons

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Cleaning Our Bathroom Grout

Dec 6, 2013 /

Well, cleaning out this rental has been a lot of work, but it’s good work. My first project was cleaning up the grout in the bathroom. I heard a little rumor on Pinterest that grout is a tricky little guy to get clean – and the rumors were right. But luckily Pinterest did not fail me.

Cleaning Bathroom Grout

Here’s what you’ll need:

Cleaning Bathroom Grout Yep, that’s carpet cleaner. You can buy it at Walmart. It works like a charm. So here’s how it works:

Cleaning Bathroom Grout

If you love this, pin it for later!

I’ll be honest and warn you it’s time consuming. This took me about 4 hours. After you apply the spray you should wait about 15 minutes to scrub it off. This is a crucial step.

But in the end it’s so worth it. We’ve gotta get this rental cleaned up at some point. We owe that to our landlord.

Happy Cleaning!
Love, KJ