The whirlwind

It has been a little while since I posted last so I guess I need to give an update of all the goings on.

• 5/4 We did, in fact, get the condo. It was very stressful until that point. After we closed we immediately set to work moving and accepted the happy stress.
  
• 5/5 to 5/8 We hired painters that were able to finish (and do a FANTASTIC job) before we moved in the following Saturday. Meanwhile, we furiously packed the remaining junk.
• 5/8 After a lot of confusion my brother came up Friday night so that he was there for the move the next day. He brought a lot of stuff up from my parents' house as well.
• 5/9 We hired movers as well because of a presumed small window. The president of the condo association gave us an extension, without which we would not have been able to move in. Our movers were...well let's just say we won't be recommending them to anyone. We emptied ALL of the boxes on Saturday and were all moved in for the most part.
  
• 5/10 Lee and I rented a car so that we could go to CostCo, Walmart, Target and Home Depot. We unpacked the groceries, etc and then JJ and I went to go see the new Star Trek movie. It is always notable when I go to the movies anymore, so I am glad that the movie was excellent.
• 5/11 We started settling. Our neighbor was moving out for the summer and consequently she had all this meat to get rid of. After about 4 hours JJ and I finally managed to grill up some savory chicken and ribs.
• 5/12 We had our washer, dryer and sectional delivered. Then, I reestablished my dominance as the superior bowler in the family. [dusting shoulder] Bowling is another one of those things that is noteworthy when the occassion comes up again.
  
• 5/13 Mama Karen arrived and we cooked up Pad Thai.
• 5/14 I sacrificed myself as the one willing to go to with my mother and her twin to see a one-man theatrical reenactment of the Gospel of Mark. It was about as good as you would expect. The principal comment made was "it's amazing he could remember all that."
• 5/15 Despite the rain, we went on a Chicago River Architectual Cruise. I still enjoyed it and now we have a membership with the Chicago Architectural Foundation so anyone coming to visit in the next year should keep that in mind. ;-)
• 5/16 We went to my Aunt's house for Christmas 2. We celebrated 7 birthdays, one condo purchase, one med school acceptance, two grand parents returning for the summer, one puppy adoption and the Blackhawks advancing in the playoffs among other things.
• 5/17 We dropped off my mother and brother at the car rental offices for them to drive back home. At church we met with the interim pastor as we are going to start leading a small group at our place in June most likely.
• 5/18 Back to the grind and continuing to work on things like filing all of our documents in our new filing cabinets. Lee got to see the Today show for the first time in weeks. She had been without news that entire time.
  
• 5/19 I updated the blog. Mama Houston arrives in two days! Reserve your stay now, time slots are going fast!

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