3rd Home In Hawaii

We finally got into TVA!

Once we found out we got in I e-mailed the man in charge of placement and asked what the earliest we could move in would be. I said I'd come in the following Monday to discuss it once he could look over some things. Last week we walked with a friend, Shane, through his building, where he showed us the available lots he was aware of. We saw one we liked quite a bit, a corner lot, and we figured we'd try asking for it. We arrived Monday morning and he greeted us by saying he was just e-mailing me. Right on top of his stack of papers was our file, with available rooms written on it. He handed it to us and asked if we wanted to pick. On the list was the corner room I had wanted. We said "that one", he crossed it out making it ours and no longer available. Then there was this very exciting dialogue:

Sarah: "When can we move in"

Russel: "Name a date"

Sarah: "..Today?"

Russel: "I'll work on your paperwork and send it to the office, go pay your deposit and you should be able to move in by 5:00."

We paid our deposit, and started moving in early afternoon on Monday. 2 days later we are officially moved in, and organized for the most part. A few odds and ends to take care of, but we're mostly ready to go.

More exciting news that is not chance, luck, or coincidence, but 100% blessing. We still had 3 months left in our old lease. Shane's wife is on a school biology trip to Saipan. In the group that went there is a guy who has a fiance here. That fiance is getting ready to move out of her place and start getting something ready for the two of them once married this summer, so she's had her eye open for anything available.  News went from Shane, over an ocean to his wife, Ashley, from Ashley to her classmate, and from him back over the ocean to his fiance. We were able to get in touch with the girl and she is now meeting with our old landlord to sign a lease and finish off ours for us.

Is that sweet or what? Here are some before and after pictures of the new crib and crib.

Living room

    

I hadn't seen the couch arranged this way so I was pretty pumped on making

it work out. Sarah was indifferent, but it's growing on her.

Bedroom. Notice I wrongly assumed we'd have equal closet

space and had to scoot that dresser a bit.

Crib finally set up with bedding

Bathroom. Sarah hasn't been able to take a bath in a year

and now she finally can!

This is our entry way and open screen door. We know about 5 other couples in this building, and a couple others just across the street, along with many others throughout all of TVA. Couldn't be happier to finally be so close to our "family" out here (Lacee just brought us a plate of dinner). We feel so blessed as of late, and hope everyone knows the gratitude we feel. 

On a different note: Mustaches have fans and enemies. For all the enemies out there I'm already tired of the stache, and am considering shaving.