I don't live there anymore

After several days lugging everything I own across state lines in 90+ degree heat, subsisting solely on pizza and sheer willpower... I live in Indiana.

(Justin says this makes me a Hoosier, but I beg to differ. I think Hoosier is a state of mind. Don't let him quote Wikipedia at you.)

I was cleaning my old apartment until well past 11 pm tonight. I'm not much for scrubbing usually, but it was cathartic today. I just had some time to think about my life, and where it's going. As I cleaned my way out of the apartment, turning out the lights as I mopped room by room, I felt like I was saying goodbye to my youth in a way. This was my last "bachelorette" pad - I'm trading in my life of solitude (and knowing everything is exactly where I left it last) for a precocious 5 year old, two rowdy puppies... and the love of my life.

July Stitch Fix

On moving day, I had one extra box to take over - my Stitch Fix! It showed up just as we were taking a load to the new house. It's been awhile since I've scheduled a fix (and I got too busy to direct this one much), so I was excited to see what was in it!

(I apologize off the bat for blurry, poorly framed, phone pictures. I'm in the middle of moving, for crying out loud!)

So far so good...

In the past, I've requested colors and patterns - because I always love them on other people, but never seem to pick them up in the store. I was glad to see lots of color as soon as I opened my box!

Right on top was a shirt that seemed right up my alley - the Fun2Fun Bosley V-Neck Blouse. It is made of a super-light material that will be great in the summer heat, but (most importantly) wasn't see-through.

It has an key hole in the back that means I'll probably have to wear it with a strapless bra, but I think it adds more interest to the piece. 

Verdict: Loved it! Kept. 

I've paired it in these photos with another piece, the black Margaret M Emer High Waisted Cropped Trouser. 

I think these are a stitch fix staple, because I received these in my first fix - as did a few of my friends! My coworker Sally and I refer to them as the sisterhood of the traveling pants, because they look great on everyone. The cropped version, though - looked like I was wearing my kid sister's clothes. 

Verdict: Cropped pants rarely work for me. Returned.

Collective Concepts Rilo Button Up Blouse

I went back and forth on this piece. It is a different style than many of my clothes, which I usually welcome. In the end, the pattern was a little too camo-meets old lady for me, and I knew I'd never really wear it. Now that I'm looking at the pictures, I wonder whether I made the right choice. I like it with those jeans...

Verdict: Returned

Hailey 23 Kerrigan Dress

This dress had a stretchy blue top and lacy-textured bottom. I went back and forth on this one as well, especially since it fits my wedding theme, and I thought I could wear it to a shower or something. In reality, I didn't love the bottom half and don't think I'd wear it enough to justify the expense. 

Verdict: Returned

Zad Ahmad Mixed Bead Earrings

I don't often keep the jewelry that I receive in Fixes, since I am so particular about what I wear. I've been tempted to take it off my fix list, but I'm glad I didn't. I love these!

Verdict: Kept


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Some photos of my favorite Fixes (or at least the ones I've had professionally photographed):

This blue dress is SO comfy. I can dress it up or down with jewelry or cardigans.

(photos by All Angles Photography)

I asked for a white shirt with a little detail that I could use as a staple with pants or skirts, for work or weekend. Loved this one (and that both came the day before my engagement photo shoot)!

Moving Day!

I'll just leave you with this...

My apartment

This is what my apartment looks like right now.

Fingers crossed I'll be ready to move on Saturday!

We own a house!

This afternoon, J and I took off work early and bought a house.

As you do.

The process involved signing / initialing a LOT of paper (they gave us our copies on disk - saving trees!), but I'm so grateful to Mike Ryan - our realtor, Guaranteed Rate - our mortgage company, and Kemp Title agency - who made the whole process go so smoothly!

I am also grateful to the previous owners, who left wine in the fridge :)

Knocking on wood...

To date, this process has been deceptively easy. We found a house. Made an offer. It was accepted. Inspection was clear(ish). Appraisal was great. The loan went through.

We're a week and a half away from closing, and I'm waiting for the other shoe to drop. Justin suggested getting my utilities switched, and I balked. I realized that I'm subconsciously not even packing 100%... just in case.

Inspection update

So yesterday was our inspection.

I was so nervous, but it went really well. There are a few things we'll need to update or fix - our A/C is past it's designed life, but still working well... for now. Something about resurfacing box gutters seems to solve 90% of the rest of our problems. Overall, the bug/radon guy and both of our general inspectors (we had quite the team over last night!) have told us the house is in great condition for it's age, so I feel so. much. better.

Also, if you're in the Louisville / S. Indiana area and need home inspectors, I'd recommend Home Team. They were awesome.

While the fellas were at work crawling through every imaginable space in the new house, I got to spend some more time measuring and mentally placing furniture. Somehow I completely missed the fact that there is no closet in the master bedroom, so that might get swapped with the former guest room. The room is a bit darker, but there is a hanging rod in the 1-ft deep closet (?!?), so I feel like I'm already ahead of the game. Also, I will be sleeping in my bedroom, and I like the dark. So maybe not such a bad thing.

I was going to include a screen shot of the floor plan here, but apparently this app makes you pay for that. I mean, it makes sense - but not worth it for this post. So just make it up in your head and I'm sure that's exactly right. Or probably not.