moving

  • Why we decided to live on-post at Fort Gordon

    Every time we move, we have to decide what we are going to do for housing. When we found out we were moving back to Fort Gordon, we planned to be here about two years. We had already lived here, so we were familiar with the housing options. Real estate is reasonably cheap here, and…

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  • Our second Georgia moving announcements

    I don’t know about y’all, but I love sending and receiving real paper mail. A nice card is a way to brighten up weeks of junk mail, credit card solicitations, and catalogues I get even though I have no idea why. I love sending moving announcements and picking out new designs whenever we move. For…

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  • When your new home isn’t new to you

    We have moved back to Augusta, Georgia, where we lived for six months in 2013. This will be the second city I’ve lived in a second time (Colorado Springs is the first) and the third state I’ve repeated (Virginia, Colorado, and Georgia). Moving back to somewhere we’ve lived before can be an interesting experience, and…

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  • Living in a hotel during a move

    In the world of cross-country moves, things don’t always go as planned and you may find yourself living in a hotel. We spent about a week in a hotel once we arrived in Augusta, and it was an interesting experience. Bring your own stuff (soap, toiletries, towels, pillows, etc.). I don’t know about y’all, but…

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  • The unpacking life

    Our stuff was delivered a day early on Wednesday (hallelujah!), so we’ve been unpacking ever since. All of the boxes are empty, and the movers came back to pick them up on Friday. It’s easier to handle each room when you have no boxes to fight with. I prefer to unpack everything first, so I…

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  • The empty house life

    We signed for our house this past Thursday and finally unloaded our cars. It’s nice to be able to drive around without a car full of stuff. Remember when I talked about our weird timeline with selling our house in Colorado and our move-in date in Georgia? Yeah. A combo of regular summer moves, the…

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