This Used To Be Orange Groves... As Far As The Eye Could See!

Things in the Overhauser-household are settling in to a somewhat-normal routine.  Brian works, Nolan and I go the gym, Brian comes home from work, we walk the dogs, then the three of us hang out in our tiny disaster of an apartment. Wash, rinse, repeat.

Sometimes on walks, we see neat things like dead snakes.  Apparently this is a python, and was most likely a pet that died and somebody laid it in the grass next to the dumpster.  Ah, nature.

Brian did break the routine this past week by traveling to Alabama for work.  Nolan and I had a couple of date nights, then Brian returned and we were back to normal.

We also went and saw some local wildlife:  The turtles that hang out in a creek near our apartment.

Don't get me wrong. Having such a low-key lifestyle IS nice, but it's also incredibly boring.  We don't want to get too settled in our apartment because we'll only be here for a couple of months.  I have zero pictures on the white walls, no plants (I think I killed my Washington lavender), and no decorations.  It's bland and cluttered.

I try and get things organized, but it's frustrating because there is such a little amount of space in which to work.  It's also hard to get certain rooms straightened up (i.e., Nolan's) because it is about 9' x 8'.  There is little room for anything after you put in a full size bed, a dresser, and a changing table.  Oh, and said room doesn't have a closet.  You can imagine where all of his toys are.  Or rather, where they are not.

Every day that passes brings us that much closer to our new house, and we are all so excited.  I've picked out paint colors, and we are in serious discussions about what we want to do in our yard.

As for the completion of our house, 24-hour rain on Thursday and Friday killed the opportunity for foundation to be laid.  However, Nolan and I did drive up on there Friday afternoon and noticed that the plumbing is set and the foundation should be next.

School starts tomorrow, so that will hopefully breakup the monotony.  Huzzah!