Our New Home

     We flew home from Baltimore, MD on August 9th! After spending two weeks in my parent's basement and one week visiting our family and friends in Saint George, we were able to move into our new apartment! When we moved back to Utah from Maryland we didn't have an apartment picked out. We were waiting to hear back on Jase's job offers and wanted to ensure that we didn't move too far away from where he would be working. He still ended up with a thirty to forty-minute commute, but we fell in love with a spacious basement apartment and couldn't say no to the price. The day we went to visit Saint George (August 13th) we spent the morning going to an open house for an apartment listing that we saw on Facebook Marketplace. We knew we were going to like the apartment, so we showed up at the very beginning of the open house. After walking through we asked if we could sign the lease right then! They said yes and we were able to head to Saint George daydreaming about moving into our new home on September 1st! 

    Our apartment has a beautiful open floor plan for the kitchen, dining area, and living room. There is a huge island and I love all the cupboards and counter space. I don't know if I'll ever be able to downsize from my big kitchen! 

Down the hall are three bedrooms, two bathrooms, and the laundry room. We opted for a three-bedroom apartment so I could have an office/nursery space that was separate from Evan's room. I am so glad we did! 

    I have been enjoying scouring Facebook Marketplace for the best deals to turn our apartment into our home. Some of the bigger items that I've gotten from Marketplace since moving in include; a sectional couch, a six-person dining table with chairs (my project, as I want to reupholster the chairs before winter hits), a very large rug, a pack of floor mats for Evan to play on, toy storage for Evan's room, two 5x5 IKEA cube shelving units, and a new bassinet for Eli. I got rid of a lot of furniture that I didn't love when we moved! 

    I think my favorite part of our home is that Evan loves all the space! He crawls all over and enjoys spreading out his toys. He has a play area set up between the couch and one of the shelving units, and he also loves playing in his room. I really wanted to convert his room into a toddler-friendly space, so I'm beyond happy with how much he loves his room. I am also really enjoying having a master bedroom with a walk-in closet and attached bathroom! When we lived in Maryland our "bedroom" was essentially the front entry room, and we had to go all the way downstairs to use the bathroom! I feel like I'm living in luxury now!