Cardboard and tape

We arrived in Oxford, OH on Sunday night and have been in our new home since Tuesday night. Most of our time has been business these past few days: setting up utilities (wireless is now working!), setting up furniture (a huge thank you to Steve and Tessy French!), and getting our library cards at Lane Public Library and touring the local produce co-op, of course. So far we are enjoying Oxford; it is a cute little town, nested in the middle of rural farmland. To give you an idea, all highways leading to and from Oxford and two-lane roads. Farewell 101!

Our second of two PODS arrived today, and since I am in my current "condition," as Nathan and I like to jokingly call it, Nathan was pretty much on his own to start the unloading. To my credit, I did carry in a few pillows and bags of hangers.

The POD is about 3/4 empty now and our house is a maze of boxes. I gave up helping Nathan outside about halfway into the work and started unpacking boxes. The process is almost as much fun as packing boxes for a move. We should probably be all unpacked by the time we are ready to move out.

Here we a few photos of the process:

 

Finally, here is a belly picture for those interested. Since coming to the Midwest I have had a lot more people ask if I am pregnant or comment on my pregnancy. Either I have gotten bigger or it is more acceptable to ask a woman if she is pregnant out here. It is a fascinating phenomenon. Enjoy!