Life in Louisville.

It's been about eight weeks since Stuart and I packed up our home in Tallahassee and hit the road to start our new life in Louisville. It was quite possibly the most exhausting move I've ever endured in all my 25 years of moving. I come from a family tree filled with veteran movers who all saw this as an opportunity for "initiation." Needless to say, we will definitely be hiring movers next time!

For those of you who missed out on all our lovely moving details, here is a quick recap:

• I sprained my ankle in the first five minutes while attempting to move our king sized mattress down the stairs [and yes - eight weeks later it is still hurting me but don't worry, I don't think they'll have to amputate].
  
  
• A quarter of our home is still in Tallahassee in the precious care of William and Jul Colle's garage. Apparently we have a lot of stuff... either that or they're making moving trucks smaller these days. We are forever thankful to them for their help! We're hoping one day it will find it's way home to Louisville.
  
  
• We left on Sunday at midnight expecting a 9-10 hour drive... 17 hours later we arrived in the Promised Land. I've never been so happy.

Three days later we were finally able to unload our truck and move into our humble abode. I spent the next week attempting to make our ancient seminary apartment into a home. Here is the somewhat finished product.

The last eight weeks have been filled with exploring Louisville, trying out new restaurants and coffee shops, visiting with old friends, meeting new friends and cookouts. We have quickly grown to love our new home. I promise to use this blog as a means to share all our life adventures and local hotspots with you.

If you would have told me a year ago that I would be moving to Kentucky, I might have called you crazy. But between our first visit and now after living here for eight weeks, I don't think I could have picked a better place for us to live! Louisville is a hidden gem - a hybrid between the comfort of the midwest with some southern charm, mixed with a hint of culture that I have missed so much from living in a big city. The good news is - we have plenty of room for visitors. So plan your trips, because we sure love company!