Quick Mission: Move!

What was originally going to be quick a check-up on the house in Oki and return back to vacation in Cali, took an interesting turn and we ended up moving! No, not moving out of Okinawa and back to the states, but just to another place off base. We had been discussing the possibility of moving to a larger place before, but Dan's deployment on such a short notice made that impossible at the time. I was glad to make this check-up on the house, since we came back to some mold problems. Even after getting it all cleaned out, it was easy to find more reasons to just move now and start fresh again. S0 although Dan is still deployed, now turned out to be the time. I ventured to take on the task of finding a new place, packing up the entire house and moving.

Initially, the lack of housing agencies' replies and the slim selection of listings online were discouraging. But sure enough, as God always does, He provided. After one day of viewing some properties, the following day I was signing a new lease. It's not a brand new complex like our first one, but definitely more fitting for us -- one story , 4 bedrooms, and ample space for Leyna to run around. No more squeezing in between the coffee table and the tv...no more baby gates at the top and bottom of steep stairs...my office finally gets to be an office in itself, so Leyna gets a separate playroom instead of playing underneath my desk...and guests don't have to feel awkward about using the toilet-sink (our old post of the home tour shows this water saving method of washing your hands)! I'm definitely looking forward to having an American oven, washer & dryer...to let our American sized couches breathe...and it will simply be nice to have more company over!

Moving is still in progress. I'm not completely moved out of the old place, and boxes here are still piled high, but so far the upgrade is worth it. My goal is to get us "settled" and ready to leave to Cali in the next 2 weeks. Here's a few pics of the moving adventure so far...

Waking up to a terrible wind and rain the day of moving was not fun. The movers did a good job regardless. Notice, the Japanese still keep their shoes off in your house even when moving! Leyna tried to help out by carrying anything she could find...I attempted to keep Leyna entertained and out of the way by hanging out in the laundry room most of the time. She's loves singing n dancin to Beiber songs! haha

Excuse me are you standing on the wall? ...why go through the trouble of trying to squeeze things down the stairs when its much easier to just lower it all down from outside. Of course!..and here's a peek at our place. Moving makes you hungry, Leyna was enjoying some fries while touring the new space.I hope to post more pics before returning to Cali! Back to unpacking many many boxes...