Let's play Catch up

As you know we got our house. That's a huge stress I no longer have to deal with. Instead now I can worry about every aspect of moving such as what size uhaul, who's coming with me, what I'm taking with me, what I need to buy once I'm down there, and expenses.
The what I need to buy when I'm down there list is quite hefty. We sold all of our furniture before I moved because we didn't want to pay to store furniture we didn't even like. So, now I have the bittersweet task of buying a new mattress, living room set, washer and dryer. Plus, depending on our closet situation (as in I have no idea if our bedroom has a closet or not) we might need bedroom furniture. But bedroom furniture can wait until after my lover man comes home because frankly, that means it's one less thing I have to worry about.
I've got a $5,000 moving budget. As in that needs to cover the uhaul rental, gas, hotels, furniture and appliances. I'm only spending like $400 max on the uhaul. The gas should total to about $300 on the way down (between my car and truck). The hotel can be about $70-80 with the dog. That leaves about $4,200 for furniture and such. I'm a lejeuneyardsales fanatic so you can bet your butt that I will get everything accomplished and still have money left over.
I'm so excited to move back. Moving back is the final stage of this deployment. That's why it's hard not to move back asap. Thankfully our house isn't even available until January 3rd. I'm hoping to get down there toward the end of January. I want to soak up as much time with my family as possible. It's already proving to be difficult though. Once January 3rd comes around it's going to be an all out war of emotions for me. Should I stay or should I go? If you didn't sing that line in your head then your favorite song is probably something by justin beiber and I feel sorry for you.

Anyways, I've got less than 20% of this bad boy left. I can't believe how fast it's gone. It's all so exciting now! I just have to get to the 23rd which is my last day of work. Then enjoy Christmas and new years, survive our 2 year wedding anniversary by my lonesome, and then it's just a matter of when I decide to pack up and go!

WAHOOO!!

I'm not going to end this with a wahoo. Instead here are some catch up pictures of my little pumpkin butt.