mark's last day with his unit in newport news, va was friday, may 30th, which also happened to be the day that we were scheduled to move back up to maryland. since we knew a lot of preparations were going to be made during the week leading up to may 30th, i decided that my last day at work would be friday, may 24th so that i could tie up any loose ends, etc. prior to moving. may 24th also happened to kick off memorial day weekend which was JAM packed full of stuff for us to do...up in maryland :) we were traveling up to sign our new apartment lease on the morning of may 25th and then that same day our friends, laura and justin, were getting married. sunday was a bit more relaxing, but since it was right after my mom's knee surgery, we were trying to help as much as she would let us around the house and with my sisters. monday we were planning to spend some time with mom and dad schmidt...but things turned a little "horrible" - but more on that later.
all in all, it was a fantastic weekend! laura and justin's wedding was absolutely beautiful and SUCH a fun time! it was held at the historic oakland mansion tucked back in columbia, maryland.
justin and laura mingling during the reception
mark and i with the lovely bride :)
mark and i with the lovely bride :)
the wedding was just perfect, the weather was amazing, as it was all outdoors, the dress was gorgeous, the flowers were stunning- all of it was just fantastic- i was so proud of laura for working so hard and putting it all together so flawlessly! congrats to the happy couple!
now, onto the drama of the weekend...on monday we decided we would leave my parents house, head to our new apartment (lease signed and check written on saturday), go to ikea and then head to mark's parents house before leaving town to go back to newport news. WELL! upon entering our new apartment (with 2 carloads of stuff already unloaded and locked into the bedrooms), there was a funny smell that mark noticed. so, i quickly turned to the living room outlet that i had left a new air freshener in to get the "new paint" smell out before we moved in...it was GONE! i was pretty annoyed since it was one of those super nice ones from bath and body works, but thought maybe someone put it in a kitchen cabinet or something (workmen were still doing touch-ups, etc.). as i entered the kitchen i saw things on the floor that i was only familiar with because i had watched a few recent episodes of "verminators" on tv. so i wanted to confirm with mark, and i asked, "are those roaches?!" and he replied, "yup." we were both pretty sick to our stomachs. these things were at all stages of life and death and everywhere in between. i opened a drawer and one scurried. that's when i started to cry. i couldn't live like this! mark had already called the landlord who said he knew about them and had gotten some RAID. mark told him it was good enough and wouldn't take care of the real problem and that we wanted someone professional. the guy agreed and said OK. so then, as i opened what would be our master bedroom, i saw a few huge ones on the walls and freaked even more. i told mark that he needed to call the guy back and that i wanted proof of a professional or we'd reconsider the lease (some other "sketchy" things had happened earlier that we weren't too happy with but thought we might be able to live with- this was just too much). now, needless to say, we were trying to think positively and be patient. so, mark left the message and we headed to his parents house after a lot of photo taking and documentation of the issue. once we got to mom and dad schmidt's, the landlord called us back, said we were asking too much and said we could have our money back. i WHOOPED for joy! mark and i were so glad to be rid of that place, you have no idea! however, this left us with a bit of a dilemma...we'd have to stay in town another day (tuesday) to get our check back and to try and find another place to live before we moved up in 3 days... yikes!
to spare you the details, we got our money, voided the lease and even got a check to reimburse me for the stolen air freshener...and then after a few hours of looking in college park, we found an AMAZING apartment in a gated community, with a huge gym, a nice pool, a free internet cafe, a free parking garage and a lovely view. and the kitchen, my favorite part of the apartment, is HUGE and has an island- i love it! we're almost done decorating, so i'll post photos soon. needless to say, everything does happen for a reason and we are much much happier now than we would have been at the roach motel! visitors are always welcome!!!!
now, onto the drama of the weekend...on monday we decided we would leave my parents house, head to our new apartment (lease signed and check written on saturday), go to ikea and then head to mark's parents house before leaving town to go back to newport news. WELL! upon entering our new apartment (with 2 carloads of stuff already unloaded and locked into the bedrooms), there was a funny smell that mark noticed. so, i quickly turned to the living room outlet that i had left a new air freshener in to get the "new paint" smell out before we moved in...it was GONE! i was pretty annoyed since it was one of those super nice ones from bath and body works, but thought maybe someone put it in a kitchen cabinet or something (workmen were still doing touch-ups, etc.). as i entered the kitchen i saw things on the floor that i was only familiar with because i had watched a few recent episodes of "verminators" on tv. so i wanted to confirm with mark, and i asked, "are those roaches?!" and he replied, "yup." we were both pretty sick to our stomachs. these things were at all stages of life and death and everywhere in between. i opened a drawer and one scurried. that's when i started to cry. i couldn't live like this! mark had already called the landlord who said he knew about them and had gotten some RAID. mark told him it was good enough and wouldn't take care of the real problem and that we wanted someone professional. the guy agreed and said OK. so then, as i opened what would be our master bedroom, i saw a few huge ones on the walls and freaked even more. i told mark that he needed to call the guy back and that i wanted proof of a professional or we'd reconsider the lease (some other "sketchy" things had happened earlier that we weren't too happy with but thought we might be able to live with- this was just too much). now, needless to say, we were trying to think positively and be patient. so, mark left the message and we headed to his parents house after a lot of photo taking and documentation of the issue. once we got to mom and dad schmidt's, the landlord called us back, said we were asking too much and said we could have our money back. i WHOOPED for joy! mark and i were so glad to be rid of that place, you have no idea! however, this left us with a bit of a dilemma...we'd have to stay in town another day (tuesday) to get our check back and to try and find another place to live before we moved up in 3 days... yikes!
to spare you the details, we got our money, voided the lease and even got a check to reimburse me for the stolen air freshener...and then after a few hours of looking in college park, we found an AMAZING apartment in a gated community, with a huge gym, a nice pool, a free internet cafe, a free parking garage and a lovely view. and the kitchen, my favorite part of the apartment, is HUGE and has an island- i love it! we're almost done decorating, so i'll post photos soon. needless to say, everything does happen for a reason and we are much much happier now than we would have been at the roach motel! visitors are always welcome!!!!
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