Move in day! Got Heather checked in to The Ivy and picked up her key and shuttle pass. Then it was on to moving everything up to the apartment. I had to take some pictures of the decor, especially the, "You Are My Sunshine Quote." Too busy to be emotional, but I felt it coming. We got everything up the four flights of stairs pretty quickly especially after finding Jessie Johnson right away. She totally helped and made it go faster. Plus Julie Carr's tip about bringing a folding wagon was the bomb. Less heavy lifting for sure. It took several hours to get unpacked and make sure everything had a well organized home, but we did it. Being the second person in the apartment left Heather options for kitchen space, refrigerator space, laundry room shelf space, bathroom cupboard space, etc. We did make a run to Walmart for a side table and lamp (there was one in the picture on the website, but it wasn't a standard feature). We had lunch at Panda Express near Walmart too. Just as we finished all the unpacking and got pictures taken of her room and the apartment, we ran into friends from Huntington Beach and decided to go to dinner with them at The Hickory, a phenomenal BBQ place. Penny and Lizzie came to see Heather's room, and then Heather and I drove out to Shelly's sister, Lara's, house just outside town to spend the night. Setting up Heather's spaces was a long and tiring process, but really fun at the same time. It's so exciting to help your child set up the new place they're going to live. It's hard to be sad when her apartment will be so nice all around. Tomorrow is orientation!
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