Home Away From Home

On Monday evening we moved into our home away from home for 2-3 weeks, a furnished apartment in Durham. We were pleasantly surprised to find it large (2 bedroom, 2 bath), well furnished, clean, and convenient. We feel blessed to be staying here, rather than in the hospital, and are so thankful insurance covers it as part of the transplant process. It was definitely a role reversal for Nick to be moving us in and then heading home...we all agreed it felt weird for sure! Anyone curious to see what it looks like? Well, let the tour begin...

We are on the first floor corner, bottom right in this picture. There is alot of shrubbery and everything is really well kept.

We were surprised by the two dead bolts...welcome to Durham!

We have a nice screened porch...furniture is an additional charge though, so no sitting outside for us.

Nice master bedroom with 'Dream Bedding'...white soft sheets and duvet with down alternative blanket.

Of course we brought our SITG signed banner and hung it right in the living room...we love it and find it so encouraging!

We also brought a ribbon so we could hang each of the hearts Ernie reads from the encouragement jar. They hang right on our bedroom window so he can look at them often.

Our kitchen has all the conveniences and we were surprised to find that the utensils, pots, pans, coffee maker, and blender all appeared to be brand new! The washer and dryer are in the room right off the kitchen.

This is how we eat...Ernie standing and me sitting.

Of course we needed wall art and Nathan and Natalie provided that for us!

We think this apartment will do just fine as our home away from home, but of course there is no place like our real home and we sure will be thankful to get back to Wake Forest, our family, friends, and doggies!