we have heat

so today, dominion gas came out to turn on the gas. we were given the time frame of 12-4pm, so i woke up early this morning to be there on time. i took some more measurements to pass the time, but they didnt end up showing up until 2:30pm. i was freezing. at that point, i was heading out to sit in my car and let it run so i could stay warm when i saw the dominion truck sitting on the corner. i asked if they were looking for my house (as the guy was just sitting in the truck). he said yes and that he had knocked 10 minutes prior. hmm ... i was only 3 rooms away and hadn't heard him. anywho, he was very grateful for the newer furnace and water heater he found (he said an energy efficient one like the one in the house could be upwards $5,000). before he arrived, he was told the gas was already "on" just needed to be switched on - but that was incorrect. he had to go out to the street and turn it on, then come back into what my mom and i call the "hole" ( sort of a crawl space but not really where the furnace is housed). a little while later, everything was up and running and he graciously capped the gas line in the kitchen. we couldnt get the thermostat to change temperature, so right now it's heating at 68° haha. it will be a little toasty until we figure out why its not working. anywho, next step in the process is water. everything is 'winterized' at the moment.

currently, the movers are here (my childhood home) delivering my mom's new living room set and some bunk beds she ordered. conveniently, i'll be able to use our old set in tremont, plus a few other things i picked out from around our house. my mom is a big collector and finds "deals" everywhere. while most of the time i see it as clutter, i will actually benefit greatly which is weird to say. for anyone who might interested, attached are two pictures of our old living room set aka my "new" set for tremont. they'll be delivering the living room set, a bedroom set, dresser and my desk to my new home on monday morning. :)