Moving

So, Jason is officially living in Nigeria now :(  We packed up the rest of his stuff and sent him on his way on Wednesday. He will not be back until October, when he comes to spend a week in Kentucky then takes me back to Africa with him!
Before he left, we were able to buy some stuff here for the new apartment. When he first got back on August 4th, we went to Rooms-to-Go and picked out some very comfy couches and chair that all have recliners :) He had tried to shop for couches while in Nigeria, but they were very uncomfortable and like $7,000! so it made more sense to buy them here and they would still be cheaper with shipping.

Pretty couches (ignore the pillows and rug)

Then we went to Academy to pick out patio furniture (the apartment has a huge wrap around patio) and a grill. We got a really cool infrared one that is supposed to cook more evenly. Since we have not owned a grill before, we had to buy all the tools, cover, etc to go with it (of course!)
So we had this all scattered around our apartment until the movers came to get the stuff on Wednesday.

J's 3 check bags, the grill in the box with the metal briefcase of tools on top, and the patio chairs by the window.

We also went around the house and put flags on everything so we could tell the movers what would be shipped (green flag) versus stored (blue flag).

Patio tables to be shipped and Bose system to be stored

Also, Jason decided last minute that it was necessary to run to Gallery Furniture (because they deliver same day) to buy a mattress so it would be included in the sea freight.

king with memory foam pillow top 

It's fun shopping for everything when it is not your own money! Now, all of the fun purchases are officially on a big cargo ship on the way over to Africa. It will take about 2 months to get there, but just in time for my arrival :)
Jason will buy all of our other furniture (bed, dressers, living room tables, dining table and chairs) in Nigeria. They have carpenters that will build that stuff for us. With the dark wood doors in the apartment already, I hope that we can get the furniture to match that. Then we will decorate with all the fun African carvings and artwork :) This week, Jason will also be busy shopping for all the electronics over there (they have U.K. plugs so we can't really buy any of that stuff here).

TVs at the Mall in Lagos

Jason also got the Slingbox working today. We bought this box to set up at his mom's house so that we can DVR whatever shows we want and then watch them online. Then we have a cord that connects the ipad or laptop to the TV to project the show on the TV.  The main reason we got this is so Jason can watch all the American football games, as the local channels over there are mainly from the UK or South Africa. Now we can watch all the Texans games this winter :)