First Overnight in the Fixer-Upper

When we bought this fixer-upper house in Spartanburg back in early May, we thought we would spend the summer renovating it and move a truck load of belongings down here to be ready for a fall semester with less commuting back and forth to Arden. It's been a slower remodel than we expected.Last night was our first overnight here. Last week the new mattresses were delivered, and so we were able to spend the night last night, which I really wanted to do, because I volunteered to help with a Halloween event last night that was going to last until 8:30 or 9.I was glad I was able to do that. It was a fun event with tables and candy and most of us in costumes. Here's the English and Humanities table, with me on one end and my dean on the other and the English chair in the middle.I was grateful that I only needed to drive across town where my spouse was watching the World Series on the TV we bought yesterday morning. We bought a much smaller one than most people are buying, based on what the…