Hello Friends!
I’ve been absent from my blog for over a week now and I
wanted to explain what I’ve been up to.
Big changes around here! I’ve
been wanting to share this with you for a while now and I guess now is the
time. I’m moving! Not from this blog (don’t worry : ) but I’m
moving houses. I’m staying in the same
state, same town, just going a few minutes down the road. We’ve made a family decision to convert my
parent’s house (the house I grew up in) into a two family home and move in with
them. What this basically means is that
I’m moving back home. My parent’s house
is quite big for just the two of them and they basically live on one level,
which leaves TONS of room on the second floor.
Rob and John and I will make our home there. We’ll have a living room, kitchen area with a
pantry, two bedrooms and two full bathrooms.
There is also a finished basement for John to have his playroom. I’ll be taking all my furniture with me and
luckily will be able to not only fit everything but set up the rooms pretty
much exactly how they are now. I cannot
tell you how excited we are. It’s
something we’ve talked about for years and now it’s finally happening.
It’s been a stressful month.
I’ve never sold a house before and I’ve only moved once. From here to there. And now I’m moving from here….back to there.
Are you following me? Good. Anyway, to
make a long story short, our house was on the market for two weeks. We had two open houses, and on Sunday two
offers came in. We accepted the second
one. So that’s that. The closing is the beginning of September, so
for the next month I’ll bouncing in between houses – cleaning, packing,
organizing, moving, etc.
I’m not going to say I’m not sad about leaving my
house. We’ve lived here for almost 19
years. I’ve loved every day in that
house and I have shed a few tears this week. But I know it’s time to move on
and do what’s best. Rob always says
there is strength in numbers. I feel
that this is a perfect example of this and I’m looking forward to making a new
nest in my new/old home. We’ve plastered
and painted and Rob put down shiny hardwood floors. I’m excited to share pictures with you soon!
By the way, in case you were wondering John is beyond excited for this move! He’s there every day as it is and basically
lives there now! The only difference is that now he can sleep over….every
night! I’m looking forward to having coffee with my Dad in the morning and spending
quiet afternoons with my mom while John is at school. I will have more folks to cook for and try my
recipes (which I can’t wait for!). And
the best part is we get to have two Christmas trees….one upstairs and one downstairs. That’s how my mind works.
However, through all the chaos and confusion – dealing with realtors
and painters (thank GOD Rob does most of that)…. summer rolls on. I quietly celebrated my birthday this week
(43!!!!) and John and I celebrated
Christmas in July. I will share some pictures on this blog soon! I still have a whole list of things we have
planned for August and I am trying not to let this move disrupt John’s summer
too much. He turns 10 on August 16th. Double digits!!!! He asked me if we could have his birthday
party at the house, as it will be our last big party there. I said of course. I just booked the bouncy house today. The party is on Saturday August 12th .
We have a lot of water balloons to
fill. We are also going to New Hampshire
next weekend with Rob’s family. Every
summer we rent a big house and spend two nights in North Conway. There is almost 20 of us going!! It’s a lot
of fun! I think a getaway will be good
for us.
I’ll continue to do my deep breathing exercises and try not
to stress about things too much. It’s
hard for me because I am not a person who enjoys change. And I hate having too many things going on at
once. I like it boring. I’ll get there. I keep thinking about Fall. I can’t wait to put a pumpkin in front of my
door, go apple picking, and take long walks around my parent’s neighborhood. It’s much bigger than mine now and perfect
for walking. I can almost smell the wood
burning stoves on the street. When all
the smoke clears, life will be good. And
I’ll be back to baking real soon. Just
in time for the beginning of school and sweater weather.
I’ll keep you all posted!
XO