Moving Day

On December 11th, 2001 Gary Don and I closed on and moved into our very first house. It was HUGE (or so we thought at the time)! But after 9 years, 2 kids, and countless toys, we had most certainly grown out of our house. We had put it up on the market twice in the last couple of years, but didn't get any bites. This time, we found a new realtor, Melissa Eason (the best realtor ever!!!!) and put the house back on the market Labor Day Weekend 2010. We didn't have very high expectations because of our past experiences. And we were OK with staying where we are if we needed to, for a while longer. But lo and behold about 6 weeks after putting our house on the market, I got a call from Melissa that we had an offer on the house!!! OMG! We almost couldn't believe it!

The following 6 weeks or so was a complete roller coaster ride. Our buyers were having financing issues and there were many times that we didn't think the deal would go through. But thanks to Melissa (did I mention she was the best realtor ever?!?!?), we finally closed on our house on December 1st, 2010 (or right around then, I can't remember the exact day right off hand). Whoo Hoooo!!!! Then a few days later we closed on our new house. The last night in our old house was bittersweet. After all, we had been there for 9 years, and we had brought both our babies home to that house. It was a great house that will always hold a special place in my heart. Melissa took this picture of us on the last night that we spent in the house: So then it was moving day!!! We had looked at a lot of houses, and had actually made an offer on a different one, but it didn't go through. When we first saw the house we did end up buying, we weren't quite sure that it was the one for us. But after negotiating with the builder and getting lots of upgrades for almost nothing, we were convinced! Now the hard part was here. Moving all of our stuff!! Not to mention getting all the utilities and cable transferred and hooked up. What a hassle! My mom was kind enough to buy us a new washer and dryer as a housewarming gift. The old ones we had I had bought right after I graduated from college - a long time ago! It was time for new ones. And what an upgrade!!! Look at these beauties!! We love them! (And by "we" I mean GD - he does the laundry. Yes, I know I am one lucky girl!) Thanks Mom!!!

We are loving our new house so much. Even more than we thought we would! We now have a fireplace which has been awesome this past month with all the cold weather. Here is a pic of the living room. The game room is above it, and open so that we can hear the kids when they are up to no good. :)

And the kitchen. Oh, how I love the kitchen!!! My old kitchen was T-I-N-Y. I am in love with the cabinet space, the granite counters and the gas stove. Not that I am cooking any more than I used to or anything. But I still love it. :)

We have been here almost 2 months now and love the house even more now than when we moved in. We will just look at each other and say, "Have I told you that I love this house?!" I don't think we expected to love it as much as we do. So here it is. Our beautiful new home! :)