Ok so I know I have said over and over I love this town but really I love this place!! Yesterday I had to go do some paperwork for the sale of our old house and I stopped by to see some of hubby's family. Let's just say they are some of, ok A LOT, of why we left the area. It did not go so well.
Some how through the stress of selling our house, a sick father and the drama of his family my voice came back. For years I have been respectful and reserved and smiley and all nods with them but I just had it. I was polite but I did voice my opinion and how their actions and words have affected us and OMG I felt so good.
My own Mom said that was a big NO NO as she tried not to giggle but I was granted a pass as she put it as we have so much going on. Oh that pass was worth it only I informed her it was not a pass. It was me! It was the loud opinionated girl my husband fell in love with. I was not loud nor rude I was just honest.
And you know what? After I was done I got in the car and hauled it back to our town! Our lovely little town. The town that we will raise our family in and that makes me smile daily. Oh that drive is usually long and redundant but yesterday it was a breath of fresh air!
I know that we should not boast about moving away from family but honestly sometimes if you are not blessed with the nicest or most civil of bunch than a little distance does a girl good.
I also stopped at the house we are selling yesterday and the only pause I had was in B's room. It was crazy to see such an anticipated room empty and stark but the rest of it just seemed so foreign to me. It was still pretty but it was not home. It was no longer where I wanted to lay my head and raise my family and that felt so good.
Today through the overcast and occasional rain I still find myself smiling about where we are at and how blessed we are. I finally have neighbors stopping by with treats and telling us what is happening this weekend and where the local hidden beach is!
So what if the average age here is 70 when no matter what tries to get me down I am still smiling that we have found our home!
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Friday, February 17, 2012
Friday, January 6, 2012
So Scared
Two nights from now I will be back in bed in this house after spending the day in the new house we are moving to and I am scared to death. Excited but scared to death. I know I sound like a big fat baby but I never claimed to do well with change. I have always been a runner I am good at it, what I mean, I do not dump you I just stop taking your calls, I do not quit I just don't show up, see what I mean I do not like to plan out big things. My day yes, but big things, no.
The house we are in now is wonderful it is bigger than we need, has custom cabinets, granite counter tops, custom baths, a pool, is in the suburbs and so on but we are leaving it. And for a home that is much different. We are trading in the pool for 2.5 acres, switching up the floor plan, losing some of the upgrades and even saying goodbye to the suburbs. While I am thrilled and it is a dream I am scared to death.
We did not make this decision lightly but still I wonder do we really know what we are in for. I do, I guess, I grew up in a small town and I know it is going to be hard at first but once you are in you are in so to speak. I wonder will I miss the pool we never used. Or will I miss the custom tile as I am in the bathroom of the new house. I think it is fair to expect that at times I will miss this home but the one we are moving to is just the one that is meant for us right now.
Luckily we are able to rent before we purchase the owners are even open to allowing us to rent for a few years to make sure we like the area and the home etc. What I love most is this has been a team effort. With this home I saw it picked it and called hubby to come see it. He said he liked and bam we were under contract. See being in Real Estate I am sure I saw all the inventory before I even knew we were house shopping. This home may have us and have a little paint but none of it was done by us. This is what is so appealing about the new house.
The new house has just enough updating to make it updated but not so much that we can't get what we want when we are ready to purchase. I would be able to get my dream kitchen and hubby his media room and so much more. We can get animals or even put in a pool that is in our taste and we are just so tickled about it. I truly am thrilled to hear hubby talk about it and shop for a riding lawn mower he is more excited than I ever anticipated.
For someone who grew up with a single mom renting small homes in a mountain town in Colorado calling many laundry rooms her bedroom, yep, I said laundry rooms! I find it quite silly that I would be wondering will I miss my granite counter tops or my stainless steel appliances! Oh how I know we are so blessed to have a home and a roof over our head. I am also so blessed that we are listening to the Lord and our intuition on this one and know that it is by far the best decision for so many reasons.
Doesn't make it any less scary though!
The house we are in now is wonderful it is bigger than we need, has custom cabinets, granite counter tops, custom baths, a pool, is in the suburbs and so on but we are leaving it. And for a home that is much different. We are trading in the pool for 2.5 acres, switching up the floor plan, losing some of the upgrades and even saying goodbye to the suburbs. While I am thrilled and it is a dream I am scared to death.
We did not make this decision lightly but still I wonder do we really know what we are in for. I do, I guess, I grew up in a small town and I know it is going to be hard at first but once you are in you are in so to speak. I wonder will I miss the pool we never used. Or will I miss the custom tile as I am in the bathroom of the new house. I think it is fair to expect that at times I will miss this home but the one we are moving to is just the one that is meant for us right now.
Luckily we are able to rent before we purchase the owners are even open to allowing us to rent for a few years to make sure we like the area and the home etc. What I love most is this has been a team effort. With this home I saw it picked it and called hubby to come see it. He said he liked and bam we were under contract. See being in Real Estate I am sure I saw all the inventory before I even knew we were house shopping. This home may have us and have a little paint but none of it was done by us. This is what is so appealing about the new house.
The new house has just enough updating to make it updated but not so much that we can't get what we want when we are ready to purchase. I would be able to get my dream kitchen and hubby his media room and so much more. We can get animals or even put in a pool that is in our taste and we are just so tickled about it. I truly am thrilled to hear hubby talk about it and shop for a riding lawn mower he is more excited than I ever anticipated.
For someone who grew up with a single mom renting small homes in a mountain town in Colorado calling many laundry rooms her bedroom, yep, I said laundry rooms! I find it quite silly that I would be wondering will I miss my granite counter tops or my stainless steel appliances! Oh how I know we are so blessed to have a home and a roof over our head. I am also so blessed that we are listening to the Lord and our intuition on this one and know that it is by far the best decision for so many reasons.
Doesn't make it any less scary though!
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