It seems like ages ago since I last posted, and so much has happened since then! The big news? We're moving! For the past year or so, Eric and I have started to come to the realization that we are outgrowing our house. We didn't really anticipate a big move for at least a few years, but the perfect situation came our way and we couldn't pass it up. Our family friend, Greg Reinke's mom is downsizing and is moving to an apartment. Her home, located on Timber Heights Dr, was going on the market. We knew it was in one of the best family neighborhoods in town and we couldn't pass up the opportunity to go take a look.
It is a spacious ranch house with three bedrooms all on the same floor, as well as two and a half big bathrooms. There is a place for a playroom for the kids as well as a piano studio and guest room. It is set on a huge lot and has an attached garage. Plus, the price was something we could afford and we would be moving across the street from some of our best friends in town, with many neighborhood kids to play with. With all of the perks, we just couldn't walk away.
So last weekend, our parents came and we tackled the list of repairs and sprucing up that needed to happen before we could list our house for sale. Patti took the kids and the rest of us got to work painting and fixing. The amount of work we got done was absolutely unbelievable - we all worked so hard! We also took some time to celebrate Mom and Dad's 34th wedding anniversary on Sunday with a dinner at Steve and Patti's house. How blessed are we to have parents that spend their free time helping us, even in the midst of their celebration weekend?!
I spent the next week cleaning and sorting and organizing and getting the house ready to show. Eric brought the enclosed trailer and he and Tom filled it with all our extra furniture and clutter. I got flowers planted and Eric cleaned up the yard. And by Friday, the house looked great. Knowing that Eric was going to be leaving for Sweden on Sunday, and not wanting to list with the realtor until he was here to sign, I went ahead and posted a For Sale by Owner ad on Facebook Friday night, expecting to maybe get one or two showings. Well, the flood gates opened and in five days we had shown the house six times and had our first offer. By Day Six, we were under contract. And, I did it all on my own! (Minus some help with childcare and some advice about negotiations.) It was not an easy week in the least, since all this happened while Eric was in Sweden, but I am beyond happy to know our house is sold. When we bought it in 2012, it was on the market for almost 2 years. It makes me feel good that the work we've done here has made it more marketable.
Though I am very excited about the upcoming change and the many perks in our new house, I will miss our charming first home; the home I brought my babies home to, the home where we've hosted many friends and family members, the home that Eric and I moved to when it was still just the two of us. I will miss the beautiful sunsets over the lake, the park across the street, and the character of our first home. But, we will take the memories with us and make new ones along the way, because being home is really just being with each other.
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