Hi guys!
We are here.
In Georgia, and 800 miles away from our home in Illinois in our new home.
We are still unpacking and working on getting settled, but I’m ready to get back to blogging. I didn’t intend to take such a long break, but this move ended up taking a whole lot more out of us than we thought. Our last week at home (in Illinois) was spent spending time with family & friends, and then after my dad left (you may remember he was visiting and staying at my house until about 3 days before we had to leave for Georgia), we had to kick things into high gear!
We started packing like crazy. And we never would have finished on time if it hadn’t been for family and friends taking turns watching the kids for us.
We purged a lot of stuff that didn’t fit into the truck. We made our neighbors and random people driving by very happy. Ruben put some of the things that didn’t fit into the moving truck by the curb with a huge sign that read, “FREE.” It went fast.
We gave away our groceries to my brother, who was more than happy to take them off of our hands….hungry college student, you know. Thank you, Jason!
We met with the landlord. We handed over the keys.
We said final goodbyes. We left later than we expected to….the packing and loading at the very end felt like it would never end. We started dumping stuff in garbage bags and shoving it in where we could.
Not kidding.
We drove around 18 hours including stops. We spent the night in two hotel rooms.
We closed on the house on Friday morning, April 20th.
We bought a house!
We are homeowners!
Praise the Lord!
We are unpacking…..ever so slowly. Who knew unpacking would take so long with a 3yr. old that never seems to stop and a 4-month-old baby girl? We’ve moved so many times in our marriage, and for some reason I looked backward and thought this move would be like the rest…..not thinking that we are moving – this time around – with more children, more stuff, and less time to transfer things between one house and the next.
Oh well. We are reassuring ourselves that things WILL get unpacked. We will be able to walk through the garage one day or, better yet, fit our car in there.
And we will get settled.
This is home. Georgia.
And here are some pictures of our new home!
I can't wait to use our new tub!
Nathan's & Breanna's homeschool area and desks - still lots of work to be done in this room.
Hallway - and our sweet 3yr. old, David. He is constantly going, going, going.
We learned VERY quickly that we had to install a child-friendly handrail & two gates (one for upstairs & one for downstairs) for David. He isn't used to stairs.
Elisabeth is adjusting very well. She practically lives attached to me in some form or another, which makes unpacking more difficult one-handed. π
Our beautiful new kitchen! Loving it, but don't let this picture fool you....a large part of our house still has a lot of this....
Boxes and stuff all over.
All in all, though, we love our new home. π
Sandra, you’re new house is so beautiful! I am so happy for you! And little elisabeth has gotten so big AND beautiful!
Thank you, Patty! And thanks again for watching the kids before we left. They really enjoyed their time there. π
Sandra it looks like you have got a great house. The kitchen looks just lovely. Thanks so much for sharing the pictures. It is nice to have you back posting.
Thanks, Shelly! I’m so glad to be blogging again, too!
Congratulations! The house looks so nice…love the paint color and the kitchen!!
I know the unpacking is slow, but you’ll get done eventually. We moved when our kids were 5 months and 3 years, and it felt like I couldn’t get anything done while caring for the kids. But I did π Good luck, and I’m looking forward to your posts.
Thanks, Erin! We made some good headway today. Unfortunately, I am behind on a project so posting is probably going to take a couple more days. π
Congratulations! It looks like a beautiful house! I think I have tub envy.
I just moved this week too, but only 10 minutes away. I hope that the unpacking goes well and you are able to make friends quickly!
Thanks, Paula!
Congratulations!! Look at those happy faces!! It looks like everything went so smoothly and you are exactly where you need to be Praise the Lord!!
Thank you, Gina! The kids do love the house, and we are very thankful to the Lord for blessing up with it. The closing went very smoothly, and was actually over way faster than we thought it would be. Our downstairs is starting to look normal, which is encouraging. We’ve still got plenty to unpack and clean up upstairs, though. It’s coming along….
Congratulations on the new house! It looks amazing! I especially love your new tub. The kids look so happy to be in their new home. I’m glad everything worked out for you. Maybe I’ll stop by and visit you on our way to Florida this summer!
Hi Elizabeth,
We would LOVE to have you stop by on your way to Florida this summer! I’m so excited for you guys! I pray you have a wonderful vacation. π
Awe my pumpkins look so cute! Can’t wait to come visit. You all should be finished unpacking by then π
Hi Rachael,
Thanks! And we should be finished unpacking by July. We hope so anyway. π We are looking forward to having you for a visit! We just saw Henry, Jose, and Milly today. Good time!