The ending of something that's been good. Really good.

We closed on the Gwyndaland house. The family that bought it seems really nice so that made it a lot easier. We have had so many good memories in that house. It was our first house as a married couple. It's were we brought our babies home to. We shared lots of laughs and some tears inside those walls. We did a lot of work to it and spent a lot of time debating on what we wanted/needed to do to it. We weren't able to do everything, we wanted, like finish the basement, or get rid of those hideous mauve counter tops! But we did get some things done-- master bath redone, it SO needed it! Sealed the basement, not sure why builder never did that. Painted all the trim white including cabinets. It was practically black, and no, it did not look good. Replaced all the interior doors, a job Patrick swears he will never do again. Replaced flooring in the kitchen and bathrooms. New light fixtures everywhere. New windows, new basement door, lots of painting (thank you Mama!) Redid the landscaping and love it, wish we had done it a lot sooner! I'm looking forward to the new house but I know it will take time to adjust. I'm so sad to have to leave "home," but I know it will be good for our little family.

I have thought a lot about how hard this move would be even though it would be a "good" move. I mean we are moving for good reasons. Patrick has a new job doing what he loves. He really likes the people he works with. He gets to use his degree that he has worked SO hard on. But we are still leaving "home." I can't imagine what some people must face when they have to move for other reasons...foreclosure, divorce...I mean if this is hard for me to move when it's "good," how hard it must feel to have to move when it's "bad."

Not looking forward to having to pack up everything and get out, but it has to be done. We have to be out by Friday.