To Grandmother's house we go! You all sang that, right? :) Anyway. I woke up at 3 am (thanks Daisy!) and couldn't get back to sleep, so I decided to write this post. I feel like I need to start with a little back story though...
Brian's grandma owns a 75+ acre operating produce farm that we have lived on for the past 5 years. Actually, all of his family has lived on it at some point in time. Brian grew up on the farm, his parents own the house right next door to his grandparents house. Two of his aunts each have a house next door as well as two rental properties on the opposite side of the land. That is where we live. So we literally can walk over the river (okay, it's more like a creek) and through the woods to get to his grandmother's house.
Well, last night we paid our very LAST rental check! We will be closing on our new house by the end of this month! Everyone who knows me, knows I can not wait to move; we have been house hunting forever. That's why when I felt kind of upset about moving I surprised myself a little! We have been going through totes and boxes in our house/barn/basement for weeks, which have brought up emotions of their own (mostly good, it was fun taking a little trip down memory lane, seeing all of our wedding stuff again, and I even found my Minnie ears from our first trip to Walt Disney World together!), but I think last night was when it really hit me.
The house that we rent was the PERFECT house for us when we first decided to move in, that was in 2009- the year we were married. Although the house is small, there was plenty of room for the two of us, plus Daisy, and she loved the yard! Even when we found out we were expecting Aidan, Brian's grandma allowed us to do some remodeling. Not to mention we have lived there for practically nothing. There is only one "problem". Our little boy is spoiled! Between Aidan's grandparents, great-grandparents, aunts and uncles, great-aunts and uncles, cousins etc., he is always getting something new. Our house is busting at the seams with all of his stuff! Don't get me wrong. We are extremely blessed and so very thankful for all of the love we have in our lives. We just need more room.
There are plenty of "plus sides" to us moving. We are more than tripling our square footage, we are within walking distance to my sister, we are almost dead center in the distance between our parents' homes and still very close to where we live now. But.. This is the house that we came home to for the first time as a married couple. This is the house where we set up Aidan's nursery, where we brought him home from the hospital. We have so many memories here! I know we will make new memories in our new home but a piece of our hearts will always be here.
I know how much you want to have a bigger home. I have tears in my eyes from your post. You are so right. This will always be your first home and will hold so many special memories for you. You will have great memories in your new home also.
ReplyDeletecan't wait until you tell me Aiden is getting a baby brother or sister. Don't get excited, I know you are not quite ready for that but you will have new memories.