Well, we officially sold our wonderful Periwinkle home on April 12, 2013. We moved in October 2004, and I think it's safe to say our family grew a bit over that time period!
I guess I shouldn't have been, but I was surprised at how emotional I was walking through our home one last time before we left. This was the first house Jason and I had together, this was where we brought all three of our children home from the hospital. It was brand new when we bought it, so it was ours in every sense of the word: we picked the paint colors and painted all the walls, we chose and did the landscaping ourselves. And I could see the love and support we have received from our family over the years: our dads hung all the blinds; my mom made almost all of the curtains; Jason and his dad put up the back splash in the kitchen; my mom, grandpa and Aunt built the shelves in the garage. Everything I saw brought back a memory: here was where we laid Ali and Logan on the floor the day they came home from the hospital, Logan screaming his head off; this is where I sat feeding each baby in the night; this was a favorite hide-and-seek hiding spot; this is where Eli took his first steps...and on and on. It was such a happy home, and I am so grateful to have lived there and to have begun raising our family there. But the great thing is, I know our new home will be a happy place too, filled with the same wonderful people. How blessed I am.
5 comments:
I always had to clean a home I left. Partly to say goodbye and partly to take the 'me/mine' out of it and make it more generic. It is always hard to say goodbye to a happy home. You are right though, the important parts of it are coming with you.
It's amazing how a place can attach such strong heart strings. I loved that home, too, and it wasn't even "mine". I will miss it.
I'd be a weeping mess. Such a lovely home! But just think of the exciting new adventure that await! I love that you recreated the picture with your bigger family.
Congratulations! So happy for you all!
aw.. this post made me a little emotional too. That house holds a lot of wonderful memories for me as well. I am excited to have new experiences in your new home though. love you all!
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