2018 – The Year of Change

So I have mentioned blogging about this for some time now. But as you can guess, I have not been able to find the time. Well, as I sit here on the last full day in our first home, I have decided that today is the day to share a little of what has been going on here, (If you want the super condensed version I don’t blame you as we are all short on time… skip to the last full paragraph) and a few cute phone photos along the way.

The clock struck 2018, and since that moment it has proven itself in so many ways to be the year of change. Some of this change has been really good for us and some of it has proven to be harder than I could imagine. And without going into the longest story ever
(I mean I know not everyone wants to hear all of the details. 🙂 ) …. I will share what I can with you here!

Back to the early parts of the year, after Gavin started school, Nic and I decided that it was time to start looking for a new home. It was something that I have wanted for a good time, but Nic is a planner when it comes to these things and he wanted to make sure it was the right time. And so we started hunting. After finding a wonderful house that we really liked, we put in an offer. But just a few days after that offer went in… something was just not right. I, to be honest, am not able to put it into words the feelings I was having about the home that we just put the offer on.. but there was a reason we were not supposed to live there. So on a Sunday afternoon, when the counter offer came back to us, Nic and I decided to pull our offer. Now, if you know Nic and I, we are the type of people that jump into this full hearted. We were so excited and for us to just pull our offer like this was not normal. Well God was telling us that he had different plans.

About two days after we pulled our offer, Nic had a job opportunity brought up to him that would involve relocating our family. Something I was NOT thinking would happen, but I got excited and thought this was our sign. This is where we were meant to go. Now little did we know, but this was going to be the longest two months of waiting. This time that had our family in limbo was really hard on us as a couple, with our work, and with our family. With us relocating, looking for new houses in this new town, thinking about future schools, putting our home on the market, and I had to throw in there a ton of health appointments for my knee, (a part that is still not resolved) all had my head spinning. It just all around was a really tough time. This then brought us to a Wednesday morning that gave us the answer that this opportunity was not going to work out. WHAT? I thought that this was our sign of where our family was going next. To say I/we were disappointed would be an understatement. But we knew again that it was all for a greater reason that I did not know or was in control of.

With that big event happening on a Wednesday, we sold our house on Saturday. And then not to panic.. but panic set in. We needed to find a home here in Marshfield again and right away.. which led to house hunting all over again. This time it was even harder as what we had been looking in the town we were thinking we were moving to had WAY more to offer than here. And we knew we needed something like now… So that brings us to this part of the story…

We are now building a home in Spencer!! A super exciting, slightly stressful (which in general comes with building) big change for us. Of course the timing was perfect for the builder that we choose and he was able to fit us in right away. BUT as we all know houses are not built overnight. So with our house being sold right now, and our estimated move in date being August.. we are moving in with family! Thankfully I have wonderful in-laws that, with open arms, have allowed our family of 4 (last time it was just Nic and I) to move in with them again. This of course happens just in time for my busy season.

Thankfully all in all, with so very many parts of our lives changing (Gavin in school, house hunting, relocating, not relocating, knee problems galore, selling our home, house hunting a 2nd/3rd time, choosing to build, everything that goes into building, and a few more emotionally testing trials that I won’t get into here) we have some really exciting times ahead. Stressful and bittersweet as I sit here typing this. Am I a little sad to leave the house that made us a family, yes! But with the help of some amazing people that are in our lives we are going to get through these next busy few months and be in a new home that will hold tons of new memories. We all know moving is not fun.. even worse when it has to happen twice in such a short time. So with that.. as I am learning my patience, please be patient with me! I will be working just as hard (at very different hours than I am used to) on this wonderful business that you all have blessed me with. Because I know if you are reading this then you have helped me grow in some way and I have to thank you for that!  To my current couples, I will be sending you an email with my new address. And dont worry, you can still get ahold of me the same as always!

Stay tuned for more updates as things move forward more!! I am so excited to document and share this all the best I can!