Movin' On

We started moving from our house the end of August. We had lived in that house for a little over 8 years and believe it or not, that is the longest we have ever lived in a house during our married life! I really thought it would be more emotionally difficult, but it really wasn't. I'm thankful for all the great memories of the house, but the loans on it were too much and were creating stress we didn't need, so we decided to downsize. I must admit, I will miss all the space (2500 square feet) we had in that house, as we now search to create storage possibilities at our new house. I will also miss the 3 car garage and Bryan will miss the huge tree in the front yard. It shaded his parking space in the driveway. Personally, I thought the tree was too big and needed to be trimmed, but Bryan loved it. A big THANK YOU to BJ and Tyler for helping us move!

We were able to sell our house to Terry and Kathy Shine, Brodi's birth grandparents. We're glad they can enjoy the home and we know we'll be able to go back and visit whenever we want to. Maybe that's why it wasn't so sad selling it. 

The house we moved into is one that we bought in 2004 and have rented out ever since. Having renters in the house for 8 years made it necessary for us to do some updating, so when our renters moved out the end of September, the work began. We painted the ceilings, walls, baseboards, doors, closets and still need to paint the outside, but that will have to wait a bit. We tore out all of the carpeting and Bryan installed laminate flooring in the whole house except for bathrooms and laundry room. We added cupboards, replaced the kitchen counter top and appliances, added a pantry, extended our patio area, and added storage in the garage. I will upload before and after pictures in a future post - there are a couple of things that still need to be done before I have the after pics

Here is a picture of our new home and we are quite enjoying it here. We moved into the same ward as BJ and Tyler and their families, which is fun for us and I hope fun for them as well. We take turns sitting by their families at church each week. 

We are looking forward to staying put in this house for many years. Our goal is to have it paid off in a couple of years and then we can start thinking about our future plans (retirement, mission, etc.) For now, we're happy to be settled in our house!