My Reality of Moving

Our moving day is approaching quickly.  It is two weeks away and I'll be honest, I haven't done much.  When we were listing the house we boxed up a lot of our stuff to make the house look good but there is still so much to do.  On top of that you should see the pile of clean laundry on my bedroom floor bed.  It seems that as soon as we got an offer on the house I just didn't clean any more.  Ok that is a lie.  I still "clean" everyday but not to the extent I was and with packing there are items and boxes everywhere.

So it is starting to hit me that we are moving.  We are leaving the house that we came home to after our wedding.  The house that each of our baby boys came home to after they were born.  There are so many memories here!  I know, I know, we will make lots of new ones at the new house.  I am not a person who does well with change though.  Frankly I don't like it!  Sure I have been excited at the prospect of moving for as long as we have been looking. I can't wait to be in a bigger house with more room, but....  Its hard for me to just walk away from this one with out looking back.  I thought the longer closing date would help me to adjust, and while it did for a while, I am honestly scared.

When I met my husband it was so easy for me to pick up everything and move to be closer to him.  I don't think I really thought about it.  It was just something I knew I had to do, but this is different.  I am feeling overwhelmed and scared.  I think I should take my friend's advice and hide in the closet with a bottle of wine.  Just picked up two!  They were on clearance at Target!

Yesterday I drove to the new town to register my son for kindergarten.  This is something that has been really stressing me out because of how much I love his current school and teachers.  I think a part of me didn't want us to find a house so that we would be able to keep him there and put his brothers in too.  I decided to explore the town a little while I was there.  My first stop....the quilt shop!  Loved it and I am closer to the one I normally go to.  It has a great downtown area and a huge park right in the middle.  It is a great town and I can't wait to be a part of it.  One problem though.  We wont be living in town.  We will be 10 minutes out side of town.  In the country.  Seriously even though it is in a neighborhood, it is still the country!

I think during that drive it hit me.  I am moving out to the country, away from every thing and every one I know.  I know it is something I have done before and this time I have the kids to keep me busy, but still I feel like it is so far away.  Honestly though the driving difference to my friends from where I am to where I will be is 5 minutes.  I think because it is in the country it just seems like so much more. 

So what am I going to do to make my transition easier?  I am going to blog about it and post videos on YouTube of course!  Seriously though, it makes me feel so much better to share what I am going through and how I am feeling.  If share it with someone else it seems like the burden on me is a little less.  It also helps me to see that it really isn't that bad and keeps me moving forward.  So I will move to the country.  I will sign my boys up for the park district sports.  I will join the local mops group.  I will have lots of play dates with my friends.  I will DIY the heck out of my new house.  I will teach my son preschool and have daily bible stories with my boys.  I know that this is a good change for my family and I can't wait to see what the future has in store for us.

Phew I feel better!  Now to clean the house today and build a fence tomorrow!

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