A Year Ago...

It's hard to believe, but it's been a year since we moved to the sticks! And, from day one, it has felt like home to us. We've done a lot of work to our "retro mansion" (as I like to call it) since our move. We even invited the previous owners over to see all of the changes. I think it was hard for them to come back and see their home of 20 years with different furniture and new paint. It's a funny to think that they had moved in exactly 20 years prior to us...they were the same age as us, and their kids, also girl and boy, were the same age as ours! Just another coincidence that made our move feel more right. They were a wonderful family to buy from, and they were very happy to see their home go to us as well. If we ever have any questions about the house, all we have to do is call or drive down the road to visit =)

It snowed, rained, hailed, etc. on moving day, and it took the moving truck 45 minutes to just make it halfway up the driveway. My dad, Adam, Henry, and his friend Matt helped empty our storage unit and move it into our new house the night before.

We were so fortunate to have Adam's work pay for moving...it made moving a breeze. They were very careful not to dent any of the valuable 1970's awesomeness.

Chris helped me paint Synnove's cedar bedroom before the kids moved in. I think I had to take one or two trips into town (15 miles) to get more primer with his little brother Dylan.

This was our first full breakfast in our new house a few days after the move.

It was very exciting to finally be moving, as we had been living with my parents for 5 months. But, it was also sad to say goodbye to our first house. We loved our home in Cornelius and couldn't have asked for better neighbors. We knew that we wouldn't be in that house forever, but we certainly didn't think it would only last 3 years. We did a lot of work to that house as well, and it was hard to spend thousands of dollars on windows, siding, and a new roof...only to move out a few months later. We weren't able to be involved with the sale, so we don't know anything about the new owners...but we've driven by a few times =)

*Sigh* We'll miss you Dogwood Street...but we love Hillcrest Loop SO much more!