So, yeah. We are MOVING. Holy, NUTS.
Was our house on the market? NOPE.
Was this even a thought in the back of our heads a week and a half ago? NOPE.
Yeah, it all happened that fast.
So, let me explain.
Basically, what started as a joke with a good friend of ours who is a realtor turned into an offer on our house that we couldn’t refuse. Cue, panic. There were lots of tears shed and lots of prayers sent up in the 48 hours it took us to make our decision, but in the end it’s the smartest move for us financially at this time in our lives. This move is going to allow us to pay off a large amount of my student loans from law school, which if any of you have student loans, you know what a blessing that is. We will be able to BREATHE much easier over the coming years and with TWINS on the way, it would have been just plain DUMB not to take this opportunity to do just that.
It’s still very bittersweet. I said it before and I’ll say it again, this wasn’t our forever home, we weren’t attached to this house…BUT, we surely planned to stay longer than 21 months. And we have DONE SO MUCH in those 21 months….so much. We do LOVE our neighborhood though so it was a hard decision to make as we may have to sacrifice for the next 5 years. We aren’t really sure where we will end up; there are LOTS of variables that will come into play. But, the bottom line is we decided even if we had to sacrifice niceness, location, or size of our next house, it would be worth it to have these loans OUT of our minds. Our plan is to sacrifice or stay the same for the next 5 years, so that when our babies are in FREE public education (and we aren’t paying an arm and a leg for childcare) anymore, we will hopefully be able to move on the LAKE!
So, where now?? We are moving in with my PARENTS! AAHHH!! We don’t want to rush on our decision, these next few months will be PRIME for houses coming on the market, so something could pop up any day, but in the meantime I’m trying very hard (it’s NOT easy for me) to be PATIENT. This is going to be a JOURNEY, and one I NEVER intended to make PREGNANT with twins. But, we are here. I do feel pretty strongly that this was meant to be, and hopefully God will provide for where we go next. Prayers appreciated for this crazy ride we are on that just got a WHOLE lot crazier.
Only picture I had on my phone.... Sure going to miss this house.
I can relate to this on so many levels!! Congrats and good luck!
ReplyDeleteoh em gee mama! How exciting and what a gorgeous home, but you are right - everything happens for a reason and HIS timing is perfect! Good for you guys for making such a super smart move. Praying for an easy transition! Hey, life is meant to be crazy, sporadic, and wonderful :) Think how boring it would be if it wasn't? ;)
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