{ on the move }

I thought it was about time to formally do a post that we are moving. It has been a LONG 4 months of waiting to finalize things but we're finally there and closed on our new house last week on the 23rd.

As many of you know, we had our house on the market for almost a year, as well as a few years ago before moving to Indiana for grad school. It was like a broken record every time someone looked at it "Cute house and great staging.......but too small......or layout wasn't right.......or ceilings were too low"......the list goes on and on. It was a frustrating experience as all of the feedback given were things that we couldn't change.

At the end of last year, we decided we had had enough (and by we I mean mostly me). Cleaning the house and hauling two toddlers out over and over again gets really old.  We started looking for our next home and it didn't take long to find the perfect one. The short story is - we got it!

 

 It will give us TONS more space, is in a great neighborhood called Tangletown (with cousins 4 doors down!), walking distance to the library, grocery store Patina (for me), Irish Pub (for Chop), and in a great school district. Oliver and Stella will also officially have their own rooms and with a "real" dining room and guest bedroom, we actually have room to entertain!

The house is in move in condition but we have been trying to take advantage of the two weeks between closing and moving on Friday to do some painting. Grandpa Christensen managed to get two bedrooms, living room, and dining room painted in just a few days last week. This week the wallpaper in the sunroom will be tackled.

We have also done a few trips with the trailer to move some of the awkward stuff. It was by far the highlight of Oliver's day to be helping dad and Grandpa!

Here's to hoping we get all of our packing done this week - movers arrive Friday at 9:00am!