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  • our house

    monday.

    Hello from the beginning of Moving Week.  Things are crazy around here.  Stress levels are high, mainly mine.  It helped me to go back and read this blog post from another move, and to once again try to embrace rather than deny or defend “Hot mess Julie.” Thank you so much for all the love.  You all have rejoiced with us, oohed and ahhed over all the tiny details, begged for more photos, and generally made this whole home-buying process way more fun.  So thank you!  Here’s how Judah and I feel about you: And here are a few photos of our progress: We have paint on the walls! We…

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    so we bought a house today.

    No big deal. Whaaat?!! Actually, it doesn’t seem real yet. So while it’s very much still sinking in, here are some pics: Pretty cute, huh? Hi little house! Love the front porch! Love the trees on our street! View from right inside the front door. Guest room/office Kitchen (check out those hardwood floors!!) Master bedroom Hallway Kids’ room Teeny mudroom/laundry room off the kitchen Screened back porch!!! Part of the yard (David is with our awesome real estate agent, Missy).  Yes that is a car pad in the back yard.  Not sure how it was ever useful since there’s a house in between it and the driveway. Other side of…

  • columbia,  our house

    more news . . .

    We’re buying a house! Yep, it’s true! We close on Friday. I know, I know, you’re probably thinking, Wait, you haven’t been in your current house that long!  And I thought you loved your house!! True and true. Let me tell you all about it . . . We had in our minds when we signed our lease back in October that this was a transition time for us.  Back then we didn’t know what we’d be doing or where we’d be living long term, so choosing to move here at all was a big leap of faith.  And oh, I’m so glad we did it. This has been a…